Below relevant organisations and other webpages are given to help you Xplore the internet in the search for more information.
IMO
It was the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO)
decision to introduce a carriage requirement for Electronic Chart
Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) beginning in 2012. IMO's
first task when it came into being in 1959 was to adopt a new
version of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea (SOLAS), the most important of all treaties dealing with
maritime safety.
IMO has also developed and adopted international collision
regulations and global standards for seafarers, as well as
international conventions and codes relating to search and rescue,
the facilitation of international maritime traffic, load lines, the
carriage of dangerous goods and tonnage measurement.
www.imo.org
IHO
The International Hydrographic Organization is an
intergovernmental consultative and technical organization that was
established in 1921 to support safety of navigation and the
protection of the marine environment.
The object of the Organization is to bring about:
- The coordination of the activities of national hydrographic
offices
- The greatest possible uniformity in nautical charts and
documents
- The adoption of reliable and efficient methods of carrying out
and exploiting hydrographic surveys
- The development of the sciences in the field of hydrography and
the techniques employed in descriptive oceanography
IHO Members
Latest
Versions of Relevant IHO Standards
UKHO
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
(UKHO) is a supplier of official Electronic Navigational Charts
(ENCs) allowed under SOLAS Regulations.
10 Steps to ECDIS Mandation
www.ukho.gov.uk
International Centre for ENC
(IC-ENC)
The International Centre for ENCs is an association of
national hydrographic organisations working together to harmonise
the production and distribution of high quality offical electronic
charts.
A country listing where you will find details, by country, of the latest status on ENC production, details of ENCs that are planned for production and information on where you can buy these ENCs.
A graphical catalogue which provides a graphical illustration of the coverage of all of the ENCs that have been produced around the world, or are in production, and which allows you to interrogate specific ENC cells using a number of different interactive tools.
2nd
edition of guide to charts and carriage requirements
(In English, Spanish and Japanese)
Hydro International
Hydro international is the worldwide information magazine
for hydrography. It provides information on new products,
techniques and applications. This trusted and well-respected source
of information is read regularly by an increasing readership. Hydro
international gives topical overviews and the latest news and
developments in the technology and management of hydrographic
activities. The magazines devotes each edition to a specific and
topical theme.
Relevant articles on the use and implementation of ECDIS
Events
IMO
meetings Sub-Committee on Safety on Navigation
The
International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) is formed by the
representatives of Member States and meets every five years to
provide general guidance on the functioning and work of the
organization, as well as taking decisions of technical and
administrative nature.
