ECDIS, UK, have successfully gained accreditation from the
Nautical Institute for their Type Specific ECDIS training course.
The Type Specific accreditation is available now on a number of
different ECDIS systems including OSI, PC Maritime, Transas and
Kelvin Hughes with JRC, Simrad and Totem Plus coming soon. Courses
developed around the remaining leading ECDIS systems are planned in
the near future.
The Type Specific course is one day (8 hours) and includes
presentations and practical exercises to ensure the trainee gets
comprehensive training in the subject matter whilst building upon
knowledge gained during an IMO 1.27 model course.
Experienced ECDIS navigators delivering Type Specific training
on various systems.
(Source: www.ecdis.org)
