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Regulars 5 Introduction
Implementation 6 Shipowners need to ensure their onboard ecdis are updated to IHO’s latest standards and officers are retrained ready for the September 2017 deadline 7 Timetable for ecdis carriage requirements on existing ships; Electronic navigational charts explained
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Regulations and standards 8 Ecdis manufacturers are working with class societies to type approve updated systems to the new IHO and IEC standards
E-navigation opinion 10 A new forum seeks to give mariners a proper say in the design and development of bridge equipment 11 IMO progresses with display harmonisation
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Operator feedback 12 Intertanko calls for ecdis to be made less complex for navigators 13 Norbulk Shipping deploys ecdis on tankers it technically manages 14 Carisbrooke Shipping reaps the time and money benefits from ecdis 15 Teekay deploys paperless navigation on shuttle tankers
Safety 16 Seafarers should not rely wholly on technology to minimise the risk of ship groundings and collisions
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Shipping is addressing the challenges of ecdis implementation W Martyn Wingrove, Editor
elcome to this year’s edition of Marine Electronics & Communication’s The Complete Guide to Ecdis, which outlines the latest trends, challenges and solutions in digital navigation. Shipping is in the middle of phasing in IMO’s ecdis mandatory carriage requirements. The majority of passenger ships have been using ecdis and electronic navigational charts (ENCs) for several years, and tanker operators have been installing systems over the past few years. Now is the turn of dry cargo ships. From 1 July this year, container ships and bulk carriers of more than 50,000gt will have to start carrying and using ecdis and ENCs. Owners have until the first survey of the ship after 1 July to install ecdis. For dry cargo ships between 20,000gt and 50,000gt, there is another year. Owners of ships between 10,000gt and 20,000gt have until the first survey after 1 July 2018. As can be seen from VesselsValue data (see page 20), there is a sizable fleet of dry cargo ships (more than 3,500 over 50,00gt and 8,000 between 20,00gt and 50,000gt), many of which do not have ecdis on board. Owners also need to consider that all ships need to have back-up arrangements for navigation should the main ecdis be compromised. Thus, it is a substantial challenge for the manufacturers to supply this amount of equipment, especially retrofit systems. It is not just about installing ecdis though. There are also the training requirements of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). Seafarers need to be trained specifically in the systems on board the ships they work on. From the start of next year this will be a mandatory requirement under STCW regardless of flag (see page 34). There are a number of methods of meeting the training requirement. Many seafarers receive generic and type-
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specific ecdis training in academies and on simulators. But an increasingly popular method is using e-learning solutions to provide familiarisation training. However, shipowners should not just install ecdis to comply with IMO regulations. There are clear benefits with implementing paperless navigation as ship operators discuss in this publication. Representatives from Norbulk Shipping, Teekay Offshore Partners and Carisbrooke Shipping explain the navigational safety and time-saving benefits of ecdis. Johan Gahnström, a senior marine manager with tanker operator association Intertanko offers his view on some of the issues and challenges with ecdis (see page 12). One of the challenges for shipowners that have already invested in ecdis is keeping their systems and portfolios of ENCs updated. This has been made harder by the introduction of new standards from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), which include a new edition of the presentation library for ecdis and other software changes. When we started writing this year’s Complete Guide to Ecdis, manufacturers were busy updating their system software and working with classification societies to get them type approved. Shipowners had the daunting task of having to update their ecdis units with the latest software to be compliant for when IHO’s new standards came into force, which was 1 September this year. They now have more time after the IMO extended the transition period for software updates to existing ecdis units for one year to 31 August 2017. This gives shipowners the opportunity to not only update ecdis, but to introduce new electronic navigation features, for paperless voyage planning and navigation. Now is the time to invest in ecdis to reap the operational benefits. ECDIS
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Dry cargo ship ecdis deadline is looming Shipowners need to ensure their onboard ecdis are updated with IHO’s latest standards and officers are trained ready for the September 2017 deadline
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ow is the time for owners of dry bulk carriers and container ships to implement a strategy for deploying and utilising ecdis across their fleets. Ecdis is already widely used in passenger shipping and most tanker owners have been deploying systems on their existing vessels. It is essential that ships also have a back-up ecdis, as part of the bridge network. It is also important that officers are trained in the use of ecdis on board the ships on which they are
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employed, and that they can show they are familiar with the main navigational functions. IMO’s Solas mandatory carriage regulations state that all new passenger ships of more than 500gt, tankers larger than 3,000gt and dry cargo ships of more than 3,000gt should have ecdis. Shipowners should be aware that IMO ecdis carriage rules are coming into force for existing ships, too (see Table). They are already in force for passenger ships of more than 500gt, and tanker owners had to ensure ecdis was installed on existing ships of more than 3,000gt no later than the first survey after 1 July 2015. Operators of container ships and dry bulk carriers of more than 10,000gt have to consider ecdis installations, some starting this year. Owners with dry cargo ships of more than 50,000gt need to install ecdis no later than the first survey after 1 July this year. Many shipowners are driving ahead with the necessary investment in ecdis. According to recent United Kingdom Hydrographic Office statistics, more than half of all internationally trading Solas vessels over 3,000gt are now using electronic navigational charts (ENCs),
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IMPLEMENTATION | 7
either as their primary means of navigation or, in the majority of cases, as a back-up to paper charts. It is not enough just to install ecdis on these ships. Owners also need to train bridge teams in its use through generic courses that follow IMO model course 1.27. Following the 2010 amendments to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), all officers that are using ecdis on board ships need to have the right certification that shows they have received generic and type-specific ecdis training. There has been a multi-year period for shipowners to ensure they are compliant with these regulations, which will be enforced from the beginning of January 2017. Deck officers will then need to show port state control (PSC) inspectors that they have the correct training to use ecdis for safe navigation. This includes familiarisation training on the models that are in use on board. Shipowners also need to ensure ecdis is loaded with the latest software version and updated ENCs, in order to remain compliant. PSC inspectors are increasingly checking that this is correct during their ship visits. Owners also need to be aware that all onboard ecdis should be upgraded to meet the updated standards from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). These were introduced last year as a way of reducing the number of alarms that bridge teams have to deal with and to improve ENC presentation on ecdis. Manufacturers are working with class societies to secure type approval for their latest models. Manufacturers are also developing software patches that can be installed on ecdis that are already in use on ships, to update them to the IHO and IEC standards. These need to be ready and implemented by 1 September 2017. Owners should consider the time it takes to retrofit a large fleet with ecdis. According to ChartCo sales and marketing manager Robert Corden it could take up to two years for a fleet of 100 ships to be retrofitted, without affecting trading schedules. These upgrades could cost up to US$10,000 per vessel, including the follow-up training and support. Other considerations for owners include flag state and compliance documentation, digital publication updates, passage planning and bridge procedures. Mr Corden said a shipping company’s bridge procedures and safety management system would need to be rewritten to cover the new procedures that are required to license, update and navigate with digital products and services. Ecdis and ENCs are much simpler to supply and update than paper charts. With most ecdis units, it is possible to download files and transfer ENC updates using a memory stick, then press a button and all the navigational charts and publications are updated. It is also possible to receive flag state regulations in digital form and have them updated on a regular basis. This is available through a service such as Regs4ships, which is accepted by 22 flag states as the equivalent of carrying the paper publications. There are many benefits from using ecdis as a primary means of navigation. Operators have reported improvements in navigational safety from using ecdis. The automated method of updating ENCs is less time consuming than paper chart updating, which gives bridge officers more time for watchkeeping. Ecdis Ltd chairman Nick Lambert thinks ecdis has become an essential part of modern navigation that is driving the development of e-navigation processes. “Ecdis is the focal point for integrated bridge design, a means for automatically sharing
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TIMETABLE FOR ECDIS CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS ON EXISTING SHIPS ship type
Tankers
size
Existing ships no later than the first survey after:
>3,000gt
1 July 2015
Dry cargo ships
>50,000gt
1 July 2016
Dry cargo ships
20,00050,000gt
1 July 2017
Dry cargo ships
10,00020,000gt
1 July 2018
There are no retrofit requirements for existing dry cargo ships of
