Course Description:

This course provides an overview of ECDIS based passage planning, covering the key stages required to prepare, execute, monitor, and review a safe voyage plan.

It highlights essential safety parameters, navigational considerations, and professional practices required to develop a compliant berth-to-berth route.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the training course the participant shall:

·   Identify the five stages of ECDIS passage planning: appraisal, planning, execution, monitoring, and review.

·   Explain the purpose of the appraisal and planning stages in ensuring a safe and compliant voyage plan. 

·  Describe how ECDIS safety parameters such as safety contour, cross-track limits, and look-ahead settings support safe navigation. 

·  Apply ECDIS passage planning procedures to create and monitor a safe berth to berth route while considering navigational hazards, vessel limitations, and regulatory requirement

   Sections

·      Section 1: Introduction

·      Section 2: ECDIS Passage Planning Stages

·      Section 3: Critical Elements of a Compliant ECDIS Passage Plan