7.3 ECDIS display
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7.3 ECDIS display

Parent topic: 7 Operational Displays

7.3.1 General

  7.3.1.1 The ENC and all updates to it should be displayed without any degradation of their information content.

  7.3.1.2 Chart information should not be substantially degraded, masked or obscured by other presented information.

  7.3.1.3 It should be possible to temporarily suppress all supplemental information from the display, retaining only chart related information contained in the Display Base.

  7.3.1.4 It should be possible to add or remove information from the ECDIS display. It should not be possible to remove information contained in the Display Base from the ECDIS display.

  7.3.1.5 It should be possible to select a safety contour from the depth contours provided by the ENC. The safety contour should be emphasized over other contours on the display.

  7.3.1.6 It should be possible to select a safety depth. Soundings equal to or less than the safety depth should be emphasized whenever spot soundings are selected for display.

  7.3.1.7 An indication should be provided if the information is displayed at a larger scale than that contained in the ENC, or if own ship's position is covered by an ENC at a larger scale than that provided by the display.

  7.3.1.8 Overscaled areas shown on the ECDIS display should be identified.

7.3.2 Display of radar information on ECDIS

  7.3.2.1 Radar and target information may be displayed on ECDIS but should not substantially degrade, mask or obscure the chart information. As far as practical, radar and target information should be presented in accordance with the radar performance standard and with these presentation standards.

  7.3.2.2 Radar and target information should be clearly distinguishable from the chart information. It should be possible to remove this information by a simple operator action.

7.3.3 Display of additional information on ECDIS

  7.3.3.1 Information from additional sources may be displayed on ECDIS but should not substantially degrade, mask or obscure the chart information.

  7.3.3.2 Additional information should be clearly distinguishable from the chart information. It should be possible to remove this information by a simple operator action.

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