ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS Convention Area — means EEZ established by a State in accordance with International law, or an area beyond and adjacent to territorial sea determined by the State in accordance with International law, and extending upto ≤ 200 miles from the baseline from
Abort point is the final point at which a ship can take action to avoid passing the point of no return. It is the point after which there is insufficient sea room to safely turn the vessel and return back. Point of no return is the position
Ecdis Failure It is mandatory for the ship’s officer to manually plot position of the vessel frequently to avoid over-reliance on the equipment and to have better situational awareness, should the system fail anytime during the passage. Under-mentioned are possible failures of ECDIS: 1. Power