Customers of the Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) now have
two new ways to view the most accurate and up-to-date navigational
charts to help make digital navigation safer, more efficient and
fully compliant. The Admiralty Information Overlay, a free
service to AVCS customers, is now available on Admiralty
e-Navigator and on JRC ECDIS models JAN-701B, JAN-901B, JAN-2000;
Transas Navisailor and SevenCs ORCA Master Electronic Chart
System.
The Overlay includes the worldwide Temporary & Preliminary
Notices to Mariners (T&PNM) that ships need to sail compliantly
with ECDIS and ENCs. The Overlay also includes the results of
UKHO's comprehensive review of the world's ENCs, and helps ensure
bridge teams are aware of navigationally significant differences
with existing paper charts.
Viewed on e-Navigator, the Overlay provides an easy and
efficient way for the bridge team to view and assess the impact of
T&PNMs and other important additional navigational information
when planning a voyage.
When viewed on a JRC ECDIS, the Overlay is automatically
displayed as an additional layer over the ENC to enable the bridge
team to clearly see how T&PNMs may impact a voyage and respond
with appropriate action.
In addition to JRC ECDIS, the Information Overlay is also
available through Transas Navisailor and SevenCs ORCA Master
Electronic Chart System (ECS). The Information Overlay will be
available through e-Navigator V 2.4 from December 2012. Customers
who wish to integrate the Overlay with their navigational
operations should speak to their Admiralty chart distributor.
www.ukho.gov.uk
(Source: UKHO)
