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Article 5.01 Content of IENC Content of IENC
1. Reference
This clause refers to Part I, Chapter 2, Article 2.01(1).
2. Test method
a) The test shall be performed in a laboratory.
b) The Inland ECDIS is set to the standard operation setup as defined in Article 4.02(3) of this Part.
c) An IENC that comprises all minimum required features (“chart 01”) shall be loaded into the Inland ECDIS.
d) The AIS protocol simulator shall be configured in such a way that the vessel’s own position is shown in the centre part of the IENC.
e) All available features are tested with respect to the required test results by visual inspection.
f) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3 in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
3. Required test result
The following features shall be included in the IENC and displayed by Inland ECDIS a) bank of waterway (at mean water level);
b) construction (e.g. groin, longitudinal control dam, training wall – any facility that is considered as a hazard to navigation);
c) contours of locks and dams;
d) boundaries of the fairway/navigation channel;
e) isolated dangers in the fairway/navigation channel under water;
f) isolated dangers in the fairway/navigation channel above water level, such as bridges, overhead cables etc.;
g) official Sign and Marking information (AtoN “aids- to- navigation”) (e.g. buoys, beacons, lights, notice marks);
h) waterway axis with kilometric indication;
i) location of ports and transshipment sites;
j) reference data for water level gauges relevant to navigation;
k) links to the external xml-files with operation times of restricting structures, in particular locks and bridges.
2. Test method
a) The test shall be performed in a laboratory.
b) The Inland ECDIS is set to the standard operation setup as defined in Article 4.02(3) of this Part.
c) A set of IENCs that comprise more than one IENC cell (“chart 02”) shall be loaded into the Inland ECDIS.
d) The AIS protocol simulator shall be configured in such a way that the vessel’s own position is shown in the centre of the screen; at least two IENC cells shall be displayed.
e) The update process shall be initialised with a specific incremental update, referring to one of the loaded IENC cells (“inc_update_file_02-01”).
f) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(a) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
g) An incremental update with one incremental update file, with no reference to any of the loaded IENC cells (“inc_update_file_02-02”), shall then be applied.
h) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(b) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
i) An additional incremental update with more than one incremental update file, referring to the same loaded IENC cells (“inc_update_file_02-03”), shall then be applied.
j) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(c) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
k) Finally, the file with the record of the edition, updates and overlay cells shall be opened for inspection.
l) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(d) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
3. Required test result
a) The incremental update, referring to (based on) one of the loaded IENC cells, shall be applied automatically. The implementation procedure of the update shall not interfere with the display in use.
b) The incremental update, not referring to any of the loaded IENC cells shall be refused and the Inland ECDIS shall indicate an appropriate error message.
Article 5.03
Screen orientation, chart orientation, positioning and shifting
1. Reference
This clause refers to Part I, Chapter 2, Article 2.03(2).
2. Test method
a) The test shall be performed in a laboratory.
b) The Inland ECDIS is set to the standard operation setup as defined in Article 4.02(3) of this Part.
c) An IENC (“chart 01”) shall be loaded into Inland ECDIS. The display of the boatmaster’s own vessel’s position shall be switched on.
d) The AIS protocol simulator shall be configured in such a way that the vessel’s own position is shown in the centre of the screen.
e) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3 in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
f) The position source shall be switched to an external Electronic Position Fixing Device (EPFD), e.g. a GPS receiver.
g) The AIS protocol simulator shall be switched off.
h) The GNSS protocol simulator shall be configured in such a way that the vessel’s own position is shown in the centre of the screen, slightly offset from the previous AIS position.
i) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3 in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
j) The AIS protocol and the GNSS protocol simulator shall be switched on.
k) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3 in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
3. Required test result
The boatmaster’s own vessel’s position shall be represented correctly by an appropriate symbol on the screen when connected to an Inland AIS device, an EPFD, or both.
2. Test method
a) The test shall be performed in a laboratory.
b) The Inland ECDIS is set to the standard operation setup as defined in Article 4.02(3) of this Part.
c) Inland ECDIS shall be set to factory default settings.
d) An appropriate IENC with depth information and water level model (“chart 03”) shall be loaded into the Inland ECDIS and a time variable depth information shall be applied to the IENC. The current water level shall be applied.
e) The AIS protocol simulator shall be configured in such a way that the vessel’s own position is shown in the centre part of the IENC.
f) The display mode in which Inland ECDIS starts shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(a) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
g) The display modes “Display Base”, “Standard Display” and “All Display” shall be activated consecutively. In each mode, the indication of information density and time variable depth information shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(b) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
h) It shall be switched from any display mode to Standard Information Mode.
i) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(c) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
j) Within a sample, at least five features of any display category shall be selected arbitrarily and checked whether their feature classes are in accordance with the definitions in the look-up tables.
k) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(d) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
l) A demanded safety depth limit shall be selected. The chart shall be inspected regarding the displayed of depth areas and safety depth limits.
m) The results obtained shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(e) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
n) The safety depth limit shall be set to a value higher than the actual water depth. The indication of Inland ECDIS shall be compared to the required test results in paragraph 3(f) in order to prove compliance with the requirement.
and the time variable depth information in the IENC shall be displayed regardless of the three display modes.
c) It shall be possible to switch to any display mode and it shall be possible to switch to display mode “Standard Information Density” at any time by a single user action.
d) The feature classes of the selected features shall be in accordance with the definitions in the look-up-tables.
e) It shall be possible to select safety depth limits. The corresponding depth areas shall be displayed according to the selected safety depth limit.
f) If the water depth is below the safety depth limits, Inland ECDIS shall indicate this by an appropriate warning.
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