The 'Digital Navigation Insights' initiatives will continue
Admiralty's campaign to help the maritime community meet the
strategic and operational challenges of ECDIS compliance, which
requires ECDIS to be the primary means of navigation on all large
passenger, tanker and cargo ships on a rolling timetable. The
Admiralty Digital Integration Workshop, an Officer on Watch
training and an initiative on practical use of ENCs will be put in
place to create a smooth transition.
The first of the initiatives is the Admiralty Digital
Integration Workshop, which is available to attendees of Marintec
China 2011 on the Admiralty stand. Developed in conjunction with
Captain Paul Hailwood, a renowned expert on ECDIS and integrated
bridge operations, and based on insight from shipping companies who
have successfully made the transition to digital, the Workshop
provides a clear, step-by-step process to support the planning and
delivery of compliance with the ECDIS Mandate.
The Workshop builds a comprehensive checklist of activity for
each key stage, from the initial risk assessment to the
introduction and implementation of new procedures. Following its
launch earlier this year, the Workshop will be held in Singapore
and Mumbai in the first half of 2012, with additional dates to be
announced.
A second initiative will focus on officer on watch training. A
competent and confident bridge crew is a critical success factor in
realising the safety and efficiency benefits of ECDIS navigation,
and the maritime community faces a significant challenge in
delivering the required training to meet ECDIS compliance. As part
of an ongoing programme to raise awareness of the issue, Admiralty
will be running a promotion offering ECIDS users the chance to win
a sponsored place on an IMO Model Course 1.27 for the operational
use of ECDIS. The promotion will launch next year, when entry
details will be announced.
The third initiative focuses on the practical use of ENCs. There
are key differences between navigating with paper charts and ENCs
and, in addition to the safe operation of the many different types
of ECDIS, it is vital that mariners understand how to correctly use
the information within the ENC. Admiralty has developed an
important training module to add to the IMO Model Course 1.27 to
help develop ENC skills essential to safe day-to-day operations,
which many courses only cover briefly.
To reach a wider audience the training module will be offered to
maritime colleges around the world, and Admiralty will be working
with maritime lecturers to enable them to integrate the module into
their Model Courses. Further details will be announced.
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(Source: UKHO)
