Simulator courses are conducted on full-mission or part-task simulators. Typically 5 days.
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems training covers navigation using electronic charts rather than paper. It teaches chart loading and updating, route planning and monitoring, alarms and safety settings, the limitations and common errors of the system, and the legal position of ECDIS as the primary means of navigation.
Generic ECDIS certification, required for navigating officers. Type-specific training is done separately.
Deck officer.
Approvals and durations as published by DG Shipping, and the duration can differ between institutes. Fees and batch dates are set by the institute.