ECDIS Carriage Requirements: SOLAS Rules Explained
Having an ECDIS on the bridge is not the same as being compliant. The SOLAS fitting timetable, the backup options, the training, and what makes it your legal charts.
Having an ECDIS on the bridge is not the same as being compliant. The SOLAS fitting timetable, the backup options, the training, and what makes it your legal charts.
An officer can hold a valid ECDIS certificate and still be unfit to keep watch on the system in front of them. Here is why ECDIS training comes in two parts — and which one actually gets ships detained.