Vision Master FT Radar & ECDIS

Regulations SOLAS & IEC

VisionMaster FT Radar - Performance Standards

IEC 62388 : 2007 – Marine Shipborne Radar Equipment

– Specifies the minimum operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results conforming to

performance standards not inferior to those adopted by the IMO in Resolution MSC.192(79). Covers the testing of all SOLAS

shipborne radar equipment. Individual equipment may be tested for a specific category of vessel. Provides a summary of the

categories and basic differential capabilities for each category.

IEC 62288 : 2008 – Presentation of navigation-related information on shipborne navigational

displays

– specifies the general requirements, methods of testing, and required test results, for the presentation of navigation-related

information on shipborne navigational displays in support of IMO resolution MSC.191(79).

IEC60945 : 2002 – General Requirements for Marine Navigation Equipment

– specifies minimum performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for general requirements which

can be applied to those characteristics common to equipment like:

● shipborne radio equipment

● shipborne navigational equipment required by the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

● for EMC only, all other bridge-mounted equipment, equipment in close proximity to receiving antennas, and equipment

capable of interfering with safe navigation of the ship and with radio-communicationsAll type approved systems carry on the wheelmark

Terminology

IEC 60936 IEC 62388 Sperry Marine

ARPA 340 CAT1 CAT1 340

ARPA 350 CAT2 ECAT2 250 *

ATA 250 CAT2 CAT2 250

EPA 180 CAT3 -

Note: *ECAT2 is the Sperry Marine’s “Enhanced CAT2”. It offers the same capabilitiesof CAT1 Radar but with a 250 screen size.

SOLAS Applicability

CAT 3 CAT 2 CAT 1Size of ship/craft <500 gt 500 gt to <10 000 gt and HSC

< 10 000 gtAll ships/craft >10 000 gt

Minimum operational display area diameter

180 mm 250 mm 320 mm

Minimum display area 195 mm x 195 mm 270 mm x 270 mm 340 mm x 340 mm

Auto acquisition of targets - - -

Minimum acquired radar target capacity

20 30 40

Minimum activated AIS target capacity

20 30 40

Minimum sleeping AIS target capacity

100 150 200

Trial manoevre - - Yes

Table 1 = Performance requirements for categories of ship/craft for SOLAS V

NOTE: The processing capacity of AIS information should be in accordance with 10.5.2

Carriage Requirements: Standard Speed Craft

Radar Carriage Requirements (minimum)

Type of Vessel 0 – 300 GT

300 – 500 GT

500 – 1000 GT

1000 –3000 GT

3000 –10000 GT

Above10000 GT

Passenger

X band1 x 180 EPA

X band1 x 180 EPA

X band1 x 180 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

+S band

1 x 250 ATA

X or S band1 x 340 ATA

+X or S band

1 x 340 ARPA

Cargo

X band1 x 180 EPA

X band1 x 180 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

+S band

1 x 250 ATA

X or S band1 x 340 ATA

+X or S band

1 x 340 ARPA

Note:1. Where is mandatory two radars it must be one S band (3GHz) and one X band (9GHz) unless local flag states allow two X

band systems2. ARPA may be fitted instead of ATA or EPA3. Ata may be fitted instead of EPA

Carriage Requirements: High Speed Craft

Radar Carriage Requirements (Minimum)

Type of vessel 0 – 500 GT 500 – 10000 GTor

carry >450 pass

Above 10000 GT

Passenger X band1 x 250 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

+S band

1 x 250 ATA

X or S band1 x 340 ATA

+X or S band1 x 340 ATA

Cargo X band1 x 250 ATA

X band1 x 250 ATA

+S band

1 x 250 ATA

X or S band1 x 340 ATA

+X or S band1 x 340 ATA

Note:1. Where is mandatory two radars it must be one S band (3GHz) and one X band (9GHz) unless local flag

states allow two X band systems2. ARPA may be fitted instead of ATA

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ECDIS Regulation & Deadlines

VisionMaster FT ECDIS - Performance Standards

IEC 61174 : 2008 – Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)– Specifies performance requirements, testing and test results of equipment conforming to performance standards not

inferior to those adopted by IMO in resolution MSC.232(82). Is also associated with IMO resolution A.694(17) and IEC 60945.

IEC 62288 : 2008 – Presentation of navigation-related information on shipborne navigational displays– specifies the general requirements, methods of testing, and required test results, for the presentation of navigation-

related information on shipborne navigational displays in support of IMO resolution MSC.191(79).

IEC60945 : 2002 – General Requirements for Marine Navigation Equipment– specifies minimum performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for general requirements

which can be applied to those characteristics common to equipment like:● shipborne radio equipment ● shipborne navigational equipment required by the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)● for EMC only, all other bridge-mounted equipment, equipment in close proximity to receiving antennas, and

equipment capable of interfering with safe navigation of the ship and with radio-communications

All type approved systems carry on the wheelmark

VisionMaster FT ECDIS with Track Control - Performance Standards

In addition to the normal ECDIS performance standard,

IEC 62065 : 2002 – Track Control Systems– specifies the minimum operational and performance requirements, testing and test results conforming to performance

standards adopted by the IMO in resolution MSC.74(69) Annex 2 Recommendations on Performance Standards for Track Control Systems.

IEC 61162 - Digital interfaces for navigational equipment within a ship– IEC 61162-1 Single talker and multiple listeners

– IEC 61162-2 Single talker and multiple listeners, high-speed transmission

All type approved systems carry on the wheelmark

ECDIS IMO Implementation Plan

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● Ships my be exempt from the requirements if they will be taken permanently out of service within two years after the implementation date specified

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IHO Standards

● International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is the official body ensuring the worldwide uniformity of ENC’s issued by different organizations

● IHO Special Publication S-57 “IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data”

● IHO Publication S-63 “IHO Data Protection Scheme”

● IHO Data Check, 19 key anomalies in the way that ECDIS displays Data

● VisionMaster ECDIS software v5.5 is compliant to IHO requirements

Training for ECDIS

● ECDIS training is as “mandatory” as chart training

● Ship owners or operators must ensure that personnel are given proper familiarization with their duties– Proficiency in ECDIS

– Some state flag may require ECDIS training certification for the crew

● Training Offer– Operator Training – in house on NGSM ECDIS, Hamburg,

Copenhagen, Singapore, New Orleans

– Remote Training – 5 Safebridge license per ECDIS node sold

– Training Centres – ETC ECDIS Training Consortium

– Off work training – NGSM Dongle 32SDR010

● VisionMaster FT software v5.6 will include new installer to deliver a product suitable for “out of the box” installation on a normal desktop pc

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