信德海事网-专业海事信息咨询服务平台 登录 | 注册 [ 设为首页 ] [ 加入收藏 ] 中文版 ENGLISH WeChat Mobile --> --> ENGLISH   >   MARKET --> How to Choose ENC Charts onboard 2019-08-01 13:29 By： xinde marine news 分享： --> --> --> 评论 --> --> Duringthe process of using ECDIS installed onboard, there are lots of questions and doubts raised by the mariner, this may cause confuse when PSC inspection and vetting are being carried out on the ship. Especially, when ECDIS software upgrade to PL4.0, a new function- route filter appears. The mariner and PSC inspector can pick up one route or use present route by this function, to check whether all the charts relate the route have been ordered or not, also can show charts status. This function can easily let the mariner to order the charts without any missing, but may cause some unnecessary charts to be ordered, like same usage band charts ordered, route only using a corner of the charts, etc. Please be noted that normally the charts ordered onboard by using chart software(Chartco, E-navigator, voyager, gateway, etc.), during charts ordered, the mariner will select the charts by different purposes as per company policy, it is unnecessary to order all the chart relate the route due to the same reason as above. But the problem is, some PSC inspectors know this route filter function and want to use this function to check the charts ordered. when using this function to check the charts, they can easily find some charts (unnecessary charts) were not ordered, and our officer also don’t know how to explain this situation to the inspector, hence it is quite easy to get deficiency from this. Some company try to avoid this situation, hence make the decision that to order all the charts, but the additional fee will be raised. How to order the charts correctly, what is the standard? what request by the regulation? the mariner, the company, the PSC and FSC may have different interpretations. With regard to this condition, I’d like to present my comments f