ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station

We supply all e-Navigator Planning Station customers with weekly electronic updates via internet download, email or disc - ensuring that bridge crews and shore-based teams have access to complete and up-to-date information. These electronic updates reduce time and effort spent making manual updates and minimise the risk of human error.​ ​Below you'll find our range of checklists and support films to help you complete weekly e-Navigator Planning Station update tasks. More support items can be found on the Support Tab.

Find out more about e-Navigator Planning Station support >

e-Navigator Planning Station Update Checklists

Updating e-Navigator Planning Station on a weekly basis will ensure that you have the latest information on-board and can help you to remain compliant. Our Update Checklists are also designed to help you complete this task quickly and accurately.

There are five different methods for performing the weekly update. Please download the one that's most relevant to you.

How to: Update your ECDIS and e-Navigator Planning Station permits via an automatic AVCS/ARCS weekly email 

How to: Update your ECDIS and e-Navigator Planning Station permits and data in 'Working Folio' via an automatic AVCS/ARCS weekly update email

How to: Update your ECDIS via e-Navigator Planning Station using direct Internet or connected email communication 

How to: Update your ECDIS and e-Navigator Planning Station via AVCS or ARCS base/update disc ​

How to: Update your ECDIS via e-Navigator Planning Station using a USB removable drive ​​​

Below you will find information to support you in your use of e-Navigator Planning Station, including detailed user guides and support films.

If you cannot find the answer to your questions, then whom you contact will depend on the nature of your query. Please see who to contact below for more details.

Upgrading to ADMIRALTY gateway

The latest version of e-Navigator Planning Station includes improved reporting tools to support compliance and download estimations to help you manage internet costs on board. We’ve created a quick guide to help existing users upgrade to this version and take advantage of these new features.

Read the Quick guide to installing ADMIRALTY gateway >​

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ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station User Guides

Includes information on getting started, installation, updates, maintenance, uninstalling and other support topics.

Download the e-Navigator Planning Station 3.4 User Guide 

Download the ADMIRALTY gateway ​User Guide 

ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station Support Films

Guides to activation, downloading updates, using the route plotter tool and updating your ECDIS status are all available on our YouTube channel, ADMIRALTY TV.

View the range of ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station Support Films ​​

ADMIRALTY gateway DVD

ADMIRALTY e-Navigator Planning Station can be accessed via ADMIRALTY gateway. The ADMIRALTY gateway DVD is released on a quarterly basis and contains AENP editions and updates along with the latest version of the software, user guides and support films.

Who to contact?

In the first instance, please contact the Chart Agent that you acquired e-Navigator Planning Station from. If they are unable to help the in-house customer service team can be contacted on customerservices@ukho.gov.uk​ or phone +44 (0)1823 484444​