Bringing simplicity and speed to passage planning and navigation
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has launched its latest edition of ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP), Version 14. Free as an upgrade to existing users and available as a 3 month free trial to new customers, ADP v14 will provide onboard navigation teams with an array of new features that will help them to plan their voyages in a safe and efficient fashion by arming them with new content and greater ease-of-use, plus integration with the ADMIRALTY e-Navigator back-of-bridge software solution.
According to UKHO press release, with 75% of the world’s fleet of vessels over 2,000 gross tonnes now approved to use digital publications in place of their paper equivalent, for the majority it also aids compliance.
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The new and improved features available in ADP v14 include the ability to view ADP in ADMIRALTY e-Navigator’s Planning Station, the leading back-of-bridge software solution that is used by onboard navigation teams for voyage planning, chart management. ADP v14 can be displayed over ADMIRALTY Vector Charts Service (AVCS) or ADMIRALTY Raster Charts Service (ARCS) data within e-Navigator to help with voyage planning.
Hugh Phillips, Head of Product Management, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, said:
“The UKHO has continued to invest in the development of ADMIRALTY Nautical Products and Services in order to provide the seafarer with the very latest benefits of a digital format, including additional functionality and data, presented in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use format. What is more, integration of ADP v14 with e-Navigator and AVCS means that it becomes a really powerful tool for voyage planning“.
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Iceland latest Flag State to approve digital publications Accompanying the launch of ADP v14 is the news that Iceland has become the latest Flag State to formally grant its approval for the carriage of digital nautical publications in lieu of paper. This means that all Icelandic-flagged vessels can now carry ADP instead of their paper equivalents in order to comply with SOLAS carriage requirements. In total, 70 flag states have now approved the use of digital publications, covering more than 75% of the world’s fleet of vessels over 2,000 gross tonnes. |
