MARIS, Maritime Information Systems of Norway, is supplying the Hong Kong Marine Police with the ECDIS electronic chart display for 12 of its patrol boats, according to the Shipping Gazette.

    Under the agreement, MARIS will provide its latest ECDIS systems based on its 10th Generation Smartline MK-10 ECDIS 900, including the Intel Core-2 DUO processor and solid state drives. The systems will replace a combination of existing ECDIS and paper charts currently used by the marine police.

    The technology is compliant with the latest IEC 61174:2008 standard, offering online ordering of electronic charts, and integral computer-based training for crew.

    It also features passage planning, radar overlay, AIS, a Duplex link between AIS and ECDIS, total tide intelligence, weather forecast display, Navtex interface, access to the Lloyds Fairplay data base, and optional weather routing and conning displays, Digital Ship reported.

    MARIS agent, Hong Kong-based Elekon Electrical Company, will undertake the installation work, which is due to be completed before the end of the year, the report added.

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