Navmaster ECDIS
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ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display and Information System 10 Steps to Mandate
Navmaster ECDIS is a second-generation Electronic Chart Display and Information System, incorporating the input of many navigators into its design.
It is powerful and flexible, suited for installation on newbuilds and simple to retrofit into existing bridge layouts. Three ECDIS hardware options are available: separate display and processor components (Navmaster 700 & 800), and a combined panel PC unit (Navmaster 1000). Each of these ECDIS systems is type approved and they can be easily retrofitted into existing vessels; for example the Navmaster ECDIS 1000 panel PC can be mounted on a pedestal or on a counter top; for the modular options, the PC processor can be stored in under-counter housing with TFT display, keyboard and trackball at the conning position. Alternatively each ECDIS system can be built into an integrated bridge consoles at newbuild or major refit stage.
Key benefits
- Excellent route planning & detailed passage plan documentation
- Remote Diagnostics feature for rapid & low-cost support
- Up-to-date chart installation & updating processes
- Option for radar video overlay
- Modular design for easy installation in newbuilds & existing vessels - from VLCCs to Workboats
- ECDIS Training modules with on-line assessment coming soon
Real-time route monitoring
Navmaster ECDIS automatically displays primary and secondary ship position and provides the navigator with vital voyage information including:
- ARPA & AIS target information
- Information from interfaced sensors
- Heading indicator
- Scaled ship outline to aid berthing
- Warnings and alarms such as safety contours, off-track, wheelover, critical point, chart status, interfaced sensor alarms, system integrity etc
- Automatic logbook, with manual entry option
- TotalTide integration
Berth-to-berth route planning
The organisation and structure of Navmaster ECDIS route planning is unique amongst ECDIS systems and superior to the normal standard. The resulting passage plan documentation can be used to conform to the ISM Code and company quality requirements. Navmaster’s passage planning has been the standard for the Shell International fleet since 1997.
- Separate databases for waypoints and routes, to make planning informative and much more efficient
- Notes can be stored against each waypoint, and will be transferred into any routes which utilise that waypoint
- The detailed passage plan documentation incorporates the navigator’s instructions and notes
- The plan report can be customised with a company logo and name
- Routes can be exported/shared with other vessels in the fleet
- Passage plans can be exported and emailed to head offices and third parties
ARPA & AIS information and overlays
ARPA targets are continuously monitored by Navmaster ECDIS with additional data displayed in the side panel.
- Unlimited ARPA targets tracked
- Automatic storage of target data (with optional VDR module)
- Frequently used commands quickly accessible from toolbar
- Go-To-Target button for rapid view if target is not on the current chart
- Option for radar video overlay
Interface with AIS
When combined with ARPA, AIS provides the navigator with a comprehensive presentation of the traffic situation.
- Unlimited target display
- Information filtered between Static, Dynamic and Voyage data
- Quick View button to display selected text labels for user-defined time period
- All targets accessible in side panel
- Targets displayed in latest IHO symbology
- Enables easy upload of own ship voyage information to AIS
Voyage data recording and playback
A very useful addition to ECDIS for vessels not yet required to carry type approved VDR, this feature automatically captures all own and other vessel data without crew action, stores the data compressed and encrypted in archives and enables voyages to be reconstructed from the playback function. It provides vital evidence in the event of incident or damage and has assisted customers in resolving insurance claims. For the data to be replayed on another PC, an office-based Navmaster installation is required.
Modular hardware
All components of the hardware have been type approved individually and as part of the Navmaster ECDIS. Modular components offer greater installation and maintenance flexibility and allow customers a degree of choice. The PC processor can be stored in under-counter housing with TFT display, keyboard and trackball at the conning position. Alternatively all components can be built into integrated bridge consoles. The display could be upgraded to a larger size for just the cost of the display or the PC components could be upgraded later to accommodate future ECDIS developments. In the event of faults, individual components can be isolated and removed/replaced, allowing the ECDIS to continue functioning with a substitute component until maintenance is complete.