PRESS RELEASE 14 June 2013 ECDIS Ltd Launch Sperry Marine Type Specific Course ECDIS Ltd have taken delivery of three new VisionMaster FT ECDIS, which have been installed in their e-Navigation Centre. The ECDIS systems are made by Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine and will mean ECDIS Ltd are now able to offer [...]
25th April 2013 ECDIS Ltd celebrates delivering its 10th Management of ECDIS course to the Irish Naval Service ECDIS Ltd recently delivered their 10th Management of ECDIS course to senior members of the Irish Naval Service as the start of further cooperation between the two organizations. ECDIS Ltd’s Management of ECDIS course is designed [...]
ECDIS Ltd provides Kelvin Hughes MantaDigitalTM Widescreen on board familiarisation UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are pleased to announce the launch of their new on-board familiarisation course for Kelvin Hughes’ MantaDigital™ Widescreen software. Kelvin Hughes’ newest ECDIS software has been on the market since 2012 and ECDIS Ltd has now [...]
PRESS RELEASE 20 February 2013 ECDIS Ltd Type Specific and Generic ECDIS Training Combined UK based navigation training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd have delivered ECDIS Type Specific and on-board familiarisation training to hundreds of students. The company is now able to offer Nautical Institute approved Type Specific Certificates to students on completion of their [...]
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are pleased to announce their unveiling of a VSTEP NAUTIS full mission bridge simulator with a 315° viewing capability. It is to primarily be used for Bridge Team training but has been fitted with 4 different ECDIS systems all integrated with the NAUTIS software. The Simulator [...]
The sad consequences of the grounding of ships have been all too commonly seen on television screens world-wide. Ships such as TORREY CANYON, EXXON VALDEZ and COSTA CONCORDIA have become household names in recent years, and the consequences for the environment, the loss of lives, ships and cargoes, together with the costs to insurance companies, [...]
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd have signed a new agreement with Kelvin Hughes to take ECDIS Ltd MantaDigital training worldwide. The new agreement now provides access for Kelvin Hughes distributers worldwide to book Generic and Type Specific ECDIS courses directly with ECDIS Ltd for training on Kelvin Hughes MantaDigital™ software. The [...]
Complimentary Manual with ECDIS Courses A complimentary ECDIS Manual that retails at £350 + VAT is being offered to all attendees on any MCA approved IMO 1.27 Model ECDIS Course delivered by ECDIS Ltd, on all dates in August and November 2012. The ECDIS Manual written by Peter Thornton MBE is published by Witherby Seamanship. [...]
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[...]
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[...]
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”[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
