AVCS User Guide JRC 701B Version 02.02 v1.0

Using

The Admiralty Vector Chart Service

With

JRC ECDIS This guide is based on the JAN-701B Series ECDIS 2009 Version 02.02

JRC User Guide Version 1.0

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The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1823 723366

E-mail: [email protected] www.ukho.gov.uk

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction .................................................................................... 4

2 Data Management ........................................................................... 5

3 The User Permit .............................................................................. 6

4 Deleting ENC Data .......................................................................... 7

5 Deleting ENC Permits ..................................................................... 9

6 The Public Key .............................................................................. 10

7 Installing ENC Permits ................................................................. 13

8 Installing AVCS Base CDs ........................................................... 14

9 Installing AVCS Update CD .......................................................... 17

10 Systems Checks ........................................................................... 20

11 Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 21


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1 Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to provide equipment-specific information to assist users in managing their AVCS ENC holdings.

This guide should be used in conjunction with the AVCS User Guide, as well as the ECDIS Operators Manual or other documentation as supplied by the equipment manufacturer.

The actual instructions and screenshots in this guide are based on the version of the JRC 701B/901B Series ECDIS Version 02.02 installed in the UKHO as detailed on the front cover. There may be minor differences between certain models (i.e. screen layouts may vary).


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2 Data Management

The JRC system makes a clear distinction between Data Management and Navigation and Planning. All data is managed from within the ChartPortfolio module. This module is accessed from the applications window which is displayed automatically when the ECDIS is turned on. Click on the ChartPortfolio button to activate.

It is recommended that there is no AVCS CD in the drive before clicking on the ChartPortfolio option otherwise the application will immediately start reading the disc. To successfully install all AVCS Permits and ENC Data, users first need to make sure that they have correctly selected the S-57 Option from the “Sort” Tab within the ChartPortfolio screen.

Note: if the ECDIS is already running in “Navigation & Planning” or Playback/Data Recording modes, activate the menu by moving the cursor to the top of the display and when it is active select (0) Exit and then Yes on the subsequent confirmation box.


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3 The User Permit

The User Permit is a 28 character alphanumeric string that is unique to each ECDIS installation or group of ECDIS, e.g. multiple bridge installations. The User Permit should have been supplied at the time of delivery and must be used when ordering an AVCS licence and ENC permits.

If the User Permit is mislaid it can be retrieved from within the system.

ChartPortfolio: Tool → Option → S-63/AVCS Tab

1. In Menu Bar, select “Tool”

2. Select “Option” 3. Select “S-63/AVCS” Tab 4. The User Permit is then displayed in the “User Permit” message box


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4 Deleting ENC Data

New AVCS customers who had previously subscribed to other ENC services are strongly recommended to remove (purge) all ENC Permits and ENCs from the system before installing AVCS.

ChartPortfolio: “S-57 System Chart” → Select all required Charts → Edit → Delete → OK

1. From the ChartPortfolio, select “S-57 Systems Chart” Tab 2. Select a Sub-folder from the list. It is not possible in this JRC ECDIS Model to select

several Sub-folders for deletion. They can only be deleted individually by deleting the ENCs within each Sub-folder

3. Select each ENC individually or select several ENCs by holding the Shift button


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4. Select “Edit” 5. Select “Delete”

6. A “System Chart” window will then appear to confirm the deletion, click “OK” to delete

all selected ENC Cells. Repeat for all country Sub-folders to be deleted.


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5 Deleting ENC Permits

The user must select the cells from which permits are to be deleted. In most instances this will simply involve selecting all cells. In certain circumstances it may be required to remove permits for individual cells, in this case simply select the cells for which permits need to be deleted.

ChartPortfolio: Tool → Option → S-63/AVCS Tab → Delete Cell Permits

1. Navigate to the “Option” window 2. Select the “S-63/AVCS” Tab 3. Click on “Delete Cell Permit” 4. Click “OK”

5. Select “Yes” to confirm deletion


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6 The Public Key

The Admiralty Vector Chart Service currently uses the PRIMAR.CRT, issued by PRIMAR Stavanger, to authenticate its AVCS ENCs. Before installing AVCS ENCs, the user must check that the correct Public Key is installed on the system. This can be viewed in the JRC ECDIS using the “SA Certificate” button. If the PRIMAR Public Key is not present in the system then it will have to be installed before AVCS ENCs can be loaded.

The PRIMAR Public Key is included in all AVCS Base and Update CDs. To load the PRIMAR Public Key you must first load an AVCS Base or Update CD into the ECDIS.

1. Navigate to the “Option” window 2. Select the “S-63/AVCS” Tab 3. Click on “Import of Certificate”

4. This will then take you to the “Find File” window

5. Select the down arrow located near the Drive box and select the location where the PRIMAR.CRT file is stored (i.e. D/E Drive) and select “PRIMAR.CRT”

6. Double click on the “PRIMAR.CRT” now displaying on left hand side 7. The PRIMAR.CRT file is now displayed in the “File Name” window 8. Click “OK” to install the Certificate

ChartPortfolio: Tool → Option → S-63/AVCS Tab → Import of Certificate → Find File → Select PRIMAR.CRT file → PRIMAR.CRT in “File Name” box → OK → Import of SA Certificate window → OK → Select of SA Certificate → OK


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9. Once the selected Certificate (i.e. PRIMAR.CRT) appears in the top box In the “Import of SA Certificate” window

10. Click “OK”

11. A message box will display confirming the successful installation stating that the “SA Certificate is saved in the system as [3:PRIMAR.CRT]”. Click “OK”.

6. 7.


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The new Certificate has only been installed in the ECDIS but not automatically selected as the primary Certificate to be used to install AVCS. You now need to make sure that it is correctly selected before proceeding to the installation of AVCS. 12. From “Tools”, “Option”, select “Select of SA Certificate” 13. Select the required Certificate 14. Click “OK”

15. A window will then appear on the screen confirming that the required Certificate has been successfully selected. Click “OK”.


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7 Installing ENC Permits

To install AVCS ENC Chart Permits:

ChartPortfolio: Tool → Option → S-63/AVCS Tab → Import Cell Permit → Find File → Select PERMIT.TXT file → PERMIT.TXT in “File Name” box → OK

1. From the ChartPortfolio and the “Tool” option, select “Option” 2. Select the “S-63/AVCS” Tab 3. Select “Import Cell Permit”

4. The “Find file” window will then be displayed to find and install the PERMIT.TXT file 5. Select the down arrow located near the Drive box and select the location where the

PERMIT.TXT file is stored (i.e. A/D Drive) 6. Double click on PERMIT.TXT now displaying on left hand side 7. The PERMIT.TXT file is now displayed in the “File Name” window 8. Click “OK” to install the Permits

9. A message box will be displayed when the process has been completed. Click “OK”


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8 Installing AVCS Base CDs

There are currently 9 AVCS Base CDs but this number will grow as more ENCs become available for distribution within AVCS. It is unlikely that users will need to install all of the CDs in order to load all licensed ENCs. Reference to the Schedule A can avoid the unnecessary loading of some CDs and save the user time. The process described here should be used in almost all circumstances as it will automatically select data to be loaded according to the permit file installed by the user.

Note: Ensure the latest permits have been installed before attempting to install any data

1. Insert the first AVCS Base CD identified in the Schedule A into the appropriate drive (i.e. D/Q) and click on “Auto Detect”

ChartPortfolio: Auto Detect → S-57 Source Chart → Import/Update → S-57/S-63 Import Update window → OK → Completed


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2. When all licensed ENCs are displayed and highlighted for import in the “S-63 Source Chart”, click “Import/Update”

3. When the “S-57/S-63 Import Update” window is displayed (with pre-selected option to import all Chart Updates), click “OK”


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4. A message will then be displayed on the right hand side when the process has been completed

This process should be repeated until all required Base CDs have been installed.

Note: Make sure that all the required AVCS Base CDs have been inserted and the import operations completed before installing the latest Update CD. Updates cannot be applied unless the ENC base file is present in the system database.


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9 Installing AVCS Update CD

1. Insert the Weekly AVCS Update CD into the CD Drive after having installed the latest required Base CD(s)

Note Base CDs are re-issued about every 6 to 8 weeks. The AVCS update disc will indicate which Base disc week must have been installed. It is important that users do not attempt to load an Update CD that is not consistent with the Base CDs.

2. Insert the AVCS Update disc identified in the Schedule A into the appropriate drive (i.e. D/Q) and click on “Auto Detect”

ChartPortfolio: Auto Detect → S-57 Source Chart → Import/Update → S-57/S-63 Import Update window → OK → Completed


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3. When all licensed ENCs are displayed and highlighted for import in the “S-63 Source Chart”, click “Import/Update”

4. When the “S 57/S 63 Import Update” window is displayed (with pre-selected option to import all Chart Updates), click “OK”

5. A message box will then be displayed on the right hand side when the process has

been completed


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A Log File will then appear on the right hand side column when the process has been completed informing the user of the total number of failures due to errors


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10 Systems Checks

The user has the option to review the status of all installed ENCs from within the ECDIS Chart Portfolio dialog as follows:

ChartPortfolio: S-57 Systems Chart → Highlight ENC → Information

1. Select the “S-57 System Chart” Tab 2. Highlight the ENC required for further checking 3. Click on the “Information” button

An “S-57 System Chart Information” window will then be displayed which provides users with information about the chart and update history.


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11 Troubleshooting

Many of the difficulties that could be experienced when using the Admiralty Vector Chart Service with this system can be avoided by carefully following the instructions in this guide. However, issues that are known to have caused confusion in the past are detailed in the Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) section which can be found at:

http://www.ukho.gov.uk/Support

If you encounter problems that are not solved by referring to the FAQs, you may wish to seek Technical Support. Please see the section below for contact details.

Who should you contact?

You will receive the most effective support if you address your initial query to either the Manufacturer of your ECDIS equipment or the Chart Agent you obtain your AVCS charts from, but in certain circumstances you may need to contact the UKHO Customer Services.

Problem Contact

Hardware problems: difficulties with the keyboard, mouse, display or main system console, failure of a floppy disk or CD drive. Software problems: difficulties with configuring or using the ECDIS system software, interfacing problems.

ECDIS Manufacturer

Chart installation problems: problems with installing certificates, permits and AVCS ENCs, standard error codes displayed (see AVCS User Guide). Chart content problems: display anomalies or mismatched data displays.

Admiralty Chart Agent

Problems that have not been resolved by your Admiralty Chart Agent.

UKHO Customer Services

When reporting a chart related problem it is useful if you can provide the following details: - Licence Number - Vessel Name - ECDIS/Software Manufacturer - Details of error message – Including ‘SSE’ error code - Screen shot(s) of error - Details of Base Discs used (date) - Details of Update CD used (date) - Details of Permits used (date) - Details of Cell number(s) errors apply to - Have there been any configuration changes to system(s) - Details of User Permit(s) and PIN Number(s)




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Emergency Chart Permit Generation

In certain circumstances it may be necessary for a vessel to get access to an AVCS chart at very short notice, for instance if a route needs to be diverted due to a medical or safety emergency. In these emergency circumstances only, individual AVCS ENC Permits can be obtained from the UKHO 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These permits can be transmitted direct to the vessel by email wherever possible, by fax, or simply by reading the characters out over the telephone or radio.

To obtain an AVCS emergency permit please contact UKHO Customer Services during UK normal office hours using the contact details at the end of this guide. Outside of office hours please contact the UKHO Watchkeeper by emailing [email protected], phoning +44 (0) 1823 353289 or faxing +44 (0) 1823 322352. Please quote your Vessel name, the User Permit1 Number of your ECDIS system and the required ENCs.

Support Hours: 24/7

Telephone: +44 (0)1823 723366 Facsimile: +44 (0)1823 251816 Email: [email protected] Contact: UKHO Customer Services

Web: http://www.ukho.gov.uk/Support

Feedback

We hope this User Guide assists you in using the Admiralty Vector Chart Service with this system. If you have any feedback on the content of this particular guide, or the online FAQs, please forward your comments to your Admiralty Chart Agent or directly to UKHO Customer Services.

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AVCS User Guide JRC 701B Version 02.02 v1.0