An area within which a uniform assessment of the quality of the data exists.
S-57 Object Class: Quality of data
S-57 Acronym: M_QUAL
This data was compiled for the use in the scale range 1:1,500,000 and smaller.
THIS DATA DOES NOT REPLACE NAUTICAL CHARTS AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.
This data is based on the S-57 data format used in Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) published and maintained by the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority at Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). Refer to the following link for information about S-57 data: http://www.linz.govt.nz/hydro/regulation/