Presentation 3: ECDIS Training
Captain Christian Hempstead
President, Hempstead Maritime Training, LLC
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Captain Christian Hempstead came ashore in 2000 after 19 years of sea-going experience, and embarked on a career in integrated navigation. He taught as an instructor and professor at PMI-MITAGS and USMM. While at USMM, he built five labs with 90 visual ownships. He was author of the first approved ECDIS course in the U.S., and later of the first certified ECDIS course at U.S. maritime academies. He was the principal contributor to the ECDIS training requirements in the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments