ENC management simplified
A new solution called FlatFee by US company Jeppesen, promises to help maritime professionals accurately predict charting costs and to streamline the process of purchasing official electronic navigational charts (ENCs).
The underlying complexity of ENC management and the frequent frustrations and challenges experienced by shore-side staff and mariners inspired Jeppesen managing director John Psychas to come up with a solution in the shape of Jeppesen FlatFee. “We decided to simplify the entire ENC process, from ordering, licensing and installing to updating, administering and budgeting – to create a service that would take care of this for ship owners and at a fixed price.” Jeppesen’s FlatFee service was launched in October with the promise to revolutionize ENC management.
Jeppesen claim that the service promises to improve safety and ENC handling, while simplifying port state controls and ensuring predictable charting costs.
By Jake Frith
