Overview

The Garmin Navionics Vision+ NVAE018R is an electronic chart region for the Yellow Sea made for compatible Garmin chartplotters, with delivery on microSD/SD media or as a download, and a one-year subscription included.

Core chart content is built around detailed nautical charts with daily updates available through the ActiveCaptain app, plus route suggestions with Auto Guidance+ for planning. Depth range shading and shallow water shading help you quickly see where depths line up with your boat and your day on the water.

This coverage is available in two chart versions: Garmin Navionics+ (region code NSAE018R) and Garmin Navionics Vision+ (region code NVAE018R). Vision+ adds premium layers such as high-resolution relief shading, high-resolution satellite imagery, sonar imagery, aerial photos, side scan images, and 3D FishEye and 3D MarinerEye views where those layers are available for the area.

Key features

• Yellow Sea coverage for compatible Garmin chartplotters, offered as Garmin Navionics+ (NSAE018R) or Garmin Navionics Vision+ (NVAE018R).
• One-year subscription included, with access to daily chart updates and other downloadable content during the subscription period.
• Auto Guidance+ route suggestions that use your boat settings for trip planning on supported chartplotters.
• Depth range shading and shallow water shading to make depth-based decisions faster at the helm.
• Up to 1 ft contour detail where local survey data supports it, useful when you want to read bottom shape for navigation and fishing.
• Vision+ adds premium layers such as high-resolution relief shading, high-resolution satellite imagery, sonar imagery, aerial photos, side scan images, and 3D views where available.
• Download format can be installed to your own microSD/SD card using Garmin Express.

Variants

This chart region is offered in multiple configurations so you can match the chart version and the delivery format to how you manage updates on board.

What changes between variants is the chart version (Garmin Navionics Vision+ versus Garmin Navionics+) and the format (physical microSD/SD media versus download to your own card). Coverage stays within the Yellow Sea region selection for each version.

• 010-C1216-00: Version Garmin Navionics Vision+; Format microSD/SD. A physical card that plugs into the chartplotter card slot for quick setup at the helm.
• 010-D1818-00: Version Garmin Navionics Vision+; Format Download. Installs to a microSD/SD card using Garmin Express, which can be handy if you prefer using your own media.
• 010-C1216-20: Version Garmin Navionics+; Format microSD/SD. A physical card with the core Garmin Navionics+ chart content and the same update subscription model.
• 010-D1818-20: Version Garmin Navionics+; Format Download. Loads onto your own microSD/SD card using Garmin Express for chartplotter use.

Installation and setup

For the microSD/SD card format, insert the card into the chartplotter to use the chart region. For download formats, use Garmin Express to install the chart data to a microSD/SD card, then insert that card into the registered chartplotter.

Many of the update and premium-content functions are managed through the ActiveCaptain app on a compatible setup. Keeping the chartplotter connected for updates makes it easier to stay current without pulling cards in and out frequently.

Updates and subscription notes

The included one-year subscription covers chart updates and access to downloadable content during the subscription period. After the subscription ends, charts and features that were already downloaded remain on the card, but new updates and additional downloads require an active subscription.

Auto Guidance+ is intended for planning and does not replace safe navigation practices on the water.

Who this is a good match for

This region is a solid fit for boaters running coastal routes and port approaches in the Yellow Sea who want the familiar Navionics-style presentation on a Garmin display. Vision+ is worth considering if you rely on overlay-style views and 3D perspectives when you are entering unfamiliar harbors or scouting structure while fishing.