ECDIS for ships
K-BRIDGE Kongsberg Maritime

K-Bridge Electronic Chart Display and Information System - ECDIS system, is a navigation information system that displays selected information from the electronic navigational charts with positional information from navigation sensors. The system is designed to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring, and by displaying additional navigation-related information.

ECDIS functions

- Radar video overlay from K-Bridge ARPA radar
- Autopilot control with simplified "curved EBL"
- "Active lights" display for simplified visual position confirmation
- Docking function provides prediction of ship movement
- Full route planning and validation functions
- Continuous monitoring of own ship in relation to route plan and waters
- Displays up to 100 Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) tracked targets
- Displays targets and information from AIS - Automatic Identification System
- Voyage recording and replay
- EBL/VRM gives the correct range and bearing from own ship
- Remote control of K-Bridge autopilot providing track-keeping functions
- Echo sounder monitoring and recording of chart depth information
- Navtex interface
- IMO defined functions
- Type approved