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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.
Timeline
- HYDROPAC messages in force 220800Z sep 2004cancelled by · 2004-09-22
Nearby now · within 120 nm
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Worldwide now
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Other
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Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.