We appreciate your continued support.
We are pleased to announce that our ORION PLUS router now supports the PAYS (Pay As You Sail) contract for chart update software.
PAYS is a type of contract for chart update software. Traditionally, when purchasing charts using chart update software, you had to pay for all the requested sea areas if multiple planned routes existed. With PAYS, you are only billed for the sea areas actually sailed, reducing chart purchase costs. To qualify for PAYS, the vessel’s route (reported at 15-minute intervals) must be provided to the vendor.
With the new position reporting feature in ORION PLUS, automatic reporting to vendors is now possible. We have received approval for using ORION PLUS with PAYS from the following vendors:
Marine Press (Nippon Kaiji Kogaku)
ChartWorld
Navtor
We plan to expand support to additional vendors in the future.
For vessels already equipped with ORION PLUS and capable of continuous satellite communication, PAYS can be applied to reduce chart costs.
If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.