Generic ECDIS Training

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1 Generic ECDIS Training Insert Subhead Observations and Concerns 3 May th June 2014 Captain John Gates Head Teacher, Maritime Studies

2 Maritime Studies Hunter TAFE, Newcastle N.S.W.

3 Hunter TAFE Maritime Studies and Generic ECDIS Gained approval from AMSA in late 2011 Commenced delivery in February 2012 Deck Watch Keeper Students Existing Seafarers

4 Hunter TAFE Maritime Studies and Generic ECDIS Concerns Observations Arising from delivery

5 Exciting time for Navigation ECDIS navigators will Develop Techniques Develop Good Practice Display Bad Practice

6 Our course is very manual A look under the hood

7 MSC 232 What an ECDIS must do

8 L3-HSA Endeavour Software of choice Requirements of MSC 232 demonstrated easily

9 No "Bling" Program lacks add ons or conveniences Maintains focus on Generic Principles

10 Route Planning A good example Planned at an ECDIS station Transferred manually via portable media to ship simulator

11 Manual application of updates Students employ the regime of Permits Base Updates

12 Delivery Tasks Repeated delivery of the course has revealed there are misconceptions in regard to ECDIS Structure ECDIS Functions ECDIS Operation

13 Developing Generic skills A primary objective of Model Course 1.27 Staff delivering the course

14 Misconceptions It is important to uncover the student s misconceptions Just as important to correct

15 Traditional skills Emphasise traditional skills Not discarded or forgotten Traditional skills are still employed New Techniques

16 Three types of Navigation T E L

17 1. T Traditional Terrestrial Celestial

18 2. E E Navigation

19 3. L Any ideas? Look out of the window

20 Simulator playback Review of videos

21 Perceptions when first attending I have sailed with ECDIS

22 Unaware of the requirement for Data Software Hardware Training

23 Regular positioning It s not necessary Why? GPS does it!

24 Requires GPS to operate Without GPS ECDIS is useless! Traditional skills Position Fixing Dead reckoning

25 Paper Charts There are none

26 Pause.. We now realise, as instructors More than learning software Developing techniques to interface effectively with ECDIS Allocating new tasks to the Watch keeper

27 New Tasks? Navigator as Navigation & Data Monitor Answering Alarms and Finding the cause of the alarm

28 Four Questions We Ask The computer behind you...can you positively identify what each cable is?

29 Backup of Data Who backs up their personal data? Occasionally Regularly Continuously Data Backup

30 Back up 83% of all students stated they still do not back up regularly even though they have lost data

31 Formal computer training 80 Computer Training Computer Training No Training Some training Formal training

32 Formal GPS training GPS Training No Training Received Training

33 Computers Evidence of Poor grounding in computer work ECDIS operators need to be comfortable around computers

34 ECDIS Units Are they Complexity tamed? Or Difficult to operate System differences

35 Back up of data Essential that operators have either Methodical and systematic approaches Or An integrated procedure within the unit

36 GPS Essential requirement Operation of Equipment Analysis of equipment and data Checking input to ECDIS Garbage in Garbage out

37 PSC inspections Acquisition of Generic skills Essential to all Navigating Officers Marine Order 07/2012 demonstration of operational competency by the ships navigating officers (e.g. safety checking of a voyage plan)

38 Positives First experience is simulated

39 Second Officer Chart corrections Chart maintenance Passage planning PI s and passage notes

40 Watch keepers Positive target identification when interfaced with AIS Readily available positional and situational information Collision threat analysis

41 Masters Appreciate consolidation of information

42 Final assessment exercise ECDIS in an operational scenario Students interact with each other and the ECDIS

43 Deviation competency Students are asked to deviate from the planned route Usually within a channel Requires prompt planning of the deviation High percentage cannot do this Economically or Effectively

44 Dexterity determined by familiarity Familiarity with the software More importantly Familiarity with manipulating computer output

45 Three mantras As long as ECDIS is being operated properly When you can do everything on an electronic chart that you could do on a paper chart you may have just mastered ECDIS Practice new techniques to enable you to use your skills with ECDIS

46 Conclusions Many conclusions In relation to this topic

47 Conclusions From our observations; 1. Generic Skills are most easily acquired by those possessing computer skills 2. Navigational ability does not impede acquisition 3. ECDIS will contribute to Navigational Competence only if 1 & 2 are effectively combined