Headway ECDIS Won Attention in Exposhipping Europort Istanbul

Exposhipping Europort Istanbul 12th International Maritime Exhibition is being organized between 20th and 23rd March 2013 at the Istanbul Exhibition Centre. Headway, with Turkey agent, focused on the introduction of ECDIS in this exhibition and has achieved gratifying results!

At its 86th session from May 26 to June 5, 2009, the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee approved new regulations making the carriage of ECDIS mandatory. The resulting amendments to SOLAS Chapter V regulation 19.2 require ships engaged on international voyages to be fitted with ECDIS. These regulations come into force over a 6 year period from July 2012, in stages depending on the vessel type. The timetable for new buildings is based on the date the vessel’s keel is laid. Existing vessels will be required to fit ECDIS in advance before the first survey after the implementation date. There are no requirements for existing cargo vessels of less than 10,000 gross tons. Flag States may exempt vessels that will be taken permanently out of service within two years of the implementation date.

Headway ECDIS is developed according to IEC?IMO and IHO requirements and rules. The system is able to integrated with AIS ?GPS?ARPA?GYRO?Compass?Speed Log?Echo Sounder?Autopilot and other communication and navigation equipment, so as to deal with varieties of information including maritime geography, sailing states of this vessel, navigation environment and dynamics of a number of target vessels. It can realize functions of navigation, collision-avoidance assistance and route management of vessels. It also has superiority in simple operation, easy usage, high efficiency, low power consumption and easy installation. It can be used in a variety of large and medium sized vessels, which greatly ensures the safety of vessel’s voyage, and markedly improve operational efficiencies.

Headway ECDIS has obtained CCS Type Approval and EC Certificate successfully, and is the leading ECDIS owns both Certificates all over the world.   Headway ECDIS has won the favor of customers by virtue of the powerful and professional after-sales service network worldwide.