The towing company I work for does not provide electronic chart software and they recently banned wheelhouse personel from using their personal computers and programs. The worry is that they can not guarantee that each individual's program is corrected up to date and accurate. Hopefully, company provided ECDIS's are in the works.
Management may be waiting to see if the Coast Guard has anything to say. Is there a certain system that is more likely to be approved or mandated by the CG in the future? I would imagine if regs came out then all of the manufacturers would strive to get their programs compliant.
Also, do any of the major programs work with Apple computers? Has anyone tried charting software on an Apple that clones Windows?
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