Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge, skills, and a thorough understanding of the ECDIS, in order to safely navigate vessels whose primary means of navigation is the ECDIS. This course covers the requirements of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention (STCW1978), as amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments (STCW2010). The course content is as per Transport Canada’s TP 4958E and IMO model course 1.27. Students will be trained and assessed using ECDIS and other associated navigational equipment in a simulated environment. Students will perform exercises in setting-up the ECDIS display best-suited for the area of navigation, perform basic navigation functions in accordance with the Collision Regulations, create, check, and monitor routes, and take proper and effective action when dealing with equipment failures and malfunctions. Those planning to enter the course should be proficient in nautical chartwork, and be familiar with visual navigation and bridge watchkeeping duties, including the operation of the Radar and ARPA. Students should also be familiar with Windows-based personal computing operating systems, using keyboards, mice, and trackballs.
Prerequisite(s)
- Chartwork and Pilotage, Level 1 (C&P1)
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$1,229.40
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Operate the ECDIS equipment, use the navigational functions of ECDIS, select and assess all relevant information, and take proper action in the case of malfunction.
- State the potential errors of displayed data, and errors of interpretation.
- Distinguish between ENC’s and RNC’s, and other types of electronic charts.
- Explain how the ECDIS meets SOLAS chart carriage requirements.
- State the requirements of the ECDIS as per IMO’s Performance Standards for ECDIS.
- Assess the quality and accuracy of chart data, and extract relevant chart information.
- Describe the performance limits of sensors, and their impact on the ECDIS.
- Manage and update chart data.
- Perform route planning and monitoring in open, as well as confined, waters.
- Manage ECDIS-related alarms, indications, and warnings.
- Manage the display of AIS and ARPA targets, and the radar overlay.
- Manually fix the vessel’s position.
- Explain why ECDIS should not be relied upon as the sole reliable aid to navigation, and the dangers of over-reliance on ECDIS.
- Define safe water and set safety parameters.
- Monitor the integrity of the system.
- Record voyage data and replay previous voyages.
Effective as of Winter 2026
Related Programs
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ENAV 3105) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Transportation
- Nautical Sciences
Diploma Full-time
- Watchkeeping Mate Near Coastal (WKMNC)
Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below are three offerings of ENAV 3105 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 70658
Dates
May 04 - May 12 Loading
- CRN 70658
- $1229.40 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 04 - May 12 | Mon - Fri | 08:30 - 16:00 | Marine BMC Rm. 240 |
Duration
2 weeks
Instructor
Myles Alphonso
Course outline
Important information
- You must purchase the required manuals and text(s) from the BCIT Bookstore: www.bcitbookstore.ca/bcit/ Physical (printed, spiral bound) manuals can be purchased from the BCIT Bookstore and shipped to the Marine Campus library for pick up or directly to your home address. You are required to have the manual with you on your first day at the Marine Campus. Course manuals will be made available to the class in a digital format (PDF) only. This resource must not be printed on campus. Note: Bring a laptop to access the digital copy in class.
Confirmation
Required
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Status
CRN 70659
Dates
May 26 - Jun 03 Loading
- CRN 70659
- $1229.40 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 - Jun 03 | Mon - Fri | 08:00 - 15:00 | Marine BMC Rm. 240 |
Duration
2 weeks
Instructor
Myles Alphonso
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- You must purchase the required manuals and text(s) from the BCIT Bookstore: www.bcitbookstore.ca/bcit/ Physical (printed, spiral bound) manuals can be purchased from the BCIT Bookstore and shipped to the Marine Campus library for pick up or directly to your home address. You are required to have the manual with you on your first day at the Marine Campus. Course manuals will be made available to the class in a digital format (PDF) only. This resource must not be printed on campus. Note: Bring a laptop to access the digital copy in class.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
Status
CRN 70660
Dates
May 26 - Jun 03 Loading
- CRN 70660
- $1229.40 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 - Jun 03 | Mon - Fri | 15:00 - 22:00 | Marine BMC Rm. 240 |
Duration
2 weeks
Instructor
Bruce Randall
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- You must purchase the required manuals and text(s) from the BCIT Bookstore: www.bcitbookstore.ca/bcit/ Physical (printed, spiral bound) manuals can be purchased from the BCIT Bookstore and shipped to the Marine Campus library for pick up or directly to your home address. You are required to have the manual with you on your first day at the Marine Campus. Course manuals will be made available to the class in a digital format (PDF) only. This resource must not be printed on campus. Note: Bring a laptop to access the digital copy in class.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
Status
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