The maritime community will integrate digital navigation into ship operations Admiralty, the publications brand of UKHO, has announced a series of 'Digital Navigation Insights' initiatives to help the maritime community safely and successfully integrate digital navigation into ship and shore-side operations.Next year marks the beginning of a new era of shipping operations, as the first of the ECDIS Mandate deadlines comes into force in July 2012. The 'Digital Navigation Insights' initiatives will continue Admiralty's campaign to help the maritime community meet the strategic and operational challenges of ECDIS compliance, which requires ECDIS to be the primary means of navigation on all large passenger, tanker and cargo ships on a rolling timetable.The first of the initiatives is the Admiralty digital integration workshop, which is available to attendees of Marintec China 2011 on the Admiralty stand. Developed in conjunction with Captain Paul Hailwood, a renowned expert on ECDIS and integrated bridge operations, and based on insight from shipping companies who have successfully made the transition to digital, the workshop provides a clear, step-by-step process to support the planning and delivery of compliance with the ECDIS Mandate.The workshop builds a comprehensive checklist of activity for each key stage, from the initial risk assessment ...
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