Electric Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) – OCC Newport Beach, CA

Mariners successfully completing TRL’s Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) will be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skill and understanding of ECDIS navigation and electronic charts to undertake the duties of a navigational watch officer defined by Table A-II/1of the Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code, as amended.

Mariners successfully completing TRL’s ECDIS course will be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skill and understanding of ECDIS principles and operations as defined in the STCW code, as amended. This will include the understanding of the competencies in Table A-II of the STCW Code, but is not limited to:

Capabilities and limitations of ECDIS operations
How to interpret and analyze information obtained from ECDIS
Management of operational procedures, system files and data
How to install, correct and use electronic charts
How to determine the validity of sensor data (including radar overlays)
Potential errors in interpretation and presentation
Proper operational and alarm settings for Route Monitoring
How to access the ship’s log and data playback functions
How to plan and execute a Voyage Passage utilizing ECDIS

How to determine ship’s position using ECDIS with specific knowledge of its operational principles, limitations, sources of errors, detection of misrepresentations of information and methods of correction to obtain an accurate fix in accordance with A-II/2 of STCW Code.

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Course Cost:

$1,300

Deposit:

$100

Course Length:

40 hours - 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

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