Tag: charts

The UKHO continues to expand its Port Approach Guide portfolio

The UKHOhas announced the details of its free-to-attend ECDIS Seminars at Nor-Shipping

The Nautical Institute has issued a Mars Report regarding chart corrections while navigating contributing to grounding

Transas Marine has teamed up with Shipping Guides to incorporate port data within the Transas Navi-Planner 4000

AMSA has issued Marine Notice to notify ship owners and operators the existence of refurbished Hammar H20 HRUs

UKHO has issued new and updated charts and Port Approach Guides for Brazilian waters

AMSA has issued notice to draw attention to navigational practices that should be followed by masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued Marine MSA 59-14 to inform about safety of navigation circular on Indian charts

AMSA has issued Marine Notice to draw the attention the importance of using official nautical charts

The 58% of tanker fleet do not yet use ENC service The majority of ships in the global tanker fleet have yet to adopt ECDIS, according to data published for the first time by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).The SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of ECDIS will come into force from 1 July 2015 for all tankers over 3,000 gross tonnes, apart from permitted exemptions. Over 8,500 tankers will be required to comply with these rules and, with less than 10 months to go, the UKHO can reveal that 58% of these ships do not yet use an ENC service.The amendments to the SOLAS Convention requiring the mandatory carriage of ECDIS were adopted in 2009. To date, approximately 3,600 tankers, or 42% of the global tanker fleet use an ENC service. This leaves almost 5,000 tankers that do not use an ENC service and therefore may not have ECDIS installed.The UKHO data also reveals a significant divergence in the ENC use of the global tanker fleet between different tanker sizes and types. Overall, 23% of the global product tanker fleet of approximately 1,700 vessels is already using an ENC service, compared to 44% of crude tankers and 63% ...