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Version: Update CD dated 14 July 2011 This readme text contains information pertaining to the supply and use

of ENCs i n Admiralty services. The readme file contains six sections: 1. GENERAL CAUTIONS - with regard to general limitations with ENC da ta 2. SPECIFIC CAUTIONS - with regard to ENC data from specific countrie s 3. WITHDRAWN ENCS - ENCs that are no longer available or maintaine d 4. ADMIRALTY INFORMATION OVERLAY- information specific to UKHO's AIO Service 5. ENC SUPPLIERS' INFORMATION - provided by RENCs and individual ENC producers about their ENC data 6. UKHO VAR SERVICE INFORMATION - information specific to UKHO's VAR Service Latest Corrections: 17/03/11 SECTION 3 - WITHDRAWN CELLS NO LONGER MAINTAINED - Update to list of M exican cells that fall in this category 11/11/10 SECTION 1 - USE OF ECDIS - ANONAMOLOUS DISPLAY AND ALARM BEHAVIOUR IN SOME SYSTEMS 11/11/10 SECTION 1 - NAVAREA I WARNING 317/10 CANCELLING NAVAREA I WARNING 230/ 10 09/09/10 SECTION 1 - NAVAREA I WARNING 230/10 CANCELLING NAVAREA I WARNING 37/1 0 - DISPLAY LIMITATIONS OF ECDIS ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** SECTION 1: GENERAL CAUTIONS ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** USE OF ECDIS - ANONAMOLOUS DISPLAY AND ALARM BEHAVIOUR IN SOME SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------Further examples of anomalous display and alarm behaviour have been noted in som e ECDIS. A revised NAVAREA 1 warning (317/10) was issued on 30 October 2010 (se e below). Some of this anomalous behaviour appears to relate to software implem entation issues, especially in early ECDIS models. In addition to reminding mariners not to rely solely on the automated checks and alarms for dangers provided by ECDIS during route planning and voyage monitorin g, the NAVAREA warning highlights the need to maintain ECDIS software to ensure any limitations in operational capability are resolved. It recommends that appr opriate checks are made with equipment manufacturers, especially where the ENC d isplay is the only source of chart information available. Examples of anomalous behaviour: 1. A very small proportion of shoal soundings, especially those marked as report ed on paper charts, are not visible when operating in the default base or standar d display modes and do not trigger automatic grounding alarms in route checking or monitoring modes. Most ENC producers, including the UKHO, have now amended the way in which these particular shoal soundings have been encoded in S-57 to r esolve this issue. 2. Some ECDIS may not activate alarms for all land areas shown on ENCs, even wh ere these are surrounded by a shoal depth contour. Whilst land areas such as i slands are generally clearly identifiable on ECDIS, in some display configuratio ns small islands can be difficult to see as they may be obscured by other detail such as contour labels. This is most likely to be a problem where only very sm all scale (usage band 1 and 2) ENCs are available. There are many oceanic areas

for which the largest scale chart (both paper and ENC) issued is 1:3.5 million. 3. It has been noted that on some ECDIS some underwater obstruction hazards onl y display in full / other display mode rather then in default standard mode as mig ht be expected. The observed anomalies reinforce the need for the continued application of estab lished navigation principles and skills including the need to avoid over-relianc e on a single system. Mariners should always undertake careful visual inspectio n of the entire planned route using the other / all display mode to confirm that i t, and any deviations from it, is clear of dangers. NAVAREA I WARNING 317/10 -----------------------As previously notified by NAVAREA warning, mariners using ECDIS are reminded not to rely solely on automated voyage planning and monitoring checks and alarms. S ome ECDIS appear only to undertake route check functions on larger scale ENCs an d therefore alarms might not activate. This may not be clearly indicated on the ECDIS display. Mariners should always undertake careful visual inspection of the entire planned route using the other / all display mode to confirm that it, and a ny deviations from it, is clear of dangers. Recent preliminary investigation indicates that some ECDIS may not display certa in combinations of chart features and attributes correctly and on rare occasions may fail to display a navigationally significant feature. This appears to be ca used by anomalous behaviour in some ECDIS software, especially early versions. T he existence of such anomalies highlights the importance of maintaining ECDIS so ftware to ensure that operational capability and reliability are maintained. It is recommended that appropriate checks are made with the equipment manufacturer. This is of particular importance where ECDIS is the only source of chart inform ation available to the mariner. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is investigating these matters in consultation with ECDIS equipment manufacturers. Further information will be made available through Notices to Mariners and within the UK element of the REA DME.TXT file included on ENC service media. Cancels Warning 230/10. OVERLAPPING CELLS IN THE SAME USAGE BAND: ----------------------------------------Some data providers issue ENCs which contain overlapping data coverage, both int ernally and with adjoining nation s coverage. This may make them difficult to use in certain ECDIS systems which default to displaying both overlapping cells. Cau tion should therefore be exercised when using such overlapping data. Mariners sh ould be aware that there will be a possibility that items of significance may be present only in one data set within an area of overlap. They should therefore t ake care to examine both data sets when planning a voyage through such an area. Some overlaps may be quite small and may not be noticeable when viewing data at the appropriate scale. Discussions are in hand between many of the data producer s in order to resolve overlapping data problems. ENCs DERIVED FROM CHARTS ON NON-WGS84 COMPATIBLE DATUMS: -------------------------------------------------------Positions obtained from Global Navigation Satellite Systems, such as GPS, are no rmally referred to WGS84 Datum. In many parts of the world, however, charts were originally produced on a variety of local datums for which the shift to WGS84 m ay be unknown or unreliable. ENCs derived from such charts may not be accurately referred to WGS84 Datum. This can result in small but noticeable positional dif

ferences where adjoining cells have been shifted by slightly different amounts. A number of Indonesia (ID) and Great Britain (GB) ENC's are derived from charts that cannot be accurately referred to WGS84 Datum. The differences between satel lite-derived positions and positions on these cells cannot be accurately determi ned; the estimated values of the differences for these cells are detailed in the Information attribute of Caution Areas thus: "Positions in this region lie with in nn metres of WGS84 Datum". Mariners are warned that these differences MAY BE SIGNIFICANT TO NAVIGATION and are therefore advised to confirm GPS positions sho wn in the chart display using alternative navigational techniques, particularly when closing the shore or navigating in the vicinity of dangers. Such cells cont ain a warning encoded as the name of a Sea Area feature covering the cell thus: "This chart cannot be accurately referenced to WGS84 Datum; see caution message" . They are intended for use with this warning continuously displayed and should not be used otherwise. UPDATING OF ENCs IN LINE WITH PAPER CHARTS: ------------------------------------------The UKHO's weekly updating service for ENCs includes the latest updates issued b y all the contributing Hydrographic Offices. These updates may or may not be syn chronised with Notices to Mariners and New Editions produced for their national paper chart series. In some cases, therefore, ENCs may be less up to date than t he corresponding paper chart of the same area. Practice also varies between different Hydrographic Offices with regard to the u pdating of ENCs for Temporary (T) and Preliminary (P) Notices to Mariners. Sever al ENC producers include T&P NMs in their cells wherever possible, but where thi s is not the case Mariners are advised to consult relevant T&P NMs published in Notices to Mariners bulletins or on the ENC producer's website (if available). The attributes Date Start (DATSTA) and Date End (DATEND) are used by UKHO and so me other Hydrographic Offices to notify mariners in advance of major changes suc h as the introduction of new or amended routeing measures. The purpose of these attributes is to allow mariners to preview forthcoming changes and for the ECDIS to apply the changes automatically at the appropriate time. ECDIS approved to I EC 61174 Edition 2 (2002) or later should be able to display the time-related fe atures correctly. However, ECDIS approved prior to IEC 61174 Edition 2 may displ ay both old and new routeing measures simultaneously or fail to give any indicat ion of the changes. Further information about the update status of ENCs from specific countries is i ncluded in Sections 2 and 4. CHART DISPLAY CONTENT: ---------------------Mariners should be aware that the appearance and content of the data displayed i n electronic charts may differ substantially from the same or similar data in pa per chart form. The ECDIS chart display is generated "on-the-fly" according to d isplay rules defined by the IHO Presentation Library. The amount of detail that is displayed will depend on a number of factors, including: - The cells loaded on the ECDIS and available for display. - The feature content of those cells (including any objects with date, time or s cale dependent attributes). - The display scale set by the ECDIS user. - The display mode set by the ECDIS user (i.e. "Base", "Standard" or "All"). - The Safety Contour, Safety Depth and Safety Height set by the ECDIS user. - Other user display options provided by the ECDIS (e.g. options to show isolate d dangers in shallow waters, full length light sectors, etc). - The ECDIS manufacturer's implementation of the IHO Presentation Library.

SCREEN CLUTTER: --------------Each object in an ENC may be given a Scale Minimum (SCAMIN) value. This determin es the display scale below which the object must no longer be displayed by an EC DIS and can be a valuable tool in reducing clutter on the screen. The Internatio nal Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has recommended best practice for setting SC AMIN, which has been accepted by the majority of Hydrographic Offices, although this may take some time to implement. In the meantime, mariners are advised to e xercise caution when operating in reduced display modes. Generally speaking, scr een clutter is not a problem when navigating at or near the stated compilation s cale of a cell. S-57 EDITION 3.1.1 - NEW OBJECTS: --------------------------------ENCs containing new objects depicting Archipelagic Sea Lanes, Environmentally Se nsitive Sea Areas and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas are now available within the Admiralty ENC Services, as specified in IHO S-57 (Edition 3.1.1). End Users will be able to view these new objects if their ECDIS is installed with the late st IHO Presentation Library PL3.4. End Users with older versions of the Presenta tion Library (e.g. PL3.3 or earlier) will display these objects with a "?" (Ques tion Mark). Users will still be able interrogate these objects to determine what they are. End Users with very old versions of the Presentation Library may not display them at all. NATIONAL LANGUAGE ATTRIBUTES: ----------------------------Four National Language Attributes are defined in S-57 for use in ENCs. These are all string type attributes intended to hold text in a national language. It has come to our attention that some national languages, especially those that use a dditional character sets, e.g. Turkish, Korean, etc. cannot be viewed in some EC DIS equipment. In these instances reference should be made to the English langua ge versions of these files or references. The National Language Attributes affected are as follows and may be referenced f rom within the ECDIS with an unreadable text string: NINFOM NOBJNM NPLDST NTXTDS [Information in national language] [Object name in national language] [Pilot district in national language] [Textual description in national language]

In the case of NTXTDS [Textual description in national language] files, it may b e the content of the text file that is unreadable. WITHDRAWAL OF ENCs FROM ADMIRALTY SERVICES: ------------------------------------------"Cancellation" is the term used when an ENC producer issues an update to cancel and delete a base cell. Since an ENC can only be updated by the ENC producer, it follows that an ENC can only be cancelled by the ENC producer. "Withdrawal" is the term used when the UKHO decides to withdraw an ENC from Admi ralty ENC services, since the UKHO is unable to "cancel" an ENC from another ENC producer. The key distinction is that if an ENC is withdrawn, there is nothing to prevent end users continuing to use the cell until their permit expires. While cells remain withdrawn they will not be updated and their carriage will no t satisfy SOLAS requirements. Mariners are therefore recommended to remove these cells from ECDIS or ECS systems onto which they have been loaded. Details of withdrawn ENCs are included in Section 3. ******************************************************************************** *****************************************************************************

SECTION 2: SPECIFIC CAUTIONS ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** C1 (CHINA NGD) - IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN SECTION 1 NOTICES TO MARINERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------Mariners should be aware that the Navigation Guarantee Department (NGD) of the C hinese Navy Headquarters announce navigational information within Section 1 of t heir Weekly Notices to Mariners publication. This information is not intended to correct NGD products but may be significant to navigation. NGD (C1) ENCs are no t updated for this information, which may include changes to routeing measures a nd port developments. CA (CANADA) ENCs TXTDSC FILES IN HTML FORMAT: ----------------------------------------------When notes or cautions are encoded using the Textual Description (TXTDSC) attrib ute, the associated text file is normally expected to be a plain ASCII text file with a .txt file extension. Some Canadian TXTDSC files, however, are rendered i n HTML format with a .htm extension. Although some ECDIS/ECS are able to handle this type of file, many do not. In some cases, the files may be viewable but not easily readable as they contain the HTML tags; in other cases the files may sim ply fail to load (with or without a warning message). Currently less than 20 ENC s are affected and Canada are in the process of replacing their HTML files with plain text files. JP (JAPAN) ENCs - PILOT BOARDING PLACES: ---------------------------------------Pilot boarding places are only shown on Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dep artment (JHOD) products at scales larger than 1:100,000 and then only when the J apan Pilot Association, who decide the position of them, wish to show them. The Japan Pilot Association instructs JHOD not to show them in Seto Nai Kai (Inland Sea). US (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) ENCs TXTDSC FILENAMES: -----------------------------------------------------Problems with Textual Description (TXTDSC) file contents. Mariners are warned th at certain US ENCs have duplicate TXTDSC filenames, but with different contents. This may have varying results, depending on the ECDIS on which they are display ed. In some circumstances, the ENCs will have the correct versions of TXTDSC fil es associated with them as they are linked, but on ECDIS that store only one cur rent version of a TXTDSC, a different version than the one intended may be displ ayed. Most differences are of a minor nature and will not cause any problems, bu t some will cause erroneous information to be attributed to ENCs. This includes a variety of information including US Coast Pilot details, COLREGS and other cau tionary information. NOAA are in the process of issuing New Editions to rectify the problems. ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** SECTION 3: WITHDRAWN ENC CELLS THAT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE OR MAINTAINED ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** MX (MEXICO) ENCs: ----------------Mexico has recently implemented an Updating regime for their ENCs. Mariners are advised to use the MX ENCs listed below with caution and refer to the appropriat e paper chart coverage as these are yet to be Updated. These ENCs are currently withdrawn from service; see IC-ENC disclaimer in Section 5.

MX200900

MX308212

MY (MALAYSIA) ENCs: ------------------Malaysian cells MY3C0521 and MY3C0532 overlap cells issued by Malacca & Singapor e Straits group (MS). The Malaysian authority has agreed for us to temporarily r emove the cells which overlapped with the MSS consortium ones. VE (VENEZUELA) ENCs: -------------------Venezuela do not currently implement an Update regime for their ENCs. Mariners a re advised to use all VE ENCs with caution and refer to the appropriate paper ch art coverage. These ENCs are currently withdrawn from service; see IC-ENC discla imer in Section 5. VE300100 VE300500 VE400201 VE400410 VE401004 VE500202 VE500405 VE500501 VE500603 VE501402 VE300200 VE300600 VE400304 VE400505 VE500104 VE500302 VE500406 VE500502 VE501301 VE300300 VE301000 VE400402 VE401002 VE500105 VE500308 VE500407 VE500504 VE501302 VE300400 VE400102 VE400408 VE401003 VE500106 VE500315 VE500411 VE500511 VE501401

******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** SECTION 4: ADMIRALTY INFORMATION OVERLAY ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** OVERLAY CONTENT --------------The Admiralty Information Overlay contains all Admiralty Temporary & Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and provides additional preliminary information t hat is specific to ENCs, such as reported navigational hazards that are not yet charted. The Overlay gives seafarers an easy way to view the information they need, in ad dition to the standard chart, to navigate safely and compliantly. The Overlay ma kes passage planning simpler and safer by clearly showing where important Tempor ary 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 alwa ys had with the Admiralty paper chart. The Overlay includes all Admiralty T&P NMs in force worldwide and additional inf ormation that relates specifically to ENCs, published as ENC Preliminary NMs (EP NMs). The UKHO includes information in the Overlay where it exists in the UKHO archive of hydrographic information. Some ENCs produced by national Hydrographic Offic es are the equivalent to their local paper chart series and there is no equivale nt Admiralty paper chart. In these areas the UKHO does not have any additional information and the Overlay shows a No Overlay feature. Additional information, s uch as local T&P NMs, may be available in these areas from other sources and sea farers should ensure that all appropriate sources of information have been consu lted. OVERLAY AVAILABILITY

-------------------The Admiralty Information Overlay is available, free of additional charge, to al l users of AVCS and the Admiralty ECDIS who have compatible display equipment (s ee below). Please contact your Admiralty Chart Agent to add the Overlay to your AVCS or Admiralty ECDIS Service licence. COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT -------------------The Overlay can be displayed on compatible ECDIS equipment and e-Navigator Planning Station. Please see the UKHO website at VCS for an up to date list of compatible equipment, or consult er. Most ECDIS equipment installed prior to 2011 will require it will be able to display the Overlay.

also in Admiralty www.ukho.gov.uk/A your ECDIS suppli an upgrade before

UPDATING -------Updates to the Admiralty Information Overlay are issued weekly on CD, along with the weekly AVCS Update CD, and should be loaded by the user in the same way as loading ENC updates. Each CD is labelled with the week number and date of its issue and the most rece nt CD is always the most up to date all others can be discarded. Users of Admiralty e-Navigator Planning Station may also download Overlay update s over the Internet. However it is necessary to issue a New Edition of the Over lay every 6 months, which consolidates all update data into a base data set, tha t may be over a hundred megabytes in size. It is impractical for most users to download this volume of data over the Internet and an Admiralty Information Over lay CD should be used. ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** SECTION 5: ENC SUPPLIERS' INFORMATION ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** COMMON INFORMATION: ------------------DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ECDIS ---------------------------Considerable progress has been made in the development of Electronic Chart Displ ay and Information Systems (ECDIS), the navigational systems which make use of E NC data. Many are being developed and a number have now achieved type approval. Mariners should be aware of the significant changes in navigational practice req uired by the introduction of ECDIS and of the need to manage these changes in a careful and prudent manner. In particular, he should recognise the developing na ture of ECDIS and its supporting services, the user-training requirement, and th e need for adequate back up arrangements. It should also be noted that the appearance and content of the data displayed in electronic charts may differ substantially from the same or similar data in the paper chart form. The definition of an ENC permits them to include information contained in nautical publications. However, currently-available ENCs do not con tain such information and mariners using ENCs must continue to use related Admir alty nautical publications. Although ECDIS has been in use at sea for some years, its employment is not yet widespread and many mariners remain unpractised in its use. Mariners must theref ore be aware of the user training requirement. They should satisfy themselves th at their ECDIS provides all the navigational functionality that they will need a

nd that they are familiar with the operation of this functionality. For example, some early ECDIS systems may be unable to display the cautionary notes which ap pear on the paper chart and are included in the ENC. Hence, care is required whi le experience is gained in the practical use of ECDIS. Some national maritime ad ministrations have issued advice relating to the introduction of ECDIS, and mari ners should ensure that they are aware of, and conversant with, that advice. RENC INFORMATION: ----------------IC-ENC DISCLAIMER TEXT ----------------------IC-ENC has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that ENC data contained in the service supplied under this agreement is accurate. The ENC data is supplied by n ational Hydrographic Offices, which are responsible for the accuracy of their ow n chart information. Moreover, IC-ENC shall not be liable (except in case of dea th or personal injury solely and directly attributable to any negligent compilat ion or transcription by IC-ENC) in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise. PRIMAR DISCLAIMER TEXT ----------------------PRIMAR has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that ENC data contained in the service supplied under this agreement is accurate. The ENC data is supplied by n ational Hydrographic Offices, which are responsible for the accuracy of their ow n chart information. Moreover, PRIMAR shall not be liable (except in case of death or personal injury solely and directly attributable to any negligent compilation or transcription by PRIMAR) in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise. The ENCs contained in the PRIMAR service meet SOLAS chart and carriage requireme nts when kept up to date and used on an ECDIS with suitable backup. ENC PRODUCERS INFORMATION: --------------------------AU (AUSTRALIA) -------------UPDATES Updates for Australian ENCs are issued in line with the fortnightly Australian N otices to Mariners booklet. ENC updates are issued for all Permanent Notices to Mariners. For details of Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners, marine rs should consult the fortnightly Australian Notices to Mariners available via t he AHS website at www.hydro.gov.au or register online at the AHS website to rece ive eNotices, an email Notices to Mariners service. DATA APPEARANCE It should be noted that the appearance and content of Australian ENCS substantially from the same or similar data in the paper chart form. ular the compulsory pilotage routes in the Great Barrier Reef contain at 1-metre contour intervals taken from original surveys rather than xisting paper charts. This will enable the full benefits of ECDIS and ly its safety depth alarm function to be used most effectively. IMPORTANT NOTICE Australian ENCs include all significant hydrographic information obtained by the Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) at date of compilation. Significant info rmation is updated by Australian Notices to Mariners. All reasonable efforts ha may differ In partic depth data from the e particular

ve been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information, includi ng third party information, incorporated in this product. The AHS regards third parties from which it receives information as reliable, however the AHS cannot verify all such information and errors may therefore exist. Where possible, ind ications regarding the reliability of information are noted or symbolised in the product. Users should familiarise themselves with the meaning of any notes or s ymbols. The AHS does not accept liability for errors in third party information or the inappropriate use of Australian ENCs. COPYRIGHT Certain hydrographic information in this product is Copyright Commonwealth of Au stralia; and is used under licence with the permission of the Australian Hydrogr aphic Service. All rights reserved. Apart from the uses permitted to the licensee under the user licence agreement, the information may not be copied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any elec tronic medium or machine readable form, in whole or part, without the prior writ ten consent of the Australian Hydrographic Service. CA (CANADA) ----------The use of Canadian ENCs is subject to the Canadian End User Licence Agreement. See http://www.charts.gc.ca/pub/en/digitalchart/default.asp C1 CHINA (NGD) -------------People's Republic of China Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. The Navigation Guarantee Department of the Chinese PLA Navy Headquarters makes t he accompanying data available under the terms of the Distribution Arrangement f or ENCs between the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the Navigation Guaran tee Department of the Chinese PLA Navy Headquarters. FI (FINLAND) -----------According to the SOLAS convention (IMO Marine Safety Committee Resolution 99(73) which came into force July 1st 2002) this official Electronic Navigational Char t (ENC) produced by the Finnish Maritime Administration (FMA) can be used as a p rimary chart when there are no larger scale chart data available and the mariner is using a type approved ECDIS system. This ENC is based on paper charts and is published by the FMA. There are several ENCs available for the Finnish coast. For the latest ENC coverage of Finnish wa ters, please contact your local ENC distributor. Paper charts on a scale of 1:50000 are available for the Finnish coast. Addition ally there are larger scale paper charts available for most important ports (Ham ina (Finnish chart # 134), Kotka (# 138), Helsinki (# 191), Hanko (# 136), Turku (# 190), Maarianhamina (# 160), Degerby (# 169) and Mntyluoto (# 225). In the table below you will find the paper equivalents of Finnish ENC cells acco rding to their navigational purpose. ENC Usage band Paper Chart product General (2) General charts (scales 1:100000 - 1:500000, charts # 901 ,# 902,# 903 etc.) Approach (4) Coastal charts (scale 1:50000, charts # 14,# 15,# 16 etc .) Harbour (5) Harbour charts (scales 1:25000 - 1:10000, charts # 134,# 136,# 138 etc.)

The Finnish Maritime Administration is only liable for the navigational data cov ering the authorised fairways. This ENC is protected by copyright and it may not be reproduced without the prio r written consent of the Finnish Maritime Administration. Topmarks shown on buoy symbols in the ENC do not exist on the actual buoys. Buoys and beacons marking the main fairways are equipped with radar reflectors. All feedback is very welcome to the address below. FINNISH MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Hydrography and Waterways Department point of contact: Finnish Maritime Administration Chart Division/ ENC production P.O. BOX 171 Fin-00181 Helsinki Tel. +358(0)204 481 e-mail: enc@fma.fi Importance notice about the Saimaa deep-water route The maximum authorised draught in the Saimaa deep-water route is 4.35m. Accordin g to IHO standard S-57, which determines the data content and technical implemen tation of ENC cells, the depth of a channel can be expressed with one decimal di git only. Therefore ENC cells show the maximum authorised draught of the route a s 4.3m although the actual draught is 4.35m. For further information on the Saimaa area channels and their depths please cont act the Finnish Maritime Administration. FINNISH MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Hydrography and Waterways Department Contact information: Finnish Maritime Administration Jrvi-Suomen vylyksikk Itinen kanavatie 2 FI-53420 Lappeenranta Phone +358 (0)204 481 FR (FRANCE) ----------Les ENC du service hydrographique et ocanographique de la marine (SHOM), numrotes F RXXXXXX.YYY, sont drives des cartes marines papier et archives du SHOM. Elles sont conues pour tre utilises conjointement avec d'autres documents publis par le SHOM : Le Guide du Navigateur (en particulier le Volume 1 pour les informati ons concernant les cartes marines, leur prcision et leurs limitations), Naviguer en scurit, les Instructions Nautiques, les Livres des Feux et Signaux de brume, le s Ouvrages de radiosignaux, les annuaires des mares, les atlas de courants de mare . Le Groupe d'Avis aux Navigateurs permet la tenue jour de ces documents et contie nt galement des avis prliminaires et temporaires. Utilisez toujours l'ENC ou la carte marine papier approprie la plus dtaille et tene z jour les ENC, les cartes marine papiers et les ouvrages nautiques en votre pos session. Pour toute demande d'information ou remarque relative au contenu des ENC du SHOM , vous pouvez vous adresser : SHOM, 13 rue du Chatellier - CS 92803 - 29228 BRES T CEDEX 2, FRANCE ou cartesel@shom.fr. Ce produit contient des lments soumis au copyright, provenant du SHOM ou d'autres organismes. Les demandes de reproduction doivent tre adresses : SHOM, 13 rue du Ch

atellier - CS 92803 - 29228 BREST CEDEX 2, FRANCE. The ENC produced by the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM), numbered FRXXXXXX.YYY , are derived from paper charts and archives of SHOM. These ENC are to be used in conjunction with other SHOM publications : "Guide du Navigateur" (especially Volume 1 for information on the use of charts, their ac curacy and limitations), "Naviguer en scurit", sailing directions, lists of lights , lists of radiosignals, tide tables, and tidal streams atlases. The Notices to Mariners ("Groupe d'Avis aux Navigateurs") allows the updating of these documents and includes preliminary and temporary notices. Always use the largest scale appropriate ENC or paper chart and keep your ENCs, paper charts and publications updated. For further information or comments about the content of French ENCs, please app ly to : SHOM, 13 rue du Chatellier - CS 92803 - 29228 BREST CEDEX 2, FRANCE or t o cartesel@shom.fr. French ENCs include information protected by copyright and property of SHOM or o ther organisations. Reproduction consent shall be asked for to : SHOM, 13 rue du Chatellier - CS 92803 - 29228 BREST CEDEX 2, FRANCE. GB (GREAT BRITAIN) -----------------Attention is drawn to the statement in Chapter 1, sections 1.24 to 1.27 of The M ariners Handbook (NP100) concerning the use of navigational information provided by the UKHO. This includes the following caution which applies to all charts, p aper and electronic: Whilst the UKHO has made all reasonable efforts to ensure the data supplied is a ccurate, it should be appreciated that the data may not always be complete, up t o date or positioned to modern surveying standards and therefore no warranty can be given as to its accuracy. The Mariner must be the final judge of the reliance he places on the information given, bearing in mind his particular circumstances, the needs of safe and prud ent navigation, local pilotage guidance and the judicious use of available navig ational aids. The appearance and content of the data depicted on paper and digit al charts may vary with the scale of the chart and may be different when depicte d in a digital chart system. Sections 2.77 to 2.97 of The Mariner's Handbook (NP100) provides further detaile d information about the use of electronic charts and display systems. Updates for UKHO ENCs are issued weekly in line with UKHO policy for all its nav igational charts, paper and electronic. Due to unforeseen technical difficulties , ENC updates may occasionally be issued late and consequently may not be synchr onised with the corresponding Notices to Mariners and updates for paper and ARCS charts. Updates are issued for all Permanent Chart-Correcting and Preliminary N otices to Mariners. However, it may not always be possible to issue updates for Temporary Notices to Mariners, especially those that cover large geographical ar eas and are not chart specific. Mariners should consult the paper weekly Notices to Mariners booklet or the UKHO website, www.nms.ukho.gov.uk, for details of th ese Notices to Mariners. IN (INDIA) ---------Indian Electronic Navigational Chart Release 2007.000 The Indian National Hydrographic Office (INHO) Electronic Navigational Chart (EN

C) Release 2007.000 is the first release by the National Hydrographic Office, In dia and is produced according to International Hydrographic Organization S57 Edi tion 3.1 standard and are intended for use while navigating in the area covered by this ENC on an IMO compliant ECDIS. The updates of the ENCs will be provided on CD-ROM on fortnightly basis. LICENCE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you and the Indian National Hydrographic Offic e, India (INHO), relating to your use of "The Indian Electronic Navigational Cha rts (ENC Data). By purchasing the ENC Data and/or by using the ENC Data, you agr ee to be bound by this Agreement. TERM OF AGREEMENT - This Agreement shall commence from the date of purchase and continue for the subscription period of one year unless otherwise terminated und er this Agreement. Upon expiry of the first year, you have to renew your subscri ption for another year at such rates and on such terms and conditions to be dete rmined by INHO at the date of renewal. PAYMENT - In consideration of the grant of the license and the services provided below, you agree to pay NHO/the Distributor the full purchase price of the ENC Data. UPDATED - Updates will be sent to you to keep you informed of the changes made t o the ENC Data. In order to receive the updates, you must register with the auth orized distributor(s). GRANT OF LICENSE - INHO grants you a non-exclusive e ENC Data, which is licensed as a single product. it is loaded into the temporary memory (i.e. RAM) nt memory (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM or other storage license to use one copy of th The ENC Data is "in use" when or installed into the permane device) of a computer.

COPYRIGHT - The ENC Data is owned by INHO and is protected by Government of Indi a copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and all other applicable nati onal laws. INHO reserves all rights not expressly granted. You may not rent, lea se, market, distribute or transfer the ENC Data in part or full or any such copi es to others or electronically transfer the ENC Data over a network. You may not reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or otherwise reduce the ENC Data to a human perceivable form for distribution to any third party. You may not modify, adapt the ENC Data or create derivative works based on the ENC Data or the acco mpanying written materials. Except where permitted under this License, the repro duction of the entire data comprised in the ENC Data in any form is expressly fo rbidden. You may be held legally responsible for any copyright infringement, whi ch is caused or encouraged by your failure to abide by the terms of this License . You may not copy the accompanying written materials. VARIATION OF TERMS - INHO reserves the right to vary, alter or modify these term s and conditions from time to time and every renewal of subscription shall be su bject to the new terms as may be varied, altered or modified at the date of rene wal. LIMITED WARRANTY - INHO warrants that the ENC Data will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for the period of license fr om the date of receipt when properly installed on an IMO compliant ECDIS. INHO d oes not warrant that the operation of the ENC Data will meet your requirements o r operate free from error. INHO disclaims all other warranties, either express o r implied, including but not limited to implied warranties or merchantability an d fitness for a particular purpose or the accuracy of the contents, with respect to the ENC Data and the accompanying written materials.

CUSTOMER REMEDIES - INHO's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at INHO's sole discretion, either the refund of the purchase price paid or the r eplacement of the ENC Data that does not meet INHO's limited warranty, upon the return of the ENC Data to INHO with a copy of your receipt within the warranty p eriod. The limited warranty is void if failure of the ENC Data has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication. Any replacement ENC Data will be warranted f or the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days, whichever is longer . NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE - In no event shall INHO or its suppliers be liable for any damage whatsoever (including, without limitation, indirect, sp ecial, incidental, economic or consequential damages) arising out of the use of or inability to use the ENC Data or reliance on the ENC Data, even if NHO has be en advised of the possibility of such damage. In any case, INHO's entire liabili ty whether under this Agreement or in tort (including negligence), product liabi lity or otherwise shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you. TERMINATION - This Agreement shall continue in force until terminated in any of the following ways : (a) destruction of the ENC Data; (b) automatically if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agree ment; and (c) upon expiry of the subscription period or any renewal thereof. Upon such termination, you agree to return the ENC Data to INHO. The right of te rmination shall be in addition to any other remedies available to INHO. GENERAL - This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with th e laws of the Republic of INDIA. Failure or delay in enforcing any right or prov ision of this Agreement shall not be deemed at waiver of such provision or right in respect of any subsequent breach or a continuance of any existing breach. The ENCs on this CD-ROM are encrypted and can be accessed by the specific Electr onic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) on procuring the license for t he requisite ENCs. IT (THE HYDROGRAPHIC INSTITUTE OF THE ITALIAN NAVY (IIM)) --------------------------------------------------------The IIM is the exclusive source of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) for Ita lian waters. Data or information provided within UKHO services that originates f rom other sources must be considered supplementary to IIM data and information. It does not form part of IIM ENC cartography. Consult the "Premessa agli Avvisi ai Naviganti" and other Nautical Publications JP (JAPAN) ---------Japanese ENC: Published by Japan Coast Guard 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919 Japan Date of Publication: 7th Apr. 2006 Dates of Updates: Last Friday of every month Copyright: Japan Coast Guard; 2006. All right reserved. Contact point for further information on Japanese ENC and MSS ENC: Japan Hydrographic Association Phone +81-3-5708-7093 Facsimile +81-3-5708-7094 URL http://www.jha.jp E-mail enc-support@jha.jp Daiichi-Sogo Building 6th Floor, 1-6-6, Hanedakuko Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0041, Japan

MS (MALACCA AND SINGAPORE STRAITS) ---------------------------------Malacca and Singapore Straits ENC: Published by Hydro-oceanographic Service, INDONESIA; National Hydrographic Centre, MALAYSIA; Maritime and Port Authority, SINGAPORE; Date of Publication: 26th December 2005 Dates of Updates: 1st day of every month Copyright: Hydro-oceanographic Service, INDONESIA; National Hydrographic Centre, MALAYSIA; Maritime and Port Authority, SINGAPORE; 2006. All right reserved. Contact point for further information on Japanese ENC and MSS ENC: Japan Hydrographic Association Phone +81-3-3543-0752; Facsimile +81-3-3543-0695 URL http://www.jha.jp; E-mail enc-support@jha.jp Tsukiji Hamarikyu Building 8th Floor, 5-3-3, Tsukiji Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan NZ (NEW ZEALAND) ---------------Published by LINZ Hydrographic Services Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) 160 Lambton Quay Private Box 5501 Wellington 6145 New Zealand Tel: +64 4 460 0110 General enquiry Tel: 0800 665 463 Fax +64 4 460 0161 Email info@linz.govt.nz www.linz.govt.nz UPDATES Updates for New Zealand ENCs are issued in line with the fortnightly electronic New Zealand Notices to Mariners booklet. ENC updates are issued for all Permane nt Notices to Mariners. For details of Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mar iners, mariners should consult the electronic fortnightly New Zealand Notices to Mariners booklet or the LINZ website at www.linz.govt.nz or subscribe online at the LINZ website to receive fortnightly Notices to Mariners via email. DATA APPEARANCE QUALITY OF DATA. The M_QUAL object with a CATZOC attribute is included in New Ze aland ENCs as an overlay. This may affect the appearance of the New Zealand ENCs as the ZOC polygons may overlap the LNDARE. MINIMUM SCALE. The SCAMIN step values for object and attribute combinations has been applied to New Zealand ENCs as per S-65 Appendix 1. NOTE due to software co nstraints 1. Aids to Navigation do not have SCAMIN applied and 2. the SCAMIN val ues for soundings are not as per S-65 Appendix 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE The information contained in this publication has been either produced by, or su pplied to, Land Information New Zealand Hydrographic Services (LINZ) and was cur rent as at the date of compilation. Significant hydrographic information is upd ated by a fortnightly Notices to Mariners service to which all mariners are enco uraged to subscribe. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure accuracy a nd completeness of the contents of New Zealand ENCs. LINZ regards third parties from which it receives information as reliable, however LINZ cannot verify all

such information and errors may therefore exist. Disclaimer LINZ accepts no liability for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages that result from any errors in the new Zealand ENCs whether due to LINZ or a third party, or that arise from the use, or misuse, of the information cont ained in New Zealand ENCs. COPYRIGHT New Zealand ENCs are owned by LINZ and protected under the NZ Copyright Act 1994 and international convention. All rights reserved. Apart from the uses permitted to the licensee under the user licence agreement, the information may not be copied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any elec tronic medium or machine readable form, in whole or part, without the prior writ ten consent of LINZ. SG (SINGAPORE) ------------- MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE All rights reserved. No part of the ENC data produced by the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or tra nsmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, rec ording or other-wise, without the prior written permission of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. LIMITED WARRANTY With respect to any end-user of ENC data produced by the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) (the MPA Data) neither the UKHO nor the MPA warrants that t he MPA Data will meet your requirements or be free from error. To the fullest ex tent permitted under applicable law, in respect of MPA Data the UKHO and the MPA hereby exclude all other warranties, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantable quality and fitness for purpos e. The UKHO and the MPA offer no warranty as to the accuracy of MPA Data or any other materials associated with it and supplied pursuant to this Agreement. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE In no event shall the UKHO or the MPA (even if advised of the possibility) be li able for any damage whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect, special, incidental, economic or consequential damage (including but not limited to loss of profits or environmental damage) and howsoever caused arising out of or in co nnection with your use, misuse or non-use of the MPA Data or arising out of or i n connection with your reliance on MPA Data. US (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) ----------------------------Only ENCs named using the 'US' prefix are produced by the United States' Nationa l Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA ENCs are provided within t his service under the provision of Certified ENC Distributor (CED) status, and t herefore when maintained up to date meet US Federal carriage requirements. Permitted Use The NOAA ENCs are intended for navigational use. They are intended to be used in their electronic form only. You may download, use, and redistribute them withou t restriction, and without payment to NOAA, except as noted herein. They may be used to meet federal chart carriage regulations published in the Code of Federa l Regulations. On November 15, 2005, the regulations were as stated below. These regulations may change, and mariners are advised to check the Code of Federal R egulations for their current status. 1) On May 2, 2001, the United States Coast Guard amended the United States char

t carriage regulations to permit government vessels to use electronic charting a nd navigation systems in lieu of paper charts. 2) On July 1, 2002, the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) amendments to chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLA S) became effective after being accepted by the Contracting Governments to SOLAS (Jan 2002) and the IMOs Maritime Safety Committee (Dec 2000). These amendments, in part, allowed an electronic chart display system (ECDIS) using ENCs to be ac cepted as meeting chart carriage requirements of SOLAS chapter V. 3) On August 15, 2002, the United States Coast Guard issued a statement of poli cy to bring its regulations into agreement with SOLAS Chapter V (as amended by t he changes taking effect July 1, 2002). The policy statement said that, if a shi p has an approved ECDIS installed according to SOLAS, Chapter V, the ECDIS will be considered as meeting the ship's nautical chart carriage regulations. The shi ps that are affected are: a) U.S.-flagged ships of 150 or more gross tons that engage on international vo yages. b) U.S.-flagged ships certificated solely for service on the Great Lakes and th e St. Lawrence River. c) Foreign-flag ships to which SOLAS, Chapter V, applies that are operating on the navigable waters of the United States. This policy is not applicable to U.S.-flag ships engaged only on domestic voyage s. These ships must continue to comply with existing navigation equipment requir ements until the chart carriage regulations are formally amended. NOAA updates its ENCs for Notice to Mariners on a weekly basis, but the timing o f their availability is not guaranteed. Mariners are responsible for ensuring th at their ENCs are the most current edition and that the most recent updates have been applied. While NOAA has accuracy standards for each step in the data collection and chart production process, much of the depth information found on NOAA charts is based on surveys conducted before 1940, the shoreline is more than 20 years old, and paper charts used to be compiled manually. Warnings Weekly updates to the ENCs are done on a "best efforts" basis. The timing of the ir availability is not guaranteed. You are responsible for ensuring that your EN Cs are the most current edition and that the most recent updates have been appli ed. While NOAA has accuracy standards for each step in the data collection and chart production process, much of the depth information found on NOAA charts is based on surveys conducted before 1940, the shoreline is more than 20 years old, and paper charts used to be compiled manually. Go to http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa. gov/mcd/electronic_accuracy.html for more information regarding the accuracy of electronic charts. ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** SECTION 6: UKHO VAR SERVICE INFORMATION ******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** COPYRIGHT: ---------(C) Crown Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by Crown copyright. It is derived from Crown copyright information and copyright in

formation published by other organisations. No part of this product may be repro duced either in whole or in part, except as specifically required by the host sy stem, without the prior permission of the copyright holders. The product may not be sold, hired, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holders. Applications for the copyright ho lders' permission to reproduce any part of the product should be directed in the first instance to the Licensing Manager, UK Hydrographic Office, Taunton, Somer set TA1 2DN, United Kingdom. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES UK GOVERNMENT POLICY: -----------------------------------------Some of the chart data in this product have been compiled by other hydrographic offices. In accordance with principles adopted by the International Hydrographic Organization the UKHO has not, without the permission of the data producer, mad e any amendments to such data. Consequently some of the names used to depict geo graphical features do not reflect the policy of the United Kingdom in relation t o the naming of such features. Where this is the case it in no way implies that the United Kingdom accepts that the geographical names used are appropriate, or that it approves of their use. FURTHER INFORMATION: -------------------For further information on the use of ENC data, please refer to the User Guide a nd NP100. For further information on the terms and conditions of supply of ENC data, pleas e consult the Service end user licence agreement. If you have any queries related to this service please contact: UKHO Helpdesk: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton Somerset TA1 2DN, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1823 723366 Fax: +44 (0) 1823 251816 e-mail helpdesk@ukho.gov.uk

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