CHOOSE THE RIGHT C-MAP NT C-CARD, AND SET A ROUTE FOR SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT  NAVIGATION

To choose the c-card that meets your needs, just browse the C-MAP NT catalog and ask yourself three simple questions:

1. Where do I want to navigate?
2. What type of cartridge do I need?
3. How much cartography do I need?

1. WHERE DO I WANT TO NAVIGATE?

C-MAP provides high quality, detailed electronic charts for virtually every corner of the globe (and we are adding more every day!). Simply locate the geographic area where you intend to navigate and c-card coverage outlines will help you to easily identify which C-MAP NT product that offers the electronic charts you need.

 

2. WHAT TYPE OF CARTOGRAPHY DO I NEED?

C-MAP NT c-cards are conveniently categorized according to different types of navigation.

PRECISION c-cards offer the highest detail electronic charts available for a specific area, from general scale passage and approach charts to super detailed harbor plans. These are the ideal c-cards for navigation close to shore, providing as much detail as possible for maneuvering in tricky areas, in addition to a wealth of port facility information for choosing the most adapted service yard, or simply a good restaurant. Precision c-cards are easy to identify by looking for the magnifying glass in their catalog coverage outlines.

CRUISING c-cards provide general and medium scale charts for extended navigation, generally covering much larger areas than Precision c-cards. They are particularly useful for coastal passage through unfamiliar territory where you probably do not intend to lay over, but you do need enough information to ensure safe transit. Just in case you do need shelter though, Cruising c-cards also contain full port facility data. Each cruising c-cards is marked with a cruiser in its catalog coverage outline.

FISHING c-cards offer dedicated bathymetric and/or fishing information for specific areas. The type of data from area to area may differ depending on what sources area available, so check with your dealer or the nearest C-MAP office for details. Each fishing c-card is marked with a fish in its catalog coverage outline.

SPECIAL c-cards are developed for customized navigation applications, generally from specialized data sources adapted to such applications (i.e.: offshore installation management; search and rescue operations; environmental monitoring; etc.) These tailor-made c-cards usually involve in-depth planning in collaboration with customers and dedicated chart digitizing. This investment pays off however by facilitating the special needs of tasks that would otherwise be slow and cumbersome without electronic charts. Please feel free to contact C-MAP if you have a specialized application and you think that dedicated c-cards would make a difference to your operations.

 

3. HOW MUCH CARTOGRAPHY DO I NEED?

To provide you with the greatest possible flexibility in selecting the amount of cartography best suited to your navigation requirements (as well as your wallet); C-MAP offers a range of pricing options. These include...

LOCAL compositions, which provide a limited amount of coverage around a given port or popular navigation area. Look for the "L" next to the c-card catalog code

STANDARD compositions, which represent the optimal coverage area for medium range navigation. Look for the "S" next to the c-card catalog code.

WIDE compositions, which represent enough coverage area for long range navigation. Look for the "W" next to the c-card catalog code.

REGIONAL Special coverage compositions with pricing based on area and type of cartography included. Contact your local C-MAP office for details. Look for the "R" next to the C-Card catalog code.

While the above descriptions are referred to the coverage of Precision c-cards, these price classes are also utilized for Cruising, Fishing and Special c-cards, indicating more or less chart coverage and so pricing. Please refer to your local C-MAP Dealer of the C-MAP Office nearest you for corresponding prices. C-MAP publishes suggested retail prices which should vary from area to area only due to shipping and handling, local taxes or other special costs.

If you have answered these questions, and successfully located the c-card coverage outline(s) which best suites your needs, just note the corresponding catalog code(s) and request the latest version from your local C-MAP Dealer or the C-MAP office nearest you.

 

*Note that C-MAP frequently updates its electronic charts as Hydrographic Offices  and other  sources provide additions and/or modifications. NT c-cards are therefore  released an average of twice  each year, to ensure that you receive the latest edition of  the navigation information they contain.  Each  c-card release, or version, is assigned a  progressive number to identify and distinguish it from  previous versions. Ask your dealer  to ensure that you are always supplied with the latest c-card  version available, or  contact C-MAP for c-card version verification.