PC Maritime introduces Navmaster ECDIS for
Training
PC Maritime, a member of the Charente Group, has
introduced Navmaster ECDIS for Training - a simple-to-use system designed to
deliver training in the operational use of ECDIS on standard PCs and computer
networks. The training package has already been acquired by a leading Dutch
maritime educational establishment, the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz at
Terschelling.
Navmaster ECDIS for Training allows users such as
marine colleges or in-house trainers to enhance navigational safety by teaching
the safe operation of ECDIS equipment, the proper use of various types of
ECDIS-related information as well as knowledge of the capabilities and, equally
crucial, the limitations of ECDIS. The system is straightforward to install and
operate.
The key benefits of Navmaster ECDIS for Training are
spelt out by David Edmonds, Managing Director, PC Maritime:
"One of the key benefits of Navmaster ECDIS
for Training is that network installation allows classes of many students to be
taken at once. It is also type-approved, up-to-date with all current
regulations and supports the full range of official chart formats - ENC,
CM-ENC, ARCS and BSB. It provides excellent route management and planning tools
and actual voyage data can be replayed.
"Navmaster ECDIS for Training can be
interfaced to NMEA simulator programs and connected to actual bridge
instruments such as GPS, gyro, speed log, ARPA and AIS."
Navmaster ECDIS for Training at work in the
classroom
Navmaster ECDIS for Training was recently installed at
the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz, Terschelling on a 30-user network.
According to Nico Booij, Senior Lecturer at the Institute, its contribution to
training the next generation of seafarers cannot be underestimated:
"Our new Navmaster ECDIS training system
allows us to take classes of 24 students at once, making the teaching process
far less time-consuming. Currently we train approximately 60 of our own
students during the third and fourth term of their second year, although in
future students will use ECDIS from the beginning.
"In addition, we take students from other
schools in groups of about 14-20 every week. Students returning from their six
month practical period use the system frequently for preparation and
presentation."
Options available
Navmaster ECDIS for Training allows users a range of
available options to maximise benefits, says Mr Edmonds.
"Training in this important technology is
most certainly not a case of 'one size fits all' which is why we are offering a
range of options so purchasers can acquire the right equipment to back up their
particular training goals."
The range of current options includes:
- Radar video overlay with PC radar card;
- Multi-user version fo ude in a classroom;
- Admiralty TotalTide integration for worldwide
tidal height and stream;
- Tidal atlas display (UK continental shelf).
Approvals
Navmaster ECDIS for Training aconforms to IMO Res
A817(19) as amended, IMO Res A694(17) and IHO Presentation Library v3.3. It is
type-approved by DNV.
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