FREEDOM TO CHOOSE Operated by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service!
PRIMAR Products and Services developments
PRIMAR ENC User Certificate • Confirmation of ENC service
meeting chart carriage requirements of SOLAS Chapter V– Continuously updated with subscription
• Distributor can download certificate from My Page on PRIMAR portal
• Distributor forward ENC service e-mail with link to certificate
• Request from end-users, distributors, shipping companies, vetting and port state control
PRIMAR Update Tracker (PUT) • Online utility improves ENC
knowledge and situational awareness
• View ENC updates applied to chart folio– Timeline selection– Geographic selection
• Displays detailed ENC update information– Text– Graphical; view before and after
situation• For distributors and users with
valid ENC subscription
• Functionality available in B2B interface
• Helps planning and navigation
PRIMAR ENC Improver
• Register end-user feedback to ENC data in their folio– Currently only available to Norwegian ENC data
• Used by HO as one utility to register feedback and change information
• Link included in PRIMAR service e-mail and on PRIMAR MyPage
Weekly Delta and Complete Dataset • The delta exchange set contains an encrypted copy of all
ENCs (base and update files) released since the previous week's CD
• The complete exchange set contains an encrypted copy of all ENCs available in the PRIMAR service (base and update files)
• New files created every week• Available as ISO image or zip-file• Exchange sets available for download from PRIMAR WEB
PRIMAR and S10X developments
• Following and participating in IHO standardisation• Developing support for S102– Upload, validate, view, protect and distribute S102
• Monitoring S101 and S63 standards development– All current developments supports S10X standards– Foresee a dual ENC service in the future with S57 and
S101 ENC
New PRIMAR Web Portal
• New PRIMAR portal with web based technology platform– Easy access to most used PRIMAR services– Information from ALL PRIMAR services are integrated– PRIMAR Chart Catalogue available as web services
§ Focus on full management of customer and end-user services– Portal with fingertip access to all services– Better support for future hydrographic products and the
new S10X standards• Welcome distributor input on improvements and
new services– E-mail distribution of ENC data sets
Services available on PRIMAR WEB • PRIMAR Online Permit Generator
– Online generation and download of ENC permits associated with a user permit. Select week and which/all installed systems
• PRIMAR B2B– Online business-to-business (B2B) solution integrates a distributor`s
business system directly with PRIMAR online ENC service– Supports customer and vessel registration and management with
quotation, ENC ordering and permit delivery from your business system