PC maritime installing IHO

Migrating to IHO Certificate for S-63 1.1 in
PC Maritime ECDIS
This guide is based on the PC Maritime Navmaster ECDIS Version 7.0.0


Migrating to IHO certificate for S-63 1.1

1 Migrating from P R IMAR .C R T to IHO.C R T
To install S-63 1.1 Data the latest IHO certificate will need to be installed in your ECDIS. The
IHO.CRT is located on any AVCS S-63 1.1 Media. To install it please insert the S-63 1.1
Media into your ECDIS and follow the steps below:
Select “Chart Management” from the Chart Menu
1. Select the ENC Tab
2. Select S-57
3. Select the Encrypted tab
4. Select the “Maintenance” Tab (If a SA Security Certificate has been installed the View
button will be available and you can read it)
5. Select “Install” (If the Install button is greyed out it is because the Scheme Administrators
(SA) Security Certificate has not been installed)

6. This will open a file selection dialog headed Select SA certificate location
7. Locate and select the IHO.CRT and click Open

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Migrating to IHO certificate for S-63 1.1
8. You will then be asked:

9. Click Yes and select the file in the appropriate location
The IHO.CRT has now been installed and S-63 1.1 data can be loaded into the ECDIS.

2 R everting to P R IMAR .C R T
If for any reason the migration to S-63 1.1 fails then the PRIMAR.CRT file will need to be reinstalled. To do this insert any AVCS S-63 1.0 Media into your ECDIS and follow the same
process as outlined above except this time selecting the PRIMAR.CRT.
Your system will now be in the same state as before attempting the upgrade and you can
continue to use AVCS S-63 1.0 data. However, you should inform your Admiralty Chart
Agent of the problems that you have encountered.

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