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Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC)

Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)

ENCs Improve Safety and Efficiency of Navigation.

Function
With ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) or some of specially designed PC software, ENCs enable you to:
  • Perform Precise and Continuous Route Monitoring;
  • Be Alerted to Potential Dangers on your Course;
  • Route Planning, Route Recording Functions;
  • Variety of Display Selections to Choose from Automatic Loading of ENCs, Scale-Up/Down Function, North-Up or Course-Up Display; and
  • Display RADAR and ARPA Images with Chart Information.

System Requirement

ECDIS

Before entering contract for use of ENCs, you have to arrange computer-based system or software. ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) is most popular system which is designed in conformity with IMO standard A.817(19) to fit for use on ship bridge. There are many other systems or softwares which can be used for ENCs, conforming with IHO S-57 and S-63 standards.

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Media

ENCs are the chart information stored on CD-ROMs, compiled and produced in conformity with IHO Standard S-57, and encrypted in conformity with IHO Standard S-63.

Electronic Navigational Chart

Electronic Navigational Chart
contains base data of the chart

Electronic Notice to Mariners

Electronic Notice to Mariners
contains updates for the base data

CELL-PERMIT

CELL-PERMIT
contains keys to decrypt the encrypted base data or encrypted update data

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How to get ENCs

Procedure

The System for Procurement

Application

How to apply for use of ENC

ENC application Form for new license (PDF)(Excel)
ENC application Form for renewal (PDF)(Excel)
ENC application Form for additional (PDF)(Excel)

Cell Selection Sheet for Japanese ENC (PDF)(Excel)

Software for selection of ENC cells (CellSelect)

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Catalogue

You can purchase from us, not only Japanese ENC but Malacca and Singapore Straits ENC.

  Japanese ENC Malacca and Singapore Straits ENC
producer Japan Coast Guard
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard

website
PUSHIDROSAL(Indonesia),
National Hydrographic Centre(Malaysia),
MPA(Singapore)
producer code JP MS
number
of
the cells
independent 798 cells 6 cells
Overview 30 cells (pdf) * -
General
Navigation
38 cells (pdf) * -
Coastal
Navigation
154 cells (pdf) * 3 cells
Approach 174 cells (pdf) * 3 cells
Harbour 402 cells (pdf) *  
Berthing - -
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Price

(tax excluded)
  Japanese ENC Malacca and Singapore Straits ENC
3 months 300 yen per cell 1,100 yen per cell
5,700 yen for all 6 cells
6 months 400 yen per cell 1,600 yen per cell
9,600 yen for all 6 cells
9 months 500 yen per cell 2,400 yen per cell
14,400 yen for all 6 cells
12 months 550 yen per cell 3,200 yen per cell
18,000 yen for all 6 cells
discount price for contract renewal (no discount) (no discount)

Update ENCs

You can update your ENCs with weekly Electronic Notices to Mariners which can be downloaded freely from our website "ENC Support", or if you want it on a CD-ROM media, we post to you the CD at a price of 600 yen/CD (postage and tax excluded).

"ENC Support" for users of ENCs to download updates (ENC users only)
How to Use "ENC Support" (PDF)

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Guidebook

"Facts about electronic charts and carriage requirements"

Facts about electronic charts and carriage requirements

Edition 1.0.0 _ January 2010
Published by the International Hydrographic Bureau MONACO

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