IMO ECDIS regulations are changing and ECDIS will become a mandatory item on vessels above 3000 GT.

The new ECDIS model comes standard with a pre-loaded range of official, global ENC's and is ready for all well known chart suppliers. Having direct access to the portfolio of ENCs makes it far easier to obtain the data required for passage planning. Also industry standards such as dynamic licensing, PAYS, AIO are available and during route planning and/or while on voyage, weather, tides and piracy information can be seamlessly downloaded through the various services of the chart suppliers.