USE OF ECDIS IN RCDS MODE
All navigable waters are not yet covered by ENC data and vessel may be required to use ECDIS in Raster…
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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…