Electronic charts are the next generation of navigational charts that simplify traditional navigation processes like route planning and chart updating through the use of electronic charting systems and satellite positioning devices. This enhances safety by improving situational awareness. Electronic charts come in two forms: Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) and Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs). ENCs are official vector charts issued by national hydrographic authorities that conform to strict IHO specifications. They can only be issued by government-authorized hydrographic offices and enable the automatic triggering of alarms in an ECDIS. ENCs consist of digitized data that records chart features like coastlines and buoys in a database structure, allowing for selective display