ECDIS MANAGING & ECDIS TRAINING, DRY BULK – RIGHTSHIP INSPECTIONS

Familiarization is the process required to become familiar with any onboard ECDIS (including backup) in order to assure and demonstrate competency onboard with any specific ship’s ECDIS installation, prior to taking charge of a navigational watch. This may be achieved through a training session from competent trainer and Company established familiarization procedure.

Some industry stakeholders require the officers assigned with bridge watch duties to be certified for ECDIS type specific course. As familiarization guidance Nautical Institute published the Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Training (2012) with extended checklists in order to check OOW familiarization with onboard installed system. This practice is commonly followed and has become an “industry standard”