SPICA PAYS

(PAY-AS-YOU-SAIL)


SPICA is a sophisticated passage planning marine software solution that aids in digital navigation – now with our revolutionary Pay-As-You-Sail feature. SPICA is the perfect software complement for SOLAS class vessels sailing digitally with ECDIS. It is a back of bridge system designed to make compliance with SOLAS Chapter V navigation requirements easy and simple for vessels and shipping companies. You can get the needed industry standard S-57/S-63 electronic navigation chart (ENC) data by simply entering the transited ports for a voyage, the software does the rest.

 

Now, with PAYS, you will have full access to charts to plan routes and only pay for the charts that are used for navigation. Any charts that are viewed and not used are not charged for.

 

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E-NAVIGATION MADE EVEN SIMPLER

(NOW WITH PAYS)

SPICA PAYS is an advanced marine data software solution designed to give vessels, shipping companies, engineers and consultants the most simple and efficient route-planning experience – all without paying for any charts unless used during navigation. 

The intelligent software provides individual vessels unique control of each voyage and promotes greater fleet optimization through improved passage planning, monitoring, analysis and communication capabilities. 

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PAY AS YOU SAIL

The main principle of PAYS is for a vessel to have access to charts to plan routes and pay for the charts that are used for navigation. Any charts that are viewed and not used are not charged for.

The vessel is supplied with an extensive set of cell permits, and any cell can be used free of charge for passage planning. The cells are paid for when the vessel sails onto the coverage area of the cell.

On the vessel, all cells are immediately available for use with the ECDIS. There is a clear safety case for preferring this approach to schemes where a permit needs to be delivered to the vessel first.

Automatic ordering
of ENC Charts

Full chart portfolio
FREE VIEWING OF ENC’S

Works with ANY ECDIS
NO INSTALLATION REQUIRED

Advantages

  • The charts you need are always up to date and accessible on board
  • Reduced administration time as chart permits are downloaded automatically
  • Pay for charts when the vessel enters the chart area
  • No need to order chart permits individually
  • Reduces planning workload on a vessel
  • Easy to use and install
  • Reliable and compatible with any ECDIS
  • Works with all S-63 charting systems
  • Removes major risk to vessel safety by having correct permits on board

Application Examples

  • Commercial tramp vessels sailing unscheduled routes
  • Commercial fleets sailing in hazardous locations or conditions where exit contingency routes are vital
  • Shipping companies tracking their fleet of vessels
  • Vessels where ECDIS is mandatory

Works With All S-63 Systems

  • The SPICA PAYS system works independently of the ECDIS and works with all S-63 charting systems, making it compatible with any ECDIS or ECS. This is possible due to our scrupulous adherence to standards and our advanced satellite vessel tracking system.

Safety & Time

  • Missing or out-of-date charts are a compliance issue and a major risk to vessel safety. PAYS avoids this by having a set of official ENC charts accessible at all times. This has radically simplified the procedure of having to license charts cell-by-cell in advance.
  • Having PAYS on board a vessel ensures all charts are available immediately. This saves time checking if new or updated charts are required and purchasing any missing charts and permits. Vessels are charged once for the usage of the cells for three months and not for any additional usage during this time.

Updates & Installation 

  • 49 MB of update data per week
  • 573 updates per week
  • 20% of the updates are re-issued base cells
  • 3 KB of update data per cell per week (some areas receive up to 4 KB)
  • The on-board terminal is quick and easy to install, requiring just a 9-32V power supply and a clear view of the sky. It contains a GPS chip and an Inmarsat IsatDataPro satellite transceiver. As a voyage progresses, the vessel’s position is transmitted in near-real time to SPICA, where we determine the cells that were used on the voyage.

THE SERVICE

The PAYS service is solely concerned with PAYS cell permit management. It is not part of a greater ECDIS, data delivery, passage planning or other related system. As such, the service is independent of proprietary chart display or navigation technology.

HOW DOES PAYS WORK?

PAYS uses shore-based vessel tracking and each vessel is supplied with a satellite GPS antenna. The antenna simply needs a view of the sky and connecting to a 9-32V DC power supply. No other software of internet connection is required.
At pre-programmed intervals, the antenna transmits position reports via satellite (Inmarsat).
As position data becomes available, it is collected from the antenna and stored in a database. The database is automatically analysed and reported back to the ENC server or the shipping company.

Any existing ECDIS on the vessel can continue to be used as normal; and it will now have access to the full PAYS portfolio of charts.

PAYS can be used on ECS – Non-approved ECDIS as long as it is using ENC charts.

PAYS UPDATES

Along with PAYS we offer SPICA Update for PAYS, which makes the updating of AVCS easy and minimizes the data transfer to a minimum. For a global ENC folio there will be:

  • 49 MB of update data per week
  • 573 updates per week
  • 20% of the updates are re-issued base cells
  • 3 KB of update data per cell per week

Some sea areas are updated more frequently than this, for example in the North Sea the average is 4 KB of update data per cell per week. This means that if you have a folio of 100 cells, you will need 300 KB of data to update your charts weekly — only 1.5 MB for 500 cells.

KEY FEATURES

  • SPICA PAYS – only pay for the charts used during navigation, and nothing more.
  • Automatic ordering of charts
  • Full chart portfolio always on board
  • Works with all ECDIS types
  • Free viewing of ENCs
  • No installation needed
  • Plug-and-use antenna
  • No internet connection needed
  • Compliant in the event of emergency route changes

INTEGRATION ABILITIES

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SINGLE VESSEL

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MANAGEMENT

If you need to manage multiple vessels, contact us today for more information. 

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