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UTILIZAREA SISTEMELOR INFORMATICE
ŞI A DISPOZITIVELOR DE AFIŞARE
A HĂRŢILOR ELECTRONICE
ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY

AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
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„ UTILIZAREA SISTEMELOR INFORMATICE
ŞI A DISPOZITIVELOR DE AFIŞARE
A HĂRŢILOR ELECTRONICE”
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_ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
FOREWORD
Paper charts, plotters, gyro-compasses, hatches in the chartroom represent traditional
means of navigation.
Presently, in the information era, these instruments are seriously vied by the electronic
chart displayed on a computer monitor. More than a graphic display, the electronic chart is
a modern self-contained navigational system which will shortly replace the classical paper
charts.
Mention must be made that the term “electronic chart” is rather reduced and it does not
express the entire potential of the new system and its possibilities. The electronic chart is
more than a simple device used to reproduce the traditional charts on screen.
It is a new, complex, interactive system which is not limited to offering the user the
electronic chart but it allows access to a very sophisticated navigational information system.
The International Maritime Organization, through Resolution A.817(19) adopted on
November, 23rd 1995, set the technical conditions that the Electronic Chart Display
Information System (ECDIS) must fulfil and regulated the legal aspects regarding the use of
the system on board ships.
CERONAV Constantza is fitted out with a Full Mission Bridge Simulator which is used in
training the deck officers and masters. The simulator also includes an Electronic Chart
Display Information System.
This publication is intended as a guide for the trainees attending the ECDIS training
programme.
The Authors
CUVÂNT ÎNAINTE
Harta de hârtie, echerele, compasul, liniile paralele aflate în camera hărţilor, constituie
instrumentele de navigaţie tradiţionale.
In prezent, în epoca informaţiilor, aceste instrumente au un serios competitor - harta
electronică , pe ecranul unui computer. Mai mult decât un display grafîc, harta
electronică constituie un sistem modern şi de sine stătâtor de navigaţie, care va înlocui
într-un timp rapid harta nautică clasică de hârtie.
Trebuie menţionat că termenul de "hartă electronică" este mai degrabă restrâns şi nu
exprimă potenţialul şi posibilităţile noului sistem. Harta electronică este mai mult decât
un simplu dispozitiv de reproducere a hărţii tradiţionale pe un ecran.
Este un nou şi complet, interactiv sistem informatic care pune la dispoziţia utilizatorului
nu numai harta electronică ci şi un sistem sofisticat de informaţii referitor la navigaţie.
IMO prin rezoluţia A.817(19) adoptată pe 23.11.1995 stabileşte toate condiţiile tehnice
pe care trebuie să le îndeplinească ECDIS-ul şi reglementează aspectele legale de
utilizare la bordul navelor a sistemului.
CERONAV Constanţa este dotat cu un simulator complet de navigaţie pus la dispoziţia
comandanţilor şi ofiţerilor de punte.
Simulatorul are în componenţâ şi un ECDIS modern care funcţionează în cadrul
sistemului Integrat de Navigaţie.
Lucrarea de faţă se doreşte a fî un ghid care să vină în ajutorul celor care urmează
cursul ECDIS.
AUTORII
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Resolution A.817(19)
adopted on 23 November
1995 (Agenda item 10)
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC CHART

DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(ECDIS)
THE ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning
the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety,
RECALLING ALSO regulation V/20 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS), 1974, which requires all ships to carry adequate and up-to-date charts, sailing directions,
lists of lights, notices to mariners, tide tables and all other nautical publications necessary for the
intended voyage,
NOTING that the up-to-date charts required by SOLAS regulation V/20 can be provided and
displayed electronically on board ships by electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS),
and that the other nautical publications required by regulation V/20 may also be so provided and
displayed,
RECOGNIZING the need to prepare performance standards for ECDIS in order to ensure the
operational reliability of such equipment, and to ensure that the information provided and displayed
electronically is at least equivalent to that of up-to-date charts and, when also provided and
displayed, other nautical publications, and to avoid, as far as practicable, adverse interaction
between ECDIS and other shipborne navigational and communication equipment,
NOTING FURTHER that the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has, in co-operation
with IMO, developed complementary recommendations on electronic navigational charts, thereby
standardizing the database and the content, structure and format of the information provided and
displayed,
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendation made by the Maritime Safety Committee at its sixty-
third session,
1. ADOPTS the Recommendation on Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display
and Information Systems (ECDIS) set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2. RECOMMENDS Governments to ensure that ECDIS used on ships entitled to fly their
flag conform to performance standards not inferior to those set out in the annex to the
present resolution;
3. REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to keep these Performance Standards
under review and to adopt amendments thereto, as necessary;
4. ALSO REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to ensure that any proposed amendments
to this resolution are agreed with IHO prior to adoption.
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Annex
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC CHART
DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ECDIS)
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The primary function of the ECDIS is to contribute to safe navigation.
1.2 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.
1.3 In addition to the general requirements for ship borne radio equipment forming
part of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) and the
requirements for electronic navigational aids contained in IMO resolution A.694(17),*
ECDIS should meet the requirements of this performance standard.
1.4 ECDIS should be capable of displaying all chart information necessary for safe
and efficient navigation originated by, and distributed on the authority of,
government-authorized hydrographic offices.
1.5 ECDIS should facilitate simple and reliable updating of the electronic navigational
chart.
1.6 Use of ECDIS should reduce the navigational workload as compared to use of a
paper chart. It should enable the mariner to execute in a convenient and timely
manner all route planning, route monitoring and positioning currently performed on
paper charts. It should be capable of continuously plotting the ship's position.
1.7 ECDIS should have at least the same reliability and availability of presentation as
the paper chart published by government-authorized hydrographic offices.
1.8 ECDIS should provide appropriate alarms or indications with respect to the
information displayed or malfunction of the equipment (see appendix 5).
2 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these performance standards:
2.1 Electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) means a navigation
information system which, with adequate back-up arrangements, can be accepted
as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulation V/20 of the 1974
SOLAS Convention, 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 by displaying additional
navigation-related information if required.
2.2 Electronic navigational chart (ENC) means the database, standardized as to

content, structure and format, issued for use with ECDIS on the authority of
government-authorized hydrographic offices. The ENC contains all the chart
information necessary for safe navigation, and may contain supplementary information
in addition to that contained in the paper chart (e.g. sailing directions) which may be
considered necessary for safe navigation.
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* IEC Publication 945 (see appendix 1).
2.3 System electronic navigational chart (SENC) means a database resulting from
the transformation of the ENC by ECDIS for appropriate use, updates to the ENC by
appropriate means, and other data added by the mariner. It is this database that is
actually accessed by ECDIS for the display generation and other navigational
functions, and is the equivalent to an up-to-date paper chart. The SENC may also
contain information from other sources.
2.4 Standard display means the SENC information that should be shown when a
chart is first displayed on ECDIS. The level of the information it provides for route
planning or route monitoring may be modified by the mariner according to the
mariner's needs.
2.5 Display base means the level of SENC information which cannot be removed
from the display, consisting of information which is required at all times in all
geographical areas and all circumstances. It is not intended to be sufficient for safe
navigation.
2.6 Further information on ECDIS definitions may be found in IHO Special

Publication S-52, appendix 3 (see appendix 1).
3 DISPLAY OF SENC INFORMATION
3.1 ECDIS should be capable of displaying all SENC information.
3.2 SENC information available for display during route planning and route monitoring
should be subdivided into three categories, display base, standard display, and all other
information (see appendix 2).
3.3 ECDIS should present the standard display at any time by a single operator action.
3.4 When a chart is first displayed on ECDIS, it should provide the standard display at
the largest scale available in the SENC for the displayed area.
3.5 It should be easy to add or remove information from the ECDIS display. It should not
be possible to remove information contained in the display base.
3.6 It should be possible for the mariner to select a safety contour from the depth
contours provided by the SENC. ECDIS should give the safety contour more emphasis
than other contours on the display.
3.7 It should be possible for the mariner to select a safety depth. ECDIS should
emphasize soundings equal to or less than the safety depth whenever spot soundings
are selected for display.
3.8 The ENC and all updates to it should be displayed without any degradation of their
information content.
3.9 ECDIS should provide a means of ensuring that the ENC and all updates to it have
been correctly loaded into the SENC.
3.10 The ENC data and updates to it should be clearly distinguishable from other
displayed information, such as, for example that listed in appendix 3.
.* Appendix 1 to IHO Special Publication S-52 (see appendix 1).
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4 PROVISION AND UPDATING* OF CHART INFORMATION
4.1 The chart information to be used in ECDIS should be the latest edition of information
originated by a government-authorized hydrographic office, and conform to IHO standards
4.2 The contents of the SENC should be adequate and up-to-date for the intended voyage, as
required by regulation V/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.
4.3 It should not be possible to alter the contents of the ENC.
4.4 Updates should be stored separately from the ENC.
4.5 ECDIS should be capable of accepting official updates to the ENC data provided in conformity
with IHO standards. These updates should be automatically applied to the SENC. By whatever
means updates are received, the implementation procedure should not interfere with the display in
use.
4.6 ECDIS should also be capable of accepting updates to the ENC data entered manually with
simple means for verification prior to the final acceptance of the data. They should be distinguishable
on the display from ENC information and its official updates, and not affect display legibility.
4.7 ECDIS should keep a record of updates, including time of application to the SENC.
4.8 ECDIS should allow the mariner to display updates so that the mariner may review their
contents and ascertain that they have been included in the SENC.
5 SCALE
ECDIS should provide an indication of whether:
.1 the information is displayed at a larger scale than that contained in the ENC; or
.2 own ship's position is covered by an ENC at a larger scale than that provided by the display.
6. DISPLAY OF OTHER NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION
6.1 Radar information or other navigational information may be added to the ECDIS display.
However, it should not degrade the SENC information, and should be clearly distinguishable from
the SENC information.
6.2 ECDIS and added navigational information should use a common reference system. If this is not
the case, an indication should be provided.
6.3 Radar
6.3.1 Transferred radar information may contain both the radar image and ARPA information.
6.3.2 If the radar image is added to the ECDIS display, the chart and the radar image should match in
scale and in orientation.
6.3.3 The radar image and the position from the position sensor should both be adjusted
automatically for antenna offset from the conning position.
6.3.4 It should be possible to adjust the displayed position of the ship manually so that the radar
image matches the SENC display.
6.3.5 It should be possible to remove the radar information by single operator action.
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7 DISPLAY MODE AND GENERATION OF THE NEIGHBOURING AREA
7.1 it should always be possible to display the SENC in a "north-up" orientation. Other
orientations are permitted.
7.2 ECDIS should provide for true motion mode. Other modes are permitted.
7.3 When true motion mode is in use, reset and generation of the neighboring area
should take place automatically at a distance from the border of the display determined
by the mariner.
7.4 It should be possible manually to change the chart area and the position of own ship
relative to the edge of the display
8 COLOURS AND SYMBOLS
8.1 1HO recommended colors and symbols should be used to represent SENC
information.*
8.2 The colors and symbols other than those mentioned in 8.1 should be those used to
describe the navigational elements and parameters listed in appendix 3 and published
by IEC.
8.3 SENC information, when displayed at the scale specified in the ENC, should use the
f
specified size of symbols, figures and letters.*
8.4 ECDIS should allow the mariner to select whether own ship is displayed in true scale
or as a symbol.
9 DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS
9.1 ECDIS should be capable of displaying information for:
.1 route planning and supplementary navigation tasks;
.2 route monitoring.
9.2 The effective size of the chart presentation for route monitoring should be at least 270
mm x270 mm.
9.3 The display should be capable of complying with the color and resolution
recommendations of IHO.*
9.4 The method of presentation should ensure that the displayed information is clearly
visible to more than one observer in the conditions of light normally experienced on the
bridge of the ship by day and by night.
10 ROUTE PLANNING, MONITORING AND VOYAGE RECORDING
10.1 It should be possible to carry out route planning and route monitoring in a simple
and reliable manner.
10.2 ECDIS should be designed following ergonomic principles for user-friendly

operation.
10.3 The largest scale data available in the SENC for the area given should always be
used by the ECDIS for all alarms or indications of crossing the ship's safety contour
and of entering a prohibited area, and for alarms and indications according to
appendix 5.
f
* Appendix 2 to IHO Special Publication S-52 (see appendix 1). lEC Publication 1174.
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10.4 Route planning
10.4.1 It should be possible to carry out route planning including both straight and curved
segments.
10.4.2 It should be possible to adjust a planned route by,
for example:
.1 adding waypoints to a route;
.2 deleting waypoints from a route;
.3 changing the position of a waypoint;
.4 changing the order of the waypoints in the route.
10.4.3 It should be possible to plan an alternative route in addition to the selected route.
The selected route should be clearly distinguishable from the other routes.
10.4.4 An indication is required if the mariner plans a route across an own ship's safety
contour.
10.4.5 An indication is required if the mariner plans a route across the boundary of a
prohibited area or of a geographical area for which special conditions exist (see
appendix 4).
10.4.6 It should be possible for the mariner to specify a limit, of deviation from the planned
route at which activation of an automatic offtrack alarm should occur.
10.5 ROUTE MONITORING
10.5.1 For route monitoring the selected route and own ship's position should appear
whenever the display covers that area.
10.5.2 It should be possible to display a sea area that does not have the ship on the display
(e.g. for look ahead, route planning), while route monitoring. If this is done on the display
used for route monitoring, the automatic route monitoring functions (e.g. updating ship's
position, and providing alarms and indications) should be continuous. It should be possible
to return to the route monitoring display covering own ship's position immediately by single
operator action.
10.5.3 ECDIS should give an alarm if the ship, within a specified time set by the mariner, is
going to cross the safety contour.
10.5.4 ECDIS should give an alarm or indication, as selected by the mariner, if the ship, within
a specified time set by the mariner, is going to cross the boundary of a prohibited area or of
a geographical area for which special conditions exist (see appendix 4).
10.5.5 An alarm should be given when the specified limit for deviation from the planned route is
exceeded.
10.5.6 The ship's position should be derived from a continuous positioning system of accuracy
consistent with the requirements of safe navigation. Whenever possible, a second
independent positioning method of a different type should be provided; ECDIS should be
capable of identifying discrepancies between the two systems.
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10.5.7 ECDIS should provide an indication when the input from the position-fixing system is
lost. ECDIS should also repeat, but only as an indication, any alarm or indication passed to it
from a position-fixing system.
10.5.8 An alarm should be given by ECDIS if the ship, within a specified time or distance set by
the mariner, is going to reach a critical point on the planned route.
10.5.9 The positioning system and the SENC should be on the same geodetic datum. ECDIS
should give an alarm if this is not the case.
10.5.10 It should be possible to display an alternative route in addition to the selected route.
The selected route should be clearly distinguishable from the other routes. During the
voyage, it should be possible for the mariner to modify the selected sailing route or change
to an alternative route.
10.5.11 It should be possible to display:

.1 time-labels along ship's track, manually on demand and automatically at intervals
selected between 1 and 120 m; and
.2 an adequate number of: points, free movable electronic bearing lines, variable and fixed-
range markers and other symbols required for navigation purposes and specified in
appendix 3.
10.5.12 It should be possible to enter the geographical co-ordinates of any position and then
display that position on demand. It should also be possible to select any point
(features, symbol or position) on the display and to read its geographical co-
ordinates on demand.
10.5.13 It should be possible to adjust the ship's geographical position manually. This
manual adjustment should be noted alphanumerically on the screen, maintained
until altered by the mariner, and automatically recorded.
10.6 Voyage recording
10.6.1 ECDIS should store and be able to reproduce certain minimum elements required to
reconstruct
the navigation and verify the official database used during the previous 12 h. The following data
should be
recorded at one-minute intervals:
.1 to ensure a record of own ship's past track: time, position, heading, and speed; and
.2 to ensure a record of official data used: ENC source, edition, date, cell and update
history.
10.6.2 In addition, ECDIS should record the complete track for the entire voyage, with time
marks at intervals not exceeding 4 h.
10.6.3 It should not be possible to manipulate or change the recorded information.
10.6.4 ECDIS should have the capability to preserve the record of the previous 12 h and of
the voyage
* IEC Publication 1162.
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11 ACCURACY
11.1 The accuracy of all calculations performed by ECDIS should be independent of the
characteristics of the output device and should be consistent with the SENC
accuracy.
11.2 Bearings and distances drawn on the display, or those measured between features
already drawn on the display, should have an accuracy no less than that afforded by
the resolution of the display.
12 CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT*
12.1 ECDIS should not degrade the performance of any equipment providing sensor inputs.
Nor should the connection of optional equipment degrade the performance of ECDIS below
this standard.
12.2 ECDIS should be connected to systems providing continuous position-fixing, heading and
speed information.
13 PERFORMANCE TESTS, MALFUNCTION ALARMS AND INDICATIONS

13.1 ECDIS should be provided with means for carrying out on-board tests of major
functions either automatically or manually. In case of a failure, the test should
display information to indicate which module is at fault.
13.2 ECDIS should provide a suitable alarm or indication of system malfunction.
14 BACK-UP ARRANGEMENTS
Adequate back-up arrangements should be provided to ensure safe navigation in case of an ECDIS
failure.
.1 Facilities enabling a safe take-over of the ECDIS functions should be provided in order
to ensure that an ECDIS failure does not result in a critical situation.
.2 A back-up arrangement should be provided facilitating means for safe navigation of the
remaining part of the voyage in case of an ECDIS failure.
15 POWER SUPPLY
15.1 It should be possible to operate ECDIS and ail equipment necessary for its normal
functioning when supplied by an emergency source of electrical power in accordance with
the appropriate requirements of chapter 11-1 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.
15.2 Changing from one source of power supply to another or any interruption of the supply
for a period of up to 45 s , should not require the equipment to be re-initialized manually.
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Appendix 1
Reference
documents
The following international organizations have developed technical standards and specifications, as
listed below, for use in conjunction with this standard. The latest edition of these documents should
be obtained from the organization concerned.
INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO)
Address: Directing Committee

International Hydrographic Bureau
BP 445
98011 Monaco CEDEX Phone: + 33 9350 6587
Principality of Monaco Fax: + 33 9325 2003
Publications
Special Publication No. S-52 "Provisional Specifications for Chart Content and Display of ECDIS",
2nd Edition, September 1992.
S-52 appendix 1 "Report of the IHO (COE) Working Group on Updating the Electronic Chart", 1st
Edition, June 1990.
S-52 appendix 2 "Provisional Color and Symbol Specifications for ECDIS", 1st Edition, February
1991.
S-52 appendix 3 "Glossary of ECDIS-related Terms", 1st Edition, July 1991.
Special Publication No. S-57 "IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data".
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (lEC)

Address: 1EC
CentralOffice
3 rue de
Varembe
PO Box 131
1211 Geneva 20 Phone: + 41 22 734 01 SO
Switzerland Fax: + 41 22 733 38 43
Publications
lEC Publication 1174 "Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)".
IEC Publication 945 "General Requirements for Shipborne Radio Equipment Forming Part of the
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System and Marine Navigational Equipment".
IEC Publication 1162 "Digital Interfaces- Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment. On Board
Ship".
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Appendix 2
SENC information available for display during route

planning and route monitoring
1 Display base, permanently retained on the ECDIS display, consisting

of:
.1 coastline (high water);
.2 own ship's safety contour, to be selected by the mariner;
.3 indication of isolated underwater dangers at depths of less than the safety contour which
lie within the safe waters defined by the safety contour;
.4 indication of isolated dangers which lie within the safe water defined by the safety contour
such as bridges, overhead wires, etc., including buoys and beacons, whether or not
these are being used as aids to navigation;
.5 traffic routeing systems;
.6 scale, range, orientation and display mode;
.7 units of depth and height.
2 Standard display, to be displayed when the chart is first displayed by ECDIS, consisting
of:
.1 display base
.2 drying line
.3 indication of fixed and floating aids to navigation
.4 boundaries of fairways, channels, etc.
.5 visual and radar conspicuous features
.6 prohibited and restricted areas
.7 chart scale boundaries
.8 indication of cautionary notes
3 All other information, displayed individually on demand, for

example:
.1 spot soundings
.2 submarine cables and pipelines
3 ferry routes
4 details of all isolated dangers
5 details of aids to navigation
6 contents of cautionary notes
7 ENC edition date
8 geodetic datum
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9 magnetic variation
10 graticule
11 place names
Appendix 3
Navigational elements and parameters*
1. Own ship
.1 Past track with time marks for primary track
. 2 Past track with time marks for secondary track
2. Vector for course and speed made good
3. Variable range marker and/or electronic bearing line

4. Cursor
5. Event
1 Dead reckoning position and time (DR)
2 Estimated position and time (EP)
6. Fix and time
7. Position line and time
8. Transferred position line and time

1 Predicted tidal stream or current vector with effective time and strength (in box)
2 Actual tidal stream or current vector with effective time and strength (in box)
9. Danger highlight
10. Clearing line
11. Planned course and speed to make good. Speed is shown in box
12. Waypoint
13. Distance to run
14. Planned position with date and time
15. Visual limits of lights arc to show rising/dipping range
16. Position and time of "wheelover
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Appendix 4
Areas for which special conditions exist
The following are the areas which ECDIS should detect and for which it should provide an alarm or
indication under 10.4.5 and 10.5.4:
Traffic separation zone
Traffic routeing scheme crossing or roundabout
Traffic routeing scheme precautionary area
Two-way traffic route
Deepwater route
Recommended traffic lane
Inshore traffic zone
Fairway
Restricted area
Caution area
Offshore production area
Areas to be avoided
Military practice area
Seaplane landing area
Submarine transit lane
Ice area
Channel
Fishing ground
Fishing prohibited
Pipeline area
Cable area
Anchorage area
Anchorage prohibited
Dumping ground
Spoil ground
Dredged area
Cargo trans-shipment area
Incineration area
Specially protected areas
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ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
Appendix 5
Alarms and indicators
Section Requirements Information
10.3 Alarm or Indication Largest scale for alarm
10.4.6 Alarm Exceeding off-track limits
10.5.3 Alarm Crossing safety contour
10.5.4 Alarm Area with special conditions
10.5.5 Alarm Deviation from route
10.5.8 Alarm Approach to critical point
10.5.9 Alarm Different geodetic datum
13.2 Alarm or Indication Malfunction of ECDIS
5.1 Indication Information overscale
5.2 Indication Larger scale ENC available
6.2 Indication Different reference system
10.4.4 Indication Route planning across safety contour
10.4.5 Indication Route planning across specified area
10.5.7 Indication Positioning system failure
13.1 Indication System test failure
In this performance standard the definition of indicators and alarms provided in the IMO publication
Code on Alarms and Indicators (IMO-867E) apply.
Alarm: An alarm system which announces by audible means, or audible and visual means, a
condition requiring attention.
Indicator: Visual indication giving information about the condition of a system or equipment.
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ANNEX 2
Guidelines for the Presentation of Navigation-related Terms and Abbreviations
1 Purpose
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance on the use of appropriate navigation-related terminology
and abbreviations intended for presentation on shipborne navigational displays. These are based on terms and
abbreviations used in existing navigation references.
2 Scope
These guidelines are issued to ensure that the terms and abbreviations used for the display of navigation-related
information on all shipborne navigation equipment and systems are consistent and uniform.
3 Application
These guidelines apply to all shipborne navigational systems and equipment including, radar, ECDIS, AIS, INS
and IBS. When navigation-related information is displayed as text, the standard terms or abbreviations listed in
the Appendix should be used, instead of using terms and abbreviations which are currently contained in existing
performance standards.
Where a standard term and abbreviation is not available, another term or abbreviation may be used. This term or
abbreviation should not conflict with the standard terms or abbreviations listed in the Appendix and provide a
clear meaning. Standard marine terminology should be used for this purpose. When the meaning is not clear from
its context, the term should not be abbreviated.
Unless otherwise specified, standard terms should be shown in lower case while abbreviations should be
presented using upper case.
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OPERATION ALGORITHM RECORD No. 1/ ECDIS
CONFIGURATION AND PERSONALIZATION OF PRESENTATION SCREEN
1. SELECT TASKS LIST

1. SELECT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY
2. CREATE A NEW CONFIGURATION (“XXXXX.ufg”)
3. SELECT PRESENTATION ELEMENTS:
BASIC CHART PANEL
SKINS
INFO PANEL SETUP – FOR A COMPLETE IMAGE SELECT 1280 by 1024 pixels RESOLUTION
4. PRESS “Exit” IN THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY.
5. THE CONFIGURATION IS SAVED FOR A FUTURE USE.

SCREEN PERSONALIZATION

2. SELECT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY
3. SELECT SCREEN PERSONALIZATION ELEMENTS:
SELECT DISPLAY COLOUR SET
SELECT CHART PANEL GROUP
SELECT WEATHER PARAMETER SETTINS
* INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE WITH FACSIMIL CONNECTION
SELECT DUAL CHART DISPLAY
MOVEMENT OF THE OWN SHIP ICON (USING THE FIRST TWO KEYS IN THE TOOLBAR)
SELECT CHART DISPLAY:
“N” = North Up/ “H” = Head Up/ “C” = Course Up
SELECT SHIP MOVEMENT TYPE:
“R” = Relative Motion/ “T” = True Motion
SET SHIP TIME (SCHEDULE TIME ZONE CHANGE)
PLACE THE SHIP IN THE CENTRE OF THE CHART (AHEAD)
VIEW CHARTS EXCEEDING SCREEN LIMITS (REVIEW), ACTIVATE “AUTOLOAD”
SELECT ERBL
MANUAL RECORD OF CERTAIN EVENTS (EVENT)
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SETTING OF SAFETY PARAMETERS
2. SELECT MONITORING UTILITY
3. SELECT SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM FROM “SHIP POSITION” WINDOW:
“Primary Positioning System”: “PS1 – GPS”/ “AIS - GPS”/ “DR”
“Secondary Positioning System”: “BY CURSOR”/ “BY TARGET”/ “BY ARPA ERLB”
SET ALARM SIGNAL IN CASE GPS SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED (“Diff. mode lost”).
SET ALARM SIGNAL IN CASE POSITIONS COORDONATES DETERMINED BY THE PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY SYSTEMS EXCEED LIMIT VALUES BEING SET (“Prim./ Sec. Diverged”).
4. FROM “Route Monitoring” WINDOW, SET ROUTE SAFETY PARAMETERS ALARMS
ALARM FOR OFF CHART SHIP (“Off chart”).
ALARM FOR LAST WP PASSED (“Last WP passed”)
ALARM FOR OUT OF XTE (“Our of XTE”)
ALARM FOR WP APPROACH (“WP approach”)
ALARM FOR OFF LEG COURSE (“Off Leg Course”)
5. FROM “Navigational Alarms” WINDOW, SET WARNING OPTIONS IN CASE DANGERS OCCUR DURING
NAVIGATION.
5.1 SAFETY PARAMETERS / AVOIDING NAVIGATIONAL RISKS
SET CHART SCALE (“Check on scale larger than”);
SCALE 1:300.000 IS SET AS DEFAULT (“Default”).
SET SAFETY CONTOUR LINE (“Safety Contour Line”).
SET SAFETY DEPTH LINE (“Safety Depth Line”).
5.2 SAFETY PARAMETERS / AVOIDING GROUNDING
SET NAVIGATION DANGER RING TO AVOID GROUNDING (“Navigation Danger Ring”).
SET SAFETY CONTOUR LINE (“Safety Contour”)
SET SAFETY DEPTH LINE (“Safety Depth”)
SET ANCHOR WATCH VALUE (“Anchor Watch”)
5.3 SAFETY PARAMETERS / SPECIAL AREAS
SET SPECIAL AREAS (TSS, ANCHORAGE AREAS, TRAFFIC RECOMMENDED AREAS, TRAFFIC
RESTRICTED AREAS ETC.)
SET VECTOR VALUE ACCORDING TO SPECIAL AREA APPROACH DURATION (“Approach To
Area In”) – IF THE INTRODUCED VALUE IS 0, THE ALARM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZE
WHEN ENTERING THE SELECTED AREA.
6. TIME PARAMETERS MONITORING
SELECT TASKS LIST
SELECT CONFIGURATION UTILITY
IN “GENERAL” WINDOW, SET END OF WATCH ALERT AND TIMER ALARM
7. TARGET MONITORING
SELECT TASKS LIST
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SELECT TARGETS UTILITY (“Targets”)
ACTIVATE SOURCE OF TARGETS TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN BY PRESSING “ARPA
– A/ B/ AIS/ RIB” KEYS ON THE TOOLBAR.
ENTER IN THE CORRESPONDING AREAS THE LIMIT VALUES FOR MINIMUM APPROACH
PARAMETERS (“CPA”) AND MINIMUM TIME TCPA).
8. SETTING GUARD ZONES
8.1 MANUALLY
SELECT “Radar Settings” FROM System Information
PRESS Set KEY FOR GUARD ZONE – A CURSOR APPEARS ON THE SCREEN.
SET GUARD ZONE BY POSITIONING THE CURSOR AND PRESSING LEFT CLICK ON THE
MOUSE.
IN THE END PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO EXIT EDIT MODE.
8.2 AUTOMATICALLY:
SELECT “Radar Settings” FROM “System Information”
INTRODUCE THE VALUE OF THE GUARD ZONE RADIUS IN THE “Guard Zone” FOR “Auto GZ”
PRESS “on” – GUARD ZONE IS SET.

TARGETS MONITORING/ CREATION OF RADAR GUARD ZONES
1. SELECT “Tasks List”
2. SELECT “Targets”
3. SELECT MONITORED TARGET DISPLAY ACCORDING TO THE MONITORING SOURCE (“ARPA-A/B,
AIS, RIB”) IN THE “Target” WINDOW
4. SELECT THE VALUE OF THE KINEMATICAL PARAMETERS TO SET THE ALARM SIGNAL (“CPA”,
“TCPA”)
5. SELECT “Guard Zone” BY USING “RIB” (Radar Integrated Board)
5.1 MANUALLY:
SELECT “Control Panel”
SELECT “Radar Settings”
PRESS CREATION INITIALIZATION KEY IN RADAR SETTINGS WINDOW
SET THE POINTS REPRESENTING THE CONTOUR LIMITS OF THE GUARD ZONE ON THE
MAP BY PRESSING LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
ON COMPLETION OF ZONES CONSTRUCTION, SAVE BY PRESSING RIGHT LICK ON THE
MOUSE
5.2 AUTOMATICALLY:
SELECT “Control Panel”
SELECT “Radar Settings”
PRESS “Auto Gaz” KEY IN RADAR SETTINGS WINDOW
SELECT GUARD ZONE RADIUS
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NAVIGATION/ SELECTION AND MODIFICATION OF THE
SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM

2. SELECT “Monitoring”
3. SELECT SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM IN “Ship Position” WINDOW
“Primary Positioning System”: “PS-1”/ “AIS-GPS”/ “DR”/ “ER”

“Secondary Positioning System”: “BY CURSOR”/ “BY TARGET”/ “BY ARPA ERBL”.
NAVIGATION/ SHIP CORRECTION AND REPOSITIONING

3. SELECT SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM IN “Ship Position” WINDOW
“Primary Positioning System”: “PS-1”/ “AIS-GPS”/ “DR”/ “ER”
“Secondary Positioning System”: “BY CURSOR”/ “BY TARGET”/ “BY ARPA ERBL”.
3.1 MANUAL SHIP CORRECTION AND POSITIONING:

DESIRED POSITION IS INTRODUCED IN “Offset” AREA
PRESS “Enter” KEY
SHIP POSITION AND SHIP CORRECTED POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INFORMATION RECEIVED FORM THE SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM ARE DISPLAYED IN
“Correct Position” WINDOW
3.2 SHIP REPOSITIONING USING THE CURSOR:
DESIRED POSITION IS INTRODUCED IN THE “Offset” AREA
SELECT “By Cursor”
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – SHIP’S SYMBOL SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
REPOSITIONED WITHIN THE COORDINATES SELECTED BY THE OPERATOR
3.3 SHIP REPOSITIONING USING ARPA/ ERBL CURSOR:
SELECT “Tasks List”
SELECT “Targets”
SELECT “ARPA Cursor/ ARPA/ERBL”
SELECT “Monitoring”
SELECT SHIP POSITIONING SYSTEM IN “Ship Position” WINDOW
POSITION CURSOR ON THE REFERENCE TARGET ON THE DISPLAY
SELECT “By ARPA Cursor/ By ARPA/ ERBL” IN THE “Correct Position” WINDOW
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE - SHIP’S SYMBOL SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
REPOSITIONED WITHIN THE COORDINATES SELECTED BY THE OPERATOR
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NAVIGATION/ SELECTION OF ROUTE AND ROUTE ELEMENTS
1. SELECT “Tasks Lists”

3. SELECT “Route Monitoring”
4. SELECT “Load Route”
5. SELECT ONE OF THE EXISTENT ROUTES AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
6. SELECTED ROUTE SHALL BE LOADED ON THE DISPLAY BEING MARKED ON THE “Load Route”
KEY IN RED
7. SETTINGS OF ROUTE ELEMENTS
6.1 MANUAL SELECTION OF THE NEXT WAYPOINT (WP):

SELECT “Next WP” IN “Waypoints” WINDOW
SELECT “Manual Selection”
INTRODUCE WP NUMBER
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
6.2 MANUAL SELECTION OF ARRIVAL CICLE:

SELECT “”Arrival Circle” IN “Waypoints” WINDOW
SELECT “Same for All Wp’s” FROM OPTIONS LIST
INTRODUCE THE DESIRED VALUE OF THE ARRIVAL CIRCLE
6.3 MANUAL SELECTION OF THE TURN ARC PARAMETERS

SELECT “Turn Arc Parameters”
SELECT “Same for All Wp’s” FROM OPTIONS LIST
INTRODUCE “Turn Arc Radius” AND “Rudder Angle”

NAVIGATION/ SCHEDULE SETTING
1. SELECT “Tasks Lists”

3. SELECT “Route Monitoring”
SELECT “Load Route”
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4. SELECT ONE OF THE EXISTENT ROUTES AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
5. PRESS “Set Schedule” KEY
6. FROM THE EXISTENT SITUATION LIST, SELECT ONE OF THE SCHEDULES (SCHEDULE SETTING
REPRESENT A CONFIGURATION OF THE ROUTE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS)
SETTING THE ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE/ ARRIVAL (EDT/ ETA)
SETTING TIME ZONE
STAND/ CLOSE/ RESTART OF EXERCISE DUE TO A NAVIGATIONAL SITUATION
SHIP SPEED IN CERTAIN MOMENTS OF THE ROUTE
7. PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – SELECTED SCHEDULE SHALL BE DISPLAYED

WORKING WITH CHARTS

2. SELECT “Charts”
3. SETTINGS OF THE CHARTS MAY BE OPERATED IN THE WINDOW BEING ACCESSED:
3.1 SELECTION OF CHARTS LOADING PRIORITIES IN DIFFERENT FORMATS:

SELECT “HCRF” (PRIORITARY ACCESS OF CHARTS IN ARCS/ SEAFARER FORMAT) IN
“Chart priority” WINDOW
PRESS “HCRF Review” – SELECTED CHART SHALL BE DISPLAYED
PRESS “Mark Updates” TO VISUALIZE CHARTS UPDATES
3.2 SEARCHING FOR A CHART:

SEARCHING MAY BE DONE EITHER USING “Complete List” or “By Position”
INTRODUCE NUMBER/ FIRST LETTERS OF A CHART ACCORDING TO CATALOGUE
PRESS “Find” KEY
THE CHART IN THE LIST SHALL BE SELECTED AGAIN
PRESS “Load Chart” TO ACCESS IT
3.3 CHARTS ACCESS

CHARTS MAY BE ACCESSED EITHER AUTOMATICALLY USING “Autoload” OR MANUALLY
USING “Manual”
BY PRESSING “On” CORRESPONDING TO “Chart Autoload” CHARTS SHALL BE
AUTOMATICALLY ACCESSED BY ECDIS COMPUTER
BY PRESSING “Off” CORRESPONDING TO “Chart Autoload” CHARTS SHALL BE MANUALLY
ACCESSED BY THE OPERATOR AND ONLY THE FIRST CHART OF THE ROUTE SHALL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
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3.4 SETTING THE SCALE OF THE WORKING CHARTS:
CHART SCALE MAY BE SELECTED EITHER AUTOMATICALLY USING “Autoscale” OR
MANUALLY USING “Manual”
BY PRESSING “On” CORRESPONDING TO “Chart Autoload” CHARTS AND “On”
CORRESPONDING TO “Autoscale”, CHARTS SCALE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ADJUSTED
* IF MANUAL SELECTION OF THE NEXT CHART IS REQUESTED, THE AUGMENTATION/
REDUCTION RATIO OF THE CHART SCALE MAY BE DONE BY SELECTING “Scale Ratio”
PRESS “Off” CORRESPONDING TO “Chart Autoscale”
SELECT CHART SCALE IN “Chart Area” WINDOW
SELECT CORRESPONDING SCALE FROM THE LIST
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – ALL EXISTENT CHARTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED AT
THE SCALE SELECTED BY THE OPERATOR
3.5 SELECTION OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN AN ELECTRONIC CHART:
ACCESS “Layers” WINDOW
ACCESS “Display category”
SELECT CONFIGURATION TYPE OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED ON THE CHART
ACCORDING TO THE CHART SCALE AND DESTINATION (“Standard/ Base/ Custom/ All”)
* IN CASE “Custom” IS SELECTED THE OPERATOR MAY SEPARATELY SELECT THE TYPE OF
INFORMATION S/HE WANTS TO BE DISPLAYED

CREATION OF NAVIGATION ROUTES/ GRAPHIC METHOD
1. SELECT “tasks List”

2. SELECT “Route”
3. POSITION THE CURSOR IN THE DEPARTURE POINT (AUTOMATICALLY MARKED WITH “0”)
4. MOVE THE CURSOR ON THE NEXT POINT, PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – NEXT POINT
SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY INSERTED ON THE SCREEN TOGETHER WITH THE CONSECUTIVE
NUMBER AND THE PRE-SET VALUE OF THE DEVIATION (“XTE”); IF “AUTOLOAD” IS ACTIVATED,
WHEN SELECTING A POINT OUTSIDE THE INITIAL CHART, THE CAHRT CORRESPONDING TO
THE NEW POSITION SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY LOADED
5. REPEAT PREVIOUS STEP UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE CHART
6. AFTER SETTING THE LAST POINT PRESS TWICE RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO CLOSE THE
ROUTE CREATION PROCESS
7. FILL IN ROUTE NAME IN THE CORRESPONDING FIELD
8. PRESS “Save”
9. THE ROUTE IS CREATED AND SAVED FOR FURTHER USE
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CREATION OF NAVIGATION ROUTES/ TABULAR METHOD

3. SELECT “Extra” IN “Functional Panel” WINDOW
4. SELECT ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ROUTE CREATION TABLE
5. SELECT “New” IN THE TOOLBAR OF “Route” WINDOW
6. FILL IN THE TABLE CELLS STARTING WITH “WP0” - CELLS ARE ACTIVATED BY DOUBLE LEFT
CLICK ON THE MOUSE, ARE EDITED AND CONFIRMED BY PRESSING “Apply”
7. REPEAT PREVIOUS STEP UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE TABLE
8. THE ROUTE IS CREATED AND SAVED FOR FURTHER USE

ROUTE EDITING/ GRAPHIC METHOD

4. SELECT SEARCHED ROUTE
5. PRESS “WP Editor” ON THE WINDOW TOOLBAR
6. “Edit Route” WINDOW SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN – ELEMENTS OF EACH WP SHALL
BE DIPLAYED
7. ELEMENTS MAY BE MODIFIED BY ACCESSING ANY OF THE WP TABLE CELLS
8. A WP MAY BE INSERTED OR ANNULLED BY ACTIVATING AN ENTIRE ROW IN THE WP TABLE – IN
THIS CASE ALL OTHER SEGMENTS OF THE ROUTE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIED
9. PRESS “Save” IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE MODIFICATIONS

ROUTE EDITING/ GRAPHIC METHOD

4. SELECT SEARCHED ROUTE
5. PRESS “WP Editor” ON THE WINDOW TOOLBAR
6. “Edit Route” WINDOW SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN – CURSOR COORDINATES SHALL
BE DISPLAYED
6.1 MODIFICATION OF THE COORDINATES OF AN EXISTING WP:
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE WP TO BE MODIFIED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE, SELECT THE WP
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SET WP IN THE NEW COORDINATES – “Route Legs” SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
MODIFIED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE WP SHALL BE SET IN THE NEW
COORDINATES
6.2 INTRODUCING A NEW WP:
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE “Route Leg” WHERE A NEW WP IS TO BE
INTRODUCED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE NEW WP SHALL BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEW
COORDINATES
THE NEW WP MAY BE REPOSITIONED (SEE 6.1)
6.3 ANNULLING A WP:
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE WP TO BE ANNULLED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE, SELECT THE WP
PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THWE MOUSE – THE WP SHALL BE ANNULLED AND “Route Legs”
SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIED
PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO EXIT EDIT MODE
7. PRESS “Save” - THE ROUTE IS CREATED AND SAVED FOR FURTHER USE

MANUAL PLOTTING OF CORRECTIONS
* ACUTE SHAPED ELEMENTS CANNOT BE REPRESENTED ON CHARTS AT A SMALLER SCALE THAN

1:600000
2. SELECT “Manual Correction”
3. SELECT THE CORRECTION STEPS BY PRESSING “On”
3.1 SELECTION OF OBJECTS TYPE AND CATEGORY:

SELECT AMONG “Symbol”/ “Line”/ “Depth”/ “Text"
3.2 SETTING THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE SELECTED OBJECTS:

SELECT “Colour” for “Line”/ “Depth”/ “Text”. “Symbol” CONTAINS OBJECTS PRE-SET IN
COLOURS ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS
PRESS “Attributes”
IN THE ACCESSED WINDOW INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE
CORRESPONDING FIELDS: “Start/ End” OF TIME THE ATTRIBUTE IS VALID, THE “Text” TO
BE DISPLAYED ON THE CHART, ADDITIONAL “Info”, “Danger” OPTION
SELECTED OPTIONS ARE ATTACHED TO THE CHART AFTER “Plotting”
3.3 PLOTTING OF THE SELECTED OBJECT:

PRESS “New Object”
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POSITION THE CURSOR WHERE THE OBJECT IS TO BE INTRODUCED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE OBJECT SHALL BE INTRODUCED ON THE
CHART; THE OBJECTS MADE UP OF LINES AND SURFACES ARE INTRODUCED POINT BY
POINT
AFTER PLOTTING THE LAST POINT OF THE LINE OR SURFACE, PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON
THE MOUSE – THE OBJECT IS SET ON THE CHART
3.4
3.5 ATTACHMENT OF ATTRIBUTES FILES:
PRESS “Attachment”
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE OBJECT
SELECT THE DESIRED FILES
MOVE THEM FROM “Available Files” to “Attached Files”
PRESS “Attach”
PRESS “Apply”

ROUTE MODIFICATION / GRAPHIC METHOD

3. SELECT “Load Route”, SELECT THE DESIRED ROUTE AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
4. PRESS “WP Editor”- AN ACQUISITION CURSOR (ORANGE RECTANGLE) IS DISPLAYED ON THE
SCREEN AND MAY BE USED FOR EDITING
4.1 MODIFICATION OF THE COORDINATES OF AN EXISTENT WP:

POSITION THE CURSOR ON THE WP TO BE MODIFIED
ACQUIRE THE WP BY PRESSING LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
MOVE THE WP USING THE MOUSE
WHEN THE WP HAS BEEN MOVED IN A NEW POSITION, PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE
MOUSE TO SAVE THE NEW POSITION – “Route Legs” SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
MODIFIED
4.2 ADDING A NEW WP:

POSITION THE CURSOR ON THE ROUTE LEGS WHERE YOU WANT TO ADD THE NEW WP
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE CURSOR TURNS INTO A WP
MOVE THE NEW WP IN THE DESIRED POSITION USING THE MOUSE
WHEN THE WP IS IN THE NEW POSITION, PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO SAVE
THE NEW POSITION – “Route Legs” SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIED
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4.3 ANNULLING A WP:

POSITION THE CURSOR ON THE WP TO BE ANNULLED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE CURSOR TURNS INTO A WP
PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE WP SHALL BE ANNULLED FROM THE ROUTE
AND “Route Legs” SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIED
PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO EXIT THE EDIT MODE
5. PRESS “Save” AFTER EACH ROUTE MODIFICATION

ROUTE MODIFICATION / TABULAR METHOD

3. SELECT “Load Route” SELECT THE DESIRED ROUTE AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
4. EDITING IS MADE FOR EACH WP IN THE PLANNING LIST AND FOR EACH FIELD INCLUDED IN
THE PLANNING AS FOLLOWS:
FIELDS ARE ACTIVATED BY POSITIONING THE CURSOR WITHIN THEM AND DOUBLE
LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE BY MANUAL INPUTS USING THE KEYBOARD OR BY
SELECTING AN OPTION FROM “Drop Lists”
CONFIRMATION OF MODIFICATION (BY PRESSING “Enter”, “Apply” OR LEFT CLICK ON
THE MOUSE)
5. ADDING A NEW WP:

POSITION THE CURSOR ON THE CELL ABOVE THE WP BEFORE WHICH WE WANT TO
ADD A NEW WP
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO ACTIVATE THE CORRESPONDING ROW
PRESS “Insert” – A ROW SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO THE PLANNING LIST
EDIT THE ELEMENTS OF THE NEW WP
6. ANNULMENT OF A WP:
POSITION THE CURSOR IN THE CELL CONTAINING THE WP WE WANT TO ANNUL – THE ROW
SHALL BE ACTIVATED
PRESS “Delete” – THE WPs IN THE PLANNING LIST SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENUMBERED
7. PRESS “Save” AFTER EACH ROUTE MODIFICATION
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CREATION OF MERGED ROUTES
1. SELECT “tasks list”

3. SELECT “Load Route” SELECT THE DESIRED ROUTE AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
4. IN THE RIGHT PART OF THE WINDOW, SELECT “Extra” AND THEN “Link To”
5. “Merged Route” IS CREATED BY AUTOMATIC LINKING OF THE LAST WP OF THE INITIALLY
SELECTED ROUTE TO THE FIRST WP OF THE SELECTED ROUTE IN THE “Link” WINDOW
6. PRESS “Save” – THE NEW ROUTE SHALL BE SAVED FOR FURTHER USE
DELETING THE ROUTES

3. IN THE RIGHT OF THE WINDOW, SELECT “Extra” AND THEN “Delete”
4. SELECT THE ROUTE YOU WANT TO DELETE FROM THE ACCESSED LIST
5. CONFIRM YOUR INTENTION BY PRESSING “Yes”

ROUTE EDITING ACCORDING TO NAVIGATION DANGERS

3. SELECT “Load Route”, SELECT THE ROUTE YOU WANT TO CHECK AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON
THE MOUSE
4. IN THE RIGHT OF THE WINDOW SELECT “Check”
5. PRESS “Check Editor”
6. PRESS “Check Route Planning” – THE CHECKING PROCESS IS AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZED
7. AFTER CHECKING THE ROUTE A MESSAGE SHALL BE DISPLAYED REGARDING THE PRESENCE/
ABSENCE OF NAVIGATION DANGERS
8. VISUALIZE THE LIST OF DETECTED DANGERS BY PRESSING LEFT/ RIGHT ARROW KEYS
9. SELECT A DANGER FROM THE LIST AND PRESS “Show” – THE SELECTED DANGER SHALL BE
DIPLAYED IN THE CENTRE OF THE SCREEN ENCIRCLED
10. PRESS “Edit” – THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ALLOWS THE MODIFICATION OF THE WPS OR THE
ROUTE LEGS SO THAT THE ROUTE SHALL NOT CONTAIN NAVIGATION DANGERS
11. PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
12. REPEAT THE PREVIOUS STEPS UNTIL ALL NAVIGATION DANGERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED
13. IF THERE ARE NO NAVIGATION DANGERS, PRESS “Accept”
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ROUTE EDITING ACCORDING TO NAVIGATION DANGERS

16. SELECT “Load Route”, SELECT THE ROUTE YOU WANT TO CHECK AND PRESS LEFT CLICK ON
THE MOUSE
17. IN THE RIGHT OF THE WINDOW SELECT “Check”
18. PRESS “Check Editor”
19. PRESS “Check Route Planning” – THE CHECKING PROCESS IS AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZED
20. AFTER CHECKING THE ROUTE A MESSAGE SHALL BE DISPLAYED REGARDING THE PRESENCE/
ABSENCE OF NAVIGATION DANGERS
21. VISUALIZE THE LIST OF DETECTED DANGERS BY PRESSING LEFT/ RIGHT ARROW KEYS
22. SELECT A DANGER FROM THE LIST AND PRESS “Show” – THE SELECTED DANGER SHALL BE
DIPLAYED IN THE CENTRE OF THE SCREEN ENCIRCLED
23. PRESS “Edit” – THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ALLOWS THE MODIFICATION OF THE WPS OR THE
ROUTE LEGS SO THAT THE ROUTE SHALL NOT CONTAIN NAVIGATION DANGERS
24. PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE
25. REPEAT THE PREVIOUS STEPS UNTIL ALL NAVIGATION DANGERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED
26. IF THERE ARE NO NAVIGATION DANGERS, PRESS “Accept”

WORKING WITH USER CHARTS

1:600000
1. SELECT “Add Info”
2. SELECT USER CHART CREATION/ EDITING OPTION (“A”, “B”)
3. PRESS “On”
4. USER CHART REALIZATION CONSISTS OF FOLLOWING 4 STEPS:
4.1 SELECT OBJECTS TYPE AND CATEGORY

SELECT AMONG “Symbol”/ “Line”/ “Depth”/ ”Text” IN THE ACCESSED WINDOW
4.2 SETTING THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE SELECTED OBJECTS

SELECT COLOUR FOR EACH OBJECT FROM THE COLOUR BAR
PRESS “Attributes”
IN THE ACCESSED WINDOW, FILL IN THE CORRESPONDING FIELDS WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFO: THE “Text” DISPLAYED ON THE CHART, ADDITIONAL “Info” AND
“Danger” OPTION
ATTACH THE SELECTED OPTIONS TO THE OBJECT AFTER “Plotting”
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4.3 PLOTTING THE SELECTED OBJECT
PRESS “New Object”
POSITION THE CURSOR WHERE THE OBJECT IS TO BE INSERTED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – THE OBJECT SHALL BE INSERTED ON THE CHART;
THE OBJECTS MADE UP OF LINES OR SURFACES SHALL BE INTRODUCED POINT BY
POINT
AFTER PLOTTING THE LAST POINT OF THE LINE OR SURFACE PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON
THE MOUSE – THE OBJECT SHALL BE FIXED ON THE CHART
4.4 ATTACHING ATTRIBUTES FILES
PRESS “Attachments”
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE OBJECT
MOVE THEM FROM “Available Files” TO “Attached Files”
PRESS “Attach”
PRESS “Apply”
5. INTRODUCE COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHART IN THE “Comment Input Line”

6. INTRODUCE THE CHART NAME IN “Name Input Line”
7. PRESS “Save”

EDITING USER CHARTS ELEMENTS

1:600000
1. SELECT “Add Info”
2. SELECT USER CHART CREATION/ EDITING OPTION (“A”, “B”)
3. PRESS “On”
4. PRESS “Load Chart” AND SELECT THE CHART TO BE MODIFIED
5. PRESS “Edit Object”
6. POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE OBJECT TO BE MODIFIED (IF THIS IS TEXT, THE
CURSOR SHALL BE POSITIONED BEFORE THE TEXT)
7. SELECT OBJECT TYPE/ CATEGORY BY PRESSING ONE OF “Symbol”/ “Line”/ “Depth”/ “Text”
8. AFTER MODIFYING THE INFO PRESS “Apply” IN THE “Add Info” WINDOW
9. TO MODIFY THE PROPERTIES/ ATTRIBUTES ATTACHED TO THE SELECTED OBJECT, PRESS
“Attachments”
10. POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE OBJECT TO BE MODIFIED
11. PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE – “Available Files” WINDOW IS OPENED (THE CONTENT MAY
BE DISPLAYED BY PRESSING “View”)
12. MOVE THE FILES WITH THE DESIRED ATTRIBUTES IN THE “Attached File” WINDOW
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EDITING USER CHARTS ELEMENTS
3. DELETING OBJECTS/ ELEMENTS:

SELECT “Add Info”
SELECT USER CHART CREATION/ EDITING OPTION (“A”, “B”)
PRESS “On”
PRESS “Load Chart” AND SELECT THE CHART TO BE MODIFIED
DELETE OBJECTS/ ELEMENTS BY PRESSING “Delete Object”
POSITION THE ACQUISITION CURSOR ON THE ELEMENT TO BE DELETED
PRESS LEFT CLICK ON THE MOUSE - THE ELEMENT SHALL BE DELETED FROM THE
CHART
PRESS RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO EXIT THIS OPTION
4. RESTORING THE DELETED OBJECTS/ ELEMENTS:

SELECT “Add Info”
SELECT USER CHART CREATION/ EDITING OPTION (“A”, “B”)
PRESS “On”
PRESS “Load Chart” AND SELECT THE CHART TO BE MODIFIED
TO VISUALIZE THE PREVIOUSLY DELETED OBJECTS/ ELEMENTS PRESS “Deleted”
PRESS “Restore Object”

INTEGRATED USE OF THE NAVIGATION ROUTES
1. CREATE A ROUTE USING EITHER GRAPHIC OR TABULAR METHOD
2. INTRODUCE ROUTE NAME IN THE CORRESPONDING FIELD
3. PRESS “Save”
6. SELECT “Load”
7. SELECT ROUTE NAME AND PRESS “Load”
8. SELECT “Monitoring” – THE ROUTE TURNS RED WHEN MONITORED
9. PRESS “Plotter” ON THE GPS SCREEN
10. ACTIVATE THE ROUTE ON THE RADAR SCREEN BY PRESSING “Route display” IN THE “Nav”
MENU – THE ROUTE SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
11. “Track Control” MAY BE ACTIVATED ONLY IF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL ROUTE
AND THE DIRECTIA LA RUTA IS < 30* AND THE DEVIATION (“XTE”) IS < 0.3 Nm – IF THESE
CONDITIONS ARE FULFILLED, PRESS “Track Control” AND SET ROUTE SELECTOR ON “Follow Up”
– THE SHIP SHALL FOLLOW THE MONITORED ROUTE.
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UTILIZAREA SISTEMELOR INFORMATICE

ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY

escrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României

Coperta : Nicoleta HÂNCU

Adresa: CERONAV, str. Pescarilor nr. 69 A, cod 900581 – Constanţa

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC CHART

1.2 ECDIS, with adequate back-up arrangements, may be accepted as complying

2.2 Electronic navigational chart (ENC) means the database, standardized as to

2.6 Further information on ECDIS definitions may be found in IHO Special

3 DISPLAY OF SENC INFORMATION

3.1 ECDIS should be capable of displaying all SENC information.

.* Appendix 1 to IHO Special Publication S-52 (see appendix 1).

4.3 It should not be possible to alter the contents of the ENC.

4.4 Updates should be stored separately from the ENC.

6. DISPLAY OF OTHER NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION

8 COLOURS AND SYMBOLS

9.1 ECDIS should be capable of displaying information for:

.1 route planning and supplementary navigation tasks;

10 ROUTE PLANNING, MONITORING AND VOYAGE RECORDING

10.2 ECDIS should be designed following ergonomic principles for user-friendly

10.4.2 It should be possible to adjust a planned route by,

.1 adding waypoints to a route;

.2 deleting waypoints from a route;

.3 changing the position of a waypoint;

.4 changing the order of the waypoints in the route.

10.5 ROUTE MONITORING

10.5.11 It should be possible to display:

10.6 Voyage recording

10.6.3 It should not be possible to manipulate or change the recorded information.

* IEC Publication 1162.

12 CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT*

13 PERFORMANCE TESTS, MALFUNCTION ALARMS AND INDICATIONS

13.2 ECDIS should provide a suitable alarm or indication of system malfunction.

INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO)

Address: Directing Committee

S-52 appendix 3 "Glossary of ECDIS-related Terms", 1st Edition, July 1991.

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (lEC)

SENC information available for display during route

1 Display base, permanently retained on the ECDIS display, consisting

3 All other information, displayed individually on demand, for

4 details of all isolated dangers

5 details of aids to navigation

6 contents of cautionary notes

7 ENC edition date

Navigational elements and parameters*

2. Vector for course and speed made good

3. Variable range marker and/or electronic bearing line

6. Fix and time

7. Position line and time

8. Transferred position line and time

10. Clearing line

13. Distance to run

14. Planned position with date and time

15. Visual limits of lights arc to show rising/dipping range

16. Position and time of "wheelover

Areas for which special conditions exist

Section Requirements Information

10.3 Alarm or Indication Largest scale for alarm

10.4.6 Alarm Exceeding off-track limits

10.5.3 Alarm Crossing safety contour