ECDIS seminar report
The first in a series of seminars covering the challenges of ECDIS Implementation, Procedures & Solutions was successfully held in the Yacht Club Greece, Athens. The hosts of this event, ChartWorld International Ltd. and the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), were very pleased to welcome the top experts of many well-known Greek and international marine companies.
During the seminar the UKHO representative, Mrs. Francesca Davis, introduced the latest Admiralty publications. “Going digital with Admiralty” which will help to meet SOLAS carriage requirements for the use of ECDIS, as the ships’ safety management systems must include procedures for the operational use of ECDIS. She announced that all Admiralty publications will be available in digital format in Q1 2015 e.g. from their partner ChartWorld.
ChartWorld International sales director, Mr. Stephan Dimke, reported on typical aspects of changing to ECDIS and paperless navigation, including practical recommendations to the shipping companies. He presented, eQuip, the ChartWorld ECDIS management system, which can help to make going paperless quick, easy and successful. eQuip was created based on the UKHO requirements for ECDIS processes written down in NP 232.
Finally there was the highlight of the evening – the first ever presentation of the new ChartWorld ECDIS eGlobe G2 to a wider audience. With eGlobe G2 ECDIS ChartWorld is the first company to worldwide present a smart ECDIS concept based on touchscreen GUI.
This event was the first one of a planned series of seminars organized by ChartWorld and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, due to take place in 2015 in different locations all over the world – Germany, Dubai, Turkey, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and India.
ChartWorld International is a service provider supplying the shipping industry with navigation systems, charts and publications for SOLAS vessels, inland waterway crafts, yachts and workboats since 2002. ChartWorld is an authorised value added reseller for UKHO, Primar and IC-ENC.
By Jake Frith
