New Book for ECDIS Training: ECDIS Basics
Geomares Publishing has introduced a new training book, ECDIS Basics, written by Professor Ralph Becker-Heins. ECDIS Basics aims to impart practical, hands-on knowledge to all those who will be trained in the operational use of electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS). The guide gives an overview of the principles of ECDIS navigation and the related challenges for those using the system. The book is based upon principles of the IMO Model Course 1.27 and is suitable for all kinds of ECDIS courses in various settings.
The author of the book, Ralph Becker-Heins, is a full professor of navigation at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, and general manager of MSG MarineServe GmbH and Safebridge GmbH, both maritime training companies in Hamburg, Germany.
The publisher of the book, Geomares Publishing, The Netherlands, has several ECDIS and e-navigation products in its portfolio such as the news website eNav International (www.enav-international.com), aimed at decision-makers navigating using ECDIS and The Electronic Chart Fundamentals, Functions, Data and other Essentials: A Textbook for ECDIS Use and Training by Hecht et al. (www.electronic-chart.nl). The new book ECDIS Basics, ISBN 978-90-806205-9-9, will be available at the price of EUR44.
General information
Orders via: www.geomares.nl (For larger quantities or inquiries, contact Trea Fledderus at [email protected] or call +31 514 56 1854).
