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User Manual for the
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Tutorial for Control Unit 3100
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errordiagnosis has been
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enabled for second time
onwards usage also.
1. Updated tutorials as per
latest software version of
FMD 3x00 (FMD CBT
v4.0.1.0).
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characters for Shipping
company name, Person in-
charge and E-mail is now
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owner details.
Updated manual as per latest
1.4 9th Sep ‘17 AS GB GB software version of FMD
3x00 (FMD CBT v4.0.25.0).
Updated manual as per latest
1.5 28th Nov ‘17 AS GB GB software version of FMD
3x00 (FMD CBT v4.0.25.3).
Updated manual as per latest
software version of FMD
1.6 26th June ‘18 KK GB GB 3x00 (FMD CBT v4.0.25.5).
Support for windows 10.
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Updated manual as per latest
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Validation and
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. STARTING UP ...................................................................................................... 4
1.1 NEW USER .................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 USER LOGIN ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 ECDIS FMD – 3x00 CBT ........................................................................................................... 8

2. UNDERSTANDING THE USER INTERFACE ......................................................... 10

2.1 TUTORIAL .................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 HELP ........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ......................................................................................................... 13
2.4 VALIDATION AND CERTIFICATION ..................................................................................... 13
2.5 PAUSE ........................................................................................................................................ 16
2.6 EXIT ............................................................................................................................................. 16

3. FMD CBT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ............................................................................ 17

4. ANNEXURE: GROUP, CHAPTER & SECTION CLASSIFICATION (TREE

STRUCTURE) ...................................................................................................... 21
4.1 TRAINING - FMD 3x00 .......................................................................................................... 21

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1. Starting Up
The application is packaged in the DVD/USB flash drive. It would contain a folder with a setup
file for the application. In case the application does not run automatically, the user must run the
setup by double clicking on it.

Fig. 1. Running the application

This will initiate the installation process for the application. The process would include running a
background check of the availability of flash player and the .NET framework. If these are not
available on the system, the installation process would also include initiating the installation of
the same. Once the pre-requisites for running the application are confirmed, the application
will be launched.

The screen which comes up as the application launches is shown below. This is the login screen.

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‘Minimize’ button

‘Help’ button

‘Close’ button

Fig. 2. Login Screen

The user must click on the help button provided on the top right corner. This will open the user
manual for reference. The minimize and close buttons have their usual purpose.

The user can enter the login details; a valid user id and password, if these have already been
created. In case, the user has logged in for the first time, he/she needs to register
himself/herself and create the user id and password.

To register, the user needs to click on ‘Create new user’.

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1.1 NEW USER

The user clicks on ‘Create new user’. The following screen with ‘Personal Details Form’ comes
up. The user needs to fill the details as necessary and click on ‘Submit’ to register. Since all the
fields are mandatory, the user needs to fill every detail.

Fig. 3. Personal Details Form

After entering the details in the form, the user must click on ‘Submit’. If all the details have been
entered, the user will be created successfully by the application, after accepting the license
agreement terms. Consequently, a message will be displayed, as shown below.

Fig. 4. Message box: Successful user creation

The user must click on ‘OK’. This will direct the user to the login page of the application, where
the recently created User ID and password will be used to login.

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1.2 USER LOGIN

The login screen which comes up is shown below. The user must enter the ID and password
details to login.

Fig. 5. Login screen

After entering the details, the user must click on ‘Login’. With this, the user is ready to take the
training ECDIS FMD-3100 FMD-3200/3300 and start reading the tutorials.

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1.3 ECDIS FMD – 3x00 CBT

Once the user has login the application, he/she can proceed with the tutorials. In order to aid
sequential learning, the user is required to go through every tutorial completely, at least the
first time. Once the user has gone through a tutorial, the ‘Next’ button will also be enabled
where there is an animation. For every section/tutorial that has been unlocked, there appears
a green indication adjacent to the same.

Fig. 6. Tutorial

The text box is movable and can be minimized too. The text box can be moved by clicking
and dragging it to the desired location. To minimize the text box, the user can click on the
minimize button provided on the top right corner of the text box.

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The minimized text box is shown in the image below.

‘Restore Up’ button

Fig. 7. Tutorial – Minimized Textbox

The text box can be restored by clicking on ‘Restore Up’ button located on the top right corner
of the minimized text box.

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2. Understanding the User Interface

The ECDIS FMD-3x00 CBT interface presents the tutorials in the form of a tree structure on the
left hand side. In case of lower resolution, the tree structure will be dock-able. The tree
structure will be then available on mouse hover on left side.

2.1 TUTORIAL
A tutorial can be played by clicking on the corresponding name in the tree structure.

‘Minimize’ button

Tree
Structure:
Group/
Chapter/
Section/
Content

‘Play’ button

‘Next’
‘Replay’ ‘Previous’ button
button button

‘EXIT’ button ‘Pause’ button

Fig. 8. Home Screen

The user can see the tree structure of the contents of training, including the groups; with each
group containing a number of chapters, each chapter containing a number of sections and each
section having various contents. Each content is a topic, corresponding to which there is a
tutorial which can be played by the user.
When the tutorial is being played, the user sees a text box, which contains a textual
description regarding the tutorial. Also, in order to navigate through the tutorial, certain
buttons are provided. The controls available are as follows:
 ‘Play’ button: This button is used to play the current animation.
 ‘Replay’ button: This button is used to replay the tutorial from start.
 ‘Previous’ button: This button is used to go to the previous animation in the tutorial.

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 ‘Next’ button: This button is used to go to the next animation in the tutorial.
 ‘Close’ button: This button is available only when the user reaches at the end of the
tutorial. It is used to close the tutorial and consequently unlock the next tutorial.
 ‘Minimize’ button: This button is used to minimize the text box.

2.2 HELP
To aid the training course, the user has been provided with the Help button. This button is
available on the top right corner of the application and is being denoted by a question mark -
‘?’ (Refer image below).

The user can click on this button at any time of the training.
‘Help’ button

Fig. 9. Help Button

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Clicking on this button will present the screen as shown below. Besides the user manual, there
are other documents which are available during the training.

Fig. 10. Help available

Clicking on ‘Documents available during training’ will open another window, as shown below.
This is the list of documents available. To open a document, the user must click on the same.

Fig. 11. Help: List of documents available during training

To open the user manual for the training application, the user must click on ‘ECDIS FMD-3x00
CBT User Manual’. ‘Close’ and ‘Back’ buttons are provided on the windows to close and go
back to the previous screen, respectively.

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2.3 MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

In order to complete the training, the user needs to answer the questions in the MCT correctly.
MCT will be available once the user has completed all the tutorials.

Fig. 12. MCT

2.4 VALIDATION AND CERTIFICATION

After the user has passed the assessment test for the course, he/she needs to proceed with
issuance of the certificate. To get the certificate issued, a valid license key needs to be entered
in the system. Consequently, the user must click on ‘Validation and Certification’ available in
the tree structure. The following screen is visible.

Fig. 13. Validation and Certification: License Key

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This page also displays Trainee’s first and last name, DOB and Nationality as entered at the
time of user registration.

Trainee can modify these details if required as certificate will be generated using these
details.

The user has to type the license key provided to him. To get the key validated, the user must
click on ‘Go’. If the key is valid, a new window opens, where the ship owner details need to be
filled up.

Fig. 14. Validation and Certification: Ship Owner Details

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Fig. 15. Validation and Certification: Ship Owner Details added

Fig. 16. Validation and Certification: Details added successfully

Confirm the details by clicking on ‘Yes’ and proceed.

After validating the key and adding the ship owner, the user must download a training details
file (.etd file). This file can be downloaded by clicking on the ‘Download File’ button available.
The user can save the file in the desired location and then send it to the training administrator
for authentication of the license key and hence, generating the training certificate.

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Clicking on the ‘Email’ button will open the email client (if configured). The downloaded
training details file should be attached to the same and e-mailed to the administrator. Emailing
the training details file to the training administrator will complete the training formalities on the
user’s part.

2.5 PAUSE
This button is provided to pause the animation or freeze the application. Clicking on this button
will pause a running animation, disable any other control on the tutorial and will not allow any
selection from the tree structure.

2.6 EXIT
To exit the application, the user can click on this button.

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3. FMD CBT Diagnostic Tool

In case the user encounters a problem while running the training application and cannot
proceed further, it is advised to use the FMD CBT Diagnostic Tool. This tool enables the user to
generate a report with the details of the training being taken.

The user can run the application following the steps as mentioned below:

1. The user must run the application by double clicking on ‘FMDCBTDiagnosticTool.exe’

available in the Diagnostic Tool folder located inside FMD CBT Trainee Application
folder.

Fig. 17. FMD CBT Trainee Application folder

Fig. 18. Icon in the Diagnostic Tool folder

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2. This will initiate the application and display the following window.

Fig. 19. FMD CBT Diagnostic Tool

The user must enter the ‘User Name’ and ‘Password’ used for Training and click on ‘Diagnose’.
This will generate a report with training session details.

Fig. 20. Trainee details filled in

Fig. 21. Report & trainee confirmation for sending the email

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3. After the report has been generated, it needs to be sent to the administrator for
analysis.

This will be emailed to the administrator once the user clicks on ‘Send Report’ and
confirms to send an email. In case, the user doesn’t wish to proceed, he may click on
‘Cancel’.

Fig. 22. Emailing in progress

4. A message will be displayed after the email has been sent successfully.

Fig. 23. Status update on the above action: ‘The email has been sent.’

The user needs to click on ‘Ok’ to proceed.

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5. The user must click on ‘Close’ to close the window.

Fig. 24. Close button

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4. Annexure: Group, Chapter & Section

Classification (Tree Structure)
4.1 TRAINING - FMD 3x00

GROUP 1: GENERAL

CHAPTER 1 FAMILIARIZATION WITH AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

Section 1 INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Start Up and Shutdown

Control Unit

Instant Access Knob

Mouse Function

Section 2 INFORMATION BARS

Icons

Status Bar

Instant Access Bar – Common bar

Instant Access Bar – Chart maintenance

Instant Access Bar – Voyage planning

InstantAccess bar™-Voyage Navigation

Section 3 INFORMATION BOXES

Sensor Information Box

Own Ship Function Box

Overlay/NAV Tools Box

EBL and VRM Boxes

Section 4 NICE TO KNOW FUNCTIONS

Menu

Silent Mode

Alert list and Alert log

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Datum

Customize

Save & Apply Buttons

CHAPTER 2 MANUALS, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Section 1 MANUALS

Operator’s Manual

Operator’s Guide

Operator’s Manual on pdf

Chart 1

Section 2 HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Hardware

Operating system & software security

GROUP 2: PRE-DEPARTURE

CHAPTER 3 SENSORS

Section 1 SENSORS

Filter

Sensors

Position Event

Dead Reckoning

Section 2 CONNECTED EQUIPMENT

Backup Options

Safety Message

NAVTEX

Common Consistent Reference System (CCRS)

Section 3 ECDIS MINDSET

ECDIS Mindset

CHAPTER 4 VISUAL SETTINGS AND SAFETY CONTOUR

Section 1 VISUAL SETTING

DISP Setting

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DISP Setting - Chart Display

DISP Setting - Symbol Display

DISP Setting - Chart Alert

DISP setting - Misc

User Profiles

CHAPTER 5 DOCUMENTATION AND FILE HANDLING

Section 1 MOB & EVENT

User Event

Man Over Board

Section 2 RECORDS

Voyage Log

Details Log

Alert Log

Danger Target Log

Chart Usage Log

Chart Update History

Playback

Screenshot

CHAPTER 6 CHART HANDLING

Section 1 CHART PRESENTATION

Manage Charts

Cell Status

License

Section 2 LOADING &UPDATNG CHARTS

Load & Update ENC

Update RNC

Chart Legend

Section 3 ADDITIONAL CHART FEATURES

Manual Updates

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Delete Chart

Chart Viewing Dates

T&Ps

AIO

Gate-1 Chart Delivery Service

CHAPTER 7 PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING

Section 1 ROUTE PLANNING

Ship and Route Parameters

Under Keel Clearance

Route Plan 01

Route Plan 02

User Chart

Section 2 ROUTE PLANNING TOOLS

Route Bank

SAR

Route Report

User Chart Report

GROUP 3: DURING VOYAGE

CHAPTER 8 MONITORING

Section 1 MONITORING

Route Monitor

Section 2 ETA

ETD and ETA

Chart Alert

Section 3 MODES OF USING ECDIS

Navigation, Pilot on board, Standby

Section 4 MOB & EVENT MARKS

Man Over Board

Event

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Section 5 NAVTEX UPDATES

Manual Updates with information from NAVTEX

GROUP 4: AFTER VOYAGE

CHAPTER 9 ARRIVAL

Section 1 ARRIVAL

Voyage Log

Playback

Silent

GROUP 5: EXAMINATION

CHAPTER 10 EXAMINATION

Section 1 EXAMINATION

Multiple Choice Test

Validation and Certification

Goodbye and Contact Information

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