Provides useful guidance on the transition from paper to electronic charts.

The ECDIS Procedures Guide provides recommendations designed to accompany a ship’s Safety Management System (SMS) regarding the use of ECDIS for navigation and voyage planning. It also provides guidance on how ECDIS should be configured and used as a ship’s primary means of navigation. The 2019 Guide has been fully updated to reflect the latest software and procedural changes, which have been combined with observations on known ECDIS detentions.

Third Edition by L Tetley & D Calcutt, published 2001

An important new book from the Nautical Institute covering all aspects of the use of electronic charts.