VALUE
ADDED SERVICES
For the Marine Industry
Offered by AMERICAN NAUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
World
Class Chart Agents have one thing in common; they offer the mariner
VALUE ADDED SERVICES. The benchmarks or defining characteristics
for many of these services have been defined by the respective agency
agreements signed between the governments whom manufacturer the
navigation products and the chart agent. Changes in international
regulations that govern commercial shipping interest also play a
key role in influencing changes and enhancements in the services
offered by World Class Chart Agents. Notwithstanding these parameters,
the hallmark of a given World Class Chart Agent is the methodology
and care used by a given agent to develop, implement and maintain
these quality sensitive services. A recap of the VALUE ADDED SERVICES
offered by our NAVIGATION CENTER follows.
POLARIS™
is the trade name given our Automatic Distribution Services.
The monthly retail fee per vessel to use POLARIS™
is $39.95 plus a one time set up fee of $75.00 per vessel. Fleet
discounts are available for this service.
The
service is designed to facilitate compliance with current ISM requirements
for commercial shipping interests that otherwise require maintenance
of up-to-date navigation materials on board. The content of individual
vessel navigation inventories are identified and logged in our POLARIS™
computer program. We generate routine distribution of all newly
released navigation publications and navigation charts consistent
with release notices from relevant governmental and private sector
publishers and the needs of a given individual ship.
We
encourage users of POLARIS™ to register in
the B-2-B section of our e-commerce site so as to qualify for, and
take advantage of, commercial discounts available on the navigation
materials supplied through this service.
SPICA™
is the trade name given to our unique On-Line Dynamic Chart Catalog.
The use of SPICA™ is FREE to all users who
visit our e-commerce site.
GEMINI™
is the trade name given to our twin services that deal
with quality control issues associated with management of navigation
related products. The twin services are:
·
Chart and Publication Correction Service
· Compliance Review of ISM Navigation Standards
For
additional information about these services, call us at: 1-877-999-3321
or e-mail us at: davegossett@amnautical.com.
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