Chart Maintenance

Fast and efficient chart maintenance

Chart Assistant (SENC users only)

Chart Assistant (CA) is the specially developed chart administration tool for all chart formats used in Transas navigation systems which provides the following:

• Chart licences, new charts and chart updates
• Installation of charts and charts updates
• Status report of the ship collection

Chart Assistant can use the email system to automatically collect chart licenses, charts and chart updates from the mailbox using SMAPI (Simple Messaging Application Programming Interface). The updates are then applied to the ship’s chart collection.

Weekly Update CD’s

Updates can also be delivered via CD on a weekly basis to Transas Customers. This CD contains updates to all the charts in the service and once uploaded onto the ECDIS system, ensures that every TADS customer has a complete and up to date set of data onboard, with the option to easily access additional data if required.

CD updates can also be used in conjunction with online updates, where internet access is limited or where a physical backup is required.

Digital Catalogue (AVCS customers only)

Admiralty Digital Catalogue is included free of charge to all our AVCS customers.

Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners - (T&P)NMs

TADS will be launching Temporary & Preliminary Notices to Mariners as an additional information layer in 2009. This information will appear as a notice on the relevant chart(s) and can then be selected and read by the user.

This ensures that users of TADS have the most up to date T&P information available regardless of where they are in the world. T&P NMs will be delivered on a weekly basis via CD or online updates, depending on requirements.