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Electronic Navigation Booklet: Recommendations
The latest version of the RIN Small Craft Group’s booklet ‘Electronic Navigation Systems - Guidance for safe use on leisure vessels’ is available as a free download. Hard copies of the booklet are available to purchase from Bookharbour. During the course of producing Version 1 of the booklet (published in 2020) it became apparent that improvements could be made by manufacturers and official bodies to assist safety through better design or regulation. These recommendations, which did not fit the booklet directly, can be viewed here. Since publication of the booklet and these recommendations a Working Group reporting to the UK Safety of Navigation Committee (UKSON) was set up – The Pleasure Vessel Navigation Systems Working Group (PVNSWG). The Working Group’s remit was to:
The report, available from the Small Craft Group webpage, was developed over almost two years and involved discussions with major publishers of electronic "leisure" charts, display manufacturers, UKHO and MCA. Subsequently, UKSON requested in 2024 that the PVNSWG continue its work and convert this report into a set of standards for “leisure vessel” electronic charts and display systems, and to provide a gap analysis between data needed by small craft and what is presented on official ENCs used on vessels with ECDIS. This work has now been completed and the final document will be available to download in due course from the Small Craft Group’s webpage. |