Familiarisation of Ecdis: Nakilat Shipping (Qatar) Limited

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Nakilat Shipping (Qatar) Limited

FAMILIARISATION OF ECDIS
1. This checklist should be completed prior to assuming a Navigational Watch

1. INITIAL PREPARATION

☐ Understanding of NSQL ECDIS Navigation Procedures (IMS) & BIB B60 – Safe Use of ECDIS.
☐ Identify the primary ECDIS equipment and back-up facilities.
☐ Location & control of AVCS DVDs onboard.
☐ Determine where the user manuals for ECDIS are located.
☐ Establish if any passwords are required for management of the system and if so, obtain the details from the Master.
☐ Determine and understand the position-fix systems that feed the ECDIS. Determine the method of switching
between sources, such as primary and secondary position fix systems
☐ Determine which other systems feed into the ECDIS, such as radar (tracked targets and/or raw), AIS, Logs, echo
sounders, etc. For each, establish the reference framework, e.g. ground-, water- or ship-stabilised (relative)
☐ Familiarity of contingency action in case of ECDIS failure. (Refer BIB C35)

2. BASIC OPERATION

☐ Determine how to switch the ECDIS On & Off. Determine power supply modes, their specifications, UPS duration,
and location of main power supply breakers.
☐ Establish the function(s), position and general operation of the controls and switches.
☐ Understand how to access the main menu and select menu options.
☐ Determine the methods for setting day/night viewing modes, brightness, contrast and colour correction (if
available)
☐ Determine how to switch between Paper chart and simplified symbiology.
☐ Determine how to put equipment in route-monitoring mode and route-planning mode.
☐ Determine the methods for scrolling and zooming charts, including determining the current scale of displayed
charts and setting the display to a particular scale, scamin in use or not.
☐ Determine how to select the Display Base and Standard Display and standard layers.
☐ Determine how to add display other information layers from ENC s, including the display of all other information.
☐ Determine how to check that information concerning own ship, such as dimensions are correct.
☐ Determine how to Set the safety contour and safety depth.
☐ Determine how to select two- or four-colour contour mode.
☐ Determine how to select deep and shallow area display options.
☐ Determine how to set all other parameters concerning the safety domain (lookahead, safety margin, XTD ...etc).
☐ Establish which ENC object will alarm and indicate, determine how to upgrade indication to alarms and the
procedure needed to acknowledge them.

3. CHARTS

☐ Determine how to access the chart directory and to identify whether charts are ENCs, RNCs or private data.
☐ Determine how to select a chart for display on the screen.
☐ Determine how to load ENC permits/data within the ECDIS. Procedure for obtaining additional chart permits.
☐ Determine how to load ENC base data.
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☐ Determine how to check the update status of loaded charts.
☐ Determine how to update charts.
☐ Determine how to apply manual updates.

4. NAVIGATION TOOLS & FUNCTIONS

☐ Determine how to display the legend of general information.


☐ Determine how to select information about an object (Pick report).
☐ Determine how Zone of Confidence (CATZOC) information can be displayed.
☐ Determine how to access the Presentation Library.
☐ Determine what Admiralty information overlays (AIO) are available and how to access them. (Radar and AIS
covered in Section 6 below).
☐ Determine the ‘single operator action’ needed to remove AIO’s from the display.
☐ Determine the ‘single operator action’ needed to set the Standard Display setting
☐ Determine how to view, add, edit and delete Mariners’ Notes/User Maps.
☐ Determine how to access all navigational elements and parameters, such as past track, vectors, position lines, etc.
☐ Establish the facilities provided for the measurement of range and bearing (e.g.: EBLs and VRMs) and determine
their use.
☐ Determine the method(s) used for developing Parallel Index lines to fix on the radar.
☐ Determine what other navigational tools are available and how to access them.
☐ Determine how to switch to using the back-up system.
☐ Determine the procedure for identifying and reacting to sensor /GNSS failure.
☐ Determine how to switch Chart Text (text for charted objects) on and off.
☐ Determine how to set Anchor Watch.

5. ROUTE PLANNING

☐ Determine how to load existing routes and enable for editing.


☐ Determine how to initiate a new route plan.
☐ Determine how to initiate and plan alternate routes.
☐ Determine how to save route plans.
☐ Determine how to add, delete and adjust graphically the position of waypoints.
☐ Determine how to add, edit and delete critical points.
☐ Determine how to display time varying objects relevant for the timing of the planned voyage.
☐ Establish all the features available for planning routes, such as use of straight and curved segments and inserting
pilotage aids.
☐ Determine the ship’s procedures for displaying MSI, T&P Notices and other relevant notes into the voyage plan.
☐ Determine how to use the facilities for checking the planned route.
☐ Determine how to use route validation and checking for dangers along the route.
☐ Determine how to load the planned route and alternatives into the back-up system.
☐ If available, determine how to use RCDS mode where ENCs are not available and as appropriate.
☐ Determine how to carry out the route safety checks, how to address Caution Alerts and Grounding Alerts

6. ROUTE MONITORING

☐ Determine how to load a pre-planned route.

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☐ Determine how to select the primary or an alternate route and how to distinguish between them on the display.
☐ Determine the single operator action that selects the charted display of own ship’s position.
☐ Determine the available display orientation modes and how to switch between them (eg, North Up, Head Up,
Course Up).
☐ Determine the available display motion modes and how to select them and change the parameters, such
as the position of own ship on the display when Relative Motion is selected.
☐ If Radar and AIS targets can be displayed on the ECDIS determine what target vector modes are available and
how to switch and differentiate between them.
☐ Determine how to create time labels along the ship’s track.
☐ Establish familiarity with the Route Monitoring display, including the display of position, heading, course, speed and
time.
☐ Determine how to set the length of own ship’s vector and intermediate time marks.
☐ Determine how to display radar and AIS Overlays/Information, if available.
☐ Determine how to input LOP to form the reference for an estimated position.
☐ Determine how to configure the ECDIS to use this reference for subsequent EP’s.
☐ Determine how to use the review facilities of the voyage recorder, how to upload Voyage Back-up (not essential
knowledge prior to sailing).
☐ Determine how to use the ECDIS as the input to a track keeping autopilot. This will also need reference to the
autopilot handbook.
☐ Determine how to switch to DR mode and to identify when the ECDIS is in Dead Reckoning (DR) mode.

Note: If an officer onboard has attended a manufacturer’s approved type specific ECDIS familiarisation course, he
should provide familiarisation training.

Note: The familiarisation checklist must be maintained by the Officer and taken to each ship as proof of formal type
specific ECDIS training.

Ship Name

ECDIS Manufacturer & Model

Name Initial Date

Training Provided by

Trainee OOW

Master

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