The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) supports the mandatory ecdis carriage requirement, provided that the industry’s definition of ‘sufficient electronic navigation chart (ENC) availability’ is met before the phased-in carriage requirements become effective, says John Murray, the trade association’s marine director. Mr Murray observes that this support has been based on the belief that the industry would be buying into a mature, well developed technology that woul....

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