JEPPESEN PROPRIETARY

Regulations & Requirements

Haw WONG, PhD

Managing Director

Jeppesen Marine, Singapore

1. Relevant background : IMO & ECDIS

2. Current Status : Carriage Requirements

3. What is an ECDIS?

4. Compliance

5. Where to get Help?

Outline of Presentation

Background …

IMO ECDIS performance standard A817(19) adopted 1995

First ECDIS type approved in 1999

HSC Code require carriage of ECDIS : 1 Jul 2008

MSC85 (Dec 2008) approved mandatory carriage requirements : implementation schedule for specific ship types and sizes

ECDIS Performance Standard

IMO Resolution A.817(19) on ECDIS (1995)

“ECDIS with adequate back-up arrangements may be accepted as complying with the up-to-date charts required by regulation V/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.”

Passenger craft certified to carry more than 100 passengers and cargo craft shall be fitted with electronic chart and display information system (ECDIS), as follows:

.1 craft constructed on or after 1 July 2008;

.2 craft constructed before 1 July 2008 but on or after 1 January 1996; not later than 1 July 2010

HSC Code require that :

ECDIS Carriage requirements for High Speed Craft

ECDIS : Revised SOLAS requirements 1 Jan 2011

RESOLUTION MSC.99(73), Amendments to SOLAS 74

- CHAPTER V - SAFETY OF NAVIGATION

Regulation 19: Carriage requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipment 2. Shipborne navigational equipment and systems 2.1 All ships irrespective of size shall have:....2.1.4. nautical charts and nautical publications to plan and display the ship’s route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage. An electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) is also accepted as meeting the chart carriage requirements of this subparagraph. Ships to which paragraph [2.10] applies shall comply with the carriage requirements for ECDIS detailed therein; 2.1.5 back-up arrangements to meet the functional requirements of subparagraph 2.1.4 , if this function is partly or fully fulfilled by electronic means;*

* Paper nautical charts sufficient to meet the requirements of sub-paragraph .4 and regulation 27 may be used as a back-up arrangement for ECDIS. Other back-up arrangements for ECDIS are acceptable …

ECDIS Carriage requirements for SOLAS Vessels

2.10 Ships engaged on international voyages shall be fitted with an Electronic Chart Display and

Information System (ECDIS) as follows:

.1 passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1. July 2012;

.2 tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage an upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2012;

.3 cargo ships, other than tankers, of 10.000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2013;

.4 cargo ships, other than tankers, of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 10,000 gross tonnage constructed on or after 1 July 2014;

.5 passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2014;

The first safety equipment survey means the first annual survey, the first periodical survey or the first renewal survey for safety equipment, whichever is due first after the date specified.

.6 tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2015;

.7 cargo ships, other than tankers, of 50,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the first safety equipment survey on or after 1 July 2016;

.8 cargo ships, other than tankers, of 20,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 50,000 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2017;

.9 cargo ships, other than tankers, of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 20,000 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the fist survey on or after 1 July 2018;

ECDIS Carriage requirements for SOLAS Vessels

ship type size new ship existing ship

passenger ships 500gt or over 1 July 2012not later than first survey after 1 July 2014

tankers 3.000gt or over 1 July 2012not later than first survey after 1 July 2015

dry cargo ships 50.000gt or over 1 July 2013not later than first survey after 1 July 2016

20.000gt or over (new ships)Over 20.000gt but less than50.000gt (exisiting ships)

1 July 2013not later than first survey after 1 July 2017

10.000gt or over (new ships)Over 10.000gt but less than20.000gt (exisiting ships)

1 July 2013not later than first survey after 1 July 2018

Over 3.000gt but less than 10.000gt

1 July 2014No retrofit requirements to existing ships less than 10.000gt

IMO’s definition of ECDIS

Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) means a navigation information system which with adequate back-up arrangements can be a accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulations V/19 and V/27 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended, by displaying selected information from a system electronic navigational chart (SENC) with positional information from navigation sensors to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring, and if required display additional navigation-related information

When is an ECDIS an ECDIS?

Standards for Type Approval IMO: ECDIS Performance Standard – A.817(19) IEC: Test standard for ECDIS – IEC 61174-3

Back-up arrangements Independent facilities enabling a safe take over of the ECDIS functions in order to

ensure that a system failure does not result in a critical situation; and A means to provide for safe navigation for the remaining part of the voyage in case of

ECDIS failure. There are two commonly accepted options:

– A second ECDIS, connected to an independent power supply and a separate GPS position input, synchronized with the main ECDIS;

– An appropriate up to date folio of official paper charts for the intended voyage Some Flag States may permit other options (e.g.”Chart-Radar”). Ship owners should

consult their national maritime administration for specific advice.

Charts Updated Electonic Navigation Chart (ENC)

Compliance : Paperless Navigation

Type approved ECDIS (incl. Back-up arrangements)

Updated ENCs (from value added resellers)

Generic ECDIS training (STCW model course 1.27)

Type-specific ECDIS training (manufacturers)

Standard Operating Procedures (operation & maintenance of ECDIS, chart updating, etc.)

Flag State acceptance

Port State acceptance

Other requirements e.g. charterer’s requirements

Compliance : Port State control

The Port State control acts on the regulations set out in the various Memorandums of Understanding (Paris,Tokyo etc)

Port State controls may include checks about whether: The ship has documentation indicating that the system complies with IMO

Performance Standards for ECDIS The system is being used for primary navigation There are written procedures onboard the vessel for using ECDIS The master and watch-keeping officers are able to produce appropriate

documentation of generic and type-specific ECDIS familiarization/course The charts used for the intended voyage are the latest official editions The charts in use are updated There are approved back up arrangements

Other Port State requirements may occur in other areas

Where to get Help?

Section 1: Overview of electronic charting and regulations

Section 2: Compendium of Flag State ECDIS requirements

Section 3: Training requirements

Section 4: Technical details of electronic charts

Section 5: Appendix: References and glossary

IHO S-66: Facts about electronic charts and carriage requirementsDownloadable free from : www.iho.org

• SN Circular 276 on “Transitioning from paper chart to electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) navigation”

Other useful information sources

Websites

• IMO Model Course 1.27 on Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)

• http://www.iho.org• http://www.imo.org• http://www.jeppesen.com/marine

Where to get Help?

• 10 Things They Should Have Told You about ECDIS, David Edmonds, PC Maritime Ltd, Plymouth, UK

In the meantime …

Many use ECDIS as an ‘aid to navigation’ to exploit safety and operational functionalities

Use of chart service that also :

Satisfy requirements to standards

Allows ship staff to get used to updating, operation and terminology

Provide flexible licensing procedure that could be performed at sea or in port

Has efficient chart updating services (time required & communication cost)

Has the least disruption or change when you need to switch to ENCs

Exploit available information systems that enhance the power of the ECDIS, e.g. weather and routeing.

Conclusion : Points to Consider

IMO carriage requirement for ECDIS

Do you need to comply?

If so, how and when to achieve compliance

Training issues to be addressed

Work processes require modification