UK MCA MIN 405_Training for ECDIS as Primary Means of Navigation (Jan 2011)
Singapore MPA Circ 03/2011_ECDIS for Ships and High Speed Craft (Jan 2011)
Summary.
This notice clarifies what training is acceptable for Masters and Deck Officers of UK flagged
vessels which have Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as their
primary means of navigation.
1. Introduction
1.1
The Master and all Navigational Officers of UK Flagged vessels, which have Electronic
Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as their primary means of navigation,
are required (by their Safe Manning Document (SMD) and Port State Control Committee
Instruction 35/2002/02 (rev1)), to have completed both generic and ship specific
equipment ECDIS training. This notice is to clarify what training is acceptable.
After detailed consideration and in agreement with the Merchant Navy Training Board
(MNTB) Technical Committee it has been agreed that anyone who holds a completion
certificate for a MCA approved NARAS course (operational or management) issued after
the 1st January 2005 meets the requirement of ECDIS generic training.
2.2
The completion of any one of the following will be recognised as meeting the ECDIS
generic training requirements:
A MCA approved ECDIS course based on the ECDIS section of the MNTB
NARAS training guide (second (2004) or subsequent edition).
An ECDIS programme based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved
by the MCA.
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An ECDIS programme based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved
by the Maritime Administration of an EU Member State.
2.3
Carriage of any one of the above certificates, together with reference to this notice,
should satisfy Port State Control Officers (PSCO) that the holder meets the required
ECDIS generic training requirement.
3.
3.1
The ECDIS ship specific equipment training should relate to the make and model of the
equipment fitted of the ship on which they are currently serving i.e. it will be necessary to
attend a training course for each different system a Master or Navigation Officer is
expected to operate. This training should build on the MCA approved ECDIS generic
training, and be delivered by the manufacturer; the manufactures approved agent or a
trainer who has attended such a programme. Trickle down training (i.e. one officer
training another) is not acceptable as, inevitably, it leads to incomplete knowledge of the
equipments capabilities, and especially the lesser used functions, being passed on.
3.2
This equipment specific training should concentrate on the functionality and effective use
of the system onboard. This training should at least cover the following areas.
display setup
route planning
route monitoring
updating of software
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Further Information
4.1
If further clarification is required please contact the MCA using the details on page 3.
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More Information
Seafarer Training and Certification
Maritime and Coastguard Agency,
Bay 1/17
Spring Place,
105 Commercial Road,
Southampton,
SO15 1EG.
Tel :
Fax :
e-mail:
General Inquiries:
infoline@mcga.gov.uk .
MC 024/007/0045
Published:
January 2011
Please note that all addresses and
telephone numbers are correct at time of publishing.
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19 JANUARY 2011
Applicable to: This circular is for the attention of ship owners, managers,
operators, agents, masters, crew members and surveyors
This circular supplements Circular No. 29 of 2006.
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all
New ships
(constructed
on or after)
all
1 July 2008
500 gt and
upwards
1 July 2012
Type of ship
Applicable Size
Existing ships
Recommended from 1
July 2010
1 July 2010
Not later than 1st renewal
survey on or after 1 July
2014
Type of ship
Oil tankers
Other cargo ships
Applicable Size
3,000 gt and
upwards
50,000 gt and
upwards
20,000 gt and
upwards but less
than 50,000 gt
10,000 gt and
upwards but less
than 20,000 gt
3,000 gt and
upwards but less
than 10,000 gt
New ships
(constructed
on or after)
1 July 2012
1 July 2013
1 July 2013
Existing ships
Not later than 1st survey
on or after 1 July 2015
Not later than 1st survey
on or after 1 July 2016
Not later than 1st survey
on or after 1 July 2017
1 July 2013
1 July 2014
No retrofitting is required
for existing ships less
than 10,000 gt
Exemption
3.
In accordance with the provisions in this regulation, the MPA may
exempt ships from the application of the ECDIS requirements when such
ships are to be taken permanently out of service within two years after the
implementation date specified in the phase-in schedule.
Performance Standards and Type Approval
4.
As stated in Shipping Circular no. 29 of 2006, ECDIS shall be typeapproved to meet the Performance Standards for ECDIS as per resolution
A.817(19), as amended by MSC.232(82). The appropriate method of testing
and required test results in the Performance Standards is contained in IEC
61174. Shipowners should approach the nine Recognised Organisations1 to
carry out the assessment, type approval and certification of ECDIS.
5.
Shipowners are advised to comply with the mandatory carriage
requirement as early as practicably possible before the phase-in date for their
vessels.
Training
6.
b.
viz. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), China Classification Society
(CCS), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Korean Register of Shipping
(KR), Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR), Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) and the Registro
Italiano Navale (RINA)
7.
In addition, the ISM Code requires that ship officers have familiarisation
training for all safety equipment fitted onboard. Shipowners should be aware
of their responsibility under the ISM Code to ensure that their ship officers are
competent in the use of ECDIS to maintain safety of navigation, who may be
expected to demonstrate their competence to Port State Control officers.
Documentary evidence of ECDIS training attended by ship officers should
also be available on board.
Training providers in Singapore
8.
Currently, MPA-approved ECDIS training in Singapore is provided by
three Training Service Providers, whose courses are based on the IMO Model
Course 1.27 Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information
Systems (ECDIS). These are the Singapore Maritime Academy, ST Education
& Training Pte Ltd, Wavelink Maritime Institute.
Recognition of ECDIS Training from Overseas
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MPA will also accept ECDIS training from overseas, if these courses
were based on the IMO Model Course 1.27, and if they were approved by
foreign maritime administrations from countries whose certificates of
competency are recognised by MPA for service on board Singapore ships. It
is not necessary and MPA will not issue endorsement to recognise overseas
ECDIS training.
Additional advice to Shipowners
10.
Shipowners need to plan for the transition to ECDIS as early as
possible and not wait for the phase-in dates. Shipowners are advised to
consider the following when transiting from paper to electronic charts:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
requirements
when
using
SN.1/Circ.276 Transitioning from paper chart to electronic chart display and ECDIS; SN/Circ.207
Rev.1 Differences between RCDS and ECDIS; SN/Circ.266 Maintenance of ECDIS software, and
others.
Government of Bermuda
Department of maritime Administration
2011 - 010
Every new cargo ship of over 150 GT and every new passenger ship constructed on or after
1st July 2011;
Existing passenger ships (of all sizes), and existing cargo ships of 3000 GT and over
constructed before 1st July 2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st July 2012;
Existing cargo ships of 500 GT and over but less than 3000 GT constructed before 1st July
2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st July 2013; and
Existing cargo ships of 150 GT and over but less than 500 GT constructed before 1st July
2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st July 2014.
New passenger ships of 500 GT and more and on all new tankers of 3000 GT or more
constructed on or after 1st July 2012,
New cargo ships, (other than tankers), of 10,000 GT or more; - constructed on or after 1st July
2013.
New cargo ships (other than tankers), of 3000 GT and upwards; - constructed on or after 1st
July 2014,
Existing passenger ships of 500 GT or more constructed before 1st July 2012; - not later than
the first survey on or after 1st July 2014,
Existing tankers of 3000 GT and upwards constructed before 1st July 2012; - not later than the
first survey after 1st July 2015,
Existing cargo ships (other than tankers) of 50,000 GT and upwards constructed before 1st
July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2016,
Existing cargo ships, (other than tankers) of 20,000 GT and upwards but less than 50,000 GT
constructed before 1st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2017; and
Existing cargo ships (other than tankers) of 10,000 GT and upwards but less than 20,000 GT
constructed before 1st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2018.
Prior to the mandatory requirement for ECDIS, Bermuda ships may meet the requirement in SOLAS
for the carriage of up to date nautical charts by providing an ECDIS and arranging for the chart data to
be regularly kept up to date. For those ships which choose to do so the installation should be in
accordance with the IMO Type Approval and the contents of this Notice.
These requirements also apply to commercial yachts certified under LY2 where they reach the
tonnage limits.
Type Approval for ECDIS.
Any ECDIS fitted to a Bermuda ship as a mandatory requirement or as an alternative to the carriage
of paper charts is required to be type approved to the appropriate standard, Assembly Resolution
A.817(19) if installed before 1st January 2009 and MSC.232(82) if installed on or after 1st January
2009.
Bermuda ships should carry the type approval document for the ECDIS on board and available for
inspection at a Safety Equipment or Passenger Safety survey.
Chart formats.
Electronic chart data for use in ECDIS is being developed and not all of the world is covered by data
in the vector format used for the full functionality of ECDIS. Other areas are covered by raster chart
data which is an electronic representation of the existing paper chart.
A type approved ECDIS will operate with both formats and display navigational data but when using
raster chart data it will not be able to operate with the full functionality of ECDIS.
The IMO Performance Standard requires that, for navigation with ECDIS in areas where there is only
raster chart data, the ship should be provided with a back up set of paper charts.
For Bermuda ships this back up set of paper charts when required for operation in areas without
vector chart data may be a reduced set sufficient to navigate in the event of an electronic chart failure.
Operators should determine, for each ship that requires these, an appropriate set of paper charts
based on the risks involved.
Back up options.
The performance standard for ECDIS requires that there should be a back up. For Bermuda ships the
Administration will accept either:
1. Two separate and independent ECDIS units and no paper charts other than any that might be
needed to provide the minimum coverage in areas where there is only raster chart data, or
2. One ECDIS unit and an up to date suite of paper charts.
ECDIS Training.
In ships where ECDIS is the primary navigational system there is a requirement for all navigational
officers to have completed both generic ECDIS training and ship specific ECDIS training.
Port State Control Officers will expect to see evidence of this training during inspections.
Generic ECDIS training may include any ECDIS course based on IMO Model course 1.27 either as a
dedicated ECDIS course or as part of a broader course.
Ship specific ECDIS training and familiarisation should be based on the actual equipment fitted on
board and provided before the officer is expected to use the equipment. If the generic training course
has been undertaken on the same equipment then the course certificate should make clear the
equipment that was used for the training in order to be accepted as meeting this requirement.
In general the ship specific training should be conducted on the equipment that is to be used by a
manufacturer, his approved agent or someone who has received a trainers programme for that
equipment. A manufacturers computer based training package can be accepted for this purpose.
The company operating the ship should ensure that the ship specific training is carried out and clearly
documented. Given the critical nature of this training and the records of it this process should be
incorporated in the ships Safety Management System
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Issue date: 26 January 2011
MARINE
NOTICE
Marine Notice 15/2010
Supersedes 10/2005
Carriage and use of Electronic Chart Display and Information System
(ECDIS)
This notice provides guidance to owners and
operators of Australian registered ships intending
to employ ECDIS to meet the chart carriage
requirements of the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Chapter V
(Safety of Navigation), as amended and advises
of forthcoming changes.
Attention is drawn to the International Maritime
Organizations (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee
Resolution MSC.282(86) which will enter into force
on 1 July 2011. This resolution will amend SOLAS
regulation V/19 to include a new paragraph 2.10
detailing a requirement, commencing on 1 July
2012, for the carriage of ECDIS on certain kinds
of ships engaged on international voyages. An
amendment to Marine Order Part 21 (Issue 7,
Order 6 of 2010) which came into force 1 July 2010
gives effect to the relevant amendments in SOLAS
regulation V/19. Marine Order Part 21 is available
from AMSAs website at: www.amsa.gov.au. Owners
and Operators of Australian ships are encouraged
to review these requirements to assess the likely
impact on their ships.
For a ship to depend totally on ECDIS for navigation,
under SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 18 and 19, the
ECDIS installation must conform to the relevant
performance standards of the IMO specified in
Resolution A.817(19), Performance Standards for
ECDIS, as amended by MSC.232(82): Adoption
of the revised performance standards for ECDIS
and, it must be type-approved conforming to the
appropriate testing standard of IEC 61174.
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MARINE NOTICE
15/2010
Manager
Ship Inspections
Maritime Operations Division
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Graham Peachey
Chief Executive Officer
21 October 2010
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
CANBERRA ACT 2601
File No: 000011-07
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Subject:
Date:
26 February 2009
As permitted by the Administrations Marine Notice No. 7-041-6, owners and operators of
Marshall Islands flag vessels have increasingly been installing ECDIS onboard their vessels.
Although there are many benefits associated with the use of ECDIS, there have also been a
number of incidents in which the use or misuse of ECDIS was identified as a contributing cause.
In order to reduce the potential for ECDIS-related marine casualties, Masters and Navigation
Watch Officers serving onboard vessels fitted with ECDIS need to be trained in its proper use. In
keeping with the requirements established in Section 6.3 of the International Safety Management
Code, owners and operators of Marshall Islands flag vessels should ensure that Masters and
Navigation Watch Officers serving onboard their vessels have received ECDIS training and that
they are familiar with the specific equipment installed onboard the vessel on which they are
serving. They should also be familiar with the Administrations requirements in MN No. 7-0416 as well as any coastal State requirements regarding the use of ECDIS in their waters. The
International Maritime Organizations Safety of Navigation Circular SN.1/276 includes general
guidance as well as references that may be of use when determining company ECDIS-related
training requirements for Masters and Navigation Watch Officers (attached in Annex).
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ANNEX
GUIDANCE ON TRANSITIONING FROM PAPER CHART TO ECDIS NAVIGATION
Introduction
1
The following guidance and information is provided to assist those involved with the
transition from paper chart to ECDIS navigation.
Transition and training
2
As an initial step, shipowners and operators should undertake an assessment of the issues
involved in changing from paper chart to ECDIS navigation. Ships crews should participate in
any such assessment so as to capture any practical concerns or needs of those that would be
required to use ECDIS. Such a process will help facilitate an early understanding of any issues to
be addressed and will aid ships crews prepare for change.
3
Documenting the assessment of issues, combined with the development of ECDIS
standard operating procedures, will help lead to the adoption of robust ECDIS navigation
practices, simplification of crew training and facilitate smooth handovers between crews.
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In addition, shipowners and operators should ensure that their ships crews are provided
with a comprehensive familiarization programme* and type-specific training; and that the ships
crew fully understand that the use of electronic charts aboard ship continues to require the need
for passage planning.
IHO catalogue of chart coverage
5
Additional information
6
In addition to national and international rules, regulations, the IMO model course and
performance standards, the IHO has published an online publication Facts about electronic
charts and carriage requirements. It is a recommended source of information on ECDIS
hardware, training and the technical aspects of electronic chart data. Copies are available free of
charge
from
various
sources
including:
www.iho.int
and
http://www.icenc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12.
IMO Model Course 1.27 on Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).
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Another useful source of information on ECDIS is The Electronic Chart, 2nd edition, by
Hecht, Berking, Bttgenbach, Jonas and Alexander (2006). This book describes the basic
components, functionality and capabilities and limitations of ECDIS. The Electronic Chart is
published by GITC, The Netherlands, ISBN: 90-806205-7-2 and is available via: www.hydrointernational.com.
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Reference should also be made to other Safety of Navigation Circulars (SN/Circs.) issued
by the Organization, in particular, SN/Circ.207/Rev.1 on Differences between RCDS and
ECDIS; SN/Circ.213 on Guidance on chart datums and the accuracy of positions on charts;
SN/Circ.255 on Additional guidance on chart datums and the accuracy of positions on charts; and
SN/Circ.266 on Maintenance of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
software. These and other IMO guidance material can be downloaded from the IMO website,
www.imo.org.
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Shipowners and operators should always refer to their national Administrations for the
latest information on ECDIS carriage and use.
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