LT Cortesia

The vessel was equipped with an ECDIS, but since no officially approved chart data was installed in vector format (ENCs), the system only had the status of an ECS which does not comply with the carriage requirements under SOLAS.

Ultimately, from a navigational viewpoint, the ship ran aground as a result of two main factors:
The crew’s inadequate voyage management system skills and the resulting incorrect settings, particularly in relation to Depth Contours, the Chart alarms and the Depth Alarm settings
The resulting errors of judgement being made, which were caused by the chief officer and/or bridge team disregarding conventional navigation
 

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LT Cortesia (April 2009)

 

Section 5.7 gives comprehensive information on the navigation equipment and its use on board