ZOC/ECDIS Position

Depth Accuracy Sea floor Coverage Typical Survey Characteristics

Symbol Accuracy
0˜5 m + 1% depth Controlled, systematic survey high
A1 Full area search position and depth accuracy
Depth (m) Accuracy (m)
undertaken. All achieved using DGPS or a
r 5 m + 5%
10 r 0.6 significant seafloor minimum three high quality lines of
depth
30 r 0.8 features detected and position (LOP) and a multibeam,
100 r 1.5 depths measured. channel or mechanical sweep
1000 r 10.5 system.

1˜0 m + 2% depth
Controlled, systematic survey
A2 Full area search achieving position and depth
Depth (m) Accuracy (m)
undertaken. All
accuracy less than ZOC A1 and
r 20 m 10 r 1.2 significant seafloor
using a modern survey
30 r 1.6 features detected and
echosounder and a sonar or
100 r 3.0 depths measured.
mechanical sweep system.
1000 r 21.0

1˜0 m + 2% depth
B Full area search not Controlled, systematic survey
Depth (m) Accuracy (m) achieved; uncharted achieving similar depth but lesser
features, hazardous position accuracies than ZOC A2,
r 50 m 10 r 1.2
to surface navigation using a modern survey
30 r 1.6
are not expected but echosounder, but no sonar or
100 r 3.0 may exist. mechanical sweep system.
1000 r 21.0

2˜0 m + 5% depth
Full area search not
C Depth (m) Accuracy (m) achieved; uncharted
Low accuracy survey or data
r 500 m 10 r 2.5 features; hazardous
collected on an opportunity basis
to surface navigation
30 r 3.5 such as soundings on passage.
are not expected but
100 r 7.0 may exist.
1000 r 52.0
Full area search not
D Poor quality data or data that
Worse than achieved, large depth
Worse than ZOC C cannot be quality assessed due to
ZOC C anomalies may be
lack of information.
expected.
U Unassessed -- the quality of the data has yet to be assessed; therefore, other means are required to
U ascertain survey quality

Notes
S The categorisation of hydrographic data is based on three factors (position accuracy, depth accuracy, and sea floor
coverage).
S The CATZOC attribute is the mechanism by which an ENC gives an estimate of the reliability of the source data. This is
designed to give the mariner the same degree of understanding as the Source Diagram on an equivalent paper chart.
ZOC A1 and A2 require very high accuracy standards which were rarely, if ever, achieved before the advent of satellite
positioning in the 1980s. Therefore, many sea lanes that have been regarded as adequately surveyed or many years may
carry a ZOC B classification.
S The ZOC classification attained by a survey is for the survey at the date it was conducted. In areas of mobile seabed the
actual seabed may differ markedly from what has been charted, even if the survey is only a few months old (see 1.14).
S More information is available in NP231, including detailed notes regarding this diagram.