Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) Skill Set

ECDIS. STCW Reg II/1 & II/2

SSMAR0013

Navigate your career with this Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) approved generic course, which also meets the STCW95 (STCW Reg II/1 & II/2) requirements. The Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) course provides the knowledge, skills and understanding of ECDIS and electronic charts to the thorough extent needed to safely navigate vessels whose primary means of navigation is ECDIS.

Location - Cairns: Great Barrier Reef International Marine College, 55-61 Tingira Street, Portsmith

Dates: 23 September 2024 2 December 2024

Hours of Study: 5 days, Monday - Friday
(8.30am – 4.30pm)

Full Fee: $4,200.00

For information on funding or to enrol, call 1300 308 233 (extension 5)

AMSA Approved

Non ASQA Training Package.

Please note that course dates and fee structures are subject to change.

Units

MARH023

Use of electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) to maintain the safety of navigation

Core

Course Overview

This five day generic course has been designed for candidates for certification as officers in charge of a navigational watch on an Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) compliant vessel and for experienced nautical officers and other persons with navigational responsibilities on an ECDIS compliant vessel.

Based on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 1.27 model course fulfilling the 40-hour generic course requirement as per the Manila July 2011 amendments to Standard of Training and Certification of Watchkeepers (STCW95).

Course outcome:

Statement of Attainment

Selection criteria

It is highly recommended that you:

have experience in performing chart work and should be able to practise all usual tasks concerning standard navigational procedures and equipment;
know about the functions and limitations of other navigational equipment; and
have basic computer skills

Need to know

100% attendance is mandatory. There will be written assessments during the course and a practical assessment on a full ship’s simulator towards the end of the course.

The course will be conducted with a mixture of lectures and practical exercises with a limit of eight students with each student having their own ECDIS unit to use during the course.

Enquire Now

For additional information on courses, funding and enrolments call 1300 308 233 (extension 5).

For a full list of courses, view our latest course guide.

All prices are listed in Australian Dollars (AUD).

For information regarding our withdrawal and refund policy, please visit here.

When making flight bookings please ensure you book on a fully refundable basis.

GBRIMC reserves the right to cancel the course if insufficient enrolments have been received by seven days prior to commencement of course.

Any fees paid for cancelled courses will be refunded in full.

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Great Barrier Reef International Marine College is part of the TAFE Queensland network. TAFE Queensland RTO No. 0275, CRICOS No. 03020E. Visit tafeqld.edu.au for full RTO details.

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