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Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) means a navigation information system which with adequate back-up arrangements can be accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulations V/19 and V/27 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended, by displaying selected information from a system electronic navigational chart (SENC) with positional information from navigation sensors to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring, and if required display additional navigation-related information.

(Source: Inland ECDIS Standard as specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)2018/1973)

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Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) means a navigation information system which can be accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulation V/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, by displaying selected information from a System Electronic Navigational Chart (SENC) with positional information from navigation sensors to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring and, if required, display additional navigation-related information. The performance requirements for ECDIS are defined in the Performance Standard for ECDIS developed by IMO/IHO HGE (Harmonised Group on ECDIS). (Source: CCNR Inland ECDIS Standard; Edition 2.0/23/11/2006)

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