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The distribution of DNC is authorized to U.S

Geospatial-intelligence Agency's Digital Nautical Chart (dnc) · HYDROPAC 1272/04

issued
2004-08-05 16:00Z
status
cancelled 2004-09-22 14:00Z (archive)
authority
PVMM.
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

                       GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY'S DIGITAL
                       NAUTICAL CHART (DNC).
1. THE DISTRIBUTION OF DNC IS AUTHORIZED TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
   DEFENSE AND CONTRACTORS. DNC UPDATED BY THE VECTOR PRODUCT
   FORMAT (VPF) DATABASE UPDATE (VDU) IS AUTHORIZED FOR NAVIGATION
   ON CERTIFIED SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY
   AND INFORMATION SYSTEM-NAVY (ECDIS-N) OR COMPARABLE SYSTEMS
   (33 CFR 164.01).
2. THE DNC IS AN UNCLASSIFIED VECTOR-BASED DIGITAL GEOSPATIAL
   INTELLIGENCE DATABASE DEPICTING SIGNIFICANT FEATURES ESSENTIAL
   FOR SAFE MARINE NAVIGATION.  DNC CONSISTS OF 29 DNC REGIONS AND
   IS ISSUED ON CD-ROM AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE OVER THE NGA GATEWAY:
A. SIPRNET: SPS.STL.NGA.SMIL.MIL/PRODUCTS/DNC1/INDEX.HTM
B. JWICS: JWS.STL.NGA.IC.GOV/PRODUCTS/DNC1/INDEX.HTM
3. AUTHORIZED USERS OF DNC ARE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT
   ANY SAFETY OF NAVIGATION RELATED DISCREPANCY THAT MAY BE DETECTED
   ON DNC TO NGA'S 24-HOUR WORLD-WIDE NAVIGATIONAL WARNING SERVICE
   BROADCAST DESK VIA:
A. DMS MESSAGE: NGA NAVSAFETY
B. AUTODIN MESSAGE: NGA NAVSAFETY BETHESDA MD
C. NIPRNET E-MAIL: [email protected]
D. SIPRNET E-MAIL: [email protected]
E. DSN: 287 3147
F. PHONE: COMM: 301 227 3147, 1 800 362 NAVY
G. FAX: 301 227 3731
4. IN THE REPORT, THE USER MUST IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:
A. WHICH ELECTRONIC CHARTING SYSTEM/ECDIS-N, INCLUDING THE SOFTWARE
   VERSION.
B. THE DNC LIBRARY NUMBER
C. DNC CD EDITION NUMBER
D. A DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCREPANCY
5. UPON RECEIPT OF THE REPORT, NGA WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
   DETERMINE IF CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY AND, IF SO, WILL ADVISE
   ALL USERS ACCORDINGLY VIA THE HYDROLANT AND HYDROPAC BROADCAST
   SERVICE.

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