[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR995.26]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 995_CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTORS OF NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC 

PRODUCTS--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart C_Requirements for Certified Distributors and Value Added 

                    Distributors of NOAA ENC Products

 

Sec. 995.26  Conversion of NOAA ENC[reg] files to other 

formats.



    (a) Conversion of NOAA ENC files to other formats--(1) Content. 

CEVAD may provide NOAA ENC data in forms other than that provided by 

NOAA. However, CEVAD shall not change the information content provided 

by the NOAA ENC. This means that all features and their associated 

attribution must be preserved in the CEVADs data files without 

degradation to positional accuracy or informational content.

    (2) Software certification. Conversion of NOAA ENC data to other 

formats must be accomplished within the constraints of IHO Technical 

Resolution A3.11: ``ENC/SENC Distribution Option'' (incorporated by 

reference, see Sec. 995.2)--in particular, paragraph three:

    Distributors who are to supply the SENC service must operate under 

the regulations of the issuing authority. The onshore ENC to SENC 

conversion must be performed using type-approved software.

    (3) Error reporting. Any errors detected during the conversion 

process shall be logged and investigated prior to releasing the data in 

which the errors occurred. Any errors that apparently originate in the 

NOAA ENC files shall be immediately reported to NOAA.

    (4) Format check. CEVAD shall ensure that the converted data 

conforms to the CEVAD's own format specifications and shall test load 

the converted data to ensure that it will correctly load and display on 

the intended equipment.

    (b) [Reserved]