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INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION
SPECIFICATIONS FOR CHART CONTENT AND DISPLAY ASPECTS OF ECDIS
Edition 6.0, March 2010
Publication S-52
Published by the
International Hydrographic Bureau
4 quai Antoine Ier
B.P. 445 - MC 98011 MONACO Cedex
Principauté de Monaco
Telefax: (377) 93.10.81.40
E-mail: info@ihb.mc
Web: www.iho.int
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CHANGE CONTROL HISTORY SINCE 1996
Amendment Abbreviations: MD Maintenance Document
Immediate Amendment
IA
DA Deferred Amendment
Specifications for Chart Content and Display Aspects of ECDIS
(S-52)
Previous Edition
Amendments Applied
Resulting Edition
Edition 5.0 (Dec 1996)
Mar 1999
" 5th Edition,
amended Mar 1999"
" 5th Edition, amended
Mar 1999 & Dec 2001"
Dec 2001
MD7 +
" 5th Edition,
amended Mar 1999"
" 5th Edition, amended
Mar 1999 & Dec 2001"
Merging with former S-52
Edition 6.0 (March 2010)
App. 2 (C&S specs)
Guidance on Updating the Electronic Navigational Chart (S-52, Appendix 1)
Current Edition
Amendments Applied
Edition 3.0 (Dec 1996)
No revisions since 1996
Colours & Symbols Specifications (Former S-52, Appendix 2)
Previous Edition
Amendments Applied
Resulting Edition
Edition 3.0 (July 1996)
July 1997
Edition 4.0 (July 1997)
Edition 4.0 (July 1997)
MD1 IA i01
Edition 4.1 (Jan 1999)
Edition 4.1 (Jan 1999)
MD2 DA d02
MD4 DA d6
Edition 4.2 (Mar 2004)
Edition 4.2 (Mar 2004)
MD5 DA d7
Edition 4.3 (Jan 2008)
Glossary of ECDIS-Related Terms Specifications (Former S-52, Appendix 3)
Previous Edition
Amendments Applied
Resulting Edition
Edition 3.0 (Dec 1997)
Transferred to S-32
S-32, Appendix 1
(Sep 2007)
Presentation Library (Annex A to former S-52, Appendix 2)
Paper
Addendum
to Part I
Previous
Edition
Amendments
Applied
Resulting Edition
Digital PresLib
Edition 3.0
(July 1997)
Edition 3.1
(Jan 1999)
Edition 3.2
(May 2000)
Edition 3.3
(2004)
Edition 3.4
(2008)
MD1 IA i01
Edition 3.1 (Jan 1999)
PRSLIB03.dai (July 1997)
PSLB03_1.dai (Dec 1998)
MD 3 IA i04
Edition 3.2 (May 2000)
PSTY03_0.dai (June 1999)
PSLB03_2.dai (May 2000)
Users’ Manual
(2003)
MD2 DA d02
MD3 DA d05
MD4 DA d6
MD5 IA i5
MD5 DA d7
MD6 IA i6
Edition 3.3 (2004)
PSTY3_2b.dai (Oct 2001)
PSLB03_3.dai (Mar 2004)
Users’ Manual
(2007)
Edition 3.4 (2008)
PSLB03_4.dai (Jan 2008)
Users’ Manual
(2008)
MD7 DA d8
S-52, Edition 6.0
March 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4
4.1
4.2
5
5.1
5.2
page
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
Aims and Background .................................................................................................... 1
Concept and limitations of ECDIS ................................................................................. 5
Function and Use of S-52 .............................................................................................. 6
Structure of the Specifications ....................................................................................... 6
CONSIDERATIONS; ORGANISING THE DISPLAY ................................................. 13
General Considerations ............................................................................................... 13
Operational Considerations ......................................................................................... 15
Organising the Information for Display ........................................................................ 18
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SYMBOLISING AREAS, LINES & POINTS AND FOR TEXT. 26
General ........................................................................................................................ 26
New Symbols for ECDIS .............................................................................................. 31
Existing Chart Symbols ................................................................................................ 38
Text, Diagrams etc. ...................................................................................................... 38
SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLOURS ........................................................................... 40
General ........................................................................................................................ 40
Colour Assignment ....................................................................................................... 40
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DISPLAY SCREEN .................................................... 46
Physical display requirements ..................................................................................... 46
Additional Requirements .............................................................................................. 46
ANNEX A
IHO ECDIS PRESENTATION LIBRARY ........................................................ 51
ANNEX B PROCEDURE FOR INITIAL CALIBRATION OF COLOUR DISPLAYS ....... 53
ANNEX C PROCEDURE FOR MAINTAINING THE CALIBRATION OF DISPLAYS .... 73
Notes:
1) Throughout
these specifications,
italics are used
to distinguish discussion or
recommendations from the specifications. The specifications are in plain type.
2) Quotations from these specifications may be used in the manufacturer’s manuals. The
source should be acknowledged.
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