{"product_id":"enc-essentials-getting-started-with-electronic-navigational-charts","title":"ENC Essentials- Getting Started with Electronic Navigational Charts","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the end of 2024, electronic navigational charts (ENC) are projected to be the only official NOAA charts, and all traditional paper charts will have been discontinued.  These charts are being replaced by new (reschemed) versions of electronic navigational charts (ENC) that have been in use for over 15 years in ocean shipping, but have not been used much by recreational and other commercial mariners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e As of October, 2023, over 60% of all paper charts have been permanently removed, and hundreds of new ENC have replaced them, and NOAA is on schedule to remove the remainder as promised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ENC contain much more information than paper charts do, they are easier to keep up to date, and they add notable safety features to navigation—each chart is a dynamic prescription for drawing the chart that knows where all hazards lie, and therefore our electronic chart system (ECS) in use can warn us of their approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut ENC look different and are structured differently than paper charts. The safe use of ENC requires new knowledge on charts and chart reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This booklet is a quick guide to how to use these powerful electronic charts, which will very shortly be what we mean when we say “nautical chart.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780914025771\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 50 pages, 6\" x 9\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efull-color illustrations\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStarpath Publications, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starpath Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097677750552,"sku":"nth1793403286426","price":12.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/8510\/0056\/files\/enc-essentials--getting-started-with-electronic-navigational-charts_1.png?v=1793403294","url":"https:\/\/velvetmatte.shop\/products\/enc-essentials-getting-started-with-electronic-navigational-charts","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}