ECDIS Test #1 Study Guide

ECDIS Test #1 Study Guide The primary function of the ECDIS is to contribute to_______. - Safe Navigation ECDIS should be capable of displaying all chart information necessary for safe and efficient navigation originated by, and distributed on the authority of__________. - Government authorized hydrographic offices. ECDIS should facilitate simple and reliable updating of the______. - Electronic Navigation Chart ECDIS should reduce the______________. - Navigational workload compared to using the paper charts. The ECDIS display may also be used for the display of_____________. - radar, radar tracked target information, AIS and other appropriate data layers. When the relevant chart information is not available, some ECDIS equipment may operate in the___________. - Raster Chart Display System (RCDS) mode INS - Integrated Navigational System Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)- - Means a database, standardized as to content. structure and format, issued for use with ECDIS with authorization of IHO. System Electronic Navigational Chart (SENC) - Means a database, in the manufacturer's internal ECDIS format, resulting from the lossless transformation of the entire ENC contents and updates. Standard Display - The display mode intended to be used as a minimum during route planning and monitoring. Display base - Cannot be removed from the display. It is not intended to be sufficient for safe navigation. The chart information to be used in ECDIS should always be______. - The latest edition, as corrected by official updates, of that issued by IHO, or equal government institution. Updates should be stored separately from the ____. - ENC ECDIS should be capable of accepting official updates to the ENC data provided in conformity with ________. - IHO standards. ECDIS should be capable of accepting updates to the ENC data entered _______. - manually ECDIS should be capable of displaying all SENC information. An ECDIS should be capable of accepting and converting an ENC and its updates into a _________. - SENC 3 different types of displays - Display base, Standard display, All other information ECDIS should present the display at any time by a _______. - Single operator action it should not be possible to remove information contained in the _______. - Base Display ECDIS should display on demand the information about the charted objects _______. - Associated with such a position It should be possible for the mariner to select a safety contour from the depth contours provided by the SENC. ECDIS should emphasize______. - the safety contour over the other contours on the display. Default safety contour - 30 m If the safety contour in use becomes unavailable due to a change in source data, the safety contour should_________. - default to the next