Thank you very much to the Nautical Institute UAE Branch-Dubai for inviting me to a discussion about safe digital navigation, ECDIS cybersecurity, and the ECDIS manufacturer view on autonomous shipping. Great audience, great discussions! The Nautical Institute and ChartWorld are definitely on the right way to make digital navigation even safer and easier in future.
ECDIS was designed to improve safety and ease the workload of navigators. One activity which has burdened navigators since the invention of paper charts is that of chart corrections.
Steven Schootbrugge, CEO, discusses trends surrounding the development of ECDIS offering and the company’s ECDIS for Free solution
As an industry shipping isn’t immune to this problem. In August 2015, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published the new edition 4.0 of IEC61174 “Electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) – Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results.”
Steven Schootbrugge, in conversation with Maritime CEO, explains the rationale for the price change decision.
ChartWorld incorporate successful shipowner and manager experience of the Offen Group.
Following comprehensive trials, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has approved ChartWorld GmbH’s “Pay as You Sail” (PAYS) service to PRIMAR RENC guidelines.