Passage Planning Made Easy: Port to Port Desktop to ECDIS | With ECA, Marpol, Loadline & Piracy Zone

Learn how to simplify voyage planning using Port to Port Desktop—from calculating distances and identifying ECA, loadline, piracy, and MARPOL zones to generating waypoints and exporting routes. This video also shows how to convert the RTZ file for use in different ECDIS models, making passage planning faster, easier, and more accurate. Please note: The last update of the software used in this video was in 2019. This means that any changes made after 2019—such as updates to ECA zones, Piracy Zones, JWC Piracy Areas, and other maritime boundaries—will NOT be reflected. Kindly verify all the latest updates through your onboard publications. The Mediterranean Sea only recently became an SOₓ ECA (Emission Control Area): The designation was approved by the IMO (MEPC 79), and the amendments to MARPOL Annex VI entered into force on 1 May 2024. The strict Sulphur limit (0.10% m/m) for ships operating in the Mediterranean ECA applied starting 1 May 2025. #passageplanning #voyageplanning #porttoport #navigation #seamanship #maritime #seafarer #seaman #bsmt #maritimestudents #ecdis https://youtu.be/RFrByYYN7Is https://youtu.be/CVDyDwH6Azs