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JRC ECDIS TYPE SPECIFIC FAMILIARISATION Checklist

Please use the manufacturer's approved familiarization ECDIS training software for the ·
training for JRC Models JAN-7201 I 9201 . Also you may read the HELP file, JRC Operators
Handbook (available in pdf) or refer to the Operators manual hard copy which is kept on the
tabJ~.
Please refer to the EXERCISES Booklet and perform the various EXERCISES which will
enable you to be familiarized with all the features of the JRC ECOIS models mentioned
above. ·

After completion, please go through this familiarization checklist.

Kindly 'tick' off in the right hand column, each task when successfully completed by you . Once you
have completed all the tasks, you would be satisfactorily familiarized with the ECDIS type which you
will be usin!_J onboard the next ship you will be joining.

On completion of each Section, please contad Course faculty for any difficulty or queries, as
assessment of your grasp of the functions within that section.

On completion of all sections, please inform the Course Faculty to carry out an assessment to
~au9e your proficiency in the use of the JRC ECDIS. ·

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General
1.1 Please read the Equipment Manual concerning the use <>f
th~ eq1:1ipment and ensure th~t the procedures are correctly
(Qllo'i\ed.
1.2 Establish whether the equipment is a flag-approved ECDIS. Must be
If not, paper charts must be used as the primary charting checked
system onbocJrd
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Identify the primary ECDIS equipment and the facilities for Must be
1.3
back-up. If the back-up is a second ECDIS of a different checked
type to that of the primary,nstallation, then same onboard
familiarization checklist must be repeated for both systems.
Establish whether emergency charts are carried as a final Must be
1A
level of back-up. ff so, determine their location and their checked
suitability for the voyage. onboard

Establish whether an emergency computer such as a laptop Must be

1.5
running ~C$ so~r~ is av~il~ble. If so determine its checked
whereabouts and how to switch on and access the ECS onboard
package.
Determine where the user manuals for ECDIS and its Must be
1.6
backup are located - an electronic version of these may be checked
available on each unit. onboard

Please note any passwords needed _for the management of Must be

1.7
the system. checked
onboard

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Basic Operation I

2 .1 Watch the Video for operation of JRC Models 7201 / 9201M

2.2 Switching lhe ECDIS on and off
2 .3 Establish the function(s), position and general operation of
the physical controls and switches, induding cursor control,
and the access and selection of menu items. Identify the
com oorts for lhe critical eauipment.
2.4 Accessing the main menu and select menu options. Identify
all control panels and task panels. Familiarize with tabs for
each task panel. Navigate betvveen menus.
2.5 Setting day/night viewing modes, brightness, oontrast and
color correction (if available). 1-.--
2.6 Setting chart orientation - North Up, Rotation or Course Up_
2.7 Selectinq True or Relative Motion or Free \_----"
2.8 Selectinq vector length. -
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2.9 Off-centerina own ship position. \-
2.10 Selecting own ship symbol (Symbol/ Outline). Drop and
return own ship position (Home)
2.11 Activate & deactivate Man Overboard function - interpret
course-to-steer to return.
2.12 Using Guard Zone, Danger Detection (Safety) Vector &
Sector Area with their Min & Max settings
2.13 Setting anchor watch guard ring & alarm. \...--
2.14 Switching between traditional (paper chart) and simplified
(S-52/ ECDIS Chart 1) symboloav
2 . 15 Putting equipment in roufe-momtoring rrioae ano route- -

planning mode.
2, 16
- ~electing chart ~les- finding the current scale <;)f
- displayed charts ~ng setting the dim>Jay to a partiq.ilar \_.../
scale. (Scrolling and zooming charts)
2.17 Sefecting the Base Display, and Standard Display.
Chanqing disolay levels and revertinQ to standard disolav.
2.18 Determine how to add di~ay other information from ENC
s, indudinQ the display of All Other Information.
2.19 Checking the own ship infonnation.
2.20 Sefecting the safety contour and safety depth. \_.....,--""
2.21 Selecting two- or four-colour contour mode.
2.22 Selecting deep and shallow area display options.
2.23 Setting all other parameters concerning the safety domain.

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2.24 Establish how alanns and other alerts are given by the
ECDIS and the procedure needed to acknowledge them.
The status indicators/ alanns indude, but are not limited to:
Exceeding off track limits
Crossing safety contour
ECOIS malfunctions
Information over scale \_./'"'
Larger ENC available
Positioning system failure
Arrival waypoint alarms
Qc[lngerous alarm
Off course -alarm.
Dragging anchor alarm.
2.25 Changing alarm settings.
2.26 Set up volume of buzzer.
2.27 Determine and understand the position-fix systems that
feed the ECDIS. Determine the method of swi~ching \..--
between sources, such as primary and secondary position
fix systems.
· 2.2s Determine Vt/hat other systems feed into the ECDIS, such
as radar (tracked targets and/or raw), AIS, water speed
loas, ech9 sounders, etc. ·-
2.29
. - R~nize Consistent Common Reference Point (CGRP)
for the vessel.
2.30 lr-,put the event mark.
2.31 Recognize trouble shooting routines in ECDIS. V
2.32 Confirm ECDIS software upgraded to new IHO Standards,
Presentation Library - S-52 Annex A Edition 4.0 '
2.33 Cany out checks to ensure ECDIS displaying new symbols
introduced as per above
2.34 Meet Faculty for assessment and clearing of doubts.
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C Charts
3.1 Determine Vt/here Base and Update CDs are stored on the ship.
3.2 Accessing the chart directory and to identify Vtlhether charts
are ENCs, RNCs or private data.
3.3 Installing/ updating Adrriralty Digital Catalogue and order \._..--
ENC's.
3.4 Uploading vector or ARCS and IHO DPPC Dataset charts \._./
into the system.
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3.s· Selecting a chart for display on the screen by number or
area. t~
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3.6 Loaaing new chart licence Reys/ permits.
3.7 Loading base data. \..--"
3.8 Checking the update status of loaded charts.
3.10 Updating charts using the nonnal cumulative update
procedures. (If applicable, determine how to apply non-
cumulative or electronically-transmitted updates).
3.11 Applying manual updates.
3.12 Accessing and printing Loa of Chart Updates.
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3. 13 Locate charts produced by IHO ( ECDIS Chart 1, names

3.14

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beginning with "AA"). Know their significance and SAME
NOT TO BE DELETED AT ANY TIME .
Meet Facultv for assessment and clearing of doubts

Navigation Tools and Functions

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4.1 Displavina the legend of general information.
4.2 Selectino information about an obiect (Pick reoort).
4.3 Disolavina Zone of Confidence ICATZOC) information. ,_,,,,,-,-
Accessing Marine Information Overlavs (MIO) available. \...,-""'
4 .4
4.5 Determine the 'single operator action' needed to remove
MIOs from the displav. _
4.6 Determine the 'single operator action' needed to set the
Standard Disolav setting.
4.7 Accessing all navigational elements and parameters, such
as nast track, vectors, oosition lines, etc.
4.8 Usino ERBL and VRM.
4.9 Inserting Parallel Index lines.
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4.10 Determine \\tlat other navigational tools are available and
how to access them.
4.11 Determine how to switch to usina the back-uo svstem.
4.12 Meet Faculty for assessment and clearing of doubts

E Route Planning -
5.1 Loadino eX1stind routes and editing same. "L--
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5.2 Initiating a new routtq:>lan~
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5.3 lnitiatina and planning alternate routes. ,._,..---
5.4 Savino route plans inch,.rqina alternate routes.
5.5 Adding, deJeting, copying, editing and adjusting graphically
the position of waypoints.
5.6 Inserting navigational warnings, T& P Corrections and other
relevant notes. - -
5.7 Marking NO GO areas & other information.
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5.8 Carrving out a route safe.tv check and verifying results.
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5.9 Loading the planned route and alternatives into the back-up \_,/
system.
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5.10 -- R"eversing a plann~ route.
5.11 VteW and copy route plan as Excel table from route \._.....,-7
plannina.
5.12 Meet Facultv for assessment and clearing of doubts

F Route Monitoring
6.1 Loading a ore-planned route. '----
Selecting the primary or an alternate route and how to \_---"
6.2
distinouish between them on the displav.
6.3 Determine the single operator action tharselects the
charted display of own ship's position. ,.___....-
6.4 Displaying route information while monitoring.

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6.5 If radar or AIS targets can be displayed on the ECDIS,
detennine what target vector modes are available and how
to switch between and differentiate them.
6.6 Displaying ARPA/ Radar and AIS MIOs, if available. \../"'
6.7 Activatino & deactivating AIS targets. v----
6.8 Displaying AIS information for selected targets.
6.9 AIS target symbols - especially dangerous targets.
6.10 Displaying past position I history. ,_..
6.11 Creating time labels i:!long the ship's track.
6.12 Editing a route being monitored. V
6.13 Understand Radii of tum and wheel over fine.
6.14 Adjusting Ship's position manually to match radar image on
ECDIS display.
6.15 Inputting the LOP to fonn the reference for ~n estimated \./
position. -
6.16 · Meet Facultv for assessment and clearing of doubts

G Voyage Recording
7.1 Familiar with Logbook function induding time labels on
tracks.
7.2 View track history graphically from Route Monitoring (if
applicable)
7.3 Viewing Playback/ record of ship's past track

H Meet Faculty for final assessment and clearing of

doubts _J

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Date Familiarized: .2 -1 0 - l)._O 'L 'L
Assessment Completed ar,d found satisfactory (date): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Name and Signature of Assessor: _ _ __ _ _ _ ___________

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