NOVIKONTAS TRAINING CENTER

ECDIS ASSESSOR

Target group

This training course is designated
for ships navigational officers
and management team already holding ECDIS (IMO Model course 1.27) certificate and willing to improve their proficiency in use of ECDIS
and confidence in order to improve results of inspections and audits,
and to get thoroughly acquainted
with OCIMF VIQ, SIRE, CDI or TMSA procedures.

Objectives of the course

A trainee successfully completing this course will ensure ECDIS operation
in accordance with international
and commercial requirements
and recommendations:

Prepare ECDIS and implement Company SMS, Industry requirements;
Review passage plan elements
and safety parameters on ECDIS;
Recognize most common observations and deficiencies regarding ECDIS;
Conduct effective navigational audits in regard to ECDIS.

Course contents

The Training course covers
the following topics:

Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Familiarization;
Use and Analysis of ECDIS guidelines (incl. NP231, NP232, NP5012, VIQ, OCIMF Best Practice)
Route Planning on ECDIS (Elements and Automatic/Manual review
of passage plan);
Preparation of ECDIS before departure (Safety Parameters, Sensors, Area Alerts etc);

Monitoring and Watchkeeping
on ECDIS (Playback, Past track
and logbook review);
Chart Updates and Corrections
(AIO, T&P, Navtex and Navarea warning management);
Frequent Inspection/Audit ECDIS system and Officer Competency observation analysis;
Conduct of efficient Navigational Audit regarding use of ECDIS
as primary means of navigation.

Training approaches and equipment

Remote or on-site training is available.

Theoretical lessons are given using latest publications and PowerPoint presentations,
practical tasks are conducted on Transas/Wartsila Navi-Sailor 4000 simulator.

Remote courses are passed by means of Webinars on Zoom platform, publication access
on Google Drive and access to ECDIS simulator on Remote PC platform.