TOTEM ECDIS ver3.

The official charts for the ECDIS are CAES and CEES. CEES database contains ENCs for India,
Hong Kong and Peru. CASE database contains the remaining ENCs for the world. Both databases
should be kept in view always. S52 presentation library is ver4.0 as per latest regulations.
CAES database is licensed on yearly bases. Expires on Jul`2018. For CEES database licences
should be ordered whenever the vessel is going to India, Hong Kong or Peru.
To Update database: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Chart Manager  Mark CAES or CEES 
Update database  Select DVD from the menu and the update will be done automatically. Just
select the same folder path for the new Database, as the old one. First update Oceanview
databases and chech integrity of the DVD there. After that there is no need to check integrity
for ECDIS. Updates should be done for both Databases on both ECDIS and Oceanview.
To load licences: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Chart Manager  Licences  Import from file
 Select the file that you have received from company (Yearly license, charts licence, etc.)
After loading licences for charts, reboot ECDIS in order charts to become visible.
To order licence for charts: After you have created a route, export it (Route Planning  Mark
route  Export  Export selected) to a flash drive. Then import the route in Oceanview
program (Tools  Route Planing) and export it back in “Oceanview route format ver2”! Send it
to Master and you will receive the permit. It will be a file like: “password.usr”
To Update charts – Weekly updates: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Chart Manager  Updates
 Select database: CAES or CEES (you should update both of them)  Create update order 
Save to Flashdrive. Then send the files you created to Master and you will receive the updates.
To load updates: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Chart Manager  Updates  Select
database: CAES or CEES  Update from file  Select the update file that coresponds to the
selected database! and load the update file. If there are multiple update files, you should load
all of them. Company’s policy is to updates individually both ECDIS and Oceanview. The updates
can’t be transfered automatically, between units as it was on Furuno ECDIS. T&P notices are
received with weekly updates and there is no need to import them manually. We received files
from company every week, containing all T&P notices and if you need to check you can check it
from there. Also from ChartCo we receive T&P notice with the “Weekly notice to Mariners” for
some countries. I print those T&P notices and collect them in a folder on the bridge.
To review T&P notices on ECDIS: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Suplementary sections 
Select database: CAES or CEES  Check on “Temporary and Preliminary notice”.
On every system restart the Chart information layers should be checked as per “BDWM
Appendix XI(a) and in System  Setup  Press “CNTR+D”, “Advance” menu will additionally
appear  Check on Synchronize with time device! And select one of the sensors from the
dropdown menu. Also select screen size on 24inches. IMO regulation on the Presentation mode
is to keep Base + Standard layers. Company’s regulation is to keep Base + Standard + Other
layers and Additional setings checked the following: “Show Shallow water dangers as hazard” +
“Overscale indication”.
To exit the ECDIS: You need to enter Username and Password. User Name on both ECDIS is
“Service”. Password for TE1398 (00562) unit is: “Bu6iZU”; TE1399 (00563) unit is: “R2AkaV”.
System  Exit Software  Enter username .
Once you exit ECDIS you will go to “Secure desctop” mode. You only have limited options and
programs to start. You can restart, shutdown or log off the PC or to start some of the other
programs. To exit the secure desctop you can do the following:
Tools  password is: “pi2pi” (the same password is used in VDR)  Window shell  Explorer
 Yes. To go back to “Secure desctop” mode, press on “Secure”.
ECDIS is in continuous “MULTI” mode. One of the units is “Master”, the other is “Backup”. Only
Master unit can create or change routes, creates Mariners objects, etc. When a route is created
it is automatically transfered to the “Backup” station. “Mariners objects” are not transfered
automatically. To transfer the, first go to Help  Compact Mariner objects database, then go
to Charts and navigation  Send Mariners objects to Remote station. Manual fixes are not
transfered automatically from one ECDIS to the other. When synchronising manual fixes,
receiving station ereases all previous fixes. We plot fixes on back ECDIS only and trasnfer them
to the other one on every F.L.A. Tools  Navigation tools  Sync fixes with Master. I keep
back ECDIS in “Master” mode and use it for passage planning, and the forward in “Backup”
mode, using it for Navigation only. It is good to restart the PCs every week and even switch
them off for a couple of hours when in port, because with the time they become very slow and
need to reboot. The LAN cable for connection between both ECDIS is in the drawer, facing the
forward of the vessel, behind back ECDIS. The LAN cable is with the yellow end. After
disconnection both unit are working independently in “Master” mode. After reconnecting them
with the cable, reboot one of them and adjust “Master” and “Backup” mode of both units.

For PSC, Coast Guard, etc.:

To verify that S52 presentation library is 4.0: Pres info on the chart  Chart legend  First row
shows it.
To show ECDIS Symbols correspond to presentation library 4.0: Help  Chart1
To show that database is loaded and up to date: Charts  Databases in view  CAES and CEES
have “Issued Date” and “Updated Date”
Specific chart update status: Pres info on the chart  Chart object  Press on chart name (the
Planet icon)  There are rows for: Last update applied date, Corrected up to, Issue date, etc.
You can also check each chart update date from: Charts and Navigation  CMAP Chart
Manager  Updates  Select database: CAES or CEES  Review updating log or by pressing
“Updates” submenu for each Hydrographic office. The updates there are shown only for the
weeks and after the database was installed.
There are UPS for each ECDIS. They should sustain ECDIS running until EDG starts. Usually they
have power to keep ECDIS running for about 1 to 1.5hrs.
To save “Mariners objects” in case HDD will be changed or some other reason: Press
CNTR+ALT+DEL  New Task  Explorer  Ok. The folder is hidden, so unhide it or type the
address directly in taskbar. Then go to windows folder as follows - C:/Program Data/C-Map/C-
Map Profesional SDK Runtime/Databases/MarObj.mdb and MarObj.ldb – this files are the
Mariner Objects. Copy both of them and paste them later when needed!
Various data should be extracted from both ECDIS and VDR each month. Follow Standing
Instrucion 158 and its Addendum 1, for detailed explanation.
On the “Secure desctop” there is a Training program for ECDIS. After passing successfully the
test a Type Specific certificate can be issued to any crew. The program name is “Totem ECDIS
CBT Tutorial”.
Various setting that should be set as per S/I Ypsilantis guidelines:
System  Setup  General  Own status Messages – shouldn’t be checked(Applies to Heroic
Leader)! For newer type of VDR equiped vsls might be checked.
System  Setup  Targets  Filter tagets  Check it only when in high traffic density areas,
like Singapore, China, etc.
System  Setup  Route Planning  “Auto send routes from Master” should be checked
always!
System  Setup  Own ship  Sync DR with GPS  Enable, always to be checked at 0.25h.
System  Setup  Ship Time  Set UTC manually – shouldn’t be checked!
Help  Show NMEA Input – to check sensors operation data transfer.
Help  “About” menu should show the same info as in the Type Specific Certificate issued to
the vsl.