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Volume 1, Number 2 (2000)

ECDIS Type Approval According to International Standards

  • Mathias Jonas
Submitted
August 9, 2013
Published
2000-06-06

Abstract

Type approval of ECDIS systems is one of the important prerequisites for introduction of real ECDIS navigation into practice. The approval process is performed according to different international standards. Most areas of functionality are well covered by appropriate tests and procedures. Beside that, some deficiencies of standardisation are leading to the need of flexible interpretation of the requirements. The added 'meta' chart data and data encryption are some of these open questions. In addition, legal matters like mutual recognition of approval certification and the further carriage of paper charts backing ECDIS are still not commonly agreed between national administrations.