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A. DETAILED RISK ASSESSMENT WHICH COVERS ALL THE AREAS OF THE VIQ AS
STATED UNDER 4.14 & 4.20. IS REQUIRED/PREPARED BY THE VESSELS
MASTER/OFFICER
R.A.Attached/and saved in T:\MarineGroup\ECDIS\Marinvest_ECDIS)
Ensure that ECDIS training course is provided to all deck officers. Deck officers
who navigate using an ECDIS must be required to have passed the course &
must be properly certified.
Master educates him self in how to navigate using the software program & ensure
that in his own mind the ship is safe and able to fulfill the charter agreement.
There is no excuse nor the exemption.
Hands on experience to all OOW. An efficient user is one who can set up the
display for maximum effect dependent upon the operation at hand. This
knowledge certainly develops with experience, both of the task and of different
systems, by familiarizing with the functions, as long as nothing goes too far
wrong.
Simulate running of passage prior to the vessels departure to ensure that the
route does not enter any alarm preset danger areas that may have been
overlooked. Develop a habit among OOWs to check in advance the entire length
of passage covered by their watch to ensure that no alarm parameters is violated
& the depth is sufficient to comply with UKC requirements.
Navigating officers are briefed not to become over-reliant on ECDIS. Frequent
checks should be made of the ECDIS position fixing system (normally GPS) by
the use of other means. Use of radar to check the accuracy of the charted
position by comparing the location of the radar target against the charted
symbol. Estimated positions should be marked on the chart for each watch, in
advance
Ensure the electronic chart coverage for the voyage must be adequate by prompt
AVCS order & subsequent updating of ECDIS with transmitted license file
Navigating officer must enter marking/highlighting on electronic charts to identify
radar conspicuous targets, no-go areas, parallel index lines (essential for the
monitoring stage), transit marks, clearing bearings, etc. Master to double check
these entries & approve the same prior commencement of passage
Regular check & inspection of equipment status & interface as per equipment
manual to ensure that data input from various electronic navigational equipments
remain valid & correct
Ensure that vessel is receiving updates for official hydrographic data from
certified subscription Co. ENC cells that are valid data for use in the certified
ECDIS system is corrected weekly.
Master & operator must be able to access the cell correction status & ECDIS
correction log. Record keeping of corrections should be reviewed and random
checks made. Proper upkeep of ECDIS correction log & the ability to show
objective evidence to official inspectors is a must.
compare ENC corrections with paper charts, note that even the AVCS users guide and
the mariners handbook states that the two systems (ENC & Paper charts) should not be
compared as to most of the time the ENC system will lag and be a little bit left behind in
terms of updating. It doesnt necessarily mean that the T&P correction will not appear in
the next few updates, however if they are contained in the updates, they will
automatically install on the ENC. Another factor is that not all ECDIS system are fitted
with a date start and date end or period start, period end featureT&Ps are corrections
with expiry dates, some of these corrections when applied will not be cancelled by
themselves hence another remark, in exchange of the actual plotting of the T&Ps, the
Cautionary areas or Grey areas in the ENCs contains text of the actual T&P
promulgated for the paper charts.
The sequence of installing corrections is also one of the reasons why T&Ps may not be
applied even if they are contained in the updates. Base Cds, weekly CDs and internet
updates are all necessary to be in sequence and of the latest issue to have an updated
system, its like overwriting charts or files, if one is out of sequence the subsequent
updates will not be loaded or will create an error in the system.
For now its safe to say that the ENCs with regards to T&P notices are Not at
all times included in the weekly updates and if they are, they will be
automatically installed provided that the system is sequentially updated by the
base CDs, weekly CDs and website downloads.
D.
The corrections are done as explained above/the weekly updates,that also contain the
T & P notices,which are uploaded from the weekly corrections disk/USB stick after the
weekly corrections have been downloaded.These corrections are applied automatically
to the corresponding charts/cells.
-The best and the most effective system the Masters are being used is live
presentation/training incorporated with Short/Brief Manuals(provided & recommended
by ECDIS Manufacturerexample below and full brief manual saved in:
T:\MarineGroup\ECDIS\Marinvest_ECDIS) that are handed over to each
participants for their perusal/easy & quick reference.
A checklist of few critical items which need to be checked has been incorporated
to ensure that known/usual lapses are covered in case of last minute voyage
orders(please see attached Last Minute CheckList_ ECDIS .pdf)
-Master has been advised to carry out random checks to ensure compliance and more
stringent checking procedures are established onboard.
-Bi-monthly Bridge Audit Checklists is being carried out by Master and included in
Monthly Safety Report.
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Again,all Officers must be well familiar with ECDIS installed onboard and all available
features provided.
For all ECDIS it is mandatory to have the Presentation Library for ENCs ..which gives the
flexibility to display the diversity of ECDIS information,.
However,it must be remembered that system is set to the most appropriate/suitable
view option for charts/areas in use which must be set to FULL DISPLAY which will enable
OOW/operator to see all available information;
e.g.: physical chart information, (e.g. coastline, depth contours, buoys),
Physical chart information, (e.g. coastline, depth contours, buoys);
Traffic routeing; specified areas; cautions; etc.;
Supplementary Hydrographic Office information from light list, etc.;
Mariner's notes; additional local chart information; manufacturer's information;
Tidal streams/dirsctions/ratesetc
Chartwork such as planned route; electronic bearing lines and range rings etc.;
Own ship's position and course/speed vector; ship's heading and rate of turn;
past track;
Fix accuracy, or position check from secondary positioning system;
Possibly, shiphandling options, based on ship's characteristics;
Navigation information (ship's latitude, longitude, heading, course, etc.);
Information from radar and other sensors,
Information from AIS;
Navigational indications and alarms generated by ECDIS;
Optionally, telemetered information from shore authorities, (traffic,real-time
tides etc.);
Optionally, ice information;
Various Reminders, (e.g. time to contact pilot station); and
Possibly, a message from other displays (e.g. alarm on engine room display).
Because much experience is embodied in the paper chart, and to avoid confusion in the
extended period while paper charts and RNCs as compared to ENCs co-exist, the two
presentations should be similar wherever possible.
The ECDIS Presentation Library follows that of the paper chart to the widest extent
possible. However, sit should be noted that good visual communication between the
ECDIS display and the user requires more flexibility of display than is available from
paper charts.
For instance,when using ECDIS for voyage planning, the navigation officer should
establish a safety contour around the vessel to fully use the automated function of
ECDIS. The safety contour function of the ECDIS allows the mariner to choose a depth
contour (isobath) from the database to be emphasized and associated with a variety of
available alarms. If the ship crosses a safety contour or approaches a prohibited or specially-
defined area such as a traffic separation zone, ECDIS will automatically indicate the error while
the route is being planned and executed
Consequently some alternative display methods are being introduced as options in the
Presentation Library, e.g.:
Displaying/removing various types of chart and non-chart information;
Selecting standard chart display or a thinned out display, and full or
simplified symbols;