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Using

Orca Master

With AVCS and the Admiralty Information Overlay This guide is based on the trial Orca Master ECS version v4.5 Nov 2010

Admiralty Vector Chart Service Orca Master Installation Guide

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UK Hydrographic Office 2 13 January 2011

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

UKHO 2011 All Rights Reserved The copyright in this document, which contains information of a proprietary nature, is vested in UKHO. The content of this document may not be used for purposes other than that for which it has been supplied and may not be reproduced, either wholly or in part, in any way whatsoever.


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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................4

Installing ENCs and the Admiralty Information Overlay.................................................4 Using Charthandler ..........................................................................................................................................5 Installing the correct certificate ......................................................................................................................5 Installing Charts................................................................................................................................................7 Installing the Admiralty Information Overlay.................................................................................................9

Viewing and interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay ....................................11 Interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay ........................................................................................12

Getting Help .....................................................................................................................14 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)..............................................................................................................14 Technical Support ..........................................................................................................................................14 Who should you contact? .................................................................................................................................14 Feedback .........................................................................................................................................................15 Contact Details................................................................................................................................................15 Company Contact .............................................................................................................................................15 ECDIS Manufacturer.........................................................................................................................................15 Chart Agent.......................................................................................................................................................15 UKHO ...............................................................................................................................................................15


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Introduction

This guide explains how to install the Admiralty Information Overlay and underlying ENCs into the 7Cs Orca Master ECS application. It assumes the user has managed to download, install and register Orca Master. It applies only to version 4.5 of Orca Master, the evaluation version which is the first version released which has compatibility with the Overlay. It is also assumed that the user is in possession of permits for the Overlay and the underlying ENCs.

Installing ENCs and the Admiralty Information Overlay

When ORCA Master starts up the main user interface is shown on screen. In order to load data (both the Overlay and ENC) the Chart Handler must be started. This can be accessed from the main interface by selecting Chart and Chart Handling from the Radio buttons as shown in the diagram below. When this is selected the Charthandler button should be pressed:

When the Charthandler button is pressed the main interface window minimises and the Charthandler is brought up. A dialog (below) asks the user to confirm this


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Using Charthandler The Charthandler interface is shown below:

Charthandler can be driven using the wizard and this is the easiest way to install permits and charts. The wizard is started every time Charthandler is started. To restart it from Charthandler press the Start Wizard for Chart Actions button at the top of the Charthandler window (highlighted in the above screenshot).

Installing the correct certificate Before any charts can be installed into Orca the correct S-63 certificate must be installed. This only needs to be completed once, subsequent installs will use the same certificate. To install the certificate first quit the wizard (this will be restarted after the certificate install.). To quit the wizard simply press the Cancel button. The main wizard window is shown below.

Once the Chart Wizard is cancelled the Certificates button on the main Charthandler window should be pressed. This is highlighted in the screenshot below:


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The Certificate Information dialog is then shown. This displays the current certificate installed in the system which is used to authenticate the source of the charts being installed. The Load Certificate button should be pressed (highlighted below).

Once this is done a file selection dialog will be presented to load the correct certificate. The certificate is called primar.crt and is located on any AVCS chart media in the ENC_ROOT folder.

Locate the primar.crt file on the AVCS media and press the open button. The Certificate Information dialog can then be closed and chart installation can begin.


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Installing Charts First restart the Chart Wizard using the Chart Wizard for Chart Actions button at the top of the main Charthandler window. This will show the Select Chart Action dialog. The I want to install new charts button should then be pressed. The following dialog is then presented.

Press the Read Chart Permits button. The following dialog is then displayed

This allows the user to navigate to the location of the permit file this is the permit file containing the ENC and Overlay permits. Select the correct permit file and press Open. The Charthandler then installs the permits within Orca. The following dialog is then displayed to show successful permit installation. If there any problems at this stage they must be resolved before proceeding. The permits are specific to the installation of Orca and must have valid expiry dates within them.


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It is now possible to install the data over which the Overlay will be displayed. Press the Next button and the following dialog will be displayed. This allows selection of the location where the charts are stored (normally on hard media CD-ROM).

Select the Browse button and locate the folder where the ENC charts are located. This is normally the folder containing the ENC_ROOT folder on CD-ROM or other removable media.

When the Charthandler has found a valid exchange set folder the following dialog is displayed this reads the list of charts within the media.

When Charthandler has finished browsing the list of charts the Next button can be pressed. This then displays the following dialog:

Press the Next button and Charthandler will display the following final confirmation dialog.


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Press Yes Charthandler will then install all charts within the exchange set. Whilst installing the charts the following dialog is presented showing progress:

Charts can take some time to install, particularly if there are a large quantity of them. When chart installation from the media selected is completed the following dialog is displayed:

If the ENCs you want to install are located on multiple CDs then press the Next button and follow the steps to locate the next CD and install the other charts. Continue until all the required charts are installed.

Once the charts are installed if an update CD is also present then this should be installed using the same procedure. This ensures charts are fully up to date.

Installing the Admiralty Information Overlay The Overlay is located on a separate CD from the rest of the AVCS datasets. Once all the ENCs are installed press Next on the above dialog and navigate to the location of the Overlay media. The Overlay dataset can then be installed in exactly the same way as the underlying ENCs.

Exiting Charthandler

Once all the charts and Overlay data have been installed, press the Finish button. In the Charthandler press the Quit button located in the bottom right of the Charthandler window as shown in the following diagram.


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The user will then be taken back to the main Orca user interface.


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Viewing and interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay

In order to view the Overlay the layer must be switched on. Once the Overlay and underlying ENCs are installed the layer is switched on by using the products menu. This is accessed by pressing the P button in the bottom right of the user interface (as highlighted in red in the following diagram.

The products menu is then shown on the right hand side of the screen containing check boxes which turn on and off both ENC and Overlay data. Once the AIO checkbox is ticked all Overlay objects relating to ENCs displayed on screen will be shown.

In order to view the text labels on the ENC ensure that text is set to be displayed. By clicking the display categories button (highlighted in blue next to the label Select a port in the above diagram). This displays the following dialog:

Ensure Text is selected and Standard or All is set as display category.


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Interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay The following image shows an ENC with several Overlay objects overlaid on top of the chart data. The Overlay objects are filled in red with a text label in the centre of the object displaying the name of the object. The following categories of object are included in the Overlay:

Category of object Displayed label. xxxx(P)/yy Preliminary notice to Mariners xxxx(EP)/yy ENC Preliminary Notice to

Mariners xxxx(T)/yy Temporary Notice to Mariners.

The following diagram shows ENC data with several Overlay objects visible on top of the charts.

Interrogating the Overlay objects

To interrogate the Overlay double click on any of the displayed Overlay objects. The following standard pick report dialog is displayed.

The category of object and its attribute values are displayed within the body of the dialog. Additionally, any information stored in either TXT or TIF files is accessed through the dropdown box at the bottom of the


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dialog (highlighted above). In the dialog TXT and TIF files are selected and are displayed in a popup window on top of the main interface as shown below:

To clear the information box press the Close button and to dismiss the pick report press the Close button. This returns Orca to the Chart View.


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Getting Help Many of the difficulties that could be experienced when using AVCS 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 below in the Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) section. Note that the FAQs in this document may well have been superseded and the most up to date version will 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) None at the time of writing

Technical Support Who should you contact? You will receive the most effective support if you address your initial query to the correct organisation. This will usually be the manufacturer of the ECDIS equipment, or the Admiralty Chart Agent you obtain your AVCS charts from, but in certain circumstances you may need to contact 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

Contact details are available on the last page of this guide.

When reporting a chart-related problem, it is useful if you can provide the following details: The AVCS license number The ECDIS system (and model/version) being used (especially if you have more than one system on

board) The date and week number of the latest base and update discs held on the vessel The issue date of the latest ENC Permits held. If the problem appears to be related to the permits it is

best to send a copy of the latest ENC Permits held by email if this is possible. Any error messages displayed on the ECDIS (see page 18 of the AVCS User Guide)


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Feedback We hope this User Guide assists you in using AVCS 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 the UKHO.

Contact Details Company Contact If your company has a specific policy for obtaining support on IT and navigational systems, please enter details here, with contact details for the Support department:

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

IntroductionInstalling ENCs and the Admiralty Information Overlay Using Charthandler Installing the correct certificate Installing Charts Installing the Admiralty Information Overlay Viewing and interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay Interrogating the Admiralty Information Overlay

Getting HelpFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Technical Support Who should you contact?

Feedback Contact Details Company Contact ECDIS Manufacturer Chart Agent UKHO

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