ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY INFORMATION SYSTEM (ECDIS) OPERATOR - (TRAINING)

Institution
SPANISH NAVY
Language
English Spanish
Function
Maritime monitoring and surveillance
Type
On-site
Duration

1 WEEK, contact us and ask about available dates.
Teaching Hours
25 HOURS
Certificate
Spanish Navy Certificate
Costs
TBD
Students
10

About the course

Participants should achieve an appropriate level in the use of ECDIS/WECDIS Systems and digital Cartography.

- Use and operate ECDIS/WECDIS systems.

- Use of navigation mode of display screen.

- Select and evaluate all the relevant information and take action in case of malfunction.

- Discover potential mistakes of the given data most common interpretation mistakes.

- Explain the reasons why the operator should not trust the ECDIS/WECDIS system as the only navigation aid.

Programme

- Legislation.

- Electronic cartography.

- Information systems and visualization of Electronic Cartography.

- Risks associated to the employment of the WECDIS.

- General description of the WECDIS console.

- Display of information.

- Basic navigation.

- Passage planning.

- Navigational aids.

- Alarm management.

- Other functionalities.

Target group

Officers of the Watch, Bridge Supervisors and any other personnel who stand watches on the bridge.