Nordic Hydrographic Commission 60th Conference - Stavanger - Norway April New national ENC service for leisure craft users

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1 Nordic Hydrographic Commission 60th Conference - Stavanger - Norway April 2016 New national ENC service for leisure craft users

2 New national ENC service for leisure craft users The aim of the new ENC service The aim of the new ENC service is to enhance safety at sea among leisure craft mariners by providing an affordable and official alternative to paper charts as the primary means of navigation.

3 Become a qualified distributor Minimum criteria for national ENC service for leisure craft market Regular updates Data standards (S-52 cartographic display, S-57 data transfer, S-63 encryption or equivalent) Software/hardware standards Quality assurance system and audit by accredited body

4 Safe Course pilot project Cooperation between DGA, the Danish Maritime Authority, the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Swedish private company Seapilot AB. Aim: Obtain background information for developing an official digital solution acceptable as a primary navigational aid for leisure crafts. This ENC service will be based on distributing electronic chart data with regular updates to the private sector to develop end user software for distribution to the leisure craft market. Method: Tested an ENC service (updated Danish and Swedish ENCs ) for leisure craft navigation and involved 132 test subjects, all of whom were experienced leisure craft mariners. The ENCs were displayed on a tablet through a software solution developed by Seapilot AB, and were used as the primary aid for navigation. Result: The service and the technical setup proved to be a success in the pilot project.

5 The implementation plan Lessons learnt from pilot project Safe Course Bilateral meetings with current and potential business partners Feedback received about geographic coverage, subscription periods, pricing scheme and quality requirements New proposal for business model Agreement for use of test data to develop beta products Quality control of beta products Standard contracts signed/ termination of all existing contracts Promotional activities targeted user segments and national hydrographic offices The new Danish ENC should be operational?

6 New elements of the ENC service Danish legislation Current national legislation allows for ECS with official ENCs to be used as primary means of navigation. ENC will be available for 2 ECS on board the leisure craft. New data More than 200 harbour plans

7 New elements of the ENC service Standard contract for qualified commercial distributors of navigational products covering Danish territorial waters with following quality criteria Commercial distributors push updates to end users (Regular updates provided weekly by DGA) European standard EN for software/ hardware or equivalent Certification by a notified body of ECS software S-52 cartography IHO S63 encryption / SENC encryption.

8 Standard contract

9 Standard contract- EULA (End-user license agreement)

10 Software/hardware standard EN 62376

11 Geographic coverage (suggested folios) 3 predefined areas plus all of Denmark

12 IHO standard: S52 cartography

13 New possibilities for the distributors AIS data Weather data

14 Subscription period and pricing Subscription period Suggested retail price per area Wholesale price With approval (60%) Wholesale price Without approval (70%) Suggested retail price Denmark (3 areas) Wholesale price Wholesale price With approval (60%) Without approval (70%) 1 month Kr. 100 (200x 0.5) Kr. 60 (60%) Kr. 70 (70%) Kr. 300 (200x 1.5) Kr. 180 (60%) Kr. 210 (70%) 3 months Kr. 200 Kr. 120 (60%) Kr. 140 (70%) kr. 500 (200x 2.5) Kr. 300 (60%) Kr. 350 (70%) 6 months Kr. 400 (200x 2) Kr. 240 (60%) Kr. 280 (70%) Kr. 900 (200x4.5) Kr. 540 (60%) Kr. 630 (70%) 1 year Kr. 500 (200x 2,5) Kr. 300 (60%) Kr. 350 (70%) Kr (200x 5) Kr. 600 (60%) Kr. 700 (70%) * Suggested retail prices excluding taxes Kr. 200 (1 area for 3 months) is the proposed base factor DGA wholesale price = 70% of suggested retail price without product approval from accredited notified body DGA wholesale price = 60% of suggested retail price with product approval from accredited notified body

15 Distributor benefits Be a part of the solution to enhance safety at sea Official product allowed as primary navigational aid Weekly S-57 data updates available from DGA Acknowledgement as distributor from DGA website Add additional information such as weather, AIS, etc. Mutual promotional launch activities More efficient administration procedures New ENC data available (over 200 Danish harbours added) Ready for similar initiatives from other countries

16 Way forward Provide feedback to DGA Test data Beta product New contract Termination of current contracts and 2-year transitional period Launch of official ENC service Promotional activities

17 Draft overview of our maritime products Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Users SOLAS ships, Commercial ships, Segment 2 and 3 Leisure crafts (below 24 meters) For non navigation Digital data ENC provided by IC-ENC VAR and ECDIS New ENC service provided by certified distributors Digital data provided by GST Analog data Official paper charts provided by GST and UKHO Official paper charts for the leisure market provided by certified distributors -