About the course

There are no set dates for 2026. If you are interested in attending the course, please let us know by filling out the declaration of interest by clicking the registration link further down on this page.

When electronic charts replace paper charts, it places new and different demands on you as a navigator so that you can navigate the ship safely. When you have completed our course, you meet the IMO requirements for sailing on an ECDIS-certified vessel.

Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) replace the paper charts for most ships and become their primary navigation system. With STCW Manila, IMO has established the training requirements for bridge officers serving on ECDIS-equipped vessels, where the first training step is a generic ECDIS training according to IMO Model Course 1.27. Our generic ECDIS course is based on IMO Model Course 1.27 (40 hours) and is approved by the Swedish Transport Agency.

In the course, you can start with preparatory home studies and exercises for two days. After that, there will be teacher-led lessons and simulator exercises for three days. You will have to do a theoretical test and a practical run-up in a simulator.

All teaching is in Swedish but can be given in English if needed. The course literature is in English.

Course content

• Introduction of ECDIS
• Watchkeeping with ECDIS
• Route planning with ECDIS
• ECDIS system and sensors
• Electronic charts
• Accident studies
• Practical exercises 14 hours

Cancellation

You can cancel your registration free of charge up to 4 weeks before the start of the course. If you cancel later than that, you will be charged according to the following:

• 0-2 weeks before the start of the course: 100% of the course fee
• 2-4 weeks before the start of the course: 50% of the course fee.

Your cancellation of registration must be made in writing to sjofart@chalmers.se. We do accept a colleague instead of the original participant.

If you become ill, you can cancel/reschedule your registration later than four weeks before the start of the course on the presentation of a medical certificate and an administrative fee of SEK 1,000.

You cancel your accommodation following the hotel’s cancellation policy.

Contact

The team for maritime professional education

Email: sjofart@chalmers.se

Phone: +4631772 2222