ECDIS Ltd. offer a complimentary manual worth US$ 540 to attendees at any of its MCA approved IMO 1.27 Model ECDIS courses
The offer is good for all dates in August and November 2012.
The ECDIS Manual written by Peter Thornton MBE is published by Witherby Seamanship. The course costs £695 (+VAT) making this excellent value for money whilst stocks last.
The ECDIS Manual talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of ECDIS including case studies on ECDIS related incidents and sharing best practices.
The ECDIS Manual also includes a volume dedicated to ECDIS references and a copy of all the symbols used in the S-52 presentation library allowing the mariner to obtain more information about charted symbols without having to access the internet or move the screen away from the current position.
ECDIS Ltd. say that the ECDIS Manual is an excellent accompaniment to the IMO 1.27 Model Course. It is also available here.