NI addresses ECDIS training
(Feb 17 2012)
The Nautical Institute (NI) has published `Industry Recommendations for ECDIS
Training' to help address confusion in regard to ECDIS training.
The guide has been compiled by an industry group made up of leading
international shipping industry organisations, co-ordinated by NI.
It covers issues regarding training and competency for ECDIS and helps
interpret IMO requirements for ECDIS training.
Discrepancies have arisen between flag states' regulations and training that is
aimed at meeting the IMO standards. These have led to a concern that training
might risk not meeting the minimum standards, the NI said.
There are two key dates for ECDIS this year in January 2012 ECDIS Training
came into force as part of the STCW 2010 Manila amendments and, from July 2012,
mandatory carriage requirements start to be phased in.
The organisations behind this guide want the industry to understand that ECDIS
must be taught in the context of navigation, rather than just ECDIS operation.
Shipowners and operators will require those who have taken generic training to
be capable of demonstrating, in full, the competencies required by the IMO.
They have now endorsed this guide demanding a thorough generic training course
(unlikely to be less than the IMO recommended 40 hours) and effective
familiarisation of on board equipment for all watchkeepers prior to taking
charge of a navigational watch.
The industry has emphasised the need for watch-standers to demonstrate all IMO
identified competencies and to maintain these competencies including
familiarisation with any updates or alterations.
NI president James Robinson said: "ECDIS is a complex system and will be one of
the most essential tools for supporting mariners in their efforts to ensure the
safety of navigation and protection of the marine environment. Shipowners must
not assume that an ECDIS course certificate is enough to ensure safety and
Shipmasters should work with their bridge teams to ensure that ECDIS best
practice and company procedures for familiarisation and use of the ECDIS are
continually maintained."
The guide also makes recommendations to ensure that watchkeepers remain
competent and that other industry stakeholders such as trainers, inspectors and
auditors are capable of assessing such competence.
The organisations supporting the guide are: BIMCO, GlobalMET, International
Federation of Ship Masters' Associations, International Group of P&I Clubs,
International Maritime Pilots' Association, International Chamber of Shipping,
InterManager, Intertanko, International Shipping Federation, Marine Accident
Investigators' International Forum, The NI and OCIMF.
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