UKHO and JRC have announced that shipping companies fitting a
JRC ECDIS now have the additional benefit of instant access to the
entire range of official global Admiralty ENCs. All JRC systems are
now being preloaded in the factory with every AVCS chart.
The combination of JRC ECDIS and AVCS provides a
navigation-ready, complete type-approved system that meets the
needs of the shipping industry ahead of the introduction of
compulsory ECDIS carriage.
The agreement delivers an integrated service which provides
mariners with faster, more direct access to the world's largest
range of official ENCs, and makes it easier to obtain the data
required for highly efficient passage planning and voyage
execution.
AVCS is an integrated ENC service, which provides the global
SOLAS-compliant ENC coverage available. The UKHO has collaborated
with hydrographic offices worldwide to provide the official
electronic charts the shipping industry needs as it heads towards
the start of the compulsory carriage of ECDIS from 2012.
(Source: UKHO)
