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U.S. Carriage Requirements for Nautical Charts & Publications on Board Ships
  • 8 feb 2016
  • Charles Hays
U.S. Carriage Requirements for Nautical Charts & Publications on Board Ships

Who does §33 CFR 164 apply to for Federal carriage requirements of nautical charts and publications? U.S. vessels meeting the applicability paramet...

  • 7 ago 2015
  • Charles Hays
New IHO S-52 ECDIS Standards: What does it mean for electronic navigation charts & ECDIS?

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has well documented mandatory carriage of ECDIS for SOLAS class vessels, but new technical standa...

  • 16 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
What e-Navigator Means for You

A number of UKHO distributors met with UKHO representatives in Baltimore this week to prepare for the launch of Admiralty’s e-Navigator. The system...

  • 24 feb 2012
  • Tim Gossett
What are official ENCs?

ECDIS mandation is coming. On a rolling timetable starting in July this year, certain vessels will be required to use ECDIS as the primary means of...