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ECDIS ‘Top Guns’ Announced |
May 16, 2012 |
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are celebrating over two years award of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners (HCMM) sponsored ECDIS prize[...]
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ECDIS Ltd Train Condor Ferries Crews |
May 3, 2012 |
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd have completed delivery of ECDIS training to Condor Ferries crews. The training consisted of delivery of Generic 5 day ECDIS courses and included provision of type specific training for the equipment they have fitted onboard their vessels[...]
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Publication of ‘ECDIS Procedures Guide’ |
April 3, 2012 |
The procedures contained in the ‘ECDIS Procedures Guide’ are recommendations, designed to accompany a ship’s safety management system (SMS), regarding the use of ECDIS for navigation for voyage planning and while at sea. When asked how the Guide came to be written, Mal Instone, Director at ECDIS Ltd and author of the ‘ECDIS Procedures Guide’ explained that:
“Many of the ship owners who were early adopters of ECDIS approached ECDIS Ltd directly, requesting our assistance to help them develop and implement robust operating procedures for use onboard their ships and appropriate to the make of ECDIS in use”[...]
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ECDIS Ltd Partner with JRC |
March 19, 2012 |
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with leading manufacturer Japan Radio Company (JRC). As a training partner ECDIS Ltd will deliver MCA and DNV approved Generic and Nautical Institute accredited Type Specific (Equipment Specific) training on JRC ECDIS software. Delivery of courses on JRC ECDIS has begun and ECDIS Ltd has successfully delivered JRC training on several continents already[...]
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ECDIS Ltd Open New State of the Art Training Facility |
March 6, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are pleased to announce the opening of their new purpose built state of the art training facility near Southampton in the UK. The larger facility means that ECDIS Ltd has the ability to provide [...]
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ECDIS Ltd Install SIMRAD ECDIS in the e-Navigation Centre |
July 12, 2011 |
PRESS RELEASE 11 July 2011 ECDIS Ltd Install SIMRAD ECDIS in the e-Navigation Centre UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are pleased to announce the signing of a new agreement with leading manufacturer Simrad, to provide flag-state approved training on Simrad’s CS68 ECDIS software. The agreement has seen the installation of a [...]
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Totem Plus Partner ECDIS Ltd |
June 30, 2011 |
Press release: New agreement between Totem Plus and ECDIS Ltd. Totem Plus has joined other major ECDIS manufacturers and has agreed to partner ECDIS LTD. This will enable training to be conducted on its TOTEM ECDIS in ECDIS LTD’s new e-Navigation Centre in Southampton, UK. The training will be based on ECDIS LTD’s flagship MCA [...]
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ECDIS Training for Pilots |
June 1, 2011 |
Marine navigation is currently experiencing its greatest reform since the introduction of radio communications and the development of radar – some argue even as big as the transition from sail to steam. The change is affecting everyone from deck officers to chart agents, fleet superintendents to inspecting officers and crewing managers to pilots. In [...]
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WECDIS: How Will Your Navy Make The Transition? |
May 25, 2011 |
Introduction The emergence of new technology in the field of warfare has seen most facets of naval operations computerised or digitised in the quest to build, display and manipulate the Recognised Maritime Picture (RMP) to our advantage. It is therefore surprising that many military fleets are still navigating using paper charts, as the advantages and [...]
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Digital Navigation – Making the Transition |
May 20, 2011 |
Introduction The emergence of new technology in the field of maritime operations has seen most facets of fleet operations computerised or digitised in the quest to build, display and manipulate technology to our advantage. It is therefore surprising that many fleets are still navigating using paper charts, as the advantages and efficiencies available if ECDIS [...]
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ECDIS Ltd gain Nautical Institute accreditation for Type Specific ECDIS training |
May 6, 2011 |
19 April 2011 ECDIS Ltd have successfully gained accreditation from the Nautical Institute for their Type Specific ECDIS training course. The Type Specific accreditation is the first of its kind in the world and is available now on a number of different ECDIS systems including OSI, PC Maritime, Transas and Kelvin Hughes with JRC, Simrad [...]
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ECDIS Risk Mitigation |
April 6, 2011 |
Remarkably, even though ECDIS has been accepted as a replacement for paper charts since 2002 and despite the resounding benefits of ECDIS navigation, in safety, time and cost, it is believed that only 5000 ships worldwide have an ECDIS fitted so far. So why is that? Cost, confidence or capability? Well, we all know cost [...]
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ECDIS Capabilities and Limitations |
February 23, 2011 |
As a historical comparison the onset of ECDIS could be said to be as significant as putting steam powered engines and propellers on sailing ships. The comfort blanket of the much loved and respected paper chart is fast disappearing and being replaced by a digital equivalent. Some embrace this new technology and others fear it. [...]
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ECDIS Ltd offer discount on STCW and ECDIS courses |
February 14, 2011 |
10% off MCA approved STCW courses for RIN members ECDIS Ltd, based in Whiteley in Hampshire, are a Business Member of the RIN. Until 30 June 2011,they are pleased to offer a 10% discount on their MCA-approved STCW generic and bespoke ECDIS courses to all RIN members. For further information please contact 01489 611665 or [...]
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Flag State Clarifies ECDIS Training Requirements |
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The MCA have issued a new Marine Information Note (MIN405 (M+F)) that clarifies what training is acceptable for Masters and all Deck Officers of UK flagged vessels which have ECDIS as their primary means of navigation. The document states categorically the requirement to complete both generic and equipment specific ECDIS training and goes further by [...]
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Free ECDIS Regulations Website www.ECDISRegs.com Launched |
January 24, 2011 |
A new ECDIS website www.ECDISRegs.com has been launched in association with ECDIS Ltd. The new website provides ECDIS related references, news and articles for the mariner to make current legislation clearer and easier to understand. The website has been created with help and support from international sources and in conjunction with ECDIS training company, ECDIS [...]
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Advanced ECDIS – Getting The Most Out Of Your Equipment |
January 7, 2011 |
Things happen very quickly at 28kts. A cable is covered in 13 seconds and a mile in only 2 mins 9 secs. It feels even faster at night, close to shore, navigating with only a chart, the log and a stopwatch whilst under pressure to deliver three consorts into a coordinated anchorage on time. At [...]
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ECDIS Ltd Install PC Maritime ECDIS in the e-Navigation Centre |
December 6, 2010 |
ECDIS Ltd have installed Navmaster ECDIS in their e-Navigation centre. The system, built by Plymouth based PC Maritime, will be used to deliver generic IMO 1.27 and Type Specific ECDIS training. The installation of the equipment not only serves to enhance ECDIS training by providing visibility of various different systems currently in use at sea, [...]
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Chairman’s Summary of 1st ECDIS Revolution Conference |
November 26, 2010 |
by Mike Pearsall, Business Development Manager, ECDIS Ltd Below is a summary of points made by the chairman, Philip Wake, at the end of the 1st ECDIS Revolution Conference (24-25th November 2010). Every effort has been made to quote the speaker accurately and amplifying remarks by this author are included in brackets. Conclusions Generic training [...]
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ECDIS Ltd’s Foray into Warfare ECDIS Training Heralds New Website |
November 15, 2010 |
Global ECDIS training and solutions provider, ECDIS Ltd (www.ecdis.org), have today announced that they are diversifying into the Warfare ECDIS (WECDIS) market, following a number of high-profile contracts with international naval forces in the past twelve months. The DMOP table and OSI WECDIS suite in the e-Navigation centre Mike Pearsall, ECDIS Ltd’s Business Development Manager [...]
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ECDIS Ltd’s e-Navigation Centre Gets 6 New ECDIS Systems |
November 8, 2010 |
ECDIS Ltd have taken delivery of six ECPINS® terminals, which have been installed in their e-Navigation Centre. The WECDIS systems are made by Offshore Systems Ltd. (OSL), an OSI Geospatial Company, and will be used to deliver both generic IMO 1.27 ECDIS training and ECDIS Ltd’s 5 day WECDIS course. Mark Broster, Managing Director of [...]
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ECDIS Problems Looming (Tanker Operator) |
October 28, 2010 |
A warning has been given about the diverse number of ECDIS on the market ahead of mandation of training certificates coming into force by the middle of next year. Following the STCW amendments recently agreed at the Manila meeting, there will be a vast amount of navigating officers queuing up at training facilities to gain [...]
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Todd Continues Journey Into ECDIS With New Training Partnership |
October 27, 2010 |
Northern Ireland-based marine navigation data and service provider Todd (formerly Todd Chart Agency) has announced its partnership with one of the world’s top ECDIS training providers in a move that will see the company increase its ECDIS offering and continue to position itself as a world-leading navigation data specialist. Todd is working with Southampton-based specialist ECDIS training [...]
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ECDIS Ltd Expands into WECDIS Market |
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ECDIS Ltd have delivered a 5 day WECDIS course on OSI ECPINS-W systems to the Brazilian Navy in what is hoped to be the start of further cooperation between the two organisations. The ECDIS Ltd WECDIS course is the full 5 day IMO 1.27 ECDIS course, but also includes use of additional warfare functionality to demonstrate tactical use [...]
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ECDIS Ltd Delivers ECDIS Training to the Singapore Navy |
September 20, 2010 |
ECDIS Ltd have delivered an ECDIS Quality Control course to the Singapore Navy in what is hoped to be the start of further cooperation between the two organisations. The ECDIS Ltd Quality Control course is designed for advanced and experienced users of ECDIS who are now in a position of quality controlling the standards of [...]
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United States Coast Guard Approve Adveto ECDIS 4000 |
May 19, 2010 |
The United States Coast Guard has certified that Adveto´s new ECDIS-4000 meets the requirements of all relevant regulations and standards for use onboard SOLAS vessels and High Speed Crafts.
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ECDIS Ltd Open eNavigation Centre |
April 14, 2010 |
ECDIS Ltd have opened their new eNavigation Centre at Solent Business Park, where they will deliver their flagship MCA accredited IMO 1.27 Model ECDIS course.
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Collision Course: the Dangers of Out-of-Date Nautical Charts |
February 23, 2010 |
Lloyd’s List, Julian Macqueen – Wednesday 10 February 2010.
Recent Paris MoU data reveals that 7% of all ships detained were for inadequate nautical publications. Julian Macqueen highlights the dangers of using older maps as questions are raised over the accuracyof the chart data.
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ECDIS Ltd Present to the Nautical Institute |
February 1, 2010 |
ECDIS Ltd presented to the Nautical Institute covering the past, present and future of ECDIS and ECS. Given at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club to members of the NI, RIN and attended by representatives from the UKHO and MCA. Read the informative article that appeared in Seaways.
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Adveto’s New ECDIS 4000 |
January 29, 2010 |
DNV has certified that Adveto´s new ECDIS-4000 complies with all relevant regulations and standards for use onboard SOLAS vessels and High Speed Crafts.
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ECDIS Ltd Train CERES LNG |
November 18, 2009 |
ECDIS training company ECDIS Ltd of the UK deliver portable training to CERES LNG of Greece.
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ECDIS Ltd Announces Partnership with ADVETO |
October 26, 2009 |
ECDIS training company ECDIS Ltd of the UK and ADVETO of Sweden have entered into partnership in order to provide customers with portable training on ADVETO’s ECDIS 4000.
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Ecdis Ltd Newsletter |
August 24, 2009 |
All the latest ECDIS issues covered in the Ecdis Ltd Newsletter.
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MaxSea and ECDIS Development |
August 20, 2009 |
Ecdis Ltd’s partnership with MaxSea is flourishing, following a period of training in Biarritz.
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Not just ECDIS problems, but solutions |
August 15, 2009 |
Compared to paper charts, the benefits of ECDIS are astounding. Now is the time when users, trainers, manufacturers, companies and authorities have the chance to ensure that the future digital ship is one of confidence, not concern.
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The importance of ECDIS training |
August 9, 2009 |
Why is ECDIS training so important? This extract from the Nautical Telegraph highlights the importance of proper ECDIS training.
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