Navigation Automation, Completing the Cycle

John Beukers and William Roland

Abstract:	Automation of the functions performed on ships’ bridges is being driven by the need to reduce costs in a highly competitive environment. Technological advances in electronic displays, charting and radionavigation are providing the tools to accomplish this, but their implementation raises the question as to the future of classic radionavigation as currently exercised by professional navigators. This paper addresses the function of the navigator in relation to the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) specification now in the process of being developed for adoption by the international marine community. The argument is presented that in order to maintain or improve upon the current safety standards, the navigator’s role must not be diminished. The paper concludes that satisfactory verification of route and position cannot be achieved using single radionavigation input.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1996 Loews Santa Monica Hotel Santa Monica, CA
Pages:	413 - 420
Cite this article:	Beukers, John, Roland, William, "Navigation Automation, Completing the Cycle," Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Santa Monica, CA, January 1996, pp. 413-420.
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