JRC's new ECDIS model JAN-9201/7201 has integrated Route Editing, ECDIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL (Function)

  1.  Adhering to the latest International Maritime Organization (IMO) performance standards and holding Marine Equipment Directive (MED) certification for enhanced compliance and safety.

  2.  Guaranteeing an intuitive and user-friendly display and operational performance that incorporates feedback from professional users for optimal efficiency.

  3.  Incorporating advanced route editing and safety-checking features to ensure the development of safer and more efficient route plans.

  4.  Provided with a flexible software license that allows for expansion tailored to meet specific operational requirements, offering a wide range of optional features.

  5.  Offering the J-Marine Cloud service, which comprehensively supports the collective updating and management of nautical charts for enhanced navigational accuracy.

  6.  A variety of organizations globally offer ECDIS type-specific training (TST) on behalf of JRC, ensuring standardized and comprehensive education for users.

Course Description

The JRC type-specific training course equips officers with the necessary system knowledge to effectively use this ECDIS for watchkeeping, in compliance with STCW and ISM Code regulations. This guided tutorial, approximately 16 hours long, fulfills the equipment familiarization requirements of IMO Model Course 1.27 and MCA MIN-503(M) for the JAN-9201/7201 ECDIS functions and controls. Upon booking the course, you are allotted a three-week period to complete it, allowing for the repetition of modules as needed, and access to the “FreePlay” Mode, which enables free practice on the manufacturer’s original, type-approved software. The courseware culminates in a final test, lasting no more than one hour, which can be retaken if necessary, leading to an individual certificate.

Course Modules

Module 1: User Interface
Module 2: ECDIS Basic Features
Module 3: Sensor Management/Monitoring
Module 4: Alert Management
Module 5: Chart Management
Module 6: Digital Passage Planning
Module 7: Voyage Planning
Module 8: Voyage Monitoring
Module 9: Bakcup Arrangements, Logs & Data
Module 10: Navigational Tools and Functions

Course Objectives

The course aims to provide type-specific familiarization with ECDIS tailored to the needs of Navigational officers. It covers essential areas such as an overview of ECDIS carriage requirements, electronic charts, navigational functions of ECDIS, ship handling with ECDIS, sensor integration, alert management, and the latest updates in IHO and IEC standards. This comprehensive training ensures that officers thoroughly understand the specific navigational functions of ECDIS and become familiar with common features across all ECDIS systems. This preparation ultimately contributes to safer vessel operations and more effective maneuvering.

Suitable For

This course is designed for all bridge team officers responsible for ensuring the safe navigation of the vessel.

Learning Outcomes

Module 1: The User Interface Module covers the fundamental design features of the ECDIS, highlighting significant differences that may exist between various ECDIS manufacturers.
Module 2: This module covers the procedure for customizing the display to meet your specific requirements. Proper adjustment is crucial for ensuring that all relevant information and alerts are clearly visible while avoiding unnecessary visual and audible clutter.
Module 3: The Chart Work chapter instructs trainees on how to perform traditional paper chart tasks using the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS).
Module 4: Alert Management offers comprehensive instruction on the management, handling, and interpretation of alarms, cautions, and warnings. Effective handling of these alerts is essential for ensuring navigational safety.
Module 5: This module covers how the ECDIS displays the vessel’s position, speed, and course in real-time on the chart, using data from navigational sensors. It focuses on understanding these sensors, the data they provide, and their limitations.
Module 6: The Route Planning module equips users with the skills to plan routes in accordance with general voyage planning requirements and specific instructions outlined in the safety management systems of shipping companies and charterers.
Module 7: Route Monitoring introduces users to the ECDIS-specific route monitoring features, teaching how to safely track the voyage and manage all related data.
Module 8: Chart Maintenance covers the processes for ordering, installing, and updating charts, addressing the receipt of charts and updates via the internet or ship's mail.
Module 9: This module provides a detailed description of the backup arrangements and data management requirements necessary for using the ECDIS as the primary means of navigation.
Module 10: In addition to the essential features of an ECDIS, this module explores various additional functions and information that can be displayed. It covers features such as radar information overlay, wave analysis, NAVTEXT messages, and tidal information available on the ECDIS.

Prerequisites

ECDIS Generic knowledge, as per STCW and IMO Model

Course 1.27

Equipment Manufacturer

Japan Radio Company (JRC) is a global leader in marine electronics, specializing in commercial navigation and communication equipment. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, JRC designs and manufactures products that meet international maritime industry standards, including radars, navigation aids, and radio and satellite communications equipment. With over 20 years of experience in ECDIS development, JRC has main branch offices in Amsterdam and Seattle, positioning the company to deliver robust sales and service support through its extensive global network of partners.

Equipment Covered

JAN-7201

JAN-9201
7201 / 9201 - S
7201 / 9201 - C
7201 / 9201 - N
7201 / 9201 - D

Features

The Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) is a geographic information system designed for voyage planning and route monitoring, enhancing the safety of maritime navigation. The ECDIS onboard a ship integrates images from the automatic identification system (AIS), radar system, and collision avoidance target tracking (TT) system, overlaying them with navigational chart information to accurately display dynamic data about nearby vessels. It plays a central role in ensuring safe navigation by providing safety functions such as generating warnings when the ship approaches hazardous areas. ECDIS is essential for marine accident avoidance and is a critical tool for the safe navigation of ships.

In response to the latest revision of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandated the installation of ECDIS on oceangoing passenger ships of 500 gross tons or more, and on tankers and cargo ships of 3,000 gross tons or more, in a phased approach starting July 2012. This regulation stipulates that if a ship uses ECDIS as its primary navigational equipment, it must also have conventional paper charts or an additional ECDIS as a backup. Equipment and operational qualifications must be approved by the flag state and adhere to recommendations from the ship's classification society. ECDIS is essential for marine accident avoidance and is a crucial tool for ensuring the safe navigation of ships.

The JAN-9201/7201 features an innovative user interface (named jGUI), which offers an intuitive and user-friendly menu system based on icon displays. The ECDIS can be operated similarly to conventional models by connecting an optional operating unit that includes dedicated function buttons, control knobs, and a full QWERTY keyboard.

JRC's new ECDIS model JAN-9201/7201 has integrated route editing, and combines what was previously two separate segments—graphic input and numeric table input—into a unified system. Waypoints specified on the navigational chart are instantly quantified and added to the numeric editing table, while any numeric data entered into the table is immediately reflected on the chart.