Navmaster ECDIS User Guide v6.0.4.2
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1. m ECDIS Considerations BP Vetting Inspectors Seminar June 2008 Good morning Thank you for attending this presentation Firstly a word about PC Maritime We have been involved in the development of electronic chart systems for more than 15 years Our Navmaster ECDIS was type approved 3 years ago and is in use on a wide range of vessels worldwide In the oil industry customers include FT Everard now James Fisher OSG contracted to supply ECDIS to 20 ships Whitaker Tankers Shell International for passage planning and in the support industry Nico Middle East and Vroon Offshore Four years ago Lilley amp Gilley who may be known to you as BP s chart agents took a 50 interest in PC Maritime This means that we can offer a one stop shop to our customers in the supply of ECDIS digital charts paper charts and publications I will be talking about ECDIS Considerations from your perspective as vetting inspectors discussing compliance of the equipment installed and the competency of the officers for passage planning and position monitoring ECDIS or something close to it has been around for a long time In fact the ECDIS performance standard was approved at IMO in 1987 ten years ago so we are talking about technology that is in some ways quite mature When will ECDIS become mandatory IMO has been considering ENC coverage Increased by 3396 amp gaps reduced by 25 since NAV53 8595 9696 of global shi2. The full DNV report on the use of ECDIS can be downloaded at http tinyurl com Shby4a see references at the end of this presentation Conformity is the system An ECDIS primary form of navigation Type Approval documentation Compliance with latest IMO regulations eg MSC 232 82 from 15 Jan 2009 e Backup 274 ECDIS paper charts Adequate coverage of official ENCs Or ECS an aid to navigation secondary to paper chart navigation Considerations applicable to ECS and unofficial charts une 2008 In a nutshell a type approved ECDIS is the complete system of hardware interfacing software and charts If any component is non compliant the system is an Electronic Chart System ECS Compliance can be established by requesting sight of the type approval certificate which will consist of several pages detailing the regulations and standards complied with and the approvals for each component As already mentioned all ECDIS will require re approval by January 09 to MSC 232 82 If the system is being used as the primary form of navigation then an approved backup must be in place which could be a 274 ECDIS approved chart radar or paper charts In practice many vessels today are operating ECS as an aid to navigation which is any system which does not fully conform to the points mentioned above This can range from a fully approved ECDIS running with unofficial charts to non approved hardware ie office typ
3. ENC chart catalogues are available from ehttp www ic enc org ehttp www c map no catalogue catalogue asp ehttp www primar no ehttp catalogue ukho gov uk home asp 20 Navmaster ECDIS Components e ECDIS Type Approval 2005 with DNV Ease of installation amp maintenance e IEC 60945 tested and approved e 20 23 displays June 2008 Navmaster ECDIS was successfully tested against the ECDIS performance standard by DNV in August 2005 Our solution comprises a PC and display that can be easily fitted into existing bridge layouts or integrated into consoles for new builds It is easy to maintain because each component is based on standard PC technology albeit built to much higher standards than office PC equipment and conforming to all the environmental tests specified in IEC60945 Hence in extremis standard PC parts can be used to overcome a malfunction pending formal replacement For example if the display failed a standard PC display could be used as a temporary replacement 21 Questions For further information please contact David Edmonds Managing Director PC Maritime Ltd Tel 44 0 1752 254205 Email dedmonds pcmaritime co uk J une 2008 22
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5. caused more destruction to the ship As it was three tanks were damaged allowing the 58 000 gallons of bunker fuel to escape into the bay www ktvu con news 14593257 detail html June 2008 This slide shows the equivalent to the paper chart ARCS on the left and the official ENC chart on the right for the area covering the San Fransisco Oakland Bay Bridge The ENC as displayed is shown at its worst no filtering of detail chart not scaled to a level appropriate for the passage and no route or no go areas plotted This slide shows the same ENC scaled to an appropriate level with detail suitable for the passage and route and no go areas plotted This is my best estimate of the route for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect reality The need for berth to berth passage planning and effective training is self evident Passage Plan e Route prepared x et dashed red xo line 3 5 Alternate ix Nn route s xdi e available 2s E dotted os a 1 S a g Y 2 E a 7 i A a a 1 A I Vt p m i sus ss ee em o9 TT k 2008 Prior to departure the following should be undertaken The planned route and any alternate route s should be prepared and checked The route must be transferred to the backup before departure 274 ECDIS chart radar or paper charts 10 Route Plan amp N
6. an then view the plan on screen re calculate it if you wish to change the variables print it or save it to PDF format Any notes should be incorporated into the passage plan 11 Chart annotation VIS ye 2008 he chart should be annotated with no go areas clearing lines and notes as appropriate Tools are provided to draw lines and highlight areas for passage planning and route monitoring Mariner Overlays can be drawn on any type of chart ARCS ENC or CM 93 3 They are of particular value when operating with ARCS charts since they provide the mechanism to emulate some of the alarms and warnings automatically generated by ENC and CM 93 3 vector chart data Lines areas and points can be set to activate an alarm based on a preset distance or time to the overlay An alarm can also be given if an area is entered or exited or a line is crossed alarms are automatically logged with position and timestamp 12 Alarms and indications e Warnings reviewed and guard zone defined June 2008 eAlarms and warnings generated from the ENC should be reviewed for each leg of the passage The size of the guard zone should be set for each stage of the passage Safety Contour e Safety contour settings for each stage of the passage e The top slide shows portion of the Thames une 2008 he Safety Contour value is a very important setting
7. and will only be effective if set up properly An alarm is given if within a specified time set by the mariner own ship will cross the safety contour defaults to 30m The operator must set an appropriate time for each stage of the passage The safety contour setting should be appropriate for the draft of the vessel state of tide and nature of passage A river passage might entail a contour close to the vessel s draft whereas for an open water passage a much deeper contour should be set Obviously you don t want the alarm as you cross the contour that would be too late So ECDIS requires the operator to set a time within which the vessel will cross a contour calculated from the vessel s SOG amp SMG On a bendy river this might be very short down to 1 minute and in open water quite long 30 minutes or more eIn Navmaster ECDIS we provide an additional setting so that the operator can set the width of the zone used to trigger alarms based on a factor of the beam of the vessel This allows him to set a limit to pick up shallows near to the vessel s track This is a grey area in the current ECDIS standard a literal implementation would search for contours and other warnings on the route or ship s vector only which is obviously inadequate for a vessel of any size The next ECDIS performance standard corrects this shortcoming however we have already anticipated it an indication of how ECDIS systems can vary 14 Position Monitoring Po
8. e PCs and displays or non conformant software The latter can be anything from yachting style software to software that is near ECDIS compliant In my opinion non conformant software is undesirable The ECDIS performance standard is specific in terms of the functionality that must be available and importantly the colours and symbology used by ECDIS is standardised Hence an operator can move between different ECDIS and still see the same chart image and colours and symbols for routing vessel and target display Non compliant software can use any colours and symbols which can be dangerous see COSCO Busan which hit the bay bridge in San Francisco in Nov 07 Questions have been raised about the symbology on the electronic system and whether operators in fact steered toward the bridge s base when they thought they were bound for safe passage between the two towers www examiner com a 1056978 Pilot Cosco Busan should not have left port html Whether the ECDIS was conformant or not this incident highlights the importance of the next slide Training Regardless of the type of charts in use they must be up to date This can be verified in the ECDIS the method will vary but ship s officers should be able to show you this information in the ECDIS The mandatory interfaces are position gyro and speed log It is more than likely that ARPA AIS and radar overlay will also be interfaced p _ __ ER Dir NORSKE VERITAS EC TYPF
9. e needs to con the ship safely Position gyro and speed are the mandatory inputs however most manufacturers will also display AIS and ARPA targets and other sensor inputs with perhaps radar image overlay as well Orientation Head Up Course Up North Up e Heading line ship s vector View AIS ARPA targets I have undertaken quite a few voyages as an observer or trainer in connection with our Navmaster ECDIS If some of you have only seen ECDIS in demonstration you may have gained the impression that its operation is busy because of the number of operations and features you will have seen in quick succession In practice the route is prepared before departure position is plotted automatically the system takes care of chart selection and the watch keeper s role is to observe monitor and cross check with other sources of information He may need to change scale from time to time or configure the chart display but there is no need for his head to be buried in the system A frequent concern is that officers are not looking out of the window Some argue that ECDIS in fact gives more time to look out of the window no need to walk back to the chart table for reference AIS and ARPA targets automatically overlaid on the chart no need to grapple with the MKD etc It s back to training cross checking against all available sources of information not placing over reliance on the electronics and so on Stress reduction Anoth
10. er study submitted to the IMO showed that navigators operating with ECDIS suffer less stress than those using paper charts This has been found by measuring pulse levels Why is this Well ECDIS removes the chore of plotting positions and of moving back and forth from the conning position to check the chart the information is available at a glance updated automatically in real time The removal of distraction at busy times makes the job easier and reduces stress which is a significant safety benefit Moreover ECDIS can provide better control in bad weather or poor visibility Many masters have commented that ECDIS is invaluable when berthing in poor visibility due to the near real time update of the scaled outline of the vessel on the chart 19 Useful references e Guide to Charts and Carriage Requirements be downloaded from This covers Facts about electronic charts and carriage requirements Compendium of Flag State ECDIS Requirements Training Requirements Technical details of electronic charts Appendix References and glossary NV Formal Safety Assessment ECDIS and ENC Coverage Follow E P EUNT Lee TIO T Ee Pb y vur 4 Or n NOVE 1 2 3 4 5 D DItp7 WWW C rmap Ho cetalegue caltalogue asp http www primar no 2008 Guide to Charts and Carriage Requirements can be downloaded from WWW 1C enc org DNV Formal Safety Assessment can be downloaded at http tinyurl com Shby4a
11. ey have completed both types of training This is an important point and not without costs ECDIS is arguably the most complicated item of equipment on the bridge to configure and interpret correctly which makes Type Training very important Most officers using ECDIS today are learning on the job and consequently are not as familiar with the procedures to follow as they should be Technology can help I have recently been involved in the development of a multi media ECDIS training course This covers the foundations of ECDIS regulations standards and symbology with exercises to explain the key steps required to correctly configure the ENC and the ECDIS for a voyage And we have a version of our Navmaster ECDIS configured for training institutions to run ECDIS over their classroom networks Cosco Busan Cosco Busan Allision San Franciso Bay r Revolution EMME 07 11 2007 17 36 15 PC Maritime The case of the Cosco Busan raises questions about the current adequacy of ECDIS training Whether ECDIS is being used as the primary navigation system or not the chart must be suitably configured as regards the detail displayed and its scale The planned route must be shown with any additional annotations for no go areas and officers must be able to interpret the symbology at a glance In this slide you can see that the ship was travelling at an acute angle to the bridge and then turned sharply directly into the centre tower of t
12. he bridge The tower that the ship hit is highlighted with a large red dot The following is an extract from a newspaper report The fog began to lift and Cota the Pilot and the captain agreed they could set out They pulled away at 7 48 a m Visibility was between a quarter mile and a half mile But before the vessel had even made it out of the channel leading from the port the fog closed in again and Cota switched to radar as his primary means of navigation He aimed the ship for the biggest opening between the towers that support the Bay Bridge a gap of more than 2 200 feet As he was turning the ship the radar again distorted and unreliable Cota told investigators He switched to the electronic charting system and renewed his discussion with the captain about what certain symbols meant The captain told the pilot what he believed they represented It was about this time that the Coast Guard s Vessel Traffic Service the equivalent of air traffic control for bay shipping radioed the Cosco Busan to ask about Cota s intentions Cota told them his plan and steamed ahead though it is not clear he knew where he was going Moments later the bow lookout radioed the bridge an urgent warning The Cosco Busan was about to strike the bridge Cota realized it at about the same time and ordered the helmsman to turn the ship hard That appears to have averted a head on crash into the tower one that could have crippled the bridge and possibly
13. is a type approved system recording more than navigational data However a is limited in the length of time it stores data 12 hours is the standard and it is often the case that incidents come to light after this short period Navmaster can store data for almost any length of time which means it 1s an invaluable tool Moreover it gives an effective VDR record for smaller vessels not required to fit type approved VDR Press Action Button to show video replay of vessel entering Immingham Dock 17 Limitations Over reliance too much trust insufficient training e Mis ARCS wreek symbols interpretation TN n eg symbology J Symbol for a chart with 50m accuracy symbol for a low accuracy or incomplete chart J une 2008 18 Benefits considerable Increased safety reduced workload with familiarity Better visual picture of safe water particularly in poor visibility Improved situational awareness in relation to land charted objects navigational aids AIS amp ARPA targets amp radar overlay e Automatic danger alerts H J une 2008 Press Action Button to show replay of vessel en passage down the Thames with nearby AIS amp ARPA targets also illustrates change in orientation to North Up Head Up and Course Up Situational Awareness What the navigator has in front of him is a display which brings together all the information h
14. otes Passage Plan Repo r id ees 1 Your Company Name a 1 Bi Giese imr i1 8 jrs Cais jm lime Feamgr ma iE Vera 2 DEA Tig ln Time Time Speed Fezmumd Lay di 4 mem i FLEMOUTH VICTORIA UT E JAN 1D 115 om 1 LIP LL FISHERE FIGE CABLES AETR LIHT iH ETSI I i CONELES CHAMPA F E ELEME Ds Le XR onn Mama FISHERE BOGE OS 611 CABLES i PARLE AVE LEAD RE TS LIGHT CARTE Se HE TACHT CLUS B LIHE THTEH MEL TAART ba mAN EE CEF THER h F RE CXMITH BITS Sse 10 DH Tema QOCTHIMLALLABD EOY Enc TAEI MEET LEA AEP CHEESHEREHCSE FEDT ERO 5 dd CRE J une 2008 Passage Plan Having created a route you can enter planned speed s desired departure or arrival time and calculate for each leg Course to steer Distance Estimated time of arrival for each waypoint Planned Speed Radius of Turn and Estimated Rate of Turn etc You c
15. p traffic can now operate with ENC coverage in coastal waters e Safety and cost benefits DNV Formal Safety As grol Ina 1 OUCTIO j O une 2008 I will start by taking a look at when ECDIS is likely to become mandatory The main areas that IMO are currently considering are Whether there is sufficient complete ENC coverage raining eSafety and cost benefits New ECDIS Performance Standard It is worth noting that a new standard applies to all ECDIS fitted from 1 Jan 2009 This requires existing systems to be re type approved Manufacturers are waiting for the IEC to release a new version of IEC61174 the ECDIS Test Specification in order to start the type approval process The changes are relatively small and include tests against S 63 the IHO Data Protection Scheme and minor fine tuning such as the parameters required to search for cautionary areas along planned routes plus a new feature to enable position to be fixed and plotted by lines of position How might mandatory ECDIS be applied Other cargo Passenger Cil Tankers ships ships New ships 3000 GT Existing ships newer Existing ships newer Nal 0 tr ye gt New ships gt 500 GT J une 2008 These are recommendations that will be put to the IMO NAV54 sub committee in July by the Norwegian Administration It does not follow that they will be accepted My educated guess on timing is that mandatory carriage will start from 2012 13
16. sition checked by other means e Radar range and bearing e Radar overlay e Visual bearings e J une 2008 15 Log Book e Record of time position heading amp speed charts used and updates applied 12 hours minimum e Track for entire voyage Voyage Log Thai Nem 1 Teams Tid 17 LET HUMBLE TO OR Tua 123620 Hum CDCOHBS Dum sr omm Les Dons 7z EXC Erin L r Le Hed Puis HN Tue HEIT a LN 156 Prine Minter os BVAEF Ge Mei EE 121 YD EF mb Ib 25 3 DH 13 Lp 120 15 6 Heap OE LS Fon JE THE rE zm ERE En igncm iM 713 2 La ine TIME TS EF CE Ja T J une 2008 16 Navmaster s Voyage Data Record and Playback e A special feature of Navmaster ECDIS Stores all sensor in ASA gyro heading etc and target data Al PA encrypted and compressed e Data can be retained for months e A valuable addition to ECDIS e Supplements type approved VDR which generally only records and retains data for 12 hours J une 2008 This is a special feature of Navmaster ECDIS which supplements the log and track record required by ECDIS It is not of course a replacement for VDR which
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