The ECDIS Manual (2019 Edition) - Witherby [2019, PDF]

Index

Introduction
Acknowledgements
ECDIS Abbreviations and Useful Info
Photo Acknowledgements
Foreword by Admiral Nick Lambert, Former National Hydrographer UKHO
About ECDIS Ltd
History of the Electronic Chart
International Agreement
Early Solutions to Comparing Radar and Charts
From Navigation Aids to Navigation Systems to Bridge Systems
Types of Electronic Position-Finding Equipment
Integrated Bridge Projects and Bridge Mechanisation
Inventing Electronic Charts: The First Generation
Creating Official International Standards
UKHO ARCS (Admiralty Raster Chart Service)
Organising Worldwide Digital Chart Production
Third Generation Vector Charts, 1995 to 2010
Commercial Electronic Charts for the Leisure Market, 2005 to 2010
Fourth Generation Electronic Charts with Passage Planning Tools, 2010
Fifth Generation Electronic Charts, 2018
ECDIS Regulations
The IHO
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Resolution MSC.232(82)
CIRM
Date Changes in Performance Standards
IMO Circulars
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention
SOLAS Ch V, Regulation 2, Part 2
SOLAS Ch V, Regulation 19, Part 2.1.4
SOLAS Ch V, Regulation 19, Part 2.1.5
SOLAS Ch V, Regulation 27
ISM and Flag Compliance
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention
International Safety Management (ISM) Code
Generic ECDIS Training
Type-Specific and Familiarisation Training
Safety Management System
Flag States
Flag State ECDIS Requirements
Port State Control (PSC)
Further Legal Considerations
SIRE
ECDIS Operator’s Responsibility
The Electronic Chart
Introduction
Electronic Chart Data
Definitions
Vector Charts
Defining a Vector Chart
Varying Standards of Vector Charts
RENC
The Basics of ENC
Hydrographic Office Approved Electronic Charts
Use of Data
Unofficial or Private Data
Classification of Official Data
Flag State Adoption