TRANSAS CHARTS SERVICE GUIDE
1. General
Transas publishes the following chart collections:
1.1 TADS - Transas Admiralty Data Service
TADS contains:
• SENC Cells – System Electronic Navigational Charts - charts are produced by countries which approve
SENC distribution;
• ENC Cells – Electronic Navigational Charts - charts are produced by countries which do not approve
SENC distribution;
• AIO Cells - Admiralty Information Overlay - provides access to T&P notices from Admiralty Notices to
Mariners;
• TGT – notices to Mariners data - provides access to notices from TGT.
1.2 TX-97 - TRANSAS TX-97 Electronic Vector Charts
TX-97 are produced from chart data published by National Hydrographic Offices.
TADS and TX-97 are published every 3 (three) months on Base Issue medias; the updates are published on
Update medias every week. There are different ways of obtaining the charts and updates data, that depends
on availability of Internet connection.
2. Charts Collections
2.1 TADS
2.1.1 General Information
• PDF files – contains general information about TADS Service such as Base/Update releases and Charts
Service Guide.
2.1.2 TADS Base Issue is produced on:
• DVD – full TADS charts collection: AIO, ENC, SENC and TGT.
The TADS customers can obtain the data from:
• Transas Web page -http://www.transas.com/support/marine/senc - TADS Base DVDs;
• From official Transas’s distributor or agent - TADS Base DVD’s.
2.1.3 TADS Updates are produced on:
• Update DVD – all Updates, New Edition and New Charts of ENC, SENC and AIO Cells, which were
issued after the latest TADS Base Issue and TGT notices which were issued for the TGT Software from
the recent Transas Planning Tools DVD;
• Update CD for AIO data separately: Update AIO CD;
• Catalogue – contains only information about existing charts.
The TADS customers can obtain the updates from:
• Transas Web page - http://www.transas.com/support/marine/senc – the Updates include Notice to
Mariners, New Editions and New Charts;
• Online updates – via Chart Assistant or Navi-Planner applications - the Updates include Notice to
Mariners, New Editions and New Charts;
• From official Transas’s distributor or agent.
2.2 TX-97
2.2.1 TX-97 Base Issue
TX-97 Base Issue is produced on CDs/DVD and supplied by official Transas’s distributor or agent:
• Transas Web page - http://www.transas.com/support/marine/chartCorrections
2.2.2 TX-97 Updates
TX-97 Updates can be obtained from:
• Transas Web page - http://www.transas.com/support/marine/chartCorrections - the Updates include
Notices to Mariners only;
• Online updates – via Chart Assistant or Navi-Planner applications – the Updates include Notice to
Mariners, New Editions and New Charts;
• From official Transas’s distributor or agent.
3. Web Service
3.1 “SENC Service”
http://www.transas.com/support/marine/senc - is being used only by customers who have TADS service
and who do not use the Online Update opportunity that is being provided by Chart Assistant or Navi-Planner.
The page can be used for the first supply and installation of TADS charts.
3.2 “Chart Correction”
http://www.transas.com/support/marine/chartCorrections - is being used by customers who have TX-97
and professional maintenance service and who do not use the Online Update opportunity that is being
provided by Chart Assistant. The Updates include Notices to Mariners only.
3.3 “Correction files for Chart Assistant”
http://www.transas.com/support/marine/chartAssistant - is being used by TX-97 and TADS customers,
who are going to use Chart Assistant or Navi-Planner as tools for getting the updates online. They include
both Notices to Mariners, charts new editions and latest catalogues of TADS and TX-97. These images
should be used for the first supply of the charts only and are intended to synchronize onboard chart
collections with the latest weekly update issue. After these files have been installed, all charts will be updated
to the most recent version and therefore the size of updates received online will be significantly smaller.
