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Maximum coverage, full compliance
Admiralty Vector Chart Service brings 'Admiralty chart quality' direct to your ECDIS. It's been developed as an ideal way to make the transition from paper to electronic navigation.
The Admiralty Vector Chart Service provides berth to berth coverage of all the major trade lanes between more than 2,950 of the world's busiest and biggest ports. AVCS provides over 11,000 ENCs and coverage of 290 more ports than any non-Admiralty ENC service.
The bottom line: better routing and enhanced real-time situational awareness, for more efficient passage planning and safer, more economical transit.
Save time - do it once and do it right
The International Maritime Organisation's introduction of mandatory use of ECDIS for primary navigation is fast-approaching. Do it once and do it right, with the only service that delivers maximum coverage and full compliance.
Ensure safety at sea with 100% official data
Sailing berth to berth using one SOLAS compliant chart service simplifies and streamlines the entire process of chart selection, ordering and updating And get the peace of mind that comes with Admiralty quality: 100% official, 100% compliant.
Save money with our flexible licensing options
You will always have access to the whole library of Admiralty Vector charts - you can request any additional chart that you need via email and licensing costs are also very flexible: license folios or single charts for as little as 3 months, with no minimum order value. Buy only what you need, for as long as you need.
Along with Admiralty quality and unrivalled coverage, you're also assured of the most up-to-date information available. Automatic updating comes as standard with no additional cost via CD or the internet.
AVCS also includes the Admiralty Information Overlay, which provides access to all Admiralty Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and additional navigationally significant information from UKHO's ENC validation programme.
Now we have the one system, it's easier, it's cheaper, and the company likes that we have only one system for the whole fleet."
Captain Pekka Hynönen, Master of M/T Neste
The new industry standard
AVCS has rapidly become the new 'industry standard', working on over 4500 vessels around the world - a number that grows by around 60 every week. Over 1000 shipping companies around the world are now experiencing the benefits that the Admiralty Vector Chart Service brings.
For more information, please visit the UKHO product information page for the Admiralty Vector Chart Service.
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