• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.146-156
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• 2018

The ship's chart system was changed from the use of paper chart to the ENC (Electronic Navigational Chart) using ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System). The introduction of ENC in ships is necessary for ship automation and for the digitalizing of data and integration of information, but unexpected various problems have occurred and are posing a great threat to safe navigation in the transitional period when the new system has been applied to the sea. In this paper, to assess whether ECDIS contributes to the safety of navigation for its intended purposes as new navigation equipment, a usability test of ECDIS was conducted on masters and crew who have used ECDIS on ocean-going vessels. The result was verified with a paired sample T-test, and it was significantly analyzed with the effectiveness of a simplified task; cost efficiency was decreased since ECDIS was used. By analyzing 'MSC.1/Circ.1503 ECDIS - Guidance for good practice', we found that the effects of the maintenance of ECDIS software, operating anomalies identified within ECDIS, differences between raster chart display system (RCDS) and ECDIS, and matters of identification were compounded by the overlapping information on the safety of ships. The anomalies were also grouped according to their characteristics, and we proposed suitable improvements accordingly. The reason for the reduction in efficiency in the usability test was that the problems with ECDIS were intended to be solved only with the careful use of navigational officers who did not have systematic solutions. To solve these problems, the maintenance of software, the improvement of ECDIS anomalies, the reliable ENC issuance including the global oceans, and S-mode development are a priority.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2007.12a
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• pp.114-116
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• 2007

최근 ECDIS 보급 및 사용이 확대됨에 따라 주요 항구에서 ECDIS 가 설치되어 있는 선박에 승선하는 항해사에게 ECDIS 자격증을 요구하고 있으므로 항해사들은 국제규정에 맞는 ECDIS 교육 과정을 이수하여야 한다. 이러한 국제적 추세에 맞추어 한국해양대학교 학교기업 마린에듀텍에서는 IMO MODEL COURSE 에 맞추어 항해사에 대한 ECDIS 교육을 수행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 한국해양대 마린에듀텍의 교육현황 소개 및 마린에듀텍에서 ECDIS 교육을 이수한 항해사들을 대상으로 실시한 ECDIS 의식에 대한 설문 조사 결과를 소개하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.7-9
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• 2016

점차적으로 확대되는 ECDIS의 강제화에 따라서 반복적으로 발생되고 있는 좌초 및 충돌사고의 예방을 위해서는 효과적인 ECDIS 교육과 현장에서의 올바른 운용이 필수적이다. 이 연구에서는 ECDIS의 운용과 관련된 사고사례를 조사하여 식별된 문제점을 바탕으로 ECDIS 교육 모델의 개선 방향성을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2012.06a
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• pp.119-121
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• 2012

ECDIS 설치 강제화 시점이 도래하면서 선박에 ECDIS 보급 및 사용이 확대되고 있다. 이에 따라 ECDIS를 항해에 이용하는 선박의 경우 ECDIS가 항해에 미치는 영향력이 점점 증가하고 있어, ECDIS를 항해에 사용하는 선박에 승선하는 항해사들은 국제규정에 따른 교육 과정을 이수하여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 현재 적용되는 국제 규정과 그 동안 ECDIS에 대한 잦은 지적사항을 바탕으로 만들어진 해운선사에서의 ECDIS Familiarization 교육과정을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.405-412
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• 2019

SOLAS requires that ECDIS be installed on ships of more than 500 gross tonnage engaged in international navigation until the first inspection arriving after July 1, 2018. Several accidents related to the use of ECDIS have occurred with its installation as a new major navigation instrument. The 12 incident reports issued by MAIB, BSU, BEAmer, DMAIB, and DSB were analyzed, and the cause of accident was determined to be related to the operation of the navigator and the ECDIS system. The text was analyzed using the R-program to quantitatively analyze words related to the cause of the accident. We used text mining techniques such as Wordcloud, Wordnetwork and Wordweight to represent the importance of words according to their frequency of derivation. Wordcloud uses the N-gram model as a way of expressing the frequency of used words in cloud form. As a result of the uni-gram analysis of the N-gram model, ECDIS words were obtained the most, and the bi-gram analysis results showed that the word "Safety Contour" was used most frequently. Based on the bi-gram analysis, the causative words are classified into the officer and the ECDIS system, and the related words are represented by Wordnetwork. Finally, the related words with the of icer and the ECDIS system were composed of word corpus, and Wordweight was applied to analyze the change in corpus frequency by year. As a result of analyzing the tendency of corpus variation with the trend line graph, more recently, the corpus of the officer has decreased, and conversely, the corpus of the ECDIS system is gradually increasing.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.141-147
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• 2015

On July 1 2012, the carriage requirement for ECDIS became mandatory in a phased-in manner. The system has since been widely used as a core bridge navigation system and as a replacement for paper charts with a back up arrangement. However operational anomalies have been found in the system internationally. IMO and IHO have recognised these anomalies and seek for solution. This study has been conducted on a survey of seafarers on the use of ECDIS with regard to anomalies identification, level of the seafarer satisfaction and requirements for further functional improvement. From the results, the ECDIS user focused requirements suggested on strengthening the level of navigational safety and efficiency. The efficiency of using main functions of ECDIS was positively evaluated. However, there were concerns regarding its operational safety.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.85-95
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• 1998

ECDIS, highlihgted as a new technology for the navigation safety, could replace the paper charts in the bridge and make the more safe navigation possible. For the marines to use the ECDIS, the infrastructrue of the ENC production and distribution, the development of IMO compliant ECDIS, the training program for the ECDIS usage and related matters are thought as the key points to be solved. Also it is necessary for the ECDIS usage and related maters are thought as the key point to be solved. Also it is necessary for the related groups, such as ECDIS manufactures, users, ENC producers, the to be involved in developing the national infrastructure altogether to promote the ECDIS usage. Upon these background, the Korean ENC pilot project was introduced and the comparison study of the SHARED project coordinated by MPA(Maritime Port Authority, Singapore) and the Canadan Pilot project has been done. With such a analysis, the Korean ENC sea trial test plan is presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.118-124
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• 1995

This paper describes the research and development of the Electronic Chart Data base and the Electronic Chart Display and Information System(ECDIS) based on the Draft Soecification for ECDIS of IHO by the Research Group on ECDIS of the Ministry of Communicatios of China, The paper also briefly introduces the systems configuration basic function electronic chart data base of China and the future prospects.

• Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.15-19
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• 2001

Electronic navigation system onboard have have been developed with recent technology based on new concept such as electronic chart date. The most valuable system of revolution in electronic navigation equipment is ECDIS, which have been developed in order to reduce work load of mariner and give an integrated information by simple means, especially to improve the safety of ship's navigation. In order to be sure the function of ECDIS is satisfied, The international standard have regulated the performance in the standard, so ECDIS should be type approved by the marine equipment authority of each government. There are three basic documents, IEC61174, IEC61162, IEC60945 issued by IMO(International Maritime Organization) which should be used for type approval system of each authority. IEC 61174 include the method of test and required results for operational and functional performance of test equipment. IEC61162 is for sensor interface and IEC60945 is related to the test of environmental condition for general marine radiocommunication equipment. In this paper, we investigate international standard in detail and current approval system of general marine equipment. After that, we present the possible structure of type approval of ECDIS and important considerations of approval system such that ECDIS should be tested as one system not be separated between S/W and H/W.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.2
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• pp.367-372
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• 2006

The revision of SOLAS, Chapter V, which entered into force on 1 July 2002, has firmly established the electronic navigational chart as part of the international maritime safety system. Its possible recognition as a paper chart equivalent confirms the considerable safety benefits provided by the official Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS). Elaborated by the Author IAMU Model Course on operational use of ECDIS aims to provide answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding various types of electronic charts (ENC, RNC, DNC) and electronic chart systems (ECDIS, RCDS, ECS). Following the earlier adoption of the International Convention STCW 78/95 and IMO model training courses, e.g. IMO Model Course on ECDIS [2], to assist in the implementation of the Convention and the associated IMO Assembly resolutions, a number of IAMU Member Universities had suggested that IAMU should develop model training courses on higher academic level to assist in achieving a more rapid transfer of information and skills regarding new developments in marine technology. The provision of model courses could help instructors improve the quality of their existing courses and enhance their effectiveness in meeting the requirements of the IAMU. In this paper the Author presents the results of two IAMU research projects sponsored by Nippon Foundation, titled 'IAMU Model Course on Training in Operational Use of ECDIS' and 'IAMU Handbook on ECDIS'.