These casualties can mainly be attributed to a human failure on the Bridge of a vessel. The need to reduce such casualties is being felt by the entire maritime industry

An ECDIS is one such navigational tool on the bridge, which would help the Master and the Officer of the Watch to navigate his ship safely and economically. the ECDIS with inputs from various sources like GPS, RADAR, Echo Sounder, Gyro, etc. would be an ideal equipment providing all the data on one screen. This equipment amongst various other facilities would help in Route Planning, Monitoring and Executing, with voyage recording capabilities and anti-grounding functions.

The ECDIS course offered by IMTC is a condensed 2-day version of the IMO recommended 5-day course.

Course Objective: 

• Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
• Get an overview of the ECDIS and understand the difference between a raster & vector chart.
• Appreciate the capabilities and limitations of an ECDIS.
• Operate an ECDIS and use its functions for safe navigation.

Duration: 2 Days

Suggested Target Group:

Masters and all navigating officers.

Course Contents:

• Theory of ECDIS 
• Regulations and requirements governing the use of ECDIS 
• Knowledge of Raster and Vector Charts 
• Capabilities and Limitations of ECDIS equipment. 
• Practical knowledge of the various features of the ECDIS 
• Practical passage planning on the ECDIS 
• Simulator exercises using the ECDIS