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Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland Update Card marine detail

Product Code: BCG2UC

Update the preloaded UK and Ireland marine cartography charts on your compatible Garmin chartplotter with this UK and Ireland update SD card.

IMPORTANT: If your Garmin chartplotter is preloaded with another region e.g. Mediterranean Sea you will need to buy a new chart which will cover the section of waters you require around the UK and Ireland. This update card will ONLY provide new charts to Garmin chartplotters already preloaded with UK and Ireland charts at the time of original purchase.

Garmin part number: 010-10800-70

Compatibility: Compatible with Garmin echoMAP 42dv, 45dv, 50dv, 50s, 52dv, 55dv, 70dv, 70s, 72sv, 75sv, 92sv, 95sv, echoMAP CHIRP 45dv, 55dv, 75dv, 75sv, 92sv, 95sv GPSMAP 276Cx, 450/450s, 451/451s, 527/527xs, 551/551s, 555/555s, 556/556s, 557/557xs, 721/721xs, 750/750s, 751/751xs. View the full list of compatible Garmin products here or scroll down to 'What is the chart update compatible with?'.

Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland Update Card marine detail has been discontinued

Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland Update Card marine detail has been replaced by Garmin BlueChart g3 UK and Ireland Update Card marine detail.

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UK/IRE Marine Detail Map g2 Update Card

Update the preloaded UK and Ireland marine cartography charts on your Garmin chartplotter with this UK and Ireland update card.

Everything you need to update your compatible Garmin charplotter with the latest UK and Ireland marine cartography charts is included with the purchase. The update comes supplied on a preprogrammed SD card, which when inserted into your compatible device provides you with up-to-date detailed electronic nautical charts. Marine chart data also includes navaids, port plans, depth contours, fishing contours, spot soundings and more.

Chart Coverage

‣UK coverage: Detailed coverage of the British Isles in their entirety, including the Thames Estuary, Caledonian Canal, Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney Islands, Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Lough Neagh and the Irish Sea.

‣Continental coverage: from Brest, France to Kiel, Germany including the Channel Islands, the Waddenzee, the IJsselmeer, the canals of The Netherlands, the Meuse River to Liege, Belguim; the Rhine River to Dusseldorf, Germany and the Kiel Canal.

‣Port coverage: Detailed coverage of ports include London and Liverpool, UK; Antwerp, Belguim; Rotterdam and Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Calais, France and Hamburg, Germany.

Key Features

‣Provides basic chart navigation with 2-D or 3-D Over the Bow View map perspective
‣Includes tides, currents, marine points of interest (POIs) and IALA symbols
‣Displays port plans, fishing contours and standardised depth contours
‣Genuine Garmin map product

What's in the box

‣Contains map data and a software update for your device. You must perform the software update on your device before this map will work. The supplied SD card must remain in the device to view the updated maps.

What is the chart update compatible with?

Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland marine chart update card is compatible with the following Garmin marine chartplotters:

Garmin echoMAP 42dv, 45dv, 50dv, 50s, 52dv, 55dv, 70dv, 70s, 72sv, 75sv, 92sv, 95sv, echoMAP CHIRP 45dv, 55dv, 75dv, 75sv, 92sv, 95sv GPSMAP 276Cx, 450/450s, 451/451s, 527/527xs, 551/551s, 555/555s, 556/556s, 557/557xs, 721/721xs, 750/750s, 751/751xs.

How to install the marine update card

To update maps using this update card:

1. Press the Power key to turn on the device. Do not turn off the device during the update process.

2. After the Home screen appears, insert the card into the device. The Data Card screen appears.

3. If software does not support reading the built-in map update from the card, the following message will appear: "Map Format Is Not Supported.

4. Acknowledge this message.

5. Select "Update Software" to update the device's software. The update process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Your compatible Garmin chartplottter will now recognise the new map format.

Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland Update Card Questions and Answers

Question: Does the UK chart update via an sd card delete all my waypoint information or is that retained?

Does the sd card have to remain in the GPSMAP 551 chartplotter after the update?

Up to what date does the new map include the latest notices to mariners?

Answer: The UK BlueChart Update card only updates the preloaded charts and does not delete any waypoint information, etc.

Once the update is completed you do not need to keep the SD card inserted in your GPSMAP 551 - simply store it in case you need it in future.

The latest update chart was released August last year. There is a new BlueChart g3 Update Card being launched in late February (this month) which will be a g3 version. You may like to wait until this is available before buying the update the card?

Question: Please can you advise delivery status. Garmin Bluechart g2 UK & Ireland Update Card. Order placed a last week. Thank you.

Answer: As our we say above the BlueChart update card is a special order item and normally takes 5 days or more to come into stock. We do not carry this map in stock, as we like to ensure customers receive the very latest BlueChart update card from Garmin. We have the update card on order with Garmin UK and stock is expected this week. I will email again to advice when your BlueChart update card has been dispatched to you.

Question: I am looking to update the charts on my Garmin 750s Chart Plotter. Your website is clear on what I need to do but I have one question is the the latest issue of the appropriate charts?

Answer: We list the Garmin Bluechart g2 UK and Ireland Chart Update SD card as 'Special Order'. The reason being we like to ensure our customers receive the very latest available version from Garmin. Should a newer version be released by Garmin UK at the time a customer places an order, then our 'Special Order' approach will ensure a customer receive the latest version. Special Order maps generally take 5 working days to come into stock.

Do you have a question about the Garmin BlueChart g2 UK and Ireland Update Card? Submit your question via our contact page.

Why buy from us?

We are official Internet Retailers of Garmin products and we sell the genuine Garmin maps. We always aim to ensure the mapping available at our website is the most recent edition of the software. Beware of other websites selling older mapping that is not the current version of the software.

This page was last updated on: 15th March 2024