NI hits out at ECDIS procedures
(Nov 28 2012)
ECDIS implementation has given rise to confusion in regards to generic training
and familiarisation with on board systems, an industry group warned.
Organised and co-ordinated by The Nautical Institute (NI) and comprising
leading international shipping industry organisations, meetings have been held
since 2011 to produce guidance to clarify the requirements for competency in
relation to ECDIS.
The term `type specific' as used by some administrations is not referred to by
this industry group. After discussion, it was agreed that only the terms
`generic training' and `familiarisation' were covered by IMO instruments (STCW
2010 and ISM respectively), the NI said.
This particular guidance deals with the need for competency following
familiarisation with ECDIS specific to on board equipment and its arrangements.
This familiarisation will be complementary to ECDIS generic training.
The regulatory requirements for ECDIS familiarisation are covered by the ISM
Code (including sections 6.3 & 6.5) and the STCW Convention Regulation I/14,
which require a company to establish procedures to ensure that new personnel
and personnel transferred to new assignments related to safety and protection
of the environment are given proper familiarisation with their duties.
It was recognised by all the guidance signatories that ECDIS, as defined by the
IMO when implemented, will be one of the most important navigation and decision
support tools. Its complexity should be recognised and the ability of
watchkeeping officers to be competent and confident in its operation, including
peripheral equipment and actual version(s) of software and charts, as part of
the shipboard navigational system, is essential for safety, security and
protection of the marine environment, the NI said.
Following the successful demonstration of competencies contained in the ECDIS
generic training, familiarisation is the process required to become familiar
with any on board ECDIS (including back-up) in order to assure and demonstrate
competency in relation to a specific ship's ECDIS installation, prior to taking
charge of a navigation watch.
Familiarisation should cover initial preparation; basic operations; charts;
navigational tools and functions; route planning and route monitoring. It
includes any pertinent information required for ECDIS' safe operation,
including all updates and alterations.
The NI said that companies should have clear procedures for using ECDIS and
assisting the navigators in completion of the familiarisation process.
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