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Martin & C was founded in 1911 . Nick Martin, a compass adjuster from Sunderland, UK saw new opportunities arising from the increasing expansion in the port of Antwerp and , together with his brother Jack, began importing charts and publications as well as navigation instruments. Apart from interruptions during the two world wars, the company grew from strength to strength. Nick's son Brian took over in 1946 after the death of his father. The post war years saw continued growth and expansion into areas such as the leisure market . In 1985, Martin & C bought their main competitor in the port of Antwerp, E.Bogerd & C . Bogerd's had been established shortly after the second world war and also had an Admiralty Chart Agency. In 1988, Brian Martin retired , handing over to his son Michael. In the following years, Martin & C expanded into foreign markets, establishing a wide customer base that included major shipowners and ship managers. In 1990, they formed a joint venture in Poland called Smart C and a couple of years later, opened up a representative office in Shanghai. The Polish branch offers a wide range of marine products and is now also an official Admiralty Chart Agent. The Shanghai office deals with all contacts between the head office and Chinese ship owners and shipyards. Apart from the supply of charts and publications, Martin's Shanghai office deals with supplies of safety equipment and other technical equipments for shipyards. In early 2002, Martin & C and Bogerd NV have merged to form one company ' Bogerd-Martin NV' with a view of combining their activities and know-how in order to offer a seamless service to the marine community. Bogerd-Martin can offer a complete advisory and supply service for electronic charts. As an ARCS distributor , we can provide a very fast response to requests by using in-house software to generate permits. This can effectively mean that we can provide a licence for additional charts on an existing licence within minutes. This licence, in the form of a data file , is e-mailed to the vessel and will enable it to download the new charts required from the CD rom set on board. New licences for a vessel that has not had ARCS charts on board are also set up in minutes but the necessary area CD s need to be on board before the licence can be activated. These can be sent from Antwerp to any port of call around the world. Weekly update CD roms are sent at regular intervals to a suitable port where they can be delivered on board the vessel. As a PRIMAR STAVANGER & IC-ENC distributor, we can also supply the necessary licences for official ENC s. These vectorised electronic charts will eventually provide a legal alternative to the paper chart. The procedure for opening licences is similar to the ARCS charts . ARCS or ENC, what is the difference ? The IMO convention Nav 44 ratified the use of official source electronic navigation charts ( ENC) for as long as they met or exceeded the specification known as S57 v.III. In this case, and provided that they were displayed on type-approved ECDIS hardware and utilising a type-approved ECDIS software, the ENC could be considered as paper-equivalent. This means actual replacement of the paper chart. However, as a potential customer you must consider 3 aspects: 1 Is my equipment ECDIS type approved ? 2 Is the software that I run on my ECDIS also type approved? 3 Are the charts I wish to use S57vIII standard ? You must bear in mind , however, that the IMO expects that a suitable back-up system is in place in case of electrical or mechanical breakdown. This back up can be either a second ECDIS approved terminal or a set of paper charts !! ARCS charts ,however, are not considered as replacement for paper charts and can only be used providing they are backed up by a suitable folio of paper charts. ECDIS approved systems comprise the type approved hardware ( display, CPU, keyboard, mouse, back up, UPS and operating system) . To this you must add the cost of electronic charts. Most ECDIS units will be compatible with ARCS charts as well as S57 charts because official S57 chart coverage is still very limited to Northern Europe and is likely to be some years before a decent worldwide coverage is available. Alternatively, non-ECDIS display systems, known as ECS (Electronic chart systems) are available and can take two forms. 1 Using type approved marine components such as a marinised PC and special type approved displays. Such units are slightly cheaper than the cheapest ECDIS. 2 Using a standard PC on the bridge. This is currently one of the most popular entry level systems because the cost is very low but it enables shipboard staff to familiarize themselves with electronic charts and navigating on a PC. These are used principally for training but are also often used as an additional aid to navigation. Such systems can be set up for a relatively minimal cost. An excellent operating system is Seapro 2000 professional that enables the user to display ARCS charts and vectorised charts produced by the same company under the brand name of Livechart. Electronic charts: 3 Types of electronic charts are available. 1 Official ENC . These charts are official products commercialised through hydrographic services. PRIMAR-STAVANGER in Norway who are currently consolidating data from the following countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia & Sweden. IC-ENC from the UK now consolidates data from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK. Subscriptions include a year of weekly updates supplied on CD rom which can be sent at regular intervals to the vessel or to your office for onward distribution. Other authorities are also developing ENC s and these include the Canadian Hydrographic service through NDI, the Japanese Hydrographic association & the Australian Hydrographic service. No doubt, over the course of time, further developments can be expected at national levels and we will endeavour to keep you informed via this site. 2 ARCS charts : these are raster charts produced by the UKHO and cover the same areas as the paper charts. Pricing is on an annual subscription basis and quantity discounts are available. The subscription price allows the use of the data and the updates for a 12 month period. 3 3. Private sector vector charts: Various vectorised electronic charts are available through private-sector manufacturers. We work closely with Euronav who produce a good range of vectorised charts at attractive prices. Bogerd-Martin can offer a complete advisory and supply service for electronic charts. Bogerd Martin NV