AUDIENCE
Harbour and deep-sea pilots
PREREQUISITES
None
OBJECTIVES
General knowledge and operational use of ECDIS
DURATION
12 hours / 1.5 days
NUMBER OF TRAINEES
Minimum 5 / Maximum 8
SOURCES
Order of 27 July 2012 on the training required on board ships equipped with an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS)
Annex I to the Order of 27 July 2012 – reference framework
IMO Model Course 1.27
STCW Code Tables A-II/1, A-II/2, A-II/3, Section A-VII/2 (Part 4)
PROGRAMME
Theoretical training :
– Introduction of the different electronic charts
– Main kinds of ECDIS and display characteristics
– Risks and limitations of ECDIS in the integrated bridge
– Factors affecting system performance and accuracy
Practical training :
Basics on the tasks performed by the Officer of the Watch (demonstration by trainer) :
– Image adjustment and maintenance
– Data display
– Route planning
– Route monitoring
– Alarm monitoring
Case study :
– Getting to grips with ECDIS on arrival at the bridge
– Analysis of the passage plan
– Checking updates
Discussions:
– Use of the PPU
– The place of ECDIS during manoeuvres.
COURSE LOCATION
Le Havre, Marseille
TRAINING
ENSM teachers
END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT
No
ATTESTATION FOR THE ISSUE OF A STCW CERTIFICATE
No
SATISFACTION SURVEY
No
CERTIFICATION/DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE RATE
The certification/documentary evidence rate for this course is 100%.