ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display & Information System
The only ECDIS with a decision support tool (DST) for collision avoidance at sea.
Advice complying with the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea.
Totem ECDIS unique features were design to enhance SAFETY on board ships:
- Collision Avoidance: Decision Support Tool (DST) including “return to route” advise, offers the mathematical solution for a multi-vessel scenario and gives advice to the OOW on possible course change or speed change in order to avoid collision at sea. All the information is calculated automatically for all targets and is continuously refreshed and updated. The advice given is in full compliance with the legal requirements of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, COLREGS. The innovative technology has been designed to assist the OOW in making the correct decisions based on all available data from AIS and ARPA.
- Docking Assistance: Module that helps the vessel to go safely alongside to a specific pier (see yellow line), while giving the distance and speed of Bow and Stern continuously and clearly. Distance is shown graphically as well as textually
- Future Projection of ship’s position allows safe maneuvering in narrow spaces. Number of projections and time between projections are user selectable.
- EDA: History files can be analyzed by E-navigation Data Audit program to detect near miss events such as “almost collision” or “almost grounding”. EDA can allow proper auditing on how the bridge team is performing and assist in monitoring the performance of the vessel
- GPS validation: To avoid GPS spoofing or Jamming, Totem ECDIS is monitoring the difference between DR and GPS positions at all times, and issues an alarm if the difference within a set time exceeds the limit set by the user.
- Squat module will show important parameters such as lowest speed to keep minimum below Keel clearance, including narrow channel effects.
- “Find” Module: A friendly “Find” module (ctrl-F) makes it easier to search for required topics without searching the menu or manual, and allows repetitive actions to be performed by a simple button click
- A cross-Bearing position can be calculated automatically, with 2 or 3 bearings to create a fix
- Watch Take Over procedure, implemented by every officer commencing a watch on the bridge, gives the OOW a clear picture of the system functionality. The procedure ascertains that the system is configured and working properly, sensors information is correct, correct charts are available, license is valid etc. The procedure is logged for future auditing.
- Automatic Target Association Module: Association of targets is done automatically (unless disabled), taking into account target parameters coming from several different sources, Smart algorithms compare position, course, speed parameters etc., and verifies that are within required tolerances (set by the user) it is considered as one “combined target”.
- Chart catalog and Route Charts: Latest chart catalog, as received by latest products.txt file from chart supplier, can be presented, searched and filtered. Chart titles are shown as well as numbers. User can filter the catalog for charts required for a certain route including their permits and expiry date. This feature was designed to make this operation simple and friendly.
- Astronomical data and latest almanac are available directly from ECDIS.
- NAVTEX positions can be extracted automatically to create a Mariner Object.
- Conning data can be presented on a dedicated display
- Replay mode is part of the system and issued to play back a previously recorded voyage. Replay module shows not only navigational data but also actual active route and actual user configuration.
- Search & Rescue enhanced module according to IAMSAR: Totem ECDIS Search and Rescue function will include sea surface currents and will support matters of search and rescue at sea with proposed sailings and courses in relation to the deduction of the sea state, wind and sea currents of endangered ship or man at sea.
Totem ECDIS complies fully with the following:
IMO Resolutions
IHO Standards
IEC Standards
| MSC 191(79) | S-57 Edition 3.1 (November 2000) | IEC 61174 (2015) |
| A.694(17) | S-52 Edition 6.1(.1) (October 2014 With Clarifications up to June 2015 | IEC 60945 (2002) |
| MSC.232(82) | PresLib Edition 4.0(.1) (Annex A to S-52) (October 2014 – With Clarifications up to June 2015) | IEC 61162-1 (2016) |
| MSC.36(63) | S-64 Edition 3.0.1 (June 2015) | IEC 62288 (2021) |
| MSC.97(73) MSC.302(87), IMO MSC.1/Circ.1503 Rev.1 | S-63 Edition 1.2.0 (January 2015) | IEC 62923-1 (2018) IEC 62923-2 (2018) IEC 61162-450 (2018) |
Totem ECDIS Functionality
- AIS & ARPA targets overlay
- Easy and simple chart updating using direct internet connection, Email or offline updating
Totem ECDIS can interface with:
Mandatory: GPS/DGPS navigation receiver; Gyrocompass; Speed log
Important: AIS; Radar – ARPA (Radar Overlay optional); Echo sounder
Nice to have: Anemometer; VDR; BNWAS; Navtex; BAMS
Track Control
Totem ECDIS is approved by DNV-GL as Track Control system, together with Raytheon Anschutz or Yokogawa Auto pilots.
The new Track Control system is designed to keep the vessel on a selected pre-determined route with unlimited number of waypoints.
Electronic Charts
- Totem ECDIS supports the following electronic charts format:
- C-MAP ENC (Jepessen) charts CM93/3 and Official Database (Jepessen Primar; ENC)
- IHO S-57 and IHO S-63 charts (ENCs) (Admiralty, Primar and more).
- Totem ECDIS is compatible with the Admiralty Information Overlay (AIO), the digital version of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.
Within the Totem ECDIS the AIO display is a mariner selectable feature that can be easily switched on and off. - Charts subscription can be purchased directly from the provider or from Totem Plus, according to owner preference
DST
Decision Support Tool for Collision Avoidance according to COLREGS
Description:
Totem DST is a revolutionary Decision Support Tool for collision avoidance. The DST offers the mathematical solution for a multi-vessel scenario and gives advice to the OOW on possible course change or speed change.
Advantages:
- The advice given is in full compliance with International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (Colregs). The innovative technology has been designed to assist the OOW in making correct decisions based on all available data from AIS and ARPA.
- DST informs the OOW on exact course and/or speed change required to avoid collision in accordance with International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (Colregs)
- The OOW is able to set certain key parameters (Range, CPA, TCPA)
- The system is capable of accounting for all ships, within the selected range, using both AIS and ARPA
- The System has been thoroughly tested and found conforming to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (Colregs) in all aspects, and is approved by the Administration.
- The DST is already installed on more than 200 ships and works with great satisfaction.
Awards:
The system is a winner of the following awards:
The PLIMSOLL Award for Innovation 2014 by the “Professional Mariner” Stanford, Connecticut The Tanker Safety Innovation Award, Nov 2013, by Riviera Magazine, UK 5th Annual Safety At Sea International Awards by HIS Fairplay, June 2011, London.
EDA
Navigation Data Auditing
General:
Totem EDA enables easy identification of Near Misses by analyzing recorded navigational data from Totem ECDIS and/or Totem VDR. The Main purpose of EDA is to increase safety standards of navigators on ship and reduce the number of near accidents at the sea. The idea behind EDA is simple: analyzing the navigational data from VDR and/or ECDIS, finding the events that are considered not safe and that should have not happened, and instructing the ships crews of the findings.
How It Works?
The program is friendly and its use is intuitive. The user can define the criteria that he wants to find by using recorded information such as speed, depth, distance from other ships etc. (distance can be calculated from either AIS or ARPA). “Near collision”, for example, can be defined as an event where another ship passed at a distance smaller than 04 miles, while steaming at speed greater than 15 knots and at a depth greater than 30 meters (see picture 1). Once the criteria for the search are defined the program will search all available data files to find a possible match. The criteria can also be given a title and be saved for future use.
Implementation in the Office:
The EDA (E-Navigation Data Analysis) is a software tool for the shore office that analyzes historical data, as recorded by Totem ECDIS or Totem VDR. The EDA software is give for free to clients of Totem Plus. Findings of EDA can show that the company is indeed doing navigation audit as per ISM.
Further, taking into account that managers are very busy and have no time for navigation analysis, Totem Plus offer EDA as a monthly service to owners and managers. Totem Plus personnel will analyze the data on a monthly basis and will issue a Navigation Performance report (see sample report ).
Experience with two large fleets shows that using EDA has a dramatic effect navigation practice onboard and on safety of navigation.
EDA can be the long awaited tool to minimize human errors and increase safety at sea.
Main Advantages:
- Analyzing recorded Totem ECDIS and/or Totem VDR data
- Enables easy identification of NEAR ACCIDENTS
- Feedback to vessels shows marked reduction in UNSAFE EVENTS!!!
- Free of charge with the purchase of Totem VDR or Totem ECDIS
ECDIS Training
Online Totem ECDIS Type Specific Training Course
- Totem Plus provides online CBT (Computer Based Training) for Type Specific Training, as per ISM code.
- It is designed for officers in charge of a navigational watch and for experienced nautical officers and other persons with navigational responsibilities.
- The course provides the trainees with specific knowledge of the functionality and effective use of the Totem ECDIS.
IHO Standards Compliance
The latest version of Totem ECDIS (3.0.x) complies with the following IHO standards:
| Title | Standard |
|---|---|
| IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data. | S-57 Edition 3.1 |
| Specifications for Chart Content and Display Aspects of ECDIS | S-52 Edition 6.1 |
| IHO ECDIS Presentation Library | S-52 (Annex A) Edition 4.0 |
| IHO Test Data Sets for ECDIS | S-64 Edition 3.0 |
| IHO Data Protection Scheme | S-63 Edition 1.2 |
A list of current ECDIS-relevant IHO standards in force is maintained at the IHO website – see the following link:
https://iho.int/en/standards-in-force
Note: The up-to-datedness of the ECDIS in regard to the installation of the latest Edition of the Standards is represented by the first 2 digits of the Edition number.
The 3rd digit of the Edition number indicates a clarification version of the Standard; clarifications have no impact on safety of navigation or ECDIS performance.
If your system is not yet compliant with the new IHO standards, please contact Mrs. Merav Levy:
Mail: merav@totemplus.com
Office Tel: +972-3-5497295