# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1973 of 7 December 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division 3.2: Updates

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Inland ECDIS shall be capable of accepting updates to the Inland ENC data provided in conformity with the Product Specification for Inland ENCs and updates of the depth information provided in conformity with the Product Specification for bathymetric Inland ENCs. Those updates shall be applied to the SENC automatically. The implementation procedure of the update shall not interfere with the display in use.
(b) Inland ECDIS shall allow for the display of updates, so that the skipper may review their contents and ascertain that they have been included in the SENC.
(c) Inland ECDIS shall be capable of revoking automatically applied updates of the Inland ENC data.
(d) Original Inland ENC editions and later updates shall never be merged.
(e) The Inland ENC and all updates to it shall be displayed without any degradation of their information content.
(f) The Inland ENC data and updates to it shall be clearly distinguishable from other information.
(g) Inland ECDIS shall ensure that the Inland ENC and all updates to it have been correctly loaded into the SENC.
(h) Inland ECDIS shall keep a record of updates, including the time of application to the SENC.
(i) The contents of the SENC to be used shall be adequate and up-to-date for the intended voyage.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1973/annex/division/ELECTRONIC/section/1/division/3/division/3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1973/annex/division-ELECTRONIC/section-1/division-3/division-3.2
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