Lee Stevenson, Chief Officer

I spoke briefly to ECDIS Ltd on the phone, and a few emails later the instructor was booked to fly to the boat in New Zealand. We received both STCW and type specific certificates on board, in one go, allowing us to `go digital`. The course was tough, but very enjoyable. Booking the training was painless, simple and very good value for money. I would strongly recommend booking their mobile STCW and Type specific courses to train your team properly.

Captain Tony Shopland

LD LinesAn excellent course, well prepared and presented with all expected facilities.

John Payne

Very well presented course. I now feel a lot more confident with ECDIS preparation and operation.

Chee Kok Keong

STETThank you for the knowledge sharing and pointers! Definitely learnt new knowledge via this course.

Commodore Sreevihar Pradeep, Principal Training Consultant

ST ElectronicsI enjoyed going through the course and it gave me insights into new methods of ECDIS training and I can use some of the information and techniques in my training materials.

Ong Kok Tiong

Very informative. The duration of the course (advanced QC ECDIS) was quite short as there is too much information to cover within two days.

Hia Check Phong

STETThe instructor gave me plenty of food for thoughts and answered all my questions, using his extensive project management experience on WECDIS within the Navy.

Goh Siew Ngoh Jenny

MPA Singapore(I was) able to learn what other capabilities (there are) of ECDIS. New capabilities which presently our office ECDIS/ECS does not have.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Omer Guhadaroglu

Turkish NavyThe instructors style of teaching, especially given his sufficient practical time (on the equipment), was unique. His patience and desire for helping the attendees were admirable

Jeff Miles

Pace, content and delivery of the course were excellent. I came away a much broader knowledge of ECDIS.

Hywel Pugh

Very good. Informative and improved my knowledge.

Svein Skjaeveland

ECCThis has been a valuable course for me in the sense of seeing the world of ECDIS and ENCs from a different angle than my everyday approach to the PRIMAR RENC does.

1st Officer Jody Roderick

Good course; happy to recommend it. Actually enjoyed it and learnt some valuable tools.

John Appleby, DPA

Would use the course for training our would-be watch officers. Very satisfied and good value.

Joe Collins

C-Mar GroupA demanding but enjoyable course overall. No problem in recommending ECDIS Ltd.

James Clarke

Bluewater TrainingProfessional, informative and fun – excellent!

Chief Mate Paul Ruzycki

GreenpeaceVery worthwhile course. Seeing that the future will be e-navigation, I highly recommend that all navigation officers take this course and not be left behind. The equipment is only as good as the (trained) operators

Captain Mike Fincken

GreenpeaceHaving never used electronic charts (let alone ECDIS) I am bowled over by how ingenious ECDIS is. A great training led by Mike, who seemed genuinely excited about the product.

George White

A quite in-depth course from the start, the course was delivered well by the lecturer who was very patient with the less able candidates on the course. One of the better courses I’ve attended during my career.

Bradley Tong

The five day, forty hour, generic ECDIS Course, run by ECDIS Ltd, was world class. I came away having a strong understanding of the goals as laid down by the IMO 1.27 model, professionally packaged and delivered by the team at ECDIS Ltd. In a maritime world of ever strengthening regulations this course will set you up with the perfect tools to navigate confidently and safely on a ECDIS system.

Steven A Gardiner, Tugmaster

More important and more relevant than most of the navigation lectures in Chief Mate Unlimited Course I recently completed.

Captain W G Dickinson

 I would certainly recommend this course to anyone who wants the best possible training and instruction in ECDIS.

Captain Paul Armitage, Vela Marine International

A very informative, instructive course and very well run. The [Southampton] facility is well-equipped and well-located for good transport links. Would recommend that anyone requiring ECDIS training consider this facility.

Francis Fraser, Shetland Islands Council

Very informative course and very well presented. Could be doing with another day or two as there is a huge amount of information to take in. Definitely know a lot more now than I did 4 days ago.

Murdanie Macleod, Shetland Islands Council

I have sailed with ECDIS on previous vessels but I didn’t fully understand the system or use it to its potential. This course made me feel at home with the system and looking forward to passage planning with ECDIS in future.

Wilbert Shearer, Master, Shetland Islands Council

The course was very worthwhile and I will recommend it.

Jalal Ali Alsulaiti Pilot, Kuwait Oil Company

The course was excellent and very beneficial for me.

Andrew Stout Tugmaster, Shetland Islands Council

I found the course very informative, although a very steep learning curve. The lecturer was patient and kept up the pace.

Captain Richard Bridge Blue Ocean Yacht Management

Very good indeed. Excellent course that I will strongly recommend.

Captain Brian Hingley Vela Marine International

Very good, interesting course. Subject matter is well-covered in an interesting manner.

Chief Officer Jim Howard

The presentation you gave me on ECDIS care was very helpful. I learned a great deal and plan to follow your suggestions. The practical sessions you designed made me feel far more comfortable whilst giving me a warm feeling towards the system. I look forward to putting it all into practice. There is a definite need among sailors to become better informed on this topic. Mark gave a very effective, thought provoking presentation on the challenges faced by the modern navigator.

James Howard UK Dredging (ABP)

Dynamic and interesting throughout.

Captain Zander Simpson Shetland Maritime Ltd

A colleague of mine has been conducting a generic course at another institution this week, at the same time as I have been undergoing instruction with ECDIS Ltd. In contrast to the ECDIS Ltd course, his lasted only three days and was taught on normal PCs using a legacy software version. Having been an instructor of different technologies in the past, I am sympathetic with the perceived requirement to ‘cram’ course content, but I would not have been half as confident operating these systems at sea after a three day course, as I am now.  It was a well structured course; very professionally presented with the latest of equipment.

John Tindall Marine Superintendent UK Dredging (ABP)

Thanks for your efforts on the course. You have a great depth of knowledge on the subject, it was expertly delivered at a level accessible for all.

Lieutenant Commander André Moraes Barros Marinha Do Brasil (Brazilian Navy)

Brazilian NavyThe ECDIS Ltd 5 day course gave us a good knowledge about the system.  Despite of a class ranging form submariners to engineers, everyone ended the week with confidence in the system and its capabilities.  The fact that the teacher was a former Royal Navy Officer helped us to understand and to ring the systems features to our reality.

2nd Officer Dean Stores Viking Recruitment

The course was taught by easy to relate to guys that have sailed with ECDIS at sea.

2nd Officer Shane Heverin Farstad Shipping

Very professional presentations and good facilities.  The lecturer has relevant experience in subject matter from a practical view point and five days was absolutely necessary [for the course content].

Captain Ylva Bexell and Captain Magnus Hammarqvist SHK Accident Investigation Board

We found the 5 day course very useful and well structured and with qualified instructors. It was also interesting and fruitful to discuss, the pros and cons and different safety issues of ECDIS-systems, with the instructors.

Tom Waters Lead for Undersea Training Lockheed Martin

The ECDIS Ltd instructor is here wrapping up a class at Lockheed Martin in Manassas, Va. I just wanted to drop you a note thanking you for the fine educational experience he provided for our diverse group of international students. The instructor communicated the subject very clearly and concisely for this ‘English as a 2nd language’ student body. He was well prepared, on time, and always bright and chipper. We are very pleased.

Lieutenant Commander Terence Ho Republic of Singapore Navy

Besides the excellent infrastructure and first-class set up, what impressed me most was the professionalism of the staff.  In addition to the deep expertise and experience that one can only get from years of practical experience, their openness to share was a refreshing difference from many of the commercial ECDIS courses available.

Captain Michael Watson

The lessons learnt on this course have given me not only an insight into the operation of ECDIS equipment, but also a recognition of the legal aspects of the transitions from traditional paper chart-based navigation into the e-navigation era. This is an important aspect of the training and I strongly recommend that Captains and senior officers partake of the 5-day course to enhance their management skills.

Captain Nic Paines Newman, Giles & Co Ltd, UK

The course content was excellent and very well delivered. Having arrived on the Monday morning with next to no knowledge of ECDIS, I left on Friday with confidence in the system, a good knowledge of how it may be used safely and possibly as importantly, of how it may be misused.