ECDIS Ltd said that it was the only private training academy to offer 30 different courses, covering much more than just ECDIS.
The company’s course portfolio has significantly grown and now, with the completion and UK MCA approval of the latest IMO 6.09 Instructor Training advanced course, ECDIS Ltd teaches 30 deck and navigation courses.
Taking a look at a typical training schedule, ECDIS Ltd has delivered bridge team management, bridge resource management, HELM, ECDIS generic and type specific on Sperry, Transas and Furuno equipment, the 6.09 Instructor Training and also the inspectors course from the facility near Southampton, UK, as well as Singapore and within the last three weeks.
Mark Broster, ECDIS Ltd managing director, said “A lot of people still believe that we only offer the five day ECDIS generic course, and while this is how ECDIS Ltd started, we have become so much more. We now offer more deck & navigation courses week in, week out than anyone else, as well as branching out into simulator building and 3D creation of ports and vessels, all from our facility in Fareham.”
ECDIS Ltd’s training & production manager, Robyn Harrigan, added; “Training is our everyday operation, and we’ll continue to improve and add to our training portfolio, but it actually counts for just 2.4% of ECDIS Ltd’s turnover. Utilising our expertise has meant we have been able to also offer consultancy, advice, guidance and support on e-navigation, simulation and training to other members and organisations within our industry.”