In this diploma thesis, the course of passage planning with the nautical charts in physical format and ECDIS will be presented, among other things also a practical example of the mentioned method and comparison between the two will be made.
Passage planning is a complex process that requires a lot of knowledge, skills, tolerance and care. With a well-created and transparent plan, sailing is much less stressful, safe and dynamic.
Planning with ECDIS has many advantages over planning with nautical charts in physical form, one of the most important today is the time - we spend significantly less. The advantages also include: a lot of information displayed in one place as ECDIS is connected to a large number of sensors, automatic hazard detection and notification with visual as well as audible signal, automatic reading, plotting and monitoring the ship's route, the ability to change the scale in a given moment and many other good features that manufacturers are improving day by day.
The main disadvantages of ECDIS planning include the over-range of non-essential information and the possible oversight of those of a more important nature and the possibility of failure or cyber-attack on the technology in a given case.
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