All navigable waters are not yet covered by ENC data and vessel may be required to use ECDIS in Raster
Tag: ecdis
Safety Depth & Safety Contour In ECDIS
Use of the Safety Depth and the Safety Contour in ECDIS Safety Depth: Value set by the mariner that is used
ECDIS
General ECDIS allows for monitoring of a ship’s position in real-time throughout the voyage and integrates information from GPS, Gyro,
ECDIS Contour Setting depth
Safety Contour = Dynamic draft + Minimum Net UKC requirement – Height of tide Shallow Contour = One Contour less
Actions in the event of ECDIS Failure.
Ecdis Failure It is mandatory for the ship’s officer to manually plot position of the vessel frequently to avoid over-reliance