Position Cross-Checking on ECDIS in View of International Regulations Requirements and OCIMF Recommendations

• Main Author: Wojciech Legiec
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2016-04-01
• Series: TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Subjects: Duties and Responsibilities of the Officer on Watch; Position Cross-Checking; ECDIS; OCIMF Recommendations; Safety Management System; Japan Radio Company (JRC); Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE); GPS Position
• Online Access: http://www.transnav.eu/files/Position Cross-Checking on ECDIS in View of International Regulations Requirements and OCIMF Recommendations,633.pdf

In this paper author suggest methods for position cross-checking on modern bridge equipped with ECDIS. Terrestrial navigation techniques in relation to newly implemented technology are adopted to fulfil international requirements and recommendations. Author proposes voyage recording procedures conforming to IMO requirements ready to be used as navigational procedures in Safety Management System. Vessel Inspection Questionnaire of Ship Inspection Report Programme is used to systematize the needs. Differences in approach between paper charts and ECDIS navigation are exposed and clarified serving as a guide for ships liable to undergo vetting inspection. Author shows both, advantages and weak points of various ECDIS features using as an example ECDIS manufactured by Japan Radio Company.