IHO Test Data Sets for ECDIS

Draft Edition 3.0.0
(December 2013)

The Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) is a navigation aid defined by the IMO in Resolution A.817 (19). ECDIS systems must conform to relevant IHO and IEC standards. The IHO standards S-57 and S-52 define the data exchange and chart presentation elements for ECDIS respectively. The IHO standard S-63 covers the data protection scheme and is also reflected in the IHO S-64. In order to test that systems meet the requirements defined in IHO standards a test dataset for ECDIS and published as S-64.

More recently the IHO Transfer Standard Maintenance and Applications Development (TSMAD) working group has developed a comprehensively expanded edition 3.0.0 which integrates the tests for ENC into a single instruction manual with a revised structure. This ensures that ECDIS manufacturers and type approval bodies have a comprehensive set of tests and associated data which reflect the latest IHO S-57 and S-52 standards. IEC 61174 as the Performance Standard for ECDIS therefore references S-64 and requires that all mandatory tests be completed. This departs from the previous structure where S-64 followed IEC 61174.

Content

S-64 consists of test datasets for both ENC and RNC data. An instruction manual for ENC is provided with a set of associated test datasets. In draft edition 3.0.0, graphic plots are embedded within the expanded instruction manual rather than as separate PDF files.

• Draft S-64 3.0.0 Test Instruction Manual - Edition 1.1 (January 2014)
• Download Associated ENC Datasets (Draft) (2.5 Mb)

The RNC Test Data Sets cover both HCRF and BSB raster chart formats and contain embedded instructions as readme files.

• RNC Test Data for HCRF
• RNC Test Data for BSB

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