ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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NAVADMIN 237/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N7//
 
SUBJ/NAVIGATOR OF THE NAVY GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION
/(GIN) 003//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/15FEB2001//
 
REF/B/DOC/CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT/31JUL2001//
 
REF/C/MSG/NIMA/261720ZSEP2001/NOTAL//
 
REF/D/DOC/NIMA/13MAY2002//
 
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 9420.2; ECDIS-N CERTIFICATION
PROCESS. REF B IS CLF/CPFINST 3530.1; SURFACE SHIP AND SUBMARINE
SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION INSTRUCTION.  REF C IS NIMA MARITIME
SAFETY INFORMATION DIVISION (MSID) ANNOUNCEMENT CERTIFYING DNC 17
(US EAST COAST) DATA SAFE FOR NAVIGATION.  REF D IS NIMA MEMO
ANNOUNCING THE PHASING OUT OF HARD COPY NAUTICAL PUBS AFTER
TRANSITION TO DIGITAL MEDIA.//
POC/P. HEIM/CDR/CNO N096BN2/-/TEL:202-762-1003/TEL:DSN 762-1003
/EMAIL:HEIM.PAUL@HQ.NAVY.MIL//
POC/M. OLOUGHLIN/GS-14/CNO N962N/-/TEL:202-762-0252/TEL:DSN 762-0252
/EMAIL:OLOUGHLIN.MICHAEL@HQ.NAVY.MIL//
POC/R. GODIN/GM-15/CNO N096BN1/-/TEL:202-762-0255/TEL:DSN 762-0255
/EMAIL:GODIN.RAY@HQ.NAVY.MIL//
 
RMKS/1. THE CNO'S GOAL IS TO EQUIP EVERY COMMISSIONED NAVY SHIP
WITH AN ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM - NAVY
(ECDIS-N) BY THE END OF FY04.  TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, UPGRADES MUST
BE MADE TO INSTALLED COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT, AND ADDITIONAL
SYSTEMS MUST BE INSTALLED.  THE NAVIGATOR OF THE NAVY ESTABLISHED AN
INTERIM GOAL TO PROVIDE ALL DEPLOYING SHIPS WITH AN ELECTRONIC
CHARTING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TO FACILITATE
A CULTURAL TRANSITION.  THE PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE CNO GOAL AND TO
PROVIDE AN EXPANDED CAPABILITY WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN TWO PHASES:
 
A. PHASE 1 (NOW THRU FY04): EQUIP EVERY COMMISSIONED NAVY SHIP WITH
ECDIS-N (USING MULTIPLE SOFTWARE/HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS).  WE ARE
TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS IN THE
FLEET, HOWEVER, THEY ALL WORK ON THE SAME PRINCIPAL.  WE ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT LEARNING THE NUANCES OF A DIFFERENT SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE SOME
ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
B. PHASE 2 (FY05 AND BEYOND): INTEGRATE FIELDED ECDIS-N
CONFIGURATIONS WITH COMBAT SYSTEMS AND MIGRATE TO A MINIMUM NUMBER
OF FLEET ECDIS-N CONFIGURATIONS.  THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE
A SINGLE, ROBUST ECDIS-N THAT IS FULLY INTEGRATED AND INTEROPERABLE
WITH OTHER COMBAT SYSTEM ELEMENTS, ENABLING TRUE NET-CENTRIC
OPERATIONS, AND STANDARDIZED SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS (MANNING, TRAINING
AND EQUIPMENT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS)).
C. THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDIDATE ECDIS-N'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT, BUT TO
DATE, NO SYSTEM HAS BEEN CERTIFIED IAW REF A.  TESTING REQUIRED BY
REF A IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY ON ONE OF THE CANDIDATE
SYSTEMS WITH OTHERS FOLLOWING OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.  PER REFS A
AND B, 'PAPERLESS' NAVIGATION MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY TYCOMS ONCE (1)
SYSTEMS ARE APPROVED BY CNO N7, (2) CREWS ARE TRAINED AND
PROFICIENT, AND (3) DIGITAL NAUTICAL CHARTS (DNC) ARE CERTIFIED SAFE
FOR NAVIGATION BY NIMA.
 
2. FY02 AND FY03 DEPLOYING BATGRU'S AND ARG'S:
A. EQUIPMENT: INSTALLATION OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEMS IS
COMPLETE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON/LINCOLN BATGRU'S AND NASSAU/BELLEAU
WOOD ARG'S DEPLOYING IN FY02.  SYSTEMS INCLUDED NAVSSI BLOCK 3 BUILD
4, NAVSSI LITE, INTEGRATED BRIDGE SYSTEM (IBS), AN/BPS-15 RADAR
SYSTEM, AND COTS LAPTOPS WITH TWO ADDITIONAL DISPLAYS.  ELECTRONIC
CHARTING SOFTWARE IN THESE HARDWARE SUITES INCLUDES:  COMMAND
DISPLAY AND CONTROL INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM (COMDAC INS) IN
NAVSSI AND NAVSSI LITE, VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VMS) IN AN/BPS-15
AND IBS, AND ELECTRONIC CHART PRECISE INTEGRATED NAVIGATION
SYSTEM-MILITARY (ECPINS-M) IN COTS LAPTOPS.
B. TRAINING: ECDIS-N NAVIGATION OPERATOR COURSE IS OPERATIONAL AT
FTC NORFOLK AND SAN DIEGO.  UPON IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING AND
REVISED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, CNET WILL MODIFY THIS COURSE TO
INCLUDE ALL ECDIS-N CANDIDATE SYSTEMS.  ALL SHIPS IN FY02 DEPLOYING
BATGRU'S/ARG'S RECEIVED SYSTEM-SPECIFIC TRAINING.
C. SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS IN
CONSTELLATION/TARAWA, HARRY S TRUMAN BATGRU/IWO JIMA, AND THEODORE
ROOSEVELT/SAIPAN BATGRU/ARG SHIPS DEPLOYING IN FY03 HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED.  SHIPS WITHOUT INSTALLED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEMS
WILL RECEIVE COTS SYSTEMS WITH DNC DIRECT READ VALIDATED SOFTWARE
AND TRAINING SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PROVIDED TO GWBATGRU/NASSAU ARG.
 
3. CNO N096 WILL COORDINATE A PLAN WITH RESOURCE SPONSORS AND
PROGRAM MANAGERS TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC CHARTING CAPABILITY FOR
FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES, 'OTHER' (NON-BATGRU/ARG) DEPLOYING
UNITS (CD OPS, UNITAS, SNFL, MIWRG, ETC.) AND ANY OTHER REMAINING
COMMISSIONED NAVY SHIPS.
 
4. IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATOR TRAINING MENTIONED ABOVE, CNET IS
PREPARED TO DEVELOP A ROBUST NAVIGATOR COURSE THAT MEETS CFFC AND
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (STCW-95) REQUIREMENTS AS
OUTLINED IN THE NAVIGATION, SEAMANSHIP AND SHIPHANDLING TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (NSS TRD). THIS COURSE OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE
READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER RECEIPT OF
FUNDING.  THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL GEOSPATIAL DATA WILL BE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COURSE.
 
5. NIMA IS ON SCHEDULE TO CERTIFY DNC'S ISO FY02 BATGRU/ARG
DEPLOYMENTS AND THE NAVY'S FY04 GOAL.NIMA WILL RELEASE DNC'S WITH
BOTH CERTIFIED AND UNCERTIFIED LIBRARIES BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER
2002.
A. UNCERTIFIED LIBRARIES WILL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A 'U' SYMBOL
ENCASED IN AN OVAL THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED BY THE USER. UNCERTIFIED
LIBRARIES DO NOT MEET THE AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF REF A AND
MAY NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.  UNCERTIFIED DATA MAY BE USED FOR
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, MISSION PLANNING, AND/OR GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS, HOWEVER, EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN
USING UNCERTIFIED DATA FOR THESE APPLICATIONS.
B. ELECTRONIC CHART UPDATE (VDU = VECTOR PRODUCT FORMAT (VPF)
DATABASE UPDATE) WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY CD ROM FOR CERTIFIED DNC
LIBRARIES AND AVAILABLE FROM THE NIMA SIPRNET AND NIPRNET GATEWAYS:
   1) HTTP:/WWW.NIMA.MIL/DNCPUBLIC
   2) HTTP:/OSIS.NIMA.MIL/GIDBE
   3) SIPRNET:  HTTP:/WWW.NIMA.SMIL.MIL/PRODUCTS/DNC1
   4) JWICS:  HTTP:/WWW.NIMA.IC.GOV/PRODUCTS/DNC1A
C. REF C ANNOUNCED ALL LIBRARIES IN DNC 17 (US EAST COAST) CERTIFIED
SAFE FOR NAVIGATION.  NEAR TERM SCHEDULE FOR ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED
DNC'S: DNC 13 (US WEST COAST) AUG 02, DNC 15 (US SE AND GULF OF
MEXICO) BY END OF CY02.
 
6. PER REF D, NIMA PLANS TO TRANSITION ITS ENTIRE PORTFOLIO OF PAPER
NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS (FLEET GUIDES, SAILING DIRECTIONS, WORLD PORT
INDEX, ETC.) TO DIGITAL FORMAT (CD ROM AND WEB-BASED) BETWEEN FY03
AND FY05.  REF D IS AVAILABLE IN THE 'WHAT'S HOT' SECTION OF THE
NAVIGATOR OF THE NAVY WEB SITE: HTTP:/WWW.NAVIGATOR.NAVY.MIL.
A. IN SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT, CNO N096 WILL COORDINATE WITH NIMA AND
CFFC TO ENSURE A FORMAL SUNSET REVIEW AND OPERATIONAL/DOCTRINAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED BEFORE TERMINATING PRODUCTION OF
HARDCOPY NAUTICAL PUBS AS PROPOSED IN REF D.
B. N096 WILL ALSO COORDINATE WITH CFFC TO OBTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CHANGES TO DESIGN OF DIGITAL PUBS TO IMPROVE OVERALL UTILITY OF
THESE PRODUCTS AND FORWARD THEM TO NIMA.
 
7. NAVTIP:  REVIEW THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE 'NAV BRIEF,'
IT'S THE START TO SAILING SAFELY.
 
8. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH CFFC.
 
9. RELEASED BY VADM MCGINN.//
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