Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)

This model course is intended to provide the knowledge, skill and understanding of ECDIS and electronic charts, to the thorough extent needed, to safely navigate vessels whose primary means of navigation is ECDIS. The course emphasizes both the application and learning of ECDIS in a variety of underway contexts. The course is designed to meet the STCW requirements in the use of ECDIS, as revised by the 2010 Manila Amendments.