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Navionics S-57

Navionics S-57 charts are vector charts from the private sector produced by Navionics SpA. Navionics provides a seamless cartographic database (global coverage), the largest privately owned database of its kind.

These charts are an aid to navigation designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts, not to replace them. Only official government charts and Notices to Mariners contain all the information needed for safe navigation, and as always, the captain is responsible for their prudent use.


Available data formats

Navionics S-57 charts are offered in encrypted directENC and S-63 format (encrypted S-57 data).

S-57 describes the Standard to be used for the exchange of digital hydrographic data between national Hydrographic Offices and for the distribution of digital data and products to manufacturers, mariners, and other data users (please klick here for more information about S-57).

S-63 describes the IHO recommended standard for the protection of ENC information. A chart display system (e.g. ECDIS or ECS) which shall display encrypted S-57 data must be compliant to S-63. Such a system has a unique 'S-63 User permit' (ENC User permit) which is required to produce chart permits. This chart permits have to be used to import the ordered and encrypted ENCs (please click here for more information about S-57).

The directENC format is the SevenCs ECDIS Kernel SENC (System Electronic Navigational Chart) format. SENC is the data base, transformed by ECDIS from the ENC (S-57 data) for optimum use, and updated by appropriate means. It simplifies and accelerates the access to the ENCs and their handling.

The directENC data are pre-converted from S-57 format and have been approved by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). It acknowledged that directENC provides "a complete storage and availability of information content of ENC data format S-57, Edition 3.1 without changes and losses". This means that directENC can be used officially for distribution of the ENC data.

Licence Conditions

The exclusive General Standard License Terms and Conditions (GSLTC) shall govern all License Agreements between ChartWorld and its Clients. They shall apply likewise to all future License Agreements, even if this should not be expressively stated otherwise.

Subscription

The subscription period is defined as the 12-month period from the date that the first ENC is subscribed, and then every 12 months thereafter for as long as at least one ENC subscription is re-purchased.

Among other things the licence includes the right to receive updates or new editions of the charts, respectively, unless otherwise agreed (and on condition that updates or new editions are supplied by the producer).

In case the licence agreement is renewed service fees for those charts for which updates or new editions shall be provided further on will be invoiced. The fee for subsequent years is 50% of the list prices.

When the licence agreement is cancelled the right to receive updates or new editions will expire. The general right to use all purchased charts shall not be affected.

If updates or new editions shall be provided again for charts that have been purchased earlier a new licence agreement needs to be made.


Volume discount scheme per order and vessel/installation

No of Units Volume Discount  
     
  5 -   9 10%  
10 - 14 20%  
15 - 19 30%  
20 - 49 40%  
50 or more 50%