Overview

This document provides the requirements for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) certification, set out in Chapter II of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended. It also includes corresponding sections of the STCW Code.

The specifications described in this document have been developed by the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The book contains training outcomes, success criteria, guidance on simulator exercises and relevant paragraphs of the STCW Code, against which seafarers can assess their competence in operational use of ECDIS.

Content

Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Outcomes
Annex A Conditions for MCA approval of short courses
Annex B Guidance on simulator exercises
Annex C Assessment requirements
Annex D STCW Code – Use of ECDIS to maintain the safety of navigation

1. Table A-II/1
2. Table A-II/2
3. Table A-II/3

Annex E Qualifications of instructors and assessors
Annex F Equipment specification
Annex G Specimen certificate of training

Introduction 

This document provides the requirements for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) certification, set out in Chapter II of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) International Convention of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), as amended and corresponding sections of the STCW Code.

Training courses developed in line with these criteria and delivered at centres approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will cover the mandatory minimum requirements for the safe use of ECDIS.

The specifications described in this document have been developed by the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) in conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

The MCA has agreed with the MNTB that the specifications described in this document will satisfy the requirements for training. A course developed to deliver ECDIS shall be approved by the MCA in accordance with the approval process described in Annex A. Guidance on simulator exercises can be found at Annex B.

The national occupational standards relating to this training are:

• • B02 – Maintain a Navigational watch
• • B11 – Initiate the response to navigation emergencies.

The aims of the training are to equip the candidate with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to keep a safe navigational watch using Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), interfaced with other onboard equipment to maintain safety of navigation. 

Details

Title: Course Criteria for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) Simulator Training, 3rd Edition
Number of Volumes: 1
Edition: Third Edition
Number of Pages: 29
Product Code: IT103529
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-953-0
Published Date: November 2020
Book Height: 30 mm
Book Width: 21 mm
Book Spine: 1 mm
Weight: 0.60 kg
Author: MNTB