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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
3, John Paul II Avenue
81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
e-mail transnav@umg.edu.pl
Worldwide and Route-specific Coverage of Electronic Navigational Charts
1 DNV-GL, Akershus, Høvik, Norway
ABSTRACT: This paper presents the results from a recent study on the coverage of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC). Global traffic data has been evaluated in relation to the coverage of ENC and eleven specific ship routes, representative for global merchant shipping, have been analyzed in further detail. Overall, the ENC coverage was found to be extensive, with 82 ? 94% coverage for SOLAS ships, and 28 ? 100% coverage along selected routes. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated how the coverage of ENCs could be taken into account when assessing the effect of ECDIS for safer ship navigation and associated cost effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: Marine Navigation, Global Coverage of ENC, Shipping, Ships Routes, SOLAS Convention, Net Cost of Averting a Fatality (NCAF), ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System), Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)
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Citation note:
Vanem E., Eide M.S., Skjong R., Gravir G., Lepsø A.: Worldwide and Route-specific Coverage of Electronic Navigational Charts. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 163-169, 2007