COURSE NAV 6 – Operational Use of ECDIS
Title A1 – Prelim Assessment
Allocated Time for Briefing 10 minutes
Allocated Time for Preparation 5 minutes
Duration Allocated Time for Exercise Execution 10 minutes
Allocated Time for Debriefing 15 minutes
Total Time of Simulation 40 minutes
Table A – II/1
STCW Table Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a
navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more
Alignment to Function Competence KUP
STCW Code
Navigation at Use of ECDIS to Proficiency in operation, interpretation,
the operational maintain the safety and analysis of information obtained
level of navigation from ECDIS, including:
a. use of functions that are integrated
with other navigation systems in
various installations, including
proper functioning and adjustment
to desired settings
b. safe monitoring and adjustment of
information, including own position,
sea area display, mode and
orientation, chart data displayed,
route monitoring, user-created
information layers, contacts (when
interfaced with AIS and/or radar
tracking) and radar overlay functions
(when interfaced)
Exercise
Obtain information from the ECDIS
Outcome
Required
Ship Bridge Simulator with ECDIS or Standalone ECDIS with Ship Data
Equipment
Scenario The Port State Control officer wanted every deck officer to demonstrate the use of
Description ECDIS by activating different functions.
Ship Model: BULKC12B (Ballast)
Ship Particulars Dimensions: L = 289.0 m; B = 45.0 m; D = 8.97 m
Initial Conditions Deadweight: 177,173 t
Geographical Area Singapore Strait
Initial Position Lat 1°15.440’N, Long 103°52.180'E
Local Time 10:50
Navigational Status At anchor/Engine stopped
Wind NIL
Current NIL
Weather Conditions Calm Seas
Loading condition Ballast Condition
ECDIS
o Orientation: North-up, Relative Display
o Scale: Nominal
o Palette: Day
Navigational Equipment
o Target: OFF
Status
GPS: ON
Echosounder: ON
Doppler Log: ON
Radar/ARPA: TX
Voyage Plan NIL
Assessor’s Simulation Preparations:
Actions 1. Proceed to the simulation room and check all stations are working
properly.
2. Load and verify the pre-configured exercise.
3. Set-up bridge stations according to their initial navigational equipment
status.
4. Set-up TightVNC Viewer for all ECDIS stations from the instructor’s
station.
Briefing:
5. Verify Student’s Attendance.
6. Remind the students about the policies and procedures on the use of the
simulators.
7. Distribute the exercise plan to the students.
8. Explain the relevance of the scenario and the competency being assessed
taking into consideration the bearing of the exercise to shipboard
application.
9. Explain the significance of the performance standards and criteria.
10. Explain the scenario description.
11. State critical performance requirements, passing criteria / marks and the
“failure state” and critical criterion and the final rating of the exercise.
12. State the monitoring procedures of the exercise.
13. State that the simulation will be recorded and monitored through.
14. Ask comments and verification from students, if none let the students
proceed to the simulations area.
Simulation:
15. Assign students to their corresponding bridge stations.
16. Allocate time for preparation.
17. When everything is ready, simultaneously start the simulation.
18. Monitor the students’ progress through the TightVNC. Alternatively, the
instructor can monitor the student’s progress by individual checking every
bridge station.
19. Each performance task has 1 minute time allocation.
20. Stop the scenario after 10 minutes.
21. Save the exercises in the system for objective evidences for the conduct
of the simulation exercise.
22. Instruct the students to proceed to the briefing room.
Debriefing
Remind students the duration of the Exercise scenario.
1. During the debriefing phase, the start with providing a general review of
how the students performed during the scenario by revisiting the
instructions from the briefing phase.
2. Randomly call out a student that has executed the exercise properly and
let him or her explain.
3. Cite errors during the exercise and explain how it should be done.
1. Conduct the exercise safely.
Student’s
2. Follow instructions.
Actions
3. Demonstrate the required performance within 1 minute.
Performance Criteria Performance Standard Score
1. Obtain information from Obtain the following:
the ECDIS
Depth unit 1
Depth datum 1
Height datum 1
Horizontal datum 1
Safety depth 1
Safety contour 1
Scale 1
Projection 1
Magnetic variation 1
Data quality 1
Last Notice to Mariners 1
Edition 1
Update 1
Failure State: The examinee will be rated “FAILED” when any of the following is committed.
1. The student was not able to obtain passing marks by the end of the scenario.
Result: After the exercise, the result of the exercise will be advised by instructor.
Total Marks 13 points or 100 %
Grade Passing Marks (Competent) 13 pts or 100 %
Failing Marks (Not Yet Competent) 12 pts and Below or Below 100 %
Simulator The simulator is configured with the following:
Configurations Separate Bridges
Re-Sit Refer to School’s Assessment Manual
Appeals and
Refer to School’s Assessment Manual
Objections
