SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF
MARITIME STUDIES
Course Information
Electronic Chart Display Information System – CHARTWORLD e Globe
G2 (ECDIS - CHARTWORLD)
Duration: 2 Days
Conducted at: Mumbai
Objective:
As per STCW 2010 an officer in charge of a navigational watch needs to undergo below mentioned training for
the new ECDIS training requirements:
Generic Training
Type-specific Training
This course is intended to provide type-specific hands-on familiarization training, to all deck officers, on
CHARTWORLD ECDIS models fitted on ships, after a candidate has undergone the generic training. Upon
completion of this course the candidate will be able to familiarize with the ECDIS CHARTWORLD Model before
joining a vessel fitted with that model along with various functions, menu & display layout, route planning &
monitoring tools, safety features and various failures and updating tools on that particular model.
Subject Areas:
Operation of Power On/Off
Description of the ECDIS System Configuration
Operating of shifting the chart
Description of the menu structure
Displaying information on the Electric Navigational charts
Description of the Display Panel
Route Planning
Route Monitoring
Setting of ECDIS
Charts installation and updating
Automatic Sailing (TCS)
Changing over to backup system
USP:
1 Candidates are allowed hands on training with full access on a working CHARTWORLD ECDIS.
2 The faculty at SIMS has received training directly by a CHARTWORLD ECDIS representative.
Eligibility:
Any deck officer who has successfully completed the ECDIS generic training course.