ECDIS e-navigation


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harbour information, and how this could be presented. Sharing of information could also mean areduction in reporting from ship to shore. Instead of separate reports of basic characteristics such as dimensions, cargo and ETAtoagents, ports and pilots, this informa- tion could be shared –perhaps also with VTS and SAR authorities, if necessary. Establishing a universal standard and


on the bridge to combine different types of


a secure ship-to-shore link is a challenge. Another risk identified by Transas’s Rydlinger is having too long a timescale on setting the harmonisation standard for e-navigation. “As development has started, the industry may not wait,” he urged. “Set the rules but make it quick: not too detailed. Leave room for innovations where the industry has a frame- work and a clear guide for communication and interfacing.” ECDIS will play a central role in his company’s e-navigation thinking; he suggested a third e-navigation display on the bridge to combine different types of


information: “presentation of data could be task-oriented and easy to customise for different needs,” he hypothesised. Elgar of Jeppesen described ECDIS as


and avoid human errors.”


the first small step in the right direction, but maintained that “as [ECDIS] has taken so long to implement it is largely based on specifications and regulations designed and written years ago”, making it “restrictive and innovation-averse”. In contrast, Rydlinger does not consider that e-navigation will create major changes in the way bridge teams operate. “There are two major tasks on the bridge,” he elaborated. “Anti-colli- sion – where radar integrated with AIS is the main system to solve this – and anti-ground- ing – the main task of ECDIS where rules are settled. The rest is actually how you set the procedures on the bridge and use the systems and information on board in the best way to achieve decision support, reduce stress and avoid human errors.”


“Chart agents should be able to distinguish themselves on service instead of ENC believes Jelle Glass of Datema


“Chart agents should be able to distinguish themselves on service instead of ENC coverage,” believes Jelle Glass of Datema Image: IHS Fairplay


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