ECDIS Ltd Type Specific and Generic ECDIS Training Combined

PRESS RELEASE
20 February 2013
ECDIS Ltd Type Specific and Generic ECDIS Training Combined
UK based navigation training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd have delivered ECDIS Type Specific and on-board familiarisation training to hundreds of students. The company is now able to offer Nautical Institute approved Type Specific Certificates to students on completion of their generic MCA and DNV approved 1.27 ECDIS Courses, following accreditation from the Nautical Institute.
ECDIS Ltd’s Type Specific training was accredited initially in April 2011 and has been in high demand since its launch. New courses on different manufacturers’ systems are being developed by the company all the time to meet the huge demands seen for Type Specific training since the release of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Marine Information Notice 442 published in August last year, and similar notices worldwide.
ECDIS Ltd delivering familiarisation training on-board
The Nautical Institute’s accredited Type Specific course is normally a one day (8 hours) course and includes presentation and practical exercises to ensure that the trainee gets comprehensive training on their system of choice. ECDIS Ltd currently provides training on OSI, Kelvin Hughes, JRC, Transas, PC Maritime, Simrad and Totem Plus, and Tokyo Keiki.
This new course allows the mariner to receive 2 approved certificates on one course whilst still meeting the high standards required by the Nautical Institute and the Maritime Coast Guard Agency.
Joe Sloly, Customer Development Manager at ECDIS Ltd says, “The combined Generic and Type Specific ECDIS course is a cost effective and productive way to ensure mariners are trained to an excellent standard in the use of their ECDIS equipment.”
ECDIS Ltd also delivers on-board familiarisation courses, which is a certificated portable course, brought to the mariners on their vessel; utilising their vessel’s installed ECDIS equipment on a range of additional ECDIS systems including MARIS.
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ECDIS Ltd
ECDIS Ltd provide navigation training, purchasing, charting and consultation in Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) and the military equivalent (WECDIS, ECDIS-N). A forward thinking company, they have pioneered the embodiment of ECDIS in SMS procedures with the ECDIS Procedures Guide and have paved the way for a better understanding of ECDIS with the ECDIS Manual. ECDIS Ltd specialise in providing Flag State approved IMO model ECDIS courses and Equipment Specific training on an extensive number of systems. Static training is delivered in their state of the art Training Centre near Southampton (UK) and portable training can be conducted in a location of the customer’s choosing, even onboard if facilities can support it. ECDIS Ltd trainers are highly experienced in the practical use of ECDIS, and combined have taught over 1500 mariners. Their static ECDIS training is endorsed and accredited by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, whilst their portable training solution is approved by Det Norske Veritas. Equipment Specific training is accredited by the Nautical Institute.
The ECDIS Manual is available for purchase from Witherby Seamanship at www.witherbyseamanship.com and at all good maritime chart and book stockists.
Written by: ECDIS Ltd Published by: Witherby Seamanship International Ltd
ISBN 978-1-85609-507-5 Book £350 +VAT
eBook £350 (eBook excludes any applicable taxes)
The ‘ECDIS Procedures Guide’ is available from Witherby Seamanship at www.witherbyseamanship.com and at all good maritime chart and book stockists.
Written by: ECDIS Ltd Published by: Witherby Seamanship International Ltd ISBN 978-1-85609-535-8 Book £75 + VAT
eBook £75 (eBook excludes any applicable taxes)
For further information:
Natalie Robson
ECDIS Ltd
Ground Floor
Atlantic 3600 Building Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7AN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1489 559677
Email: Robson@ecdis.org
Web: www.ecdis.org