The International Centre for ENCs (IC-ENC) was formed on 1st July 2002, and is one of the two RENCs operational today.  IC-ENC operates from two offices, the headquarters in Taunton, England and a regional office (AUSRENC) in Wollongong, Australia.

IC-ENC provides independent ENC quality assurance and international distribution management services to its members in accordance with WEND Principles.  IC-ENC’s mission is to contribute to safety of life at sea by promoting the creation and use of fit for purpose ENCs.

IC-ENC membership stands at over 25 nations from Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and Australasia.  The IC-ENC database contains over 2,500 ENC cells. IC-ENC makes this database of ENCs available through a number of appointed Value Added Resellers (VARs) who are then each responsible for collating this together with the data available from other RENCs and Hydrographic Offices, and distributing the result within their own tailored, integrated services as described in the WEND Principles.  

Full details on the latest IC-ENC coverage, and on ENC coverage world-wide, can be found in the IC-ENC graphical catalogue (www.ic-enc.org).