ECDIS Type-Specific Training

Equipment-manufacturer training required in addition to the generic ECDIS familiarisation course under STCW. Each ECDIS make and model has unique menu structures, alarm logic, route-planning workflow, and chart-permit handling, and a generic course alone does not prepare an officer to use the specific bridge equipment. IMO MSC.1/Circ.1503/Rev.1 (Ec dis Familiarisation and Training) confirms this requirement. PSC inspectors flag missing type-specific evidence as a deficiency and may detain a vessel where the bridge complement is not properly trained on the fitted ECDIS.