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Introduction
AVCS Overview
Quality
Carriage Compliant
Electronic Navigational Charts
Licensing
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General
Media formats for AVCS
New AVCS Customers
The AVCS Licence
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The Schedule A
Data Cleansing
Public Key
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This Quick Start guide is designed to help you to load and maintain your ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS)
data easily and quickly. It describes the basic steps necessary to use AVCS in any ECDIS. However the functionality
for loading and maintaining AVCS will differ from one ECDIS to another and this guide should be used in conjunction
with the User Manual supplied by your ECDIS manufacturer.
For a more detailed guide to AVCS installation and troubleshooting information, refer to sections 2 8 of this
document and the User Manual supplied by the manufacturer of your ECDIS.
CD Users
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AVCS User Guide including the Quick Start Guide (this document)
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ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) CD (if you have a compatible display system and the Overlay has been
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DVD Users
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AVCS User Guide including the Quick Start Guide (this document)
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ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) CD (if you have a compatible display system and the Overlay has been
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End-User Licence Agreement for digital data services
All users
An e-mail or hard media containing:
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Schedule A (a PDF document listing the Folios and Units that you have licensed, not required if you are using
ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station)
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A set of ENC Permit files (PERMIT.TXT and ENC.PMT) for each ECDIS equipment
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AVCS Certificate (a PDF or printed document showing your vessel and licence details)
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PERMIT.TXT
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ENC.PMT
AVCS customers with multiple ECDIS on board should be careful to load the correct permits into the corresponding
system.
Failure to install the correct permit will result in an error being reported similar to the following:
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Base CDs contain all base charts and updates valid at the time of issue. Subsequent chart editions and updates are
contained on the latest Update CD. Both Base CDs and Update CD are labelled with the week number of the data
that they contain.
Depending on your ECDIS, you now need to load the updates from the Base CDs and the Update CD, or just from
the Update CD.
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ENC updates are also available by email and over the Internet through ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station or
the AVCS Online Updating Service. AIO updates are also available through e-Navigator.
If new ENC Permits have been received, they should be loaded in to the ECDIS before the DVD or Update CD is
loaded.
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Periodically the AVCS Base CDs are re-issued to free up space on the Update CD. Customers who already
subscribe to AVCS should treat these as though they were update CDs and load each in turn. The ECDIS will only
load the additional new editions and updates necessary to bring the system database up-to-date.
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2.1 Introduction
This section of the guide is intended to provide more detailed instructions and troubleshooting information for the
ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service and provide answers to some questions that users may have after installing
AVCS.
AVCS ENCs are produced and distributed according to well-defined international standards. However each ECDIS
manufacturer has implemented the ENC import module of these standards differently.
As a result the functionality for loading and maintaining AVCS will differ from one ECDIS to another and this guide
provides generic information to assist in managing and maintaining AVCS holdings. This guide should be used in
conjunction with the User Manual supplied by your ECDIS manufacturer.
2.3 Quality
AVCS meets customer requirements for a comprehensive, world-wide, fully carriage compliant electronic chart
service. AVCS continues to develop in response to customer feedback through an ongoing programme of
enhancements.
UKHO has instituted a programme of assessment by its professional cartographers where the content of the ENC is
compared to relevant paper charts. Any navigationally significant differences are communicated to users of AVCS
through AIO. No other electronic chart service offers this level of reassurance.
2.6 Licensing
The ENCs in AVCS are provided under a licence agreement that allows their use for defined periods of time. AVCS
Folios and ENC Units may be added to an AVCS licence at any time for periods of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months (where data
supply agreements allow). This offers maximum choice and the flexibility to match your chart holdings to your
operational patterns.
You will be provided with an AVCS media pack, containing world-wide AVCS data and receive weekly updates.
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3.1 General
AVCS ENCs are distributed on both CD and DVD media and are encrypted according to the International
Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-63 1.1 Data Protection Scheme.
The CD service comprises 9 base discs containing all ENCs and updates held in AVCS at the time of issue, these
are issued at intervals of approximately 8 weeks. In each week between bases, a cumulative update disc is issued
containing all AVCS updates issued since the most recent base.
The DVD service is a snapshot of all data available from AVCS provided on a single disc on a weekly basis. It
contains all base and update cells applicable at the time of issue. In this respect the DVD contents are equivalent to
an AVCS base release every week rather than bundling a single base release together with the weekly cumulative
update. This simplifies the work for the ECDIS in reading the data into the system.
These two AVCS formats are shown in the diagram at 3.2.
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CD Service
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AVCS User Guide including the Quick Start Guide (this document)
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AIO CD (if you have a compatible display system and the Overlay has been added to your licence)
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DVD Service
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AVCS User Guide including the Quick Start Guide (this document)
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AIO CD (if you have a compatible display system and the Overlay has been added to your licence)
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In addition a number of type specific AVCS Installation Guides are available for download by following the link below
and selecting the Display Systems tab: www.ukho.gov.uk/AVCS
The latest base and update CDs or the latest DVD will contain all of the ENCs in AVCS. However these cannot be
accessed by the ECDIS until valid ENC Permits are installed.
A Schedule A this is a PDF document listing the Folios and ENC Units that the user is licensed to use and which
Base CDs must be used to install the users licensed ENCs.
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A set of ENC Permit files (PERMIT.TXT and ENC.PMT) for each ECDIS on the AVCS Licence.
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A Certificate, carrying the UKHO crest and Chief Executives signature, which certifies that all charts supplied in
AVCS are ENCs that conform to the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V.
Each permit is unique and is the method which gives the user access to the required ENCs.
The ENC Permits will be supplied in a zipped file and the contents of this file will depend on the users bridge
configuration as each AVCS licence allows for use on up to 5 ECDIS. When extracted one or more set of permit files
(PERMIT.TXT and ENC.PMT) will be copied automatically into folder(s) named MASTER, BACKUP, RESERVE1,
RESERVE2 and RESERVE3 depending on the number of ECDIS configured on the bridge.
The permits may be supplied on physical media, separately by email or directly from e-Navigator. The contents
should be extracted to removable media, e.g. USB flash drive, that is capable of being read by the ECDIS system.
There are currently 9 AVCS Base CDs and the DVD contains 9 equivalent Volumes. It is unlikely that users will need
to install data from every one of the CDs or the equivalent folders on the DVD to load all of their licensed ENCs.
Reference to the Schedule A can avoid the unnecessary loading of CDs and save the user time.
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Cell
Title
Home CD
AVCS Update
GB301820
AVCS Base 3
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GB301840
AVCS Base 3
AVCS Update
GB302020
Falmouth to Looe
AVCS Base 3
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Home CD
AVCS Update
GB202868
AVCS Base 9
N/A
GB202870
AVCS Base 9
AVCS Update
GB202872
AVCS Update
N/A
Note: If the user does NOT have a copy of the Schedule A they should refer to the media.txt file at the root level of the AVCS disc to
determine which Volume contains the data for a given Producer Code. If in any doubt the complete set of AVCS Base CDs must be installed
to ensure that all licensed ENCs are imported to the system.
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The procedure for installing the Public Key is different on each ECDIS and will be detailed in your ECDIS User
Manual. Specific instructions for some common models of ECDIS are available by following this link:
http://www.ukho.gov.uk/AVCS
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4.2 Updating
The ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service can be updated in one of four ways:
CD Issued weekly, the Update CD contains all the latest Notices to Mariners corrections, New Editions and any
New Charts issued since the last Base disc.
DVD Issued weekly, the DVD contains all the latest base and update information for AVCS on a single disc.
e-Navigator Planning Station Allows the user to create a custom exchange set containing the latest Notices to
Mariners corrections, New Editions and New Charts issued since the last time they updated their AVCS holdings.
AVCS Online Updating Service Allows the user to create a custom exchange set containing the latest Notices to
Mariners corrections, New Editions and New Charts issued since the last time they updated their AVCS holdings.
If you are using the AVCS CD or DVD service and you receive multiple discs at the same time, you only need to use
the most recent one because they are cumulative.
If replacement AVCS Base CDs have been issued, containing New Editions or Updates, subsequent Update CDs cannot be installed until the
Base discs have been installed.
Specific charting practices of some ENC producers which may be significant to navigation.
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Specific updating practices of some ENC producers such as delays between the issue of paper NMs and ENC
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Identified overlaps between ENCs which may cause problems in display systems.
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ENCs which have been withdrawn from service for any reason and which should not be used (permits will not
normally be issued for these ENCs).
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The README.TXT file is updated every week and changes are highlighted in a Latest Corrections section at the
beginning. The file should be read as part of the weekly ENC update process to ensure that all relevant changes are
understood.
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The ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) is a digital dataset that is designed to be displayed over ENCs in ECDIS
and other chart display systems to provide additional information to the navigator. The Overlay contains all
ADMIRALTY Temporary & Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and highlights navigationally significant
differences between ENCs and ADMIRALTY paper charts.
The Overlay gives seafarers an easy way to view information that they need, in addition to the standard chart, to
navigate safely and compliantly. The Overlay makes passage planning simpler and safer by clearly showing where
important Temporary or Preliminary changes may impact a voyage. It also gives seafarers the same consistent
picture of the maritime environment on their ECDIS as they have always had with the ADMIRALTY paper chart.
The Overlay includes all ADMIRALTY T&P NMs in force worldwide and additional information that relates specifically
to ENCs, published as ENC Preliminary NMs (EP NMs).
All ADMIRALTY T&P NMs that are in force are included in the Overlay. Each NM is displayed as a simple polygon
(usually rectangular) with hatched fill which indicates the area affected by the NM. Each NM carries the same NM
number that is used in the ADMIRALTY Notices to Mariners Bulletin.
The full text of the NM is included as an associated text file which can be displayed by selecting the 'Temporary
Notice to Mariners' or 'Preliminary Notice to Mariners' feature in the ECDIS Pick Report. Any associated diagrams
can also be viewed through the Pick Report.
The T&P NMs that are shown in the Overlay relate specifically to ADMIRALTY paper charts and are overlaid on ENCs to alert users to the
availability of this information when passage planning. Many ENC providers include some or all of this information in their ENCs and care
should be taken to understand what has already been included in the ENCs in use. A list of ENC producers whose policy is to include T&P
NM information in their ENCs can be found at www.ukho.gov.uk/AVCS and in the \INFO folder on all AVCS discs.
ENC Preliminary (EP) NMs highlight navigationally significant differences between ENCs and ADMIRALTY paper
charts. These NMs are displayed in the same way as T&P NMs, as a simple polygon (usually rectangular) with
hatched fill which indicates the area affected by the NM. Each NM is allocated a unique EP NM number.
The full text of the NM can be viewed in the ECDIS Pick Report against the Information attribute. Where additional
information is needed to explain the NM an associated picture file displays an image showing the ENC superimposed
over the current paper chart information.
The Overlay can be displayed on compatible ECDIS equipment and also in ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning
Station. Please see the UKHO website at www.ukho.gov.uk/AVCS for an up to date list of compatible equipment, or
consult your ECDIS supplier.
The Overlay data is held on a single CD and is installed and updated in the same way as ENCs. Please notify your
ADMIRALTY Chart Agent if you wish to use the Overlay on any compatible ECDIS so that the Overlay permit can be
added to the permit files for that equipment.
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As part of the IHO S-63 Data Protection Scheme, ECDIS have to include standard error/warning messages called
Security Scheme Errors (SSE). The table below shows a list of the SSE codes:
SSE 03
SSE 04
SSE 05
SSE 06
SSE 07
SSE 08
SSE 09
SSE 10
SSE 11
SSE 12
SSE 13
SSE 14
SSE 15
SSE 16
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Codes 03 to 09 relate to the ECDIS check of the authenticity of the discs being loaded
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Codes 10 and 16 relate to checks carried out on the consistency of the ENC data
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2. The ECDIS loads the chart or Update and reports an error. This is not common; users should use the chart with
caution and report the error to the UKHO Customer Services Team.
3. The ECDIS loads the chart or Update and reports a warning. This is quite common on some ECDIS systems and
reflects minor interpretational differences of the S-57 standard. We are not aware of any evidence that the correct
operation of the chart in the ECDIS is affected in these cases.
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Many of the difficulties that could be experienced when using AVCS can be avoided by carefully following the
instructions provided in the ECDIS specific AVCS Installation Guide and the ECDIS Operators Manual. However,
issues that are known to have caused confusion in the past are detailed in the Frequently Asked Questions FAQs at:
http://www.ukho.gov.uk/Support
If you encounter problems that are not solved by referring to the FAQs, you may wish to seek technical support.
Please see the section below for contact details.
Problem
Contact
Hardware problems: difficulties with the keyboard, mouse, display or main system console, failure of a
floppy disk, CD or DVD drive.
Software problems: difficulties with configuring or using the ECDIS system software, interfacing
problems.
ECDIS Manufacturer
Chart installation problems: problems with installing certificates, permits and AVCS ENCs, standard
error codes displayed (see AVCS User Guide).
Chart content problems: display anomalies or mismatched data displays.
Problems that have not been resolved by your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent.
When reporting a chart related problem it is useful if you can provide the following details:
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To obtain an AVCS emergency permit please contact UKHO Customer Services. Please quote your Vessel Name,
the User Permit Number of your ECDIS system and the required ENCs.
8.2 Feedback
We hope this User Guide assists you in using the ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service with your ECDIS. If you have
any feedback on the content of this guide, or any of the AVCS Installation Guides please forward your comments to
UKHO Customer Services.