The World ECDIS Day, an industry initiative which brought together stakeholders involved[ds_preview] in ENC production and its use, has taken place in Hamburg in mid September. According to the organizers the interest in this first time event was just overwhelming and they even had to turn down some registrations as all sessions and panel discussions were booked out within short time.
Gilles Bessero, director of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), opened the event with an impressive summary about the ECDIS carriage requirement and electronic chart production. Some 250 participants from all around the world attended workshops, presentations and discussions dealing with the ECDIS carriage requirement, type approval, ENC distribution, ECDIS training and hydrographic survey. During the event, several prizes were awarded. The next World ECDIS Day is planned for 2017.
