ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ECDIS)
|   $1,735.00

MEMACE-179

 

 

2025 Dates
Please contact our office for up coming classes.

 

 

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Course Duration

5 days   |    Bucksport campus

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Course Description

Prerequisites:
Students must have completed formal training in:

• Terrestrial Navigation

• Radar/ARPA for safe navigation and collision avoidance
  They should also be proficient in personal computer use, have experience with visual navigation, and have completed supervised bridge watch-keeping duties.

 

Description

This course provides in-depth practice and demonstration of the required functions of ECDIS as the primary means of navigation for mariners performing duties as an Officer in Charge of a Navigation Watch (OICNW).

Topics covered include:

• Capabilities and limitations of ECDIS

• Operation, interpretation, and analysis of ECDIS data

• Management of operational procedures, system files, and navigational data

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Participants

Minimum: 2 | Maximum: 9

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USCG Approval

Applicants who successfully complete this course will satisfy the training requirements of:

• 46 CFR Sections:
  11.305, 11.307, 11.308, 11.311, 11.313, 11.315, 11.317, 11.319, and 11.321

• National Assessment Guidelines (NVIC):

  • NVIC 10-14 & 11-14: Tasks 6.1.A – 6.7.A

  • NVIC 12-14: Tasks 2.7.C, 4.1.A, 4.2.A

  • NVIC 13-14: Task 1.7.A

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*Merchant Mariner license holders must contact the US Coast Guard directly for particulars concerning their licenses upgrade or re-certification questions: Call the National Maritime Center at 1-888-427-5662 or visit online at Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation.