Transas gains ECDIS type approval
The certificate issued by the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute proves the system’s compliance with all ECDIS-related regulations valid for the South Korean Flag state and covers not only Navi-Sailor ECDIS in Premium and Standard configurations, but also all Transas supplementary components for usability benefits and system integration. All tests were successfully passed within one week at the certified Transas R&D facilities.
“We have considered various factors which may affect operational costs in the next five years, like ECDIS implementation, crew training, maintenance and data services,” said Minhan Ahn, executive director, Dong-A Tanker.
“The most important factor is that our captains and crews, who have already experienced using various brands of ECDIS, are very satisfied with the Navi-Sailor system from Transas,” he added.
The certification was followed by two ECDIS contracts carried out in cooperation with Transas’ local partner Arion Communication.
Transas’ Navi-Sailor 4000 ECDIS will be delivered to nine Dong-A Tanker’s vessels with an option to extend to dual ECDIS and to roll out ECDIS implementation on more than 20 vessels with Transas Admiralty Data Service (TADS) for delivery of official digital charts and updates.
Another contract was signed with Woolim Shipping for the supply of a Transas Navi-Sailor 4000 ECDIS Premium with radar overlay for 10 oil and chemical tankers through the Arion/Sealink Communication.
