ADMIRALTY AVCS AMNAUTICAL

The Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) offers over 15,800 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) from hydrographic offices worldwide. It is the most robust and comprehensive digital maritime chart service globally. Charts are available in value-added packages that are quality assured by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO.)

OFFICIAL COVERAGE:

For most major shipping routes, crews using ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service may navigate with electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) for their entire voyage. Included are ENCs covering the waters of United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Malacca Strait, Taiwan and over 2,900 other important ports. Additionally, Admiralty provides unique coverage for over 200 ports.

All ships using ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service receive a UKHO certificate, which confirms that all ENCs using AVCS satisfy the chart carriage requirements of SOLAS Chapter V.

 

AVCS OFFERS:

  • A value-added service featuring official, hydrographic office-issued ENC digital charts in a comprehensive package.
  • Coverage of routes and ports around the globe: more than any competing ENC service
  • Included, at no extra cost, with AVCS, is the Admiralty Information Overlay (AIO.) The AIO alerts bridge crews to areas of possible navigational risk and provides detailed information about any uncertainties. The AIO displays all UKHO Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners and ENC Preliminary Notices to Mariners in a window that opens above ENC on the ECDIS display.
  • Certificates are issued, which aid in Port State Control inspection compliance.
  • Weekly ENC updates via e-mail, online or shipped CD or DVD.

 

AVCS INCLUDES:

Our SPICA e-Navigator passage planning software if needed.

A three month trial subscription with Admiralty Digital Publications.

The ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service is the most robust and comprehensive, official digital chart service available in the world today. The service offers over 15,800 ENCs from official government hydrographic offices worldwide, quality assured by the UKHO and bundled into a single, value-added service.

MORE ROUTES MORE PORTS:

AVCS provides the most extensive official coverage of any ENC provider. When using ENCs designated for official coverage, ships may navigate on ECDIS for the entirety of most voyages following major routes using a single chart service. Coverage waters include Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Malacca Strait. AVCS includes 2,950 of the largest and busiest ports globally, of which AVCS offers unique coverage for over 200.

 

CARRIAGE COMPLIANT, 100% OFFICIAL ENCs:

UKHO certificates bearing the ship name and license expiry date are provided to all ships with AVCS installed. This certificate confirms that all the chart carriage requirements of SOLAS Chapter V are met when using ENCs in AVCS.

Additionally, the UKHO certificate is provided as a digital file that may be printed or viewed through ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station, which often aids in expediting local flag state and port inspections.

 

ONGOING SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE:

Ensuring that every AVCS customer receives a complete and up-to-date set of data on board is essential to remaining SOLAS Chapter V compliant. AVCS customers receive ENC updates via e-mail, download or a shipped CD or DVD, on a weekly basis.

Installing provided ENC updates on a regular basis is essential to proper ECDIS operation, safe navigation and compliance with SOLAS Chapter V, flag and port state requirements.

AVCS is available in S-63 / S57 industry-standard formats assuring compatibility with all type-approved ECDIS, even in mixed fleets.

AIO helps navigators in identifying locations with heightened risk or uncertainty.

 

​Manufacturer​ Model​ AIO Compatible ECDIS Version* ​ARCS ADMIRALTY TotalTide
​ChartWorld ​eGlobe ECDIS 40​00.10.207 ECDIS Kernel v 5.12 ​✔
​Consilium ECDIS
S-ECDIS
4.5.4.27
10.2.xx​
​​​​​​​✔
​Danelec​ ​DM800 ECDIS G2
DM700 ECDIS
3.xx
3.xx​
​Furuno FEA-2107
FEA-2807
FMD 3100
FMD 3200
FMD 3300
6.21
6.21
All
All
All
​✔
Jargoon ​SEALL ECDIS 1.2
​JRC ​JAN-701B
JA​N-901B
JAN-2000
ECDIS Application 2.02
Maintenance no. v56
Chart Portfolio 2.02

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​✔
Kongsberg ​K-Bridge ECDIS 7.1.x 
K-Nav ECDIS 7.1.x
7.1.x
7.1.x
​✔
MARIS ​ECDIS900 4.5.3.16 ​​✔
OSI Maritime Systems Ltd. ​ECPINS
ECPINS Warship
​ECPINS Submarine​
6.0
6.0
6.0​

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​✔
 ​
​✔
PC Maritime ​Navmaster 7.1.0.20 ​​✔
SAM ​MULTIPILOT NACOS Platinum
ECDISPILOT NACOS Platinum
ECDISPILOT Basic
TickV1.0.15.32, V2.0.x.x
TickV1.0.15.32, V2.0.x.x
TickV2.0.x.x
Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine ​VisionMaster FT 5.6 ​​
Tokyo Keiki ​EC-8100
EC-8600
EC-8000-A
EC-8500-A
​1.7.0


 

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​✔
Totem Plus ​Totem ECDIS 2.00
​Transas ​Navi-Sailor 3000 ECDIS MFD
Navi-Sailor 4000 ECDIS MFD
Standard, Standard+, Premium, Premium+
2.00.320.3052

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​✔
✔​
​Telko ​TECDIS 4.7.x.23
Wuxi Nuorui Technologies​ ​NRECDIS ​​​v4.0.2.6

 

* The minimum ECDIS software version number necessary to view the Admiralty Information Overlay (AIO) is specified by the AIO compatible ECDIS version number.

Some older ECDIS, particularly those built before 2009, may offer sub-par performance when installing Admiralty ECDIS service. Please contact the ECDIS manufacturer with regard to sub-par performance with ECDIS equipment that was installed before 2009.

Below you’ll find information to help you update AVCS. This includes links to the AVCS Online Updating Service software, as well as cancelled and replaced folios.

 

AVCS ONLINE UPDATES:

The AVCS Online Updating Service provides immediate access to the latest digital chart updates for subscribers of the AVCS service. The service is complimentary to the standard DVD and CD-based updating services for AVCS and offers quick access to the most up-to-date information.

Click here to download the online updater.

 

FTP UPDATES:

Base and update data for Admiralty electronic navigation charts are available via the UKHO’s public FTP download site using the following settings:

URL: FTP://ukho.gov.uk
Username: ukhopublic
Password: Public12345
Note: The username and password details are case sensitive.

 

TRANSIT FOLIOS:

Transit folios are designed to give all the ENC coverage needed for a ship to sail safely through an area when not engaging in trade locally, saving mariners the cost of acquiring detailed ENC coverage for areas that mariners are just sailing through, whilst including more ENC coverage to negotiate the choke points such as the Suez Canal and Malacca Strait.

Example Transit Folio

 

REGIONAL FOLIOS:

Regional folios cover a smaller geographical area than Transit Folios but include all Coastal and some Approach ENCs mariners might need when sailing close to shore, where coastal coverage is not available. These folios of ENCs are made for local and coast line trade, where more descriptive coverage of complex coastal areas is needed. They do not include Port Approaches or Entry ENCs.

Example Regional Folio

PORT FOLIOS:

Port Folios are usually made up of Approach, Harbour and Berthing ENCs grouped into a single data set unit. Under normal operational conditions, ships approaching a port directly from an ocean passage will need Transit and Port Folios only if not involved in coastal operations.

In the instance where a majority of major ports are close in proximity such as in a complex waterway (e.g. Japan’s ‘Bungo Suido and Western Inland Sea’), one Port Folio may be all that is needed to provide necessary coverage.

Example Port Folios

 

Below you will find information to support you in your use of the ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service, including detailed user guides and support films. If you cannot find the answer to your questions, please see who to contact below for more details.

 

AVCS User Guides

 

Download the AVCS User Guide 

Download the ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) Version 2 User Guide 

Download AIO Version 2 Frequently Asked Questions 

Download AIO Version 2 Letter for Compliance Inspectors  

 

READM​E file

 

Information on the use of ENCs in ADMIRALTY services. This information may be navigationally significant and should be reviewed for changes when you update your ECDIS.

 

Download the README.txt 

 

Important information for A​VCS users

 

Includes information on general cautions about the use of ENCs within ECDIS.

 

Download Important Information for AVCS Users 

 

AVCS Installation Guides for ​​ECDIS

 

The following guides are designed to help you install AVCS on specific ECDIS types. Installation films are also available on our YouTube Channel for a select range of ECDIS.​

Manufacturer Installation Guide Installation Guide Films S-63 1.1 Migration Guides
ADMIRALTY e-Navigator

Installation Films 

Danelec

1.20 – 1.50 Series  ​
DMG800 ​​ 

 Danalec guide 

ChartWorld

eGlobe G2 1.0.1.14​   

Installation Films 

Furuno

​​FEA 2​107/2807​ 

FMD 3000 series​​ ​​

Installation Films 

Installation Films

Furuno guide ​

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

JRC

JAN-701B/901B Version 02.02​ 

​​JAN-7201/9201 Version 01.20.026 ​

Installation Films 

JRC guide 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key 

Kelvin Hughes

Installation Films 

Kelvin Hughes guide 

Kongsberg

Installation Films 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key 

MARIS

​​​ECDIS 900 4.9.0.391​  

Installation Films 

Maris guide 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine

Marine VisionMaster Version 5.1.0.5 

Installation Films 

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine guide 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

OSI Maritime Systems

Installation Films 

OSI guide 

PC Maritime

NAVMASTER Version 7.1.0.27​ 

Installation Films 

PC Maritime guide 

Raytheon Anschutz

Installation Films 

Raytheon Anschutz guide 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

SAM Electronics

ChartPilot 1100 Version 6.14 ​​

ECDISPILOT Version 1.0.11.12​  

ECDISPILOT Version 2.1.02.16​  ​

Installation Films ​​

Installation Films   ​

SAM guide 

The Public Key 

Telko

Telko ECDIS  

Installation Films 

Tokyo Keiki

Tokyo Keiki EC 8×00​ Version 1.3.0  

Installation Films 

Tokyo Keiki guide 

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

Totem Plus

TOTEM 00035 Version 5.0.83.546  

Installation Films 

Totem Plus guide 

Transas

Navi-Sailor 4000 ​Version 2.00.010​  

Installation Films

Installing AVCS media 

The Public Key  

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