1 Ref: for example project title / unit / yyyy.mm.dd 1 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Experiences with introduction of paperless navigation in RNoN Gunnar Beisland Commanding officer HNoMS Skudd

2 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Skjold-cl Corvette Nansen-cl Frigate

3 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Outline Preparations Main principles Experiences

4 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Preparations Draw up routines and procedures –How to utilise the advantage of the new system Ensure proper familiarisation and operator training –Basic IMO ECDIS course module –Type-specific ECDIS familiarisation –Simulator training –Knowledge of electronic charts –Onboard training

5 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Main principles Use ENCs where available Use the same principles as with paper charts –Navigation aids –Preparations should allow for simple verifying by radar Verify GPS-position displayed on ECDIS Main focus is still out the windows..

6 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Experiences (1) Time-consuming familiarisation –Especially with regard to capabilities and limitations –Still need better knowledge of the ENC

7 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Experiences (2) Tradition –New generation of navigators Education –Requires a lot of time Good procedures can get you a long way

8 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Experiences (3) IMO approval and special requirements for combat vessels –Connection to combat information center (CIC) on board Transition period –New vessels = golden opportunity Caveats –RNoN now follows the same rules as all civilian shipping –Maritime certificates

9 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009 Summary Education took a lot more time than we expected – still not quite there.. Advantages given to us by e-nav are not yet fully incorporated This will change with new vessels fully operational.

10 e-NAV CONFERENCE, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, Thursday 5th march 2009