May 13, 2007 22:27
I sail in the PI also (Cebu). The ENC charts for the Philippines are available from the British Admiralty. They are numbered from about GB36300 to GB36800. GB360660 covers the Tanon Strait. The whole of the PI are not covered yet.
I bought mine from DPM (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
1 Maritime Square #09-72 (Use Lift @ Lobby B)
HarbourFront Centre (Formerly World Trade Centre)
Singapore 099253
Chong Chee Meng <Chong@dpmsingapore.com.sg>
There is a minumum purchase of US$250 (for one year) so you have to buy about 10 charts. They are updated almost weekly and they send you fresh CDs so you end up with zillions of CDs. I doubt that the PI charts are actually updated that often, if at all, but the CDs contains charts for the whole world (you can't display them of course).
Note that you have to send them your MacENC User Permit number (visible in the Chart Manager) in order to view the charts. I own about 10 Macs (don't ask) and I didn't understand the system, so I sent in a Permit Number for a Mac that I couldn't use on my boat, so I had to get another ENC permit from them (as a "backup") to view the charts on my boat.
You can get free ENC charts for the South China Sea from http://www.scsenc.org.hk/main.htm
although the areas in Malaysian waters are quite stingy in terms of details.
I have about 700 graphic files of old US charts of the PI. Most are 60-100 years old, but the current NAMRIA charts are nearly identical and the printing quality is worse. They all fit on a CD and I can send it to you if you want. Where's your boat, Bais or Bonbonon?
I bought mine from DPM (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
1 Maritime Square #09-72 (Use Lift @ Lobby B)
HarbourFront Centre (Formerly World Trade Centre)
Singapore 099253
Chong Chee Meng <Chong@dpmsingapore.com.sg>
There is a minumum purchase of US$250 (for one year) so you have to buy about 10 charts. They are updated almost weekly and they send you fresh CDs so you end up with zillions of CDs. I doubt that the PI charts are actually updated that often, if at all, but the CDs contains charts for the whole world (you can't display them of course).
Note that you have to send them your MacENC User Permit number (visible in the Chart Manager) in order to view the charts. I own about 10 Macs (don't ask) and I didn't understand the system, so I sent in a Permit Number for a Mac that I couldn't use on my boat, so I had to get another ENC permit from them (as a "backup") to view the charts on my boat.
You can get free ENC charts for the South China Sea from http://www.scsenc.org.hk/main.htm
although the areas in Malaysian waters are quite stingy in terms of details.
I have about 700 graphic files of old US charts of the PI. Most are 60-100 years old, but the current NAMRIA charts are nearly identical and the printing quality is worse. They all fit on a CD and I can send it to you if you want. Where's your boat, Bais or Bonbonon?