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The Admiralty ECDIS Service
The Admiralty ECDIS Service 

 

“A regularly updated, comprehensive, integrated service for the mariner.” Captain Tim Popplewell, Senior Editor

The Admiralty ECDIS Service is an easy to manage, low administration, worldwide solution to navigating with electronic charts. It combines Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) and the Admiralty Raster Chart Service (ARCS) in a single service at a fixed annual price.

The Admiralty ECDIS Service includes ENC data from:

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The ENCs used in the Admiralty ECDIS Service meet SOLAS chart carriage requirements when kept up-to-date and used within an ECDIS with suitable backup.


Admiralty's 9 Stages to the new ECDIS regulations > Facts About Digital Charts and Carriage Requirements >
Admiralty Digital Catalogues > Download the latest digital chart updates here >
Admiralty Quick Guide to ENC Symbols > T&P NMs in ENCs >
Find an Admiralty Distributor > Frequently Asked Questions >

The Admiralty ECDIS Service is available in 36 regional folios as shown below. Each regional folios is available in these levels of coverage:

Transit - the ENCs and ARCS charts required for safe transit, including key ports of refuge and bunkerage ports.

Standard - the ENCs and ARCS charts required for operational use, including all key ports and approach charts.

Full - all available ENCs and ARCS charts.

Only one level of coverage should be purchased for each regional area.

Note: A small number of ENCs produced by Hydrographic Offices cannot be made available in the ECDIS Service.

Please contact your Admiralty Distributor to get pricing for ECDIS Service coverage that will meet your needs.

ECDIS coverage map

Download diagram as a PDF

Further information

Find an Admiralty digital products distributor in our How to buy section.

or contact the UKHO Customer Services:
Tel: +44 (0)1823 723366
Fax: +44 (0)1823 251816
Email: customerservices@ukho.gov.uk

 


Admiralty's 9 Stages to the new ECDIS regulations > Facts About Digital Charts and Carriage Requirements >
Admiralty Digital Catalogues > Download the latest digital chart updates here >
Admiralty Quick Guide to ENC Symbols > T&P NMs in ENCs >
Find an Admiralty Distributor > Frequently Asked Questions >

Admiralty AVCS and ECDIS Services - data distribution and issue dates

Area CDROM
Issue Date
Next Issue Date
Countries covered
Base 1
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Estonia EE, Finland FI, Latvia LV, Lithuania LT,  Poland PL, Sweden SE.
Base 2
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Norway NO.
Base 3
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
United Kingdom GB.
Base 4
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Croatia HR, Denmark DK, Greece GR, Italy IT, Portugal PT, Russia RU, Spain ES, Turkey TR, Ukraine UA, United Kingdom GB.
Base 5
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
USA US.
Base 6
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Canada CA.
Base 7
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Australia AU, Bahrain BH, India IN, New Zealand NZ, Pakistan PK, South Africa ZA.
Base 8
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
Argentina AR, Belgium BE, Brazil BR, Chile CL, Colombia CO, France FR, Germany DE, Iceland IS, Mexico MX, Netherlands NL, Peru PE, Suriname SR, Uruguay UY, Venezuela VE.
Base 9
Week 17, 25 Apr 2013
Week 27, 04 July 2013
China C1, Hong Kong C2, Indonesia ID, Japan JP, Korea (Republic of) KR, Malacca & Singapore Straits MS, Malaysia MY, Philippines PH, Singapore SG, Thailand TH, Vietnam VN.

 

ARCS Discs

Area CDROM Issue Date Week of Issue Re-issue Date
RC1 21 Mar 2013 12/13  4 July 2013
RC2 14 Feb 2013 07/13  
RC3 09 May 2013 19/13  
RC4 11 Oct 2012 41/12  
RC5 22 Nov 2012 47/12 27 June 2013
RC6 4 April 2013 15/13  
RC7 24 Jan 2013 04/13  
RC8 20 Dec 2012 51/12  
RC9 07 Mar 2013 10/13  
RC10 06 Dec 2012 49/12  
RC11 25 Oct 2012 43/12 11 July 2013

 

Subscribe to Admiralty digital chart services and get immediate Internet access to the latest digital chart updates from the Admiralty Updating Service.

This service complements the standard CD-based updates for Admiralty digital charts and offers rapid access to the latest chart information.

More about updates


Admiralty's 9 Stages to the new ECDIS regulations > Facts About Digital Charts and Carriage Requirements >
Admiralty Digital Catalogues > Download the latest digital chart updates here >
Admiralty Quick Guide to ENC Symbols > T&P NMs in ENCs >
Find an Admiralty Distributor > Frequently Asked Questions >

Admiralty Information Overlay

The Admiralty Information Overlay is a digital data set that is designed to be displayed over ENCs in ECDIS and other chart display systems to provide additional information to the navigator.

The Overlay contains all Admiralty Temporary & Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and provides additional preliminary information that is specific to ENCs, such as reported navigational hazards that have been incorporated on paper charts but have not yet been included in ENCs.

The Overlay gives seafarers an easy way to view the information they need, in addition to the standard chart, to navigate safely and compliantly. The Overlay makes passage planning simpler and safer by clearly showing where important Temporary or Preliminary changes may impact a voyage. It also gives seafarers the same consistent picture of the maritime environment on their ECDIS as they have always had with the Admiralty paper chart.

The Overlay includes all Admiralty T&P NMs in force worldwide and additional information that relates specifically to ENCs, published as ENC Preliminary NMs (EP NMs).

The Admiralty Information Overlay User Guide can be downloaded here (PDF).

Compatible Equipment

The Overlay can be displayed on compatible ECDIS equipment and also in Admiralty e-Navigator Planning Station. Please see the Display Systems tab for an up to date list of compatible equipment, or consult your ECDIS supplier. Most ECDIS equipment installed prior to 2011 will require an upgrade before it will be able to display the Overlay.

T&P NMs

All Admiralty T&P NMs that are in force are included in the Overlay. Each NM is displayed as a simple red polygon (usually rectangular) with red hatched fill which indicates the area affected by the NM. Each NM carries the same NM number that is used in the Admiralty Notices to Mariners Bulletin.

The full text of the NM is included as an associated text file which can be displayed by selecting the 'Temporary Notice to Mariners' or 'Preliminary Notice to Mariners' feature in the ECDIS Pick Report. Any associated diagrams can also be viewed through the Pick Report.

Figure 1 Preliminary (P) NM showing text and diagram

EP NMs

ENC P (EP) NMs contain additional information that is specific to ENCs and cannot be published as a standard Admiralty T&P NM. These NMs are displayed in the same way as T&P NMs, as a simple red polygon (usually rectangular) with red hatched fill which indicates the area affected by the NM. Each NM is allocated a unique EP NM number.

The full text of the NM can be viewed in the ECDIS Pick Report against the Information attribute. Where additional information is needed to explain the NM an associated picture file displays an image showing the ENC superimposed over the current paper chart information.

Figure 2 ENC P (EP) NM

To get access to the Admiralty Information Overlay, check that you have a compatible display system and then contact your Admiralty Chart Agent.



Admiralty's 9 Stages to the new ECDIS regulations > Facts About Digital Charts and Carriage Requirements >
Admiralty Digital Catalogues > Download the latest digital chart updates here >
Admiralty Quick Guide to ENC Symbols > T&P NMs in ENCs >
Find an Admiralty Distributor > Frequently Asked Questions >

Compatible Display Systems

All type approved ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems) and many unofficial ECS (Electronic Chart Systems) are compatible with the Admiralty ECDIS Service.

The following table lists some of the display systems currently available:

Manufacturer Model Type Approved AVCS AIO AIO compatible ECDIS version* ARCS Installation Guide
Admiralty e-Navigator Planning Station   Tick Tick 2.4.10 Tick  
ChartWorld e-Globe ECDIS Tick Tick Tick

4000.10.207
ECDIS Kernel v 5.12

Tick  
Consilium ECDIS
S-ECDIS
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
4.5.4.27
10.2.xx
Tick
Tick
 
Furuno FEA-2107
FEA-2807
FMD 3200
FMD 3300
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
6.21
6.21
All
All
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Download Download Installation guide
Imtech ECDIS 3500
ECDIS 4500
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
    Tick
Tick
 
JRC JAN-701B
JAN-901B
JAN-2000
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
ECDIS application 2.02
Maintenance no. v56
Chart portfolio 2.02
Tick
Tick
Tick
Download Download Installation guide
Kelvin Hughes Manta Digital 20" / 22" / 26"
Manta 1700 / 2000 / 2300
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
   
Tick
Download Download Installation guide
Kongsberg K-Bridge ECDIS Tick Tick     Tick  
L-3 Valmarine NaviNet ECDIS Tick Tick     Tick Download Download Installation guide
MARIS ECDIS900 Tick Tick Tick 4.5.3.16 Tick Download Download Installation guide
Offshore Systems Ltd. ECPINS 4000
ECPINS 5000
ECPINS-M
ECPINS-W
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
 
PC Maritime Navmaster ECDIS Tick Tick     Tick  
Raytheon Anschütz NSC ECDIS Version E04.05
Synapsis ECDIS Version E04.08
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
    Tick
Tick
Download Download Installation guide
SAM Electronics MULTIPILOT 1100 Tick Tick     Tick  
SevenCs ORCA Master
(free 3 month trial available)
Tick
 
Tick
 
4.5
 
Tick
 
Download Download Installation guide
Sperry Vision Master FT ECDIS Tick Tick     Tick Download Download Installation guide
Tokyo Keiki EC-8000
EC-8500
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
    Tick
Tick
Download Download Installation guide
Transas Navi-Sailor 3000 ECDIS MFD
Navi-Sailor 4000 ECDIS MFD
Standard, Standard+, Premium, Premium+
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick
Tick

Tick
Tick
 
2.00.320.3052
 
Tick
Tick
Tick
 
               

* AIO compatible ECDIS version numbers indicate the minimum ECDIS software version required to view the Admiralty Information Overlay (AIO).

† Earlier issues with the display of some ARCS charts in SAM NACOS XX-4 and xx-5 Chartpilots/Multipilots have been resolved with a maintenance release dated Q1/2012. Please contact SAM Electronics directly or via NACOS_update@sam-electronics.de

Due to the growth in the number of ENCs (Electronic Navigational Charts) available worldwide, some older ECDIS suffer from performance issue when installing Admiralty ECDIS Service. Please consult your equipment manufacturer if your ECDIS was installed before January 2009.


Admiralty's 9 Stages to the new ECDIS regulations > Facts About Digital Charts and Carriage Requirements >
Admiralty Digital Catalogues > Download the latest digital chart updates here >
Admiralty Quick Guide to ENC Symbols > T&P NMs in ENCs >
Find an Admiralty Distributor > Frequently Asked Questions >