Further Flag States approve...

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that twomore flag States have approved the use of ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP) in place of their paper equivalents.Thailandand Moldova-flagged vessels can now carry the full rangeof ADP products whilecontinuing to meet SOLAS carriage requirements. Theseare two of six flag States who have approved the use of ADP in the last six months. They join mostof the world’s leading flag States indrawing upon...

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How we’ve updated ADMIRALTY...

How we’ve updated ADMIRALTY Information Overlay V2 Available to all AVCS users at no extra cost, the ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) is designed to help you at the crucial passage planning stage. Displayed as a layer on top of ENCs, the data set contains additional navigationally significant information including Temporary & Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and ENC Preliminary Notices to Mariners (EP NMs). For greater clarity during passage...

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How to download ADMIRALTY...

How to download ADMIRALTY Digital Publications V18 and get the latest tidal data ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​On December 14, we released ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP) V18. ​​This new version allows us to send tidal data to ADMIRALTY TotalTide (ATT) users on a more frequent basis, ensuring ships​ have access to the latest information to support tidal predictions. As part of ADP Version 18, certificates will also show ATT's update status in the same format...

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Your Weekly Update Wk09/18

WEEK 09 / 2018 If there is any additional information or other enquiries please let us know via sales@navstar.vn IN THIS ISSUE Publications Charts Coming Soon   New Edition Publications are Available!!! NP131 ADMIRALTY Maritime Products and Services Catalogue 2018 Edition CDR0001-UPD3 List of Ship Stations and Maritime Service Identify Assignment. CHE0765 INTERTANKO Guide to Vetting Process IMO938E  STCW 2017 Edition We have stock available the publications as above. Please...

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UKHO urges AVCS users...

​​​Ahead of the IHO's compliance deadline of 31 August 2017, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) today urged owners and operators to ensure their ECDIS systems are using S-52 Presentation Library Edition 4.0. ​ Vital to navigational safety, the presentation library in S-52 governs how ENC data is portrayed on ECDIS screens and supports consistent display of navigational information across type-approved ECDIS. The UKHO emphasised that the compliance deadline coincides...

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AVCS DISCS, S-63 EDITION...

AVCS DISCS, S-63 EDITION 1.2 UPDATE The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has updated the Data Protection Scheme for ENCs to Edition 1.2, but there is no change to the format of data or permits. In response to customers who have asked whether AVCS is compliant with the latest standard, the DVDs and CDs will shortly be updated to state 'S-63 Edition 1.2'. The media boxes will follow at the next...

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IMO – International Maritime Organization

New IHO ECDIS Standards

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is encouraging all ship owners to speak to their ECDIS manufacturers following the recent announcement of updated ECDIS Standards by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in order to ensure a smooth, timely transition. The technical standards that govern the display of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) within an ECDIS are the responsibility of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the international body that co-ordinates the activities of the...

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Location of NavStar Co.,...

NavStar Co., Ltd.  is now supplying Paper Charts, Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), Nautical Publications (NP), Adimiralty Digital Publication (ADP), Electronic Nautical Publication (e-NP) and IMO Symbols.

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72% of cargo ships...

​Almost three-quarters of cargo ships over 20,000 gross tonnage (GT) are already compliant with the SOLAS-mandated Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) deadline of 1st July 2017, according to the latest figures published by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The UKHO estimates that a further 3,828 cargo ships over 20,000 GT are yet to make the transition to using an ENC (Electronic Navigational Chart) service and therefore do...

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