Preparing for the ECDIS rollout


Transas Marine argues that, in general, the shipping industry is not very well prepared as yet for the mandatory requirement to have ECDIS onboard.


W


hile the majority of vessels will not be affected by the IMO’s ECDIS requirements


until 2014-15, and so there is still time for a properly planned implementation phase, the clock is ticking down. As a result Transas Marine is taking a proactive approach to addressing the perceived problem of a lack of preparedness amongst ship owners and operators. According to Anders Rydlinger, Transas


navigation product manager: “At Transas we are putting in a big effort to educate the industry as to how the transition to mandatory ECDIS should be carried out. We are organising ECDIS seminars to explain what should be taken into account and when it’s the right time to start.”


In recent months, Transas observes,


more and more shipping companies, as well as crewing agencies, have become aware of the need for training. However, there are still a lot of questions as to how and where generic and type-specific training should be organised. Rydlinger says: “The key issue is


finding a reliable partner able to provide quality training. This is a problem companies should be aware of and solve first, before choosing their onboard ECDIS. It’s easy to mount a computer anywhere in the world, but it’s not easy to send all your officers to a training institute.” While there are many training providers in the market, Transas believes


the challenge will be finding a partner who can provide generic, as well as type-specific, training anywhere in the world at a good standard. “This means fulfilling Flag State requirements and knowing from the ECDIS manufacturers how to handle their equipment,” adds Rydlinger. Transas is now expanding its global


ECDIS training network, GET-Net. Today, GET-Net is operational in more than 10 countries and is the result of an international partnership between Transas Marine and various leading ECDIS training providers worldwide. All partner


training centres receive


detailed instructor training and have to pass a quality audit. SRCT


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