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Electronic navigational chart and safety of navigation at sea

Maritime transport is an important aspect of the economy of every maritime state and this needs safety and efficiency. Intense traffic and bigger ships require our focus to increase the safety of navigation. There are numbers of different tools and systems, which are used to satisfy these demands. Our forefathers have sailed using paper charts and sextant, today we use radar, ARPA, GPS, nautical charts and publications. One of fundamental aid for safe navigation on board ship has been, is and will be nautical chart. Through the history there were paper nautical charts. To satisfy the demands of dense traffic and to process a lot of information, which are coming to the ships bridge, modern navigation needs modern computer-aided navigation tools. One of the basic components for the modern navigation equipment is Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC), which can help mariners to steer their ship safely, precisely, on time and with more efficiency. The paper will analyse the basic standards of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), different types of electronic charts and systems, and how do users see this new navigational tool. The analysis will show the difference between electronic charts systems, different types of electronic charts and the benefits from using them for navigation at sea. As a result of the research, suggestions will be made, what to be used under SOLAS convention and how navigators, shipping companies and safety of navigation can benefit from this. This first systematic analysis of electronic charts in Slovenia, will show how the shipping companies can use their ships with more efficiency, how the workload for navigator is reduced and how navigator's situational awareness is increased, which can help to reduce risk of accidents at sea, a loss of ships, cargo, human lives and protect the environment.

electronic navigational; safety; navigation

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