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UK Meeting on ECDIS issues

The meeting will be held at the Etc.Venues 51-53 Hatton Garden EC1 !H on "ednesda# $
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and Thursda# !
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%e&tember '011.
Agenda
(a# 1 - $th %e&tember
0930 )ll gather *or Co**ee

1000 +eeting %tart ,-oom -ub# 1 - 5th .loor/
"elcome0 health and sa*et#. -eca& on wh# we are here1 how we will structure the meeting1 what
we want to tr# and achie2e3-
)t the end o* the meeting we wish to ha2e3
)n agreed list o* the signi*icant anomalies identi*ied that can a**ect EC(4% and the action
that needs to be ta5en to resol2e these. 6ro&osals on how to collate new issues
identi*ied - +%C Circ 13910 78 +490: re*ers.
;ist o* &ro&osed wor5 *or 4H< technical wor5ing grou&s related to %5' and %5! standards
- this will be submitted 2ia 78 &a&er to H%%C.
E=am&les o* how <E+s can be assisted through noti*ication and im&ro2ed
documentation e.g. a re2ised s#mbolog# &rocedure that im&ro2es clarit#
Endorsement o* the content and *orm o* the 4H< user test data set
)greement on the a&&roach that should be ta5en to the re2ision o* 4EC:11$9 and on an#
re>uired e=tension ? re2ision to the %-:9 Test dataset
)greement on what ad2ice and guidance to gi2e to EC(4% T#&e )&&ro2al bodies
(ra*t guidance on actions that can be ta5en on EC(4% *itted 2essels to mitigate the
issues identi*ied. ) dra*t re2ised 2ersion o* % Circ '$: i* considered a&&ro&riate.
Collated thoughts and initial &ro&osals on EC(4% indications and alarms ,and &ossible
need to amend the EC(4% 6% +%'3',!'//
)greement on the wa# to &rogress resolution o* issues in 4+< and 4H< *ora
1100 )ttendees will s&lit into two grou&s *or technical or mariner *ocused discussions ,see
accom&an#ing list/.
Each grou& will wor5 through the to&ics at their own &ace. ;unch is &ro2ided on both da#s in the
restaurant at 1315. )t the close o* da# one there will be an in*ormal gathering ,between 1$95
and 1!30/ on the &remises with drin5s and nibbles. )*ter morning co**ee on da# ' ,1115/ there
will be a @oint A&lenar#B session on EC(4% alarm issues *or both grou&s1 this will continue a*ter
lunch on da# ' as shown below.
1130 Technicall# *ocused (iscussions ,-oom
-ub# 1 - 5th .loor/
+ariner *ocused (iscussions ,-oom To&aC -
Ground .loor/
1. -e2iew o* %-5'
Cause o* im&lementation &roblems and
the clari*ication ? amendment re>uired
(etailed e=amination o* one or two
e=am&les o* C%6 issues and how these
1. -e2iew list o* issues identi*ied to date ,to be
&ro2ided in ad2ance o* the meeting/. How do
we ensure EC(4% users are *ull# con2ersant
with the issues and how to mitigate themD
+eans o* communicating urgent issues
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could be im&ro2ed
;ist o* an# other elements o* %-5' that
it is *elt need to be re2iewed b# 4H<
"Gs
'. Technical re2iew o* the 4H< user test data
set
3. -e2iew o* EC >ualit# standards - %-5!
"hat do <E+s need and wh#D
"hat do H<s need0 what are their
&roblemsD
4s a new 2ersion needed - i* so what
should it loo5 li5eD
4n&ut to 78 &a&ers *or H%%C and
"E(-"G
9. "hat ad2ice should be &ro2ided to <E+s
about the issues identi*ied - how should this
e**ecti2el# &romulgatedD
5. "hat ad2ice should be &ro2ided to T#&e
)&&ro2al bodies to minimise anomalous
beha2iour in EC(4%D
:. "hat changes are re>uired to 4EC :11$9D
"hat a&&roach should be ta5en during the
*orthcoming re2isionD
$. How e=tensi2e should %:9 test data beD
!. Ei* time &ermitsFG 4s this a su**icient
a&&roachD ,&oint 5 on the in2itation letter -co&#
below - re*ers/.
identi*ied
-e2ision to &ublications and documents
to in*orm the mariner eg re2ision o* 4+<
% Circ '$: on transition to digital
na2igation
<ther documents

'. -e2iew and comment on the 4H< test data
set instructions *or users and &rocess to be
em&lo#ed
3. 4s setting u& a small e=&ert grou& at 4+<
the best wa# to tac5le these issues - i* so how
should this be accom&lishedD
9. EC(4% - alarm issues. "hat does the user
need ? want - what are the current &roblemsD
5. 6ort state control issues
:. )n# other business.

! %e&tember - (a# '
0900 Co**ee
0915 Technical (iscussions continues in -oom -ub# 1 - 5th .loor
+ariner (iscussions continue in -oom %a&&hire ' - 3rd .loor
1115 Hrea5 *or co**ee
1130 )ll attendees meeting in -ub# 1
1. EC(4% )larms - what are the issues ,technical and user/ - what do we need to do and how
should wor5 be &rogressedD
1315 Hrea5 *or lunch
1900 )ll attendees meeting in -ub# 1 continues
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'. -e2iew o* discussions and actions *rom technical and mariner grou&s
3. (iscussion and endorsement o* 4H< user T(%
9. The need *or a small e=&ert user grou& under 4+<D
5 )gree actions to be ta5en *orward
1:00 Close +eeting
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Useful documents and references:
These and other discussion documents will be provided on the Google Group UK Task Group.
If you have any ueries about access to the group please contact Tom !ichardson
"thomas.richardson#ukho.gov.uk$.
%.1?Circ.'::?-e2.1 $ (ecember '010
MAI!EACE "# E$EC!R"IC C%AR! DIS&$A' AD I#"RMA!I" S'S!EM (ECDIS)
S"#!*ARE
+%C.1?Circ.1391 $ (ecember '010
"&ERA!I+ A"MA$IES IDE!I#IED *I!%I ECDIS
,78/ +4 90:
RE&"R!I+ "&ERA!I+ A"MA$IES IDE!I#IED *I!%I ECDIS
+%C.1?Circ.13!9 $ (ecember '010
+UIDACE " &R"CEDURES #"R U&DA!I+ S%I&,"RE A-I+A!I" AD
C"MMUICA!I" E.UI&ME!
Ship Inspection Report (SIRE) &rogramme
Vessel 4ns&ection Iuestionnaires *or <il Tan5ers0 Combination Carriers0 %huttle Tan5ers0
Chemical Tan5ers and Gas Tan5ers. ,V4I 5/ '011 Edition
%.1?Circ.'$: 10 (ecember '00!
!RASI!I"I+ #R"M &A&ER C%AR! !" E$EC!R"IC C%AR! DIS&$A'
AD I#"RMA!I" S'S!EMS (ECDIS) A-I+A!I"
,78/ +4 905
ECDIS !RAII+
+%C !'?'9?)dd.' 43J+%CJ!'J'9-)dd-'.doc AE/ 01
RES"$U!I" MSC2030(40)
(adopted on 5 Decem6er 0778)
AD"&!I" "# !%E RE-ISED &ER#"RMACE S!ADARDS #"R
E$EC!R"IC C%AR! DIS&$A' AD I#"RMA!I" S'S!EMS (ECDIS)
Rele9ant I%" standards
S: 50 %&eci*ications *or Chart Content and (is&la# )s&ects o* EC(4%0 Edition :.00 +arch '010
Annex A "IHO Presentation Library for ECDIS" (PL), Edition 3.4, an!ary "##$
S: 5; 4H< Trans*er %tandard *or (igital H#drogra&hic (ata0 o2ember '000 23.1
S: 54 -ecommended EC Validation Chec5s. ,%-5!0 .ebruar# '011/ 29.'.0
S: 81 4H< Test (ata %ets *or EC(4% ,(ecember '00!/ 21.1
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"riginal !erms of Reference for the IM"<I%" %armonisation +roup on ECDIS (%+E)
.rom +%C :9?''?)dd.1
Terms of !eference for the I%&'I(& (armonisation Group on )*+I, "()$
The I%& ,ub-*ommittee on ,afety of .avigation agreed to establish a small group to work
mainly by correspondence and in con/unction with I(&. The () should be constituted of
representatives of I%& and I(& %ember ,tates and ,ecretariats0 and organi1ations with an
official I%&'I(& observer status. The () reports to the I%& ,ub-*ommittee on ,afety of
.avigation0 and to the I(& through the I(2 +irecting *ommittee. The (G) should3
4. consider matters related to the electronic chart systems0 as reuested by I%& or I(&0
and prepare appropriate documentation0 and
5. review the results of studies by I%&0 I(& and other related organi1ations which address
aspects of the electronic chart display systems0 and advise I%& and I(& as to whether
they are compatible with total system concept.
Rele9ant IEC standards
IEC 8==;1 Edition 3
Note: The IEC 61174 ECDIS standard doesn't reference the latest IMO code on alarms &
indicators
This ne! code onl" references # or 6 ECDIS alert e$ents and this ma" not re%&ire chan'e It
also has 'eneral re%&irements for so&nd le$el and tone
(s the old code is &na$aila)le on IMO !e)site it is not *ossi)le to con+rm
The ECDIS ,erformance Standard MSC-.-/0-1 references (0.2/131 (larms and Indicators
This !as re$o4ed in -223 )" a ne! code (12-1/-61 This references ECDIS $ia MSC-#-/0.1
INS ,erformance standard
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A-AREA = *arnings a6out ECDIS issued in 07=7
73;<=7 - "arning was issued when it was disco2ered that isolated de&ths encoded in a &articular manner
would not be 2isible in %tandard (is&la# mode and would not acti2ate alarms.
%ariners are advised that )*+I, may not display some isolated shoal depths when operating in base or
standard display mode. !oute planning and monitoring alarms for these shoal depths may not always be
activated. To ensure safe navigation and to confirm that a planned route is clear of such dangers0
mariners should visually inspect the planned route and any deviations from it using )*+I, configured to
display all data. The automated voyage planning check function should not be solely relied upon. The
International (ydrographic &rgani1ation "I(&$ is leading technical action to resolve this matter. 6urther
information will be made available through .otices to %ariners.
037<=7 - "arning was issued when it was disco2ered that small land areas might be di**icult to see under
some dis&la# conditions and might not acti2ate an alarm in &lanning or monitoring modes
7s previously notified by .787!)7 warning0 mariners using )*+I, are advised not to rely solely on
automated voyage planning and monitoring checks and alarms. It is recommended that mariners
undertake careful visual inspection of the entire planned route to confirm that it0 and any deviations from
it0 is clear of dangers. The )*+I, display should be configured to display all soundings during this
inspection.
9articular care should be taken when planned routes cross areas where only small scale ).*s
"Usage 2ands 4 and 5$ are available. In some display configurations0 such as when no names are shown0
small islands and other point features may be difficult to identify or could be obscured by surrounding
depth contours. ,ome )*+I, systems appear only to undertake route check functions on larger scale
).*s and therefore alarms might not activate. This may not be clearly indicated on the )*+I, display.
The International (ydrographic &rgani1ation "I(&$ is leading technical action to investigate these matters
in consultation with )*+I, euipment manufacturers. 6urther information will be made available through
.otices to %ariners.
*ancel :;<'4:
3=;<=7 : This warning is still in *orce1 it was issued because signi*icant additional anomalous beha2iour
was disco2ered in some EC(4% s#stems
7s previously notified by .787!)7 warning0 mariners using )*+I, are reminded not to rely solely on
automated voyage planning and monitoring checks and alarms. ,ome )*+I, appear only to undertake
route check functions on larger scale ).*s and therefore alarms might not activate. This may not be
clearly indicated on the )*+I, display. %ariners should always undertake careful visual inspection of the
entire planned route using the =other ' all> display mode to confirm that it0 and any deviations from it0 is
clear of dangers.
!ecent preliminary investigation indicates that some )*+I, may not display certain combinations of chart
features and attributes correctly and on rare occasions may fail to display a navigationally significant
feature. This appears to be caused by anomalous behaviour in some )*+I, software0 especially early
versions. The e?istence of such anomalies highlights the importance of maintaining )*+I, software to
ensure that operational capability and reliability are maintained. It is recommended that appropriate
checks are made with the euipment manufacturer. This is of particular importance where )*+I, is the
only source of chart information available to the mariner
The International (ydrographic &rgani1ation "I(&$ is investigating these matters in consultation with
)*+I, euipment manufacturers. 6urther information will be made available through .otices to %ariners
and within the UK element of the !)7+%).T@T file included on ).* service media.
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Te=t o* the in2itation letter to this wor5ing meeting3
(ear %ir0
78 6-<6<%); T< H<;( ) EC(4% %T)8EH<;(E- +EET4G
)t +%C!9 and )V5$ 78 e=&ressed the 2iew that a small grou& should be set u& under an 4+<
*ramewor5 to start to address the issues o* anomalous o&eration o* EC(4% as highlighted in
+%C!9?'9?3 and +%C Circular1391. "hilst there was agreement that *urther wor5 was needed
)V5$ *elt it did not ha2e the authorit# to set u& such a grou&. 4t de*erred to +%C but its ne=t
meeting is not until %&ring '01'. 4H< 5indl# indicated that the# might host an EC(4% *ocus
grou& with or near the H%%C meeting in o2ember.
4n light o* this the 78 is &ro&osing to hold a meeting o* a small e=&ert grou& *rom across the
sta5eholder communit# to &rogress the wor5 needed in ad2ance o* and as an in&ut to *uture 4+<
&roceedings su&&orted b# 4H<. The intention is to hold the meeting in ;ondon in the *irst wee5
o* %e&tember and 4 am writing to #ou to see i* #ou would be &re&ared to attend such a meeting
and i* the dates suggested below are con2enient to #ou.
)t )V5$ the 78 stated that the action needing to be ta5en included the *ollowing acti2ities3-
4. ,ystematically establishing a mariner-friendly list of )*+I, anomalies and publishing them
worldwide
5. +istribution of the same list through I%& to all )*+I, training providers0 &)%s0 nautical colleges
and third party training providers and incorporating appropriate information and warnings in the
I%& ,TA %odel *ourse and type-specific courses
;. +istribution of the same list to &)%s and inviting corrective action and the publication of
appropriate information to their system users
B. The design0 manufacture and distribute a test card programme to enable navigators and 9,*&s
to determine if )*+I, is performing correctly on board0 both to establish that software is up to
date and to show whether any other anomalies are present
C. Taking a longer term look at how I%& I(& and I)* standards can be co-ordinated so that )*+I,
and other safety related navigation systems can be maintained in effective operation and future
systems introduced with fewer anomalies
4t is intended that the &ro&osed meeting would consider items 1-3 abo2e0 loo5 in technical detail
at the causes o* and solutions *or some o* the anomalous dis&la# issues identi*ied and also dra*t
the outline o* new guidance *or mariners in how to minimise the signi*icance o* the issues
identi*ied when o&erating with EC(4%. <ut&ut *rom the meeting would be submitted to the 4H<
H%%C ,the o2ersight committee *or the 4H< technical wor5ing grou&s/ and used as in&ut to a 78
&a&er to +%C90 *or which the closing date is 10 .eb '01'. The intention is to com&lement the
wor5 alread# being co-ordinated b# the 4H< - *or e=am&le to &ro2ide a sim&le test data set that
will allow mariners to chec5 i* their EC(4% has the latest &resentation librar# or su**ers *rom the
most common anomalous dis&la# issues.
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"e would li5e to assemble a small grou&0 consisting largel# o* <E+ and H< technical sta** and
mariners with EC(4% e=&erience0 to &rogress these tas5s in &arallel sessions at a two da#
meeting and would li5e to in2ite #ou or a colleague that #ou thin5 would be suitable to attend.
The dates &ro&osed *or the meeting are either Tuesda#?"ednesda# :-$ or
"ednesda#?Thursda# $-! %e&tember. The 2enue is to be decided but ;ondon would seem most
logical. 4 would be grate*ul i* #ou could let me 5now b# 1$ )ugust '011 i* #ou would be willing to
attend such a meeting and i* either o* the dates &ro&osed are con2enient1 i* not are there other
dates in %e&tember that would be &re*erable *or #ouD 6lease could #ou re&l# to
5eith.tatmanKmcga.go2.u50 and chris.smithKu5ho.go2.u5.
4 loo5 *orward to #our res&onse and would be &leased to recei2e an# comments that #ou ma#
ha2e on this matter.
Lours sincerel#
8eith Tatman
Head o* a2igational %a*et# Hranch
+aritime and Coastguard )genc#
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$ist of Attendees

Attendees

Contact

"rganisation
!echnical or Mariner
discussion group
Mariners

Mohn +urra# 4C%
Chairman +
Chris ;owe ,or Na5irul
Hhui#an/
"arsash
+
ic5 Cutmore 4+6)
+
6aul Heggs 6rincess
Cruises +
Information
+roup
)nd# orris
+
%aurabh %achde2a Co%
+
I%"
-obert "ard 4HH
+
Gu# 7guen %H<+
T
Monathan 6ritchard 78H<
T
Tom +ellor ? Tom
-ichardson
78H<
T
Chris %mith 78H<
+
-ichard .owle 4C-EC
T
"EMs
Hannu 6ei&onen .uruno
Chairman T
%imon Coo5e %&err#
T
8onstantin 42ano2 Transas
T
Eric -ottmann $Cs
T
Ei2ind +ong Me&&esen
T
6aul Elgar Me&&esen
T
+ichael -ambaut C4-+
T
!>pe Appro9al

Mochen -itterbusch H%H
T
Maritime
Administrations

ic5 ;emon )ustralian
+%) +
8eith Tatman +C)
"or5sho& Chairman0 +
%te2e )ustin +C)
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