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Press Release
03 November 2014
UKHO launches new ADMIRALTY ENC Maintenance Record
(NPI33C)
New reference folder aids efficient information management on the bridge
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched the ADMIRALTY ENC Maintenance Record
(NPI33C), designed to streamline the management of paper records of ENC and ECDIS maintenance and make
information on official digital charts more accessible for bridge crews.
The ADMIRALTY ENC Maintenance Record aids inspections, assists SOLAS chapter V carriage compliance and
streamlines information management. It is similar to the Paper Chart Maintenance Record (NPI33A), also produced
by UKHO.
It is laid out in nine logical sections, with clear templates for bridge crews to utilise in order to make administrative
processes faster and more efficient. Also, by consolidating records into one well-organised folder, it enables
inspectors and auditors to quickly see that ENCs and ECDIS are well managed. The nine sections are:
1. Digital Chart Service Certificate
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Schedule A
ENC Status
Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners and ADMIRALTY Information Overlay status
Important Service Notices (e.g. the README file )
Section VIII of ADMIRALTY NMs
Cancelled and Withdrawn ENCs
Maintenance of ECDIS
ECDIS Installation
The folder sections encourage the bridge crew to store additional material on general ECDIS maintenance. If all
sections are completed and kept up-to-date, the folder can be used as part of the handover process and can be
easily integrated into the Safety Management System to aid ISM compliance.
Susie Alder, UKHO Product Manager commented:
“We are delighted to announce the launch of the ADMIRALTY ENC Maintenance Record (NP133C). Similar to our
paper chart equivalent (NP133A), NP133C provides an efficient structure for ENC and ECDIS maintenance. We are
confident that our customers will find the ENC Maintenance Record an effective aid to the challenge of managing
ENC and ECDIS maintenance and an excellent point of reference, streamlining bridge administration.”
The ENC Maintenance Record (NPI33C) is available to purchase now. For further details and a list of UKHO chart
agents, visit the UKHO website at: http://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/Pages/Home.aspx
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The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office,
Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset,
TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
www.admiralty.co.uk
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Notes to Editors
About the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
1. UKHO, an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence, has been charting the world’s oceans for more than 200
years with the primary aim of providing navigational products and services for the Royal Navy and merchant
mariners to save and protect lives at sea. In addition it serves small craft and leisure mariners and provides a
range of consultancy services.
2. UKHO also plays a central role, in support of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, in discharging the navigation
element of the UK’s Safety of Life at Sea Treaty obligations for waters of UK national responsibility.
3. UKHO produces a worldwide series of some 3,500 paper nautical charts, 200 publications under the
ADMIRALTY brand and Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs). The ADMIRALTY portfolio is sold globally and
used by nearly 70% of international shipping.
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For further information, please contact:
Simon Phillips
[email protected]
+44 (0) 1865 514214
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www.ADMIRALTY.co.uk
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