1 Ecdis
1 Ecdis
1 Ecdis
to date
ENCs and The Hydrographic Office from where
is purchased your charts will issue
Raster NM weekly and via internet as zip
e-mail , CD or other meaning up-
Charts ? dates will reach you and you have to
insert CD or floppy disk or other
support into ECDIS and the system
will be up-dated and all data base.
• Only a type approved ECDIS
operating with up to date
ENCs and with appropriate
back up may be used to
Which are replace all paper charts on a
vessel. Where ENCs are not
the yet available, IMO
requirements regulations allow Flag
States to authorise the use
of ECDIS of RNCs (together with an
carriage ? appropriate folio of paper
charts) Note that in all other
cases the vessel must carry
all paper charts necessary
for its intended voyage.
There are two commonly accepted
options only for ECDIS running with
official ENCs: