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sof ECDIS as per IMO performance standard
Infomation stem (ECDIS) means 2 navigation information sytem
oe cepted os complying wih up-to-date chart required
i dpining selected information fom assem
‘Re vigation sensors 0 asit the
foval navigation eat
FOL. Deli
‘A. Electronic Chart Display and
Ste ih dequate bak up arangement
by retultion VII. Vi2T ofthe SOLAS convetion,
lectnic avigational east (SENC) with positional information
Stain route planning td route monitoring, and by dsplaying adit
Information irequled
(02, State SOLAS Regulations Regarding ECDIS (Reg V/19 and V27)
yr 2.4 and 21.5
Ton t lan a display the ships route forthe intended voyage
Je An electronic chan display and information
ens ofthis subparagraph Ships to
DIS detailed therein,
Chapter V, Regulation 19, Pa
S14 Nautical charts and natal publi
nto plot and monitor postions thoughout the voy
‘Suter (BCDIS) i also acepted as meeting the chart erring require
“thish paragraph 210 apples shal comply wih the eaiage requirements fr EC
2115 Back-up arrangements to mee the fneionlrquiemens of subparagraph 4, if this fntion is
ply or flly failed by electronic means*
orgie loo oe tal ars ay erg cag rang ED
ARORA teen eon 8
Chapter V, Regulation 27
eae chare and noua! publications, such as siling rections, ists of ight tiesto mariners,
Je ables anal eer nas! pblietions asessary forthe intended voyage, shall be adequate and up
to date
7 @3:1s there any mandatory requirements to carry ECDIS?
‘An response tothe latest revision ofthe Intemational Convention forthe Safety of Life at Sea
GGOLAS) the Intrationl Maritime Organization (IMO) enforced the mandatory installation ofthe
CS Steangoing pssengcr ships with 500 gross tons or more an tankers and cargo ships with
0 gros tons or mene in stepwise manner in and afer July 2012. This mandatory decision requires
meltional paper chars or an adtional ECDIS a backup tthe primary ECDIS ia ship wes the
‘rinary ECDIS as main navigational equipment. (Requirements forthe equipment and operation
pealiation are subject to approval fom te county With Which the ship s registred and
Fecommendations fom the classification society ofthe ship.)
However theres an encrptin clause for vesels which wl be permanertly taken out of service within
thou the pment de
4 For RODIS to become ale equivalent of paper charts which criteria must be ufos?
'A. When the system complies with all the Below requirements itis then considered tobe equivalent to
piper chart carriage requirements required by SOLAS:
IMO Type approval ofthe equipments
Back up arrangement as approved by fag state
Use of offical ENC's complying 837 and S52 standard
= Complying IMO Performance standard - MSC Res 232(82),
“Complying cart carriage requirements as per SOLAS chapter V
ENC mut be up-to-date and latst edition (05, What are the dad lines for mandatory requirements of ECDIS fr diferent pes a ships?
‘A. General Coriage Requirement for ECDIS Sens as por SOLAS Chapor¥ Re 19 Para 210
See Earn
>= 50067 consists tly 2012
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erty 20
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roviertbar tes snes" or or
Bar Fay 2018
lore In SOLAS reguons (USC 1 Se 12
Pessnger
has
“Refer othe Used repeat ofthe li
Administration may exempt ships fom the application ofthe requirements when such ship wll be
laken permanently ou of service within two Years after the implementation date specified in
sulparagraphs 2.10.5 t 2.10.9 of paragraph 210."
96. What is diference between ECS, ECDIS and RCDS?
Or, What are the three major types of chart display sytem?
An Electronic Chat System (ECS) i navigation information system that electronically display
‘sel potion and relevant nail char daa nd information fom ECS database ona display
recs bt docs not mect ll he IMO rogiement: fr ECDIS anit not intended to satis the
SOLAS Chapter V roquirement to carry navigation chart
lectroni Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) reas 2 naigation information system
Ivbih, with adequate back up arangemens, canbe ecepted as complying with up-to-date chart
required by regulation V9 & VI27 ofthe SOLAS convention, by displaying selected infrmation
{Pom a system electronic navigational chart (SENC) with postional information fom navigation
Sensors to assist the mariner n route planing and route monitering, and by displaying ational
‘navigation zlated information if quite.
‘Raster Chart Display System (REDS) exacily proces the failar pee chart. Al chart,
{formation is avilable to mariners ina pctre they have experienced at using paper char. RCDS
‘ds realtime positioning electronic tools for voyage planing and moitring (waypoints, ews
tracks), improved nighttime visibly, aces to char notes ec, In adition, RCDS provides forthe
Automatic aplication of oficial updates sued by national hydrographic ofies.
ERD NwiMATUCL pore Vag tow many pot Beton hrs raat What arethey?
Se Winch norece een ENE and RNC?
There are 3 ypes of Electronic Chars avaiable, namely —
2) Electronic Navigation Chart ENC) or Vector Charts - Official
1b) Raster Navigation Chars (RNC) — Official
©) UnofiialBleewonie Charts
'A. ANENC (Blecronie Navigation Chori presentation of hydrographic and navigational
information in dgitl form.
[ENC i vector data, which i compose of pins, ines and area features wih dead atts
From the ritonships between these (pons ins and rss) and ship's Features (seed, raf,
‘course tis possible for an ECDIS system inligrly delet and san the navigator of |
possibly dangerous stations,
ENC chars ealled“ineligen™ because they can show dati ayers, allowing yout reduce
‘hater or add re details the eh.
ABBNC (Raster Navigation Char) is. digital representation of paper chart crested by scanning
‘paper char, Raster chart dai “igized plete” of achat comprised of milion of picture
‘ements or pixel All tis none layer and one forma. The video display simply produces the
pistes fom ts digitized data ile. The drawback a the RNC is tha it doesnot provide the
‘etiled dat ike an ENC thats wed bythe ECDIS to warn te use of shoal areas, dangers,
bridge heights te.
78: State the major qualities or atributes ofa fia ENC chats?
‘A. Officat ENCs have the following atebutes:
"ENC contents bared on soiree daa or offal chars ofthe responsible Hydrographic Ofc;
‘ENCs are compiled and coded acording to intentional stands,
“ENCs ae refered to Word Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGSS!):
ENC contents the responsibility ofthe issuing Hydrographic Oc,
‘TENCs ae issued only by the responsible Hydrographic Office; nd
TTENCS ae ell updated with oficial update information csributed digitly. Octal ENCs ae
‘go; —_veclor charts compiled fiom a database of indviual geo-eferenced objets from Hydrographic Office's
s ‘srhives including existing paper chars
V .Mow dot recognize an ENC?
|A. An ECDIS distinguishes ENC data fom unofficial dats, When oficial cart datas used, ECDIS
provides mariners wih a warning onthe sren hey ist savigate by means ofan official up to date
paper char.
[moti data is displayed on ECDIS, is boundaries ae identified bya special ln style—a one sided
red Tne with diagonal sake onthe side ofthe ine onaining the uno dt
LY Q10. What iste difference between ENC and SENC?
A.ENC (Electronic Navigation Chats) - is presentation of hydrographic and navigational nfrmaton
{in digital form which i necessary for safe navigation, ENC is vector data, which s composed of pons,
Tins and ara features with detailed atibues.
'SENC (Sytem Electronic Navigation Chart) means database, the manufacture’ intemal ECDIS
format, esting from te losses trasformation ofthe entre ENC contents and i's updates is this
database that is accessed by ECDIS forthe display generation and ether navigational funtion, an is
‘equivalent an upo-date paper charts | /e.tt What do you understand by the SENC and SENC Delivery?
SNC (Stem Electronic Navigation Char) means a database, the manufactre'siteral ECOIS
rma reali rom the lossless transformation ofthe ene ENC contents and i updates, shi
‘Buubase that is accessed by ECDIS forthe diplty generation and other navigational fiction andi
‘equivalent fo an uptodate paper chats
‘SENC DELIVERY This is ination tothe standard ENC distribution, In tis cas, he RENC delivers
the ENCS oa chat data dstibutor who then peor the ENC-4o-SENC conversion hat oterwise
tou have to happen inside the ECDIS), and deliver the SENCS tothe end wer
(Q12, How are ENC named?
|A. Each ENC is identified by an 8 character identifier eg, GB501050. The first two character indicate
‘he pee e.g OB for Gret Brin, FR fr France, Acamplte list of produce cod is includ i the
THO standard S62 The hed character (a mmber rom 1106) ndeates the navigation sage bd (6
‘means Harbour chart. The last five charters are alph-rsnerie ad provide a unique denies
13. What is an ENC license?
|A-An ENC license i dst file that permits an ECDIS o open and use ENC chart dat for a fied peod
aedine The ENC ers contains spel data describing the chart data that it cover, tbe wer, he
ECDIS sytem andthe duration ofits pplication,
|AnENC licens permits the ECDIS to retieve the specifi chart data efor which it spies, and
‘Aadiporat this eta ro the SENC thatthe ECDIS pays. An ENC license i genecly no large than
hundreds of ilobyes.
Q14.How ENCs and RNCs are kept upto date?
“a. There are mainly two categories of updating the ENC oF RNC
(Manual updating
{pdutesnematio ceived via VHF, Nava, verbal ete are entered manualy into ECDIS
i) Automatic updating
(Ply sutemati’ Fully automatic method is one where update datas directly applied to
ECDIS without any human inferventon diet fom distributor ECDIS va online
2) Semaine: Semi-automatic reads one which eqired amas intervention either
‘etna communication ink ther elepone ie, internet and downloading updates
fon CD or Disk tobe updated on ECDIS
VY Q1S. What odo in areas without ENC Coverage?
‘AcIfan official ENC charts pot availble or an area concern, we oficial Raster char ean be made in
Dual Feel Mode, But navigating with raster char, he eariage requirement of paper chart has tobe
observed
/ O16. What isthe back up requirements for ECDIS?
|A. Bock up requirements reconsidered acceptable by the autor
Options are
oP second ECDIS complying IMO Performance Standard using official ENCs, manned by an
independent power supply
on,
Sufiient uptodate paper chart covering the operations area
oR, a second ECDIS using official RNC maintained by an independent power supply but can only
be used ogether wih an appropriate portal af up o date pape cat.
\/@. 17 What are two types of Symbology ENC supports?
‘A. ENC supports two types of Symbology for navigational marking,
‘They are refered as “Traditional” (pape chart) which looks stme as paper chart and
“Simplified which appears in compliance with S-52 standard,
Give example
/
/ 018 Why vector charts are called “Intelligent Chart"?
[A Vector chats have been called nelligen™ because they can show data in layers, allowing you to
reduce cuter or add more detail tothe chart. tn vector chats, any objects canbe quevied to get the
information. Also objects in vector chars eam be detected by Antigrounding functions and can generte
har elated alarms for safe navigation.
Q19. What is 887, $52 and S63?
887 Standard
‘S57 Standard "IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data” ea greatly simplified mode ofthe
(ydeographic) reality and consists of georeferenced and non georeferenced infemitio, Information is
stored in objects
(Objects are defined as:
‘+ spatial objects, containing information about poston and geometry, and
+ feature objets, containing atrbut information,
Aibutes could be defined into one or more sub-infomation
A spatial object can exist without feature objec, bu feature object must have a related spatial object.
$82 Standard
852 Standard defines rules forthe presentation of information on the ECDIS seren which has been
encoded aecoraing to S>/ Standard
‘The standard defines rules for presentation as wel as standards forthe “Presentation Librery*(PrsLib),
ee:
usage of uniform colours,
efinition of symbolsation rules,
creation of ECDIS chart spay,
creation, edition and cancelation of objects during ratime,
tes for trv colour presentation onthe monte.
'863 Standard : The publication “S-63 -IHO Dat protection scheme” Describe the recommended
‘Standard forthe protection of ENC information, {Q20. What ECDIS clements wll port state control inspectors check?
‘Ais ofitems subjec to inspection by the Paris MoU (the Memorandum of Undestaing that applies
‘the European region) i indicative of what port state conta authorities wil check. These include
1. Documentation ngicaing that the ship's navi
tion system complies with IMO Perform
Standards for ECDIS.
Witten procedures onboard the vesel for using the ECDIS system
‘The master and wateh-keeping officers ae abl o produce appropriate documentation tat
generie and type-specitie ECDIS failarsation has been undertaken
“The ship is equipped with dhe latest updates an ne ediion of ENC
‘The ships equipped with correct usage bands Tor the enite upcoming voyage
“The ship is equipped with adional nautical publications, as defined by then
equiements|
‘Theres agreement between sensor data and its presentation onthe ECDIS system
“The ship is equipped with an approved backup arrangement to ensue safe navigation of the
entire voyage, in he event of en ECDIS fale
9. ‘The ship i equipped with an updated eoletion of paper chan if the ECDIS system s being
sed in REDS mode (Raster Char Display System)
awe
onal enriage
es
/Q21. How is an ECDIS approved and by whom?
A. To meet SOLAS requirements an ECDIS must be certified to show it confirms to IMO Performance
‘Standard for ECDIS This achieved through the type approval and ceriiestion proces recognized by the
relevant flag state. type-approved ECDIS wil festrea“wheclmark” logo, which indents tat
"ype-approved.
‘AM ECDIS that has not been tpe-approved is an ECS, or Blecronie Chart System, by default.
(0.22 What isthe word RENC stand for? Write down two ENC:
he world?
|A. RENC - RENC stands for Regional ENC Coordination Centre, Main objectives are:
+ Collection, validation and distribution of ENC data of associated national hydrographic
offices,
‘+ Tests to ascertain thatthe ENCs conform to standards and that adjacent ENCs of
neighbouring states are in good agreement,
+ Collection at homogenous ENC,
+ Ascertan an uniform interpretation of the data standard,
Maintain an uniform quality standard
Currently two RENCs exist
‘The International Centve for ENCs (ie-ene) is located in Great Britain and PRIMAR iso
Norway.
ted in
‘The number of Hydcographie Offices which are disiributing their ENCs via a RENC is
increasing continuously. The list can be obtained directly (fom the RENC websites. bythe wer
024. Whats CATZOC:
* How do you determine CAT2OC valuer
Position Depth
‘Accuracy Aeturacy S&00" Coverage
= Putas seach
. £5m+5% -0.5meiyg. erie, Significant
ae ER ie ‘a
mel
es Fullarea search
Sone se Sigtian
Send Sasecenides
menue.
a - +20m
Full wea search not
‘schieved: uncharted
450m “102% fears, haardeceto
of eth suas navigation ms
ot expected but may
Full area search not
| =2.0m#5% schicned, depth
of depth anomalies may be
expec,
aio signal ora
ombined oF audio and Zones of
_ ‘Un-assessed, the quantity of bathymetric de
Ox
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2
(Q25. What are contents of Hase display, Standard display
‘Or iMfat SENC information are deployed in “Display Base" mode? (Answer only dlsply base)
A. Chart Content
py nase Standard Dispy AN Other Iaformaton
Cosstine high wate) Dispy bse
Own Shp safety conus Ding line Sandan display
folmed danger wich fe within safe Paed and oaing aids Srescunings
Sey ne ry Stina
oltedunferatr dangers of pth. Boutros of inays ee
IGetitsatayconourmich ie” Vinal snrearccnen Beals afl tle ange
eee tara Contents of eutionary notes
Scale unger northamow Prodan reid ares Sa feo
Onettaltnddapay mode Chartaal bounds ENC sition dt
Unis of depth nd eige Inlesoncfenuony ones Sete.
‘afte rung tons Mapai va
Archipeagie sea lanes,
/ 026. whats the itference eteen Dish base nd Standard Display?
Display Base means the minimum level of SENC infomation which cannot be removed fom the
