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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1973 of 7 December 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

EU Regulation 2018/1973 · Adopted 7 December 2018 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1973

of 7 December 2018

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Communityf1, and in particular point (a) of Article 5(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The purpose of using the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) is to contribute to the safety and efficiency of inland navigation. For that reason, the technical specifications defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013f2 for the Inland ECDIS device and the Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (Inland ENC) should be further revised and clarified.

(2)

The revised technical specifications should take due account of the technological progress and the experience gained from the application of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013.

(3)

The technical specifications for Inland ECDIS should be based on the technical principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2005/44/EC.

(4)

The revised technical specifications should take due account of the latest internationally adopted standards and experience gained as a result of their application, such as the relevant standards by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) and other international bodies.

(5)

The revised technical specifications for Inland ECDIS should take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on Inland ECDIS, which is composed of representatives of the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of Inland ECDIS and official members from other governmental bodies as well as observers from the industry.

(6)

The revised technical specifications for the Inland ENC should take due account of the work carried out by the Inland ENC Harmonization Group (IEHG), which is comprised of representatives from government, industry and academia.

(7)

The reference to UNECE standards or other standards in this Regulation should not create any precedent for future Union standards related to inland navigation, river information services or Inland ECDIS.

(8)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 defined technical specifications for Inland ECDIS for navigation mode. However, on some waterways, competent authorities also enacted carriage requirements for Inland ECDIS devices for information mode. In order to harmonise the devices in use on those waterways and to ensure safety of navigation, mandatory minimum requirements should be adopted for Inland ECDIS devices in information mode on the waterways with obligatory carriage of Inland ECDIS. On waterways with no obligatory carriage of Inland ECDIS in information mode, the minimum requirements for information mode should serve as recommendations.

(9)

Reliable updated information related to water depth (bathymetric information) in ENCs should be published in a timely manner in order to contribute to the safety and efficiency of inland navigation. For that reason, the provision of information about the water depth should be standardised.

(10)

It is necessary to extend the list of waterways codes established in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 in order to enable Member States to encode waterways objects in a consistent manner on the relevant waterways. Additional waterway codes can be requested electronically at the Inland ENC Harmonization Group recognised by the International Hydrographic Organisation.

(11)

In accordance with Article 12(2) of Directive 2005/44/EC, in order to comply with Article 4 of this Directive, Member States should take the necessary measures to implement the requirements laid down in this Regulation not later than 30 months after its entry into force.

(12)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(13)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EECf3,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152.

f2

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 of 10 September 2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 258, 28.9.2013, p. 1).

f3

Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex
  5. (Inland ECDIS)
  6. PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR INLAND ECDIS
  7. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
  8. 2REFERENCES
  9. CONTENTS, PROVISION AND UPDATING OF CHART INFORMATION
  10. 3.1Contents and provision of Inland Electronic Navigational Charts (Inland ENCs) and bathymetric Inland ENCs
  11. 3.2Updates
  12. PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION
  13. 4.1Display requirements
  14. 4.2Display ranges (scales)
  15. 4.3Image positioning and orientation
  16. 4.4Display of SENC information
  17. 4.5Display of radar information
  18. 4.6Display of other navigational information
  19. 4.7Colours and symbols
  20. 4.8Data and display accuracy
  21. OPERATION
  22. 5.1Information mode
  23. 5.2Navigation mode
  24. 5.3Operation and control elements
  25. 6CONNECTION WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT
  26. INDICATIONS AND ALARMS
  27. 7.1Built in Test Equipment (BITE)
  28. 7.2Malfunctions
  29. FALL-BACK ARRANGEMENTS
  30. 8.1Insufficient accuracy of the SENC-positioning
  31. 8.2Defects
  32. 9POWER SUPPLY IN NAVIGATION MODE
  33. DATA STANDARD FOR INLAND ENCs
  34. 1INTRODUCTION
  35. 2THEORETICAL DATA MODEL
  36. 3DATA STRUCTURE
  37. 4PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FOR INLAND ENCs AND BATHYMETRIC INLAND ENCs
  38. SECTION 2ACODES FOR PRODUCERS AND WATERWAYS (IN ADDITION TO IHO–S-62 ENC PRODUCER CODES
  39. PRESENTATION STANDARD FOR INLAND ECDIS
  40. 1INTRODUCTION
  41. 2THE PRESENTATION LIBRARY FOR INLAND ECDIS
  42. Components of S-52 and Inland ECDIS Presentation Library
  43. 2.1.1Division 2.1.1
  44. 2.1.2Division 2.1.2
  45. Look-up tables
  46. 2.2.1Division 2.2.1
  47. Figure 1Example entry of a look-up table
  48. 2.2.2Division 2.2.2
  49. 2.3Conditional symbology procedures (CS)
  50. 2.4Colours
  51. 2.5Presentation of notice marks
  52. OPERATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, METHODS OF TESTING AND REQUIRED TEST RESULTS
  53. 1INTRODUCTION
  54. OPERATING MODES AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
  55. 2.1Operating modes
  56. System configurations
  57. 2.2.1System configuration 1: Inland ECDIS equipment, stand-alone-system without connection to radar
  58. 2.2.2System configuration 2: Inland ECDIS equipment, parallel installation and connection to radar
  59. 2.2.3System configuration 3: Inland ECDIS equipment, monitor shared with connected radar equipment
  60. 2.2.4System configuration 4: Radar equipment with integrated Inland ECDIS functionality
  61. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
  62. 3.1Hardware performance
  63. 3.2Software performance
  64. 3.3Performance of operation controls
  65. 3.4Display performance
  66. 3.4.1Display dimensions
  67. 3.4.2Display orientation
  68. 3.4.3Display resolution
  69. 3.4.4Display colours
  70. 3.4.5Display brilliance
  71. 3.4.6Picture renewal
  72. 3.4.7Display technology
  73. OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS
  74. 4.1Operating mode
  75. 4.2Equipment pre-sets (store/recall) in navigation mode
  76. 4.3Presentation of SENC information in navigation mode
  77. 4.4Chart orientation, positioning and shifting
  78. 4.5Position and bearing of the own vessel
  79. 4.6Information density
  80. 4.7Ranges/Range rings
  81. 4.8Picture brilliance in navigation mode
  82. 4.9Picture colours
  83. 4.10Pick report
  84. 4.11Measuring features
  85. 4.12Input and editing of skippers' own chart entries
  86. 4.13Loading and updating of SENCs
  87. 4.14Radar picture presentation and overlay
  88. 4.15Inland ECDIS functions with immediate access
  89. 4.16Permanently visible function parameters
  90. 5SERVICE FUNCTIONS
  91. 5.1Static correction of the chart position
  92. 5.2Static correction of the chart orientation
  93. 5.3Configuration of interfaces
  94. 6HARDWARE TEST AND REQUIRED CERTIFICATES
  95. 6.1Resistance to environmental conditions in navigation mode
  96. 6.2Equipment documentation
  97. 6.3Interfaces
  98. 6.4Characteristics of operation controls
  99. 6.5Characteristics of the display in navigation mode
  100. TEST OF THE CHART PRESENTATION, OPERATION AND FUNCTIONALITY
  101. 7.1Preparation of the Equipment Under Test (EUT)
  102. 7.2Test of the operation modes
  103. 7.3Test of the displayed features
  104. 7.4Test of the scale dependent information density (SCAMIN)
  105. 7.5Test of brilliance variation in navigation mode
  106. 7.6Test of the colours
  107. 7.7Test of the measurement functions
  108. 7.8Test of the chart update function
  109. 7.9Test of displayed features in more than one cell for the same area
  110. TEST OF RADAR PICTURE PRESENTATION AND OPERATION IN NAVIGATION MODE
  111. 8.1Preparations
  112. 8.2Test of the radar picture without under laid chart
  113. 8.3Test of the radar picture, overlaid information from other vessels and the underlying chart
  114. 8.3.1Test of the radar overlay
  115. 8.3.2Test of the chart positioning and orientation
  116. 8.3.3Test of scale conformity
  117. 9TEST OF ALARMS AND INDICATIONS
  118. 10TEST OF FALL BACK ARRANGEMENTS IN NAVIGATION MODE
  119. MEASURES TO ENSURE SOFTWARE QUALITY
  120. 1GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  121. 1.1Software design requirements
  122. 1.2Implementation requirements
  123. 1.3Test requirements
  124. 1.4Third party components requirements
  125. 1.5Requirements for additional services in navigation mode
  126. 1.6Language
  127. 1.7Documentation requirements for users
  128. METHODS OF TESTING AND REQUIRED RESULTS
  129. Navigation mode operation test
  130. 2.1.1Performance requirements
  131. 2.1.1.1Position
  132. 2.1.1.2Heading
  133. 2.1.2Sensor failure
  134. 2.1.3Performance test interface
  135. General software tests
  136. 2.2.1Equipment documentation
  137. 2.2.2Endurance test for navigation mode
  138. CHANGES TO CERTIFIED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
  139. 3.1General requirements
  140. 3.2Hardware and software changes
  141. SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS (FIGURES)
  142. Figure 1Inland ECDIS equipment, self-sufficient system without connection to radar (system configuration 1)
  143. SECTION 5GLOSSARY OF TERMS
  144. 1Comparison of the structures of the standard for (Maritime) ECDIS and of the technical specifications for Inland ECDIS