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	ARC'S Navigator Service
Official Enc's ARCS Navigator (Commercial) ARCS Skipper (Leisure) C-Map ECDIS Service AVCS Guide to Electronic Charts Rules and Regulations
ARCS Navigator is the world’s leading electronic raster chart service. ARCS complements the British Admiralty (BA) paper chart series to provide first-class electronic navigation that greatly improves safety. ARCS Charts are exact digital copies of the world-leading BA paper charts. All ARCS charts have the same familiar appearance and use the same internationally recognised symbology as the Admiralty paper chart series. Their instantly recognizable image aids the transition to electronic navigation by minimising training requirements and enabling your crews to navigate with confidence. Image and data identical to Admiralty paper chart Internationally recognised symbols and abbreviations Easy progression from traditional chart table to ECS / ECDIS Highest resolution image for optimum screen display   Global Coverage Over 3000 ARCS charts provide official, global coverage of the world’s commercial shipping routes, with extensive coverage of main ports and harbours at a wide range of scales. Maximum Flexibility ARCS Navigator comes complete with a comprehensive weekly update service and is available on annual subscription. Coverage is licensed on a chart by chart basis to give you maximum flexibility. You only access, and pay for, the charts you require. Instant access to additional charts can be quickly and easily obtained in emergency situations via phone, fax or e-mail. ARCS charts are also available in regional and world folios to give you greater coverage at substantial cost savings. Latest Chart Updates Applied in Seconds ARCS Navigator service includes a fully automated update service. The ARCS Update CD-ROMs are issued weekly to match the publication of the latest Notices to Mariners and are applied electronically to the charts to keep ARCS charts fully up to date for safety critical information without delay. Updates include all New Editions and Replacement Charts and both Temporary and Preliminary Notices. This easy to follow ARCS update procedure ensures your vessel’s entire ARCS chart folio can be corrected in just a few seconds. Cumulative weekly updates – you need only use the latest update CD Fully in-line with Admiralty Notices to Mariners Includes New Editions and Replacement Charts Includes Temporary and Preliminary Notices New UKHO on-line updating options Email and Broadcast Electronic Courier Update services Proven Benefits ARCS high quality digital image and full geographical referencing ensure superior chart display and maximum benefits in both real-time navigation and passage planning. Safer Navigation ARCS charts can be fully integrated with Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS). Vessel position, course and speed can be automatically plotted and updated as frequently as once a minute to give far greater positional accuracy than with traditional methods of navigation. User-defined overlays of danger areas, waypoints, notes, offset and check bearings can also be manually input and stored for all relevant charts. ARCS real-time vessel positioning and overlay facilities provide considerable real-time navigational benefits and greatly reduce the risk of grounding. Improved Situational Awareness Radar targets can be superimposed over ARCS charts to show actual distance and direction to other vessels and obstructions, providing an instant overview of your current situation. When used in conjunction with radar to provide collision avoidance indicators and alarms, ARCS significantly improves safety of navigation, and is particularly important in busy or confined waters. Time Saving Routes can be quickly and efficiently planned in advance and stored for future, repeat use. Passage plans can be easily adjusted at any time. Bearing and Distance between waypoints are automatically calculated. Planned routes are automatically applied across all chart scales to substantially reduce time spent at the planning stage. Traditional Techniques ARCS also enables the use of traditional techniques such as dead reckoning (DR) to verify GPS signal or in the event of GPS unavailability. Using ARCS To use ARCS charts you will need the following: A Chart Display System (ECS, ECDIS or IBS), or Computer hardware (PC or Apple Mac) and Navigational software (supplied by one of many ARCS compatible software manufacturers) Coverage Global chart coverage for ARCS Navigator is broken down into 11 individual areas, each with its own CD-ROM. Please click here to identify which RC Area Disc edition is required when purchasing or updating ARCS Chart permits. The UKHO have compiled a chart list for your use which details various information on BA, AUS and NZ charts. The chart availability list includes availability, edition dates and data on replacement charts when charts become withdrawn. ARCS Regional Folio Coverage RC1. North Sea and English Channel to Gibraltar RC2. British Isles (West Coast) and Iceland RC3. Northern Waters and Baltic Sea RC4. Mediterranean and Black Seas RC5. Indian Ocean (Northern Part) and Red Sea RC6. Singapore to Japan RC7. Australasia, Borneo and Philippines RC8. Pacific Ocean RC9. North America (East Coast) and Caribbean RC10. South Atlantic and Indian Ocean (Southern Part) RC11. Ocean Charts (1:3, 500,000 and smaller)                 Price ARCS Navigator Charts are licensed on an annual basis, and are priced as follows: This price includes the supply of weekly updates and appropriate new editions for the period of the license. A minimum fee of £500.00 applies.   Individual Charts £15.50 Single Area Disk £1100 World Coverage (all area disks) £6000 Bulk discounting is available on individual charts as follows: Quantity of Charts Discount 0 - 44 0% 45 - 99 10% 100 - 199 20% 200 - 399 30% 400+ 40% Additional charts and folios purchased during the licence period will attract a further discount as follows:   First Four Months Full Price Second Four Months 2/3 Price Last Four Months 1/3 Full Price Any additional charts will expire on the same date as the original licence.     Please e-mail digitalsales@thomasgunn.com for further information.       If you wish to view the Arcs Navigator Service brochure for more detailed     information, simply click on the following image to the right.   If you wish to download the Arcs Navigator Service brochure, Right click     on the following link and save target as.. to Download the brochure.   If you don't have Acrobat Reader, download it here...   PDF FILE