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UNIVERSITATEA MARITIMA CONSTANTA

FACULTATEA DE NAVIGATIE SI TRANSPORT MARITIM

ECDIS

S.L. Dr. Ing. Nicoleta Acomi

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INDEX

CHAPTER 1: ECDIS 2000 STRUCTURE Pages 3 - 18

CHAPTER 2: CHART HANDLING Pages 19 - 29

CHAPTER 3: CHART WORK AND USER NOTE Pages 30 - 39

CHAPTER 4: ROUTE PLANNING AND EDITING Pages 40 - 49

CHAPTER 5: VOYAGE MONITORING Pages 50 - 58

CHAPTER 6: ECDIS INTEGRATION Pages 59 - 61

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CHAPTER 1: ECDIS 2000 STRUCTURE Switching ON / OFF the equipment - Page 4 Function of mouse and trackball - Page 6 Familiarization with the display - Page 7 Main and sub menu structure - Page 9 Day and Night view setting - Page 10 Traditional and simplified symbol - Page 11 Selection of route monitoring and route planning mode - Page 12 Scrolling and zooming the chart display - Page 13 Base and standard display option - Page 14 Pick Report - Page 14 Safety contour and safety depth - Page 15 Two or Four color mode. - Page 18

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SWITCHING ON / OFF THE ECDIS EQUIPMENTECDIS2000 is normally powered via an uninterruptible power supply.Switching on the XANTO S1000:

After connecting the 230 V AC, XANTO S1 000 is automatically switched on -The 230 V AC is directly current looped to the ECDIS2000 ("LINE LED" and "BYPASSLED" illuminate)In this case, if the 230 V AC breaks down, ECDIS2000 will break down too. Thissituation is indicated by the UPS with a short beep all 60s.In order that during breakdown of the main power the 230V AC output will bemaintained (for a period of about 10 minutes) the user must press the "ON switch"until a short beep is to hear.Now all "Load and battery capacity LEDs" will illuminate and switched off one afterthe other. After a time of 5 sec, the "BYPASS LED" will be off and "INVERTER LED" ison. This indicates that the battery is all the time between the main 230 VAC and theECDIS2000Switching off XANTO S1000:- Disconnect the main power supply connector.- Two possibilities:

1. If the 230 VAC is directly connected to the ECDIS2000 and the "LINE LED"and the "BYPASS LED" are on:

All "Load and battery capacity LEDs" are shortly on. They are switched off oneafter the other beginning from the lower LED. The lower LED illuminatesagain for 3 sec, before the UPS and the ventilator are switched off.2. If the 230 VAC output is delivered via the battery ("LINE LED" and

"INVERTER LED" are on: )

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Press "Standby switch" for at least 1 sec. All "Load and battery capacityLEDs" are shortly on. They are switched off one after the other beginningfrom the lower LED. The lower LED illuminates again for 3 sec, before the UPSand the ventilator are switched off.

Switch on the ECDIS2000 electronic unit with the On/Off switch. The display unit(s)of your system has separate on/off-switches.If there is a ECDIS2000 with fully electronically BACKUP System installed, pleaseswitch on the MAIN Computer before switching on the BACKUP Computer system.The start-up process may take several minutes due to consistency checks of theoperating system. Usually, no user input is required during system start -up.Please wait until the display switches to graphics mode and the login screen isshown.The login screen consists of a frame with two text fields used to enter the user nameand the password for this user.

login: password:

Use only lower case letters for the username and password input.

Normal OperationThe ECDIS2000 is started in normal operation mode by a login as

login: ecdis2000

password: (no password required, type simply )If a BACKUP System is available, the normal operation login is as

login: ecdis2000

password: (no password required, type simply )

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FUNCTION OF THE MOUSE / TRACKBALL

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FAMILIARISATION OF THE ECDIS DISPLAY

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MAIN AND SUB MENU STRUCTURE:On the right side top corner of the display the 3 basis menu can be found.

1. ECDIS Display2. Conning Display3. Chart handling

Each menu has a further sub menu - Please refer to the user manual for furtherdetails of the sub menu.

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DAY - NIGHT DISPLAY SETTING.Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart SettingFunction: Day Bright / Day Whiteback / Day Blackback / Dusk / Night / Grey mode

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SWITCHING BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND SIMPLIFIED SYMBOLOGY:This function allows toggle between the Simplified and the Traditional chartdisplay. The simplified display shows chart symbols designed for ECDIS system whilethe traditional display presents the chart with symbols similar to the paper chartsymbols.Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart SettingFunction: Traditional

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SELECTING ROUTE MONITORING MODE AND ROUTE PLANNING MODEFor Route planning mode:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: Planning

For Route monitoring mode:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: Monitoring

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SCROLLING THE CHART:

ZOOM CHART AND SELECTION TO APPROPRIATE SCLAE OF CHART:

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SELECTION OF DISPLAY - BASE AND STANDARD

Pick Report: If no other function is active a click with the trackballs 'Do' button ofthe trackball into the chart requests information about the objects at the pickposition. The Pick Report is opened and displays the important information indifferent categories. If there is a AIS target or a radar ARPA target on the pickedposition, the target information is displayed as default.

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SELECTION OF SAFETY CONTOUR AND SAFETY DEPTH:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: VoyageFunction: Safety ValuesSafety Values menu shall pop up on the screen.Select Advance on this popup menu and the safety values for Safety Depth /Safety Contour / Shallow Contour / Deep Contour may be defined by the user

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SELECTION OF OTHER PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE SAFETY DOMAIN:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: VoyageFunction: Safety ValuesSafety Values menu shall pop up on the screen.Select Base on this popup menu and the values for Draught / Air draft / LookAhead / Max Position Diff limit may be defined by the user.

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Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: VoyageFunction: Safety ValuesSafety Values menu shall pop up on the screen.Select Target on this popup menu and the values for CPA limit / TCPA limit / AIStarget activation CPA limit / AIS target activation TCPA limit may be defined by theuser.

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TWO OR FOUR COLOUR CONTOUR MODE:The normal chart display shows depth areas in four colour shades (valid for DayBright):

I. Shallow water, dark blueII. Unsafe water shallower than the safety contour, medium blueIII. Safe water, light blueIV. Deep water, white

The 'Two Shades' function allows to toggle between this display and the two-shadedisplay:

I. All depth areas shallower than the safety contour are displayed dark blueII. All depth areas deeper than the safety contour are displayed white

Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart SettingFunction: Two Shades

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CHAPTER 2: CHART HANDLING Chart directory - Page 20 Selection of chart for display - Page 21 Loading chart permits - Page 23 Load base data and update from CD - Page 24 Checking update status of loaded charts - Page 27 Manual updating of charts - Page 28 Applying navigation warnings and T&P notice - Page 29

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ACCESS THE CHART DIRECTORY AND TO IDENTIFY WHETER CHARTS AREENCs, RNCs OR PRIVATE DATA

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SELECT A CHART FOR DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN

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LOAD NEW CHARTS LICENCE KEY FROM FLOPPY OR CDVessel shall receive the permits for the voyage chart by email, please copy theattachment on a CD rom and follow the following stepsMain Menu: Chart HandlingFocus: PermitsChart: Cdrom (on the left side of the screen)Format: S-57 official (on the left side of the screen)User shall be asked to insert cd rom (below picture)Function: Read from Cd rom

PLEASE NOTE TO REMOVE CD ROM SELECT SYSTEM ELSE THE CDROM CANNOT BEEJECTED.

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LOAD BASE DATA AND UPDATE FROM CDBase CD and Update CD are received from the safety department at everyconvenient port.Main Menu: Chart HandlingInsert the Cdrom (First all base CD to be loaded followed by the Updates CD)Focus: ChartsChart: Cdrom (on the left side of the screen)Format: S-57 official (on the left side of the screen) (Picture 1 shall be on screen)Function: Import (Picture 2 shall be on screen)Function: select visible followed by Right click in side the chart area.(Picture 3 shall be on screen)Click on import in the Pop up box.Repeat the same procedure with all the Base CD and then with the Update CDreceived from the Safety department.

PLEASE NOTE TO REMOVE CD ROM SELECT SYSTEM ELSE THE CDROM CANNOT BEEJECTED.

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PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

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PICTURE 3

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CHECKING UPDATE STATUS OF THE LOADED CHART:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartsTask: Chart WorksFunction: View UpdatesSelect a date menu shall pop up on the screen.Select a date and click on OK to view the updates.

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MANUAL UPDATES TO THE CHARTSMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartsTask: Chart WorksFunction: Manual UpdateThe screen changes with the following in the Function :Annotate Object / Delete Object / Move Object / Withdraw Update / Withdraw all /Withdrawn ObjectsUser may select any of the above function to carry out the manual updates.MANUAL UPDATE menu shall pop up on the screen. User may input the requireddata and click on OK to update.

This display shall change dependingon the selection (Annotate Object;Delete Object, Move Object,Withdraw Update, Withdraw all,Withdrawn Objects.

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APPLYING MANUAL UPDATES TO THE CHARTS ( Nav-warnings and T&P)

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CHAPTER 3: CHART WORK AND USER NOTE Legend and Pick Report - Page 31 Interface with Radar and AIS - Page 32 Setting standard display with single operation - Page 33 View, add, edit and delete mariners note - Page 33 Access of navigation elements, (Past Track) - Page 34 EBL and VRM - Page 35 Parallel indexing - Page 36 Navigation tools - Page 37

o Highlight danger

o Divider

o Position fix

o Erase

o Line of Position

o Navigation Calculator

Using the backup system - Page 39

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LEGEND (GENERAL INFORMATION) AND PICK REPORT.If no other function is active a click with the Do button of the trackball in the chartrequests information about the object. The Pick Report is displays importantinformation in different categories.

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INTERFACE WITH RADAR AND AISTHE FOLLOWING OVERLAY IS AVAILABLE - Radar Overlay AIS Target overlayRadar OverlayMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartsTask: Chart SettingFunction: Radar : RAD 1 or RAD 2AIS Target and ARPA Target overlay

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SETTING STANDARD DISPLAY WITH SINGLE OPERATION ACTION

VEIW, ADD, EDIT AND DELETE MARINERS NOTES

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ACCESS OF NAVIGATION ELEMENT:Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart WorkFunction: Highlight danger / Divider / Position Fix / Erase / Line of PositionSelect from the function the required navigation element.Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: VoyageFunction: Past track / past track listSelect from the function the required navigation element.

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THE EBL AND VRM

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PARALLEL INDEX LINESTo mark PI from a point select the EBL and VRM from this point find out the parallelindexing distance.To indicate on the chart this may be shown by the use of highlight danger tool andthe text shown by the mariners note. Eg shown below

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NAVIGATION TOOLS EXPLAINEDMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart WorkFunction: Highlight danger / Divider / Position Fix / Erase / Line of PositionHighlight danger:After selecting the highlight danger in the function the user is to select the area byclicking on the Do button. The user may leave by a right click (cancel button)

Divider:The divide allows the user to calculate the distance on a polygon. The points of apolygonal are selected by clicking on the Do button. The distance is displayed ina pop-up info box. The user may leave by a right click (cancel button)

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Position Fix:This function allows the mariner to place a position fix symbol with a time stamp andthe method of position fixing. If no position is given in the box, the fix can be placedin the chart with the cursor. If no time is specified the actual ships time is used for thetime tag.

Erase:This function allows to remove user defined objects like chart drawing, marinersnote, lines of position etc. After selection of the ERASE function point on the object tobe removed with the cursor and click the Do button.This function cannot be used to remove SENC objects or objects inserted by manualupdates.

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Position line:This function is used to draw position line or position circle from any object. Thisfunction may also be used for plotting the vessel position by visual bearing and radardistance. Selection of this function shall pop up a window

`Click on the reference point on the chart (eg light house) move the cursor till thedistance displayed is equal to the distance you require (obtained from the radar)Right click to exit.Nav. Calculator:Various navigation functions are available in this menu.

SWITCHING OVER TO BACK UP SYSTEM:The back up system is automatically updated and synchronised with the dataentered in the master ECDIS. The back up system is ready for use.

Select the Bearing line or the distancering as appropriate.Enter the visual bearing in this field andclick on OK.

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CHAPTER 4: ROUTE PLANNING AND EDITING Create a new route plan and edit - Page 41 Save a newly created route plan - Page 44 Load a pre-existing route plan - Page 45 Edit an existing route plan - Page 45 Check a completed route plan - Page 46 Create an alternate route and display option - Page 47 Alarm and warning setting - Page 48

o XTD (Cross track distance)o Leg speed (ETA)o Radius of turn

o Warning

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CREATE NEW ROUTE PLAN AND EDIT- PRIOR SAVING THE ROUTE.Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: ConstructionFunction: Create legUsing the cursor select the points on the chart and click on the Do button, selectthe next waypoint and click on the Do button continue doing the same for allwaypoints after clicking on the last way point Right click to exit.

Create leg: This function allows to create a leg or a sequence of leg lines andwaypoint.

At this stage of construction waypointsmay be added, moved, removed byusing the other options in theFUNCTION

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Create WP: This function opens a pop-up window to create a waypoint numericallyand to set the turning radius and warning time and other remarks.

Insert WP:

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Move WP:

Edit: This function requests the user to select a leg or waypoint and opens a pop-upwindow to allow editing of the properties of leg or waypoint whatever was selected.Remove: This function allow removing one alternate leg and / or waypoint. Legs andwaypoints which belong to a selected route cannot be deleted by this functionbefore the route is not cleared.Remove All: This function allow removing at once all alternate waypoint and leglines that do not belong to a selected route.Default: This function allows to change the default parameters for the leg andwaypoint

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SAVE A NEWLY CREATED ROUTEMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: RouteFunction: Select route.A pop-up window appears requesting the user to select a waypoint.Select a waypoint from the newly created route.A pop-up window appears prompting the user to enter a route name Enter aname and save the route.

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LOAD A PRE-EXISTING ROUTE PLANMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: RouteFunction: Load.A pop-up window appears showing list of all available routes select the requiredroute and left clicks on load.

EDIT AN EXISTING ROUTELoad the required route by following the above procedure

1. To edit the route by numerical data entry in the FUNCTION MENU click on editroute.

2. To edit the waypoints by graphical mode In Function : Clear Route then

Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: ConstructionFunction: Create WP / Insert WP / Move WP/ Edit - options may be selected asrequired.The route has to be saved again after completion if the route was cleared forediting.

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CHECK A COMPLETED ROUTELoad the route to be checkedMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: RouteFunction: Check RouteA pop-up window appears requesting for safety value Enter safety values and clickon OK.

A pop-up window appears displaying the result of the check.

To vie the dangers found user has to go to the message windowTo go to the message windowMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: VoyageFunction: Messages

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ALTERNATE ROUTE AND DISPLAY OPTION

If more than one leg departs from a waypoint the auto selection function asksmariners decision. The primary route is displayed in RED and the alternate route isdisplayed in ORANGE.The alternative route may be put on / off the display by theradio button show all legs in the planning / construction.

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ALARM AND WARNING SETTINGXTD (Cross track distance), leg speed, radius of turn, WarningThe above data may be set prior creating a new route in the Default windowMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: ConstructionFunction: Default

OrWhen the route is already loaded by the EDIT ROUTE fuctionMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: RouteFunction: Edit Route

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CHAPTER 5: VOYAGE MONITORING Load a pre-existing route plan - Page 51 Selection of display of own ship - Page 51 Selection of North Up or Course Up mode - Page 52 True / Relative motion display - Page 53 Track control - Page 55 Course alteration on Track control mode - Page 57 Conning Display Structure - Page 58

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LOAD A PRE-EXISTING ROUTE.Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: PlanningTask: RouteFunction: Load.A pop-up window appears showing list of all available routes select the requiredroute and left clicks on load.

SELECTION OF DISPLAY OF OWN SHIPIn function bar provided on the bottom of the chart left click on the SHIP to bringthe display to the vessels present position.

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SELECTION OF NORTH UP AND COURSE UP MODEMain Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart SettingsFunction: North Up / Course Up.

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MOTION DISPLAY AVAILABLE (TRUE MOTION RELATIVE MOTION)

Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: MonitoringTask: FrameFunction: Frame size Frame move Frame Auto Frame Reset

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TRACK CONTROL ON ECDISOn the Auto Pilot

On the ECDIS display

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ALTERATION OF COURSE WITH TRACK CONTROL

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CONNING DISPLAY STRUCTURE

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CHAPTER 6: ECDIS INTEGRATION ECDIS integration with bridge environment Page 60 Working with position lost Page 61

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ECDIS 2000 INTEGRATED IN THE BRIDGE ENVIRONMENT

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WORKING WITH POSITION LOST

ECDIS2000 displays the sensor position rectified to the defined Conning Position. Sothe position may differ from the position displayed on the GPS.

If the accuracy of the position changes, a small sensor information window will popup. This window disappears automatically.If the main sensor is no more available a sensor information window appears.

If the user acknowledges the sensor report, the system will switch to the DR position.With the DR the COG and SOG are not calculated. A sensor report will appear.

To change the position input from the other GPS.

Main Menu: ECDIS DisplayFocus: ChartTask: Chart SettingFunction: Pos:DRNote: ECDIS2000 does not automatically select a new main position device.

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trackball page

equipment page

chart display page

safety depth page

pick report page

simplified symbol page

route planning mode

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