Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS)

Maritime Institute - Everett
Mariners successfully completing Maritime Institute's ECDIS course will be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skill and understanding of ECDIS Navigation and electronic charts principles and operations as defined in the STCW code, as amended. This will include the understanding of the competencies in Table A-II of the STCW Code, but is not limited to: Capabilities and limitations of ECDIS operations; How to interpret and analyze information obtained from ECDIS Management of operational procedures, system files and data; How to install, correct and use electronic charts; How to determine the validity of sensor data (including radar overlays); Potential errors in interpretation and presentation; Proper operational and alarm settings for Route Monitoring; How to access the ship's log and data playback functions; How to plan and execute a Voyage Passage utilizing ECDIS; How to determine ship's position using ECDIS with specific knowledge of its operational principles, limitations, sources of errors, detection of misrepresentations of information and methods of correction to obtain an accurate fix in accordance with A-II/2 of STCW Code.

Financial information

Total tuition

$0.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Everett

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

N/A

Length of training

N/A

Award type

N/A

Credits

40

Clock Hours (Per Week)

Additional details

Award name

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

See National Maritime Center Website or contact Student Services

Is this program approved to train veterans?

No

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Top industries for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.