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Online ECDIS training set for launch

Safebridge announces the first release of its new online ECDIS course Safebridge has announced the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific ECDIS training, which will be commercially available by the end of the year.The Safebridge training software platform combines an e-learning component with OEM software and electronic charts (ENC). The learning process is controlled by Learning Management Software (LMS) to provide an interactive simulator that is true to the actual ECDIS brand being studied.The company has cooperative agreements to develop type-specific training packages built around ECDIS products from Sperry Marine, Imtech, Transas, Raytheon Anschütz and JRC, and expects to develop similar programs for other ECDIS suppliers in 2012."As the new IMO ECDIS carriage requirements come into effect in 2012, internet-based e-learning provides a cost-effective training tool to meet the type-specific training requirements mandated under STCW, ISM, Port State Control and Flag State regulations," said Ulf Steden, managing director of Safebridge."While many ECDIS suppliers offer their own type-specific training courses, it is impractical and expensive for an officer to attend these one- or two- day courses for multiple ECDIS vendors. With the Safebridge solution, they now have the convenience of doing it all online with self-paced guided courseware.""It ...

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Shipowner opts for green routing system

Using the Maritime Information Systems of Norway voyage decision support system Tolani Shipping's Singapore division is to use the Maritime Information Systems (Maris) of Norway voyage decision support system as part of an initiative to adapt green technology to its owned and operated vessels.Tolani Shipping owns a fleet of bulk carriers ranging in size from 50,000dwt to 84,000dwt with an average age of five years. With its origins in India, Tolani Shipping established a presence in Singapore in 2003 and operates vessels under both the Indian and Singaporean flags.The Maris VDS System is an electronic tool based on the Maris ECDIS, designed to plan and execute voyages in a safe manner with optimal fuel and time consumption and also document and analyse the results.The system comprises a separate VDS computer which is also a fully functional ECDIS. It operates in a LAN with the two regular ECDIS installations required for approved ECDIS navigation. The reason for choosing a total of three is that the VDS will have a second important function as a spare ECDIS. Approved ECDIS navigation will require two functional ECDIS installations at any time, meaning, for instance, that vessels may be refused clearance for leaving port if ...

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ClassNK approves first Type Specific ECDIS course

Type Specific Training Course approval for an ECDIS Training Course offered by FURUNO ClassNK has issued its first Type Specific Training Course approval for an ECDIS Training Course offered by FURUNO INS Training Centre Singapore.The approval, which coincides with the opening of the new training centre, certifies that the course offered by the centre complies with the classification society's new Standard for Maritime Education & TrainingNew requirements for the installation of ECDIS systems will be phased in from 1 July 2012, after which vessels will be required to navigate using ECDIS as their primary chart system.As part of this process, masters and deck officers will be required to undergo adequate training and prove their understanding and proficiency in using the new systems.In addition to the generic ECDIS training required by the STCW Convention and Code, the governments of the UK and Ireland, as well as the Paris MOU, require masters and all deck officers on flag vessels which make use of ECDIS systems as their primary means of navigation to undergo Type Specific ECDIS training for the ECDIS systems used onboard their vessels.In recognition of this growing demand ClassNK developed new certification standards for Type Specific ECDIS training programmes, that ...

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USCG Approves MITAGS ECDIS Update to Latest Revisions of STCW-2010

ECDIS MITAGS-179 course The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) has received approval of updates to its Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) (MITAGS-179) course that is part of the Advanced Navigation course. This approval now aligns the course with the latest revisions of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) code as amended in 2010."Any applicant who has successfully completes the ECDIS course at MITAGS will now be considered to have successfully demonstrated the competencies of the amended STCW code of 2010," said Eric Friend, Director of Training for MITAGS. "Our Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) will be seeking approval for their course as well. MITAGS-PMI has strived to maintain its leadership in maritime training and will continue to remain vigilant about any and all changes to U.S. Coast Guard and International Maritime Organization requirements regarding training under the STCW Convention."The U.S. Coast Guard endorsed the ECDIS approval by stating the following on the approval letter received by MITAGS. "The Plan and Conduct a Passage and Determine Position: Thorough Knowledge of and Ability to Use ECDIS of Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code as amended including the amendments: And Determine Position and the Accuracy of the ...

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Saving Marine Wildlife and Preventing Sea Accidents

Electronic Chart Display and Information System - ECDIS Electronic Navigation chart is a modern tool that can definitely save ships from possible sea accidents. Like cars and other land vehicles with GPS, marines should also have something that will guide them in the ocean. The Electronic Chart Display and Information System or ECDIS is a type of modern map for ships.ECDIS integrates radar and GPS, and uses the Automatic Identification System (AIS) which is used to broadcast their position to other ships by using radio signals, and displays an electronic map in real time with accurate readings of the weather and the local water depth.UN International Maritime Organization released a mandate to use ECDIS in 2012. International ships will be required to use electronic navigation charts to prevent accidents and unexpected incidents that may ruin the underwater world. There is no exact date released yet, but definitely, it will be implemented soon.Numerous sea accidents have ruined pristine marine lives. The most recent is the MV Rena Oil Spill killing thousands of sea birds and fishes. Coral reefs and other habitats of smaller fishes were also destroyed. The smell of the oil on the beach can also affect the health of ...

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Ireland specifies acceptable ECDIS training

Notice clarifying which ECDIS training is acceptable for Irish Flagged vessels The director general of Maritime Safety Directorate, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Ireland, has published a notice that clarifies which generic and ship specific equipment ECDIS training is acceptable for Master and all Navigational Officers of Irish Flagged vessels, which have ECDIS as their primary means of navigation.For the ECDIS generic training, Ireland has recognised:NARAS Operational courses completed after 1st January 2005, ECDIS programmes based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved by the Irish Maritime Administration, ECDIS programmes based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved by the Maritime Administration of an EU Member State or by a country which is recognised by Ireland under STCW 78, as amended, Regulation I/10.The note further states that recognised ECDIS ship specific equipment trainings have to relate to the make and model of the equipment fitted on the ship on which a Master or Navigational Officer is currently serving.This makes it necessary for a Master or Navigation Officer to complete training for each different system he is expected to operate.The equipment specific training should concentrate on the functionality and effective use of the system onboard.Equipment specific ECDIS training ...

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Joint project for ECDIS and radar systems

A step towards providing further value-added solutions and integrated bridge systems Norwegian electronic navigation company Maris (Maritime Information Systems) has formalised an agreement with Beijing Highlander Digital Record Technology (Highlander), which specialises in marine electronics technology.The global deal will see Maris offering technical support as the partners roll out a joint project to offer ECDIS and radar Systems. For the ECDIS part of the agreement, Maris will initially supply both software and hardware, with a view to Highlander developing its own hardware manufacturing in the near future, and Maris retaining its role as software supplier. For radars, Maris will initially supply complete systems, at the same time assisting in securing the relevant type approvals."We have already delivered more than 100 ECDIS systems as part of our collaboration to date, but the formalised agreement represents a commitment to long term cooperation from both sides," said Steinar Gundersen, Maris deputy chief executive (corporate). "Combining Maris expertise with a powerful manufacturing partner that matches our aspirations to deliver our proven technology to the industry is very timely, given the volume production that will be required to meet the approaching mandatory ECDIS regime."The partners said that the collaboration represented a first step towards providing ...

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Type Specific ECDIS Training Through Opening of FURUNO INS Training Center Singapore

Expanding its training centers to contribute to safer navigation On November 1, 2011, FURUNO INS Training Center Singapore (FURUNOINSTC Singapore) opens the doors for deck officers in need of FURUNO's typespecific ECDIS training. Thanks to the strong support from Rico (PTE) LTD, aFURUNO subsidiary in Singapore, the training center is established in thepremises of the same company.With this step, FURUNO has made its typespecific ECDIS training available in one of the major Asian shipping hubs, hencemaking it easier for deck officers signing on or off a vessel to go to the trainingcentre and receive the 2-day type specific ECDIS training course."This new training centre will operate in the same knowhow and logic asFURUNO INS Training Center Denmark, which was established in 2005 inCopenhagen, Denmark. All the valued experiences earned at FURUNO INSTCDenmark are shared by the instructors and administrative staff at FURUNOINSTC Singapore, hence we can provide identical training in terms of quality andcontents at both training facilities allowing ship owners to send theircrewmembers to both training centers knowing that the deck officers have received the exact same training and accomplish the same skills regardless ofwhich training center they send their crewmembers to", says, Mr. Ken H. Jensen,Training Manager of ...

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Imtech and MSG in ECDIS training deal

MSG will also provide course certification and trainee database services Imtech Marine has agreed a deal with MSG MarineServe GmbH, for the provision of ECDIS training services on a worldwide basis.Imtech had previously contracted with MSG's sister company, Safebridge, in March 2011 to create an e-learning training platform linked to its own ECDIS software for internet delivery.This new agreement will mean that Imtech will put all of its equipment training obligations in the hands of MSG and its worldwide support organisation, ETC (ECDIS Training Consortium).MSG will also provide course certification and trainee database services for reference by Port State Control and other relevant authorities.Source: The Digital Ship

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A need for clarity with ECDIS

ECDIS tend to eventually become a mandatory carriage requirement Everyone is getting concerned about ECDIS - the Electronic Chart Display and Information System that will eventually become a mandatory carriage requirement for all merchant ships.Two P&I clubs - the Standard and the UK P&I Club - have issued comprehensive warnings to owners and managers about these important upcoming changes. The inference is that this represents a major change in navigation that needs action to deal with if ships are not to be detained, or worse still, the "ECDIS assisted accident" is not to become a grim feature of inquiries into incidents.So why is the coming of ECDIS such a big deal? Why is it so very different to all the other advances in equipment that have miraculously appeared on the bridges of ships over the past 40 years or so? ECDIS is different because the leap forward in navigation is rather larger than anything that has come before - like the arrival of radar or automated collision warning equipment, AIS or suchlike. And most importantly, it will require mandatory training before a watchkeeper is able to operate the equipment that is fitted to the ship to which he or she ...

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