Tag: UKHO

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has issued a warning over the dangers posed to the safety of vessels, crews and cargoes by counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help identify genuine Admiralty products

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a number of its Nautical Publications as e-books for the mariner - allowing bridge crews to add ADMIRALTY Notices to Mariners

Re Implementation, Policy and Procedures The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published a new Nautical Publication to support the transition to ECDIS. The ADMIRALTY Guide to ECDIS Implementation, Policy and Procedures (NP232) has been designed to allow informed decision-making by any individual or organisation responsible for the introduction of ECDIS aboard ship.UKHO also intended to provide an onboard reference to support company procedures developed for the operation of ECDIS, which will assist in preparation for audits and inspections and provide clarification on ECDIS policies and procedures.NP232 is the third in a series of publications from the UKHO that provide guidance on the transition to ECDIS and Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), and is designed to complement the ADMIRALTY Guide to the Practical Use of ENCs (NP231) and the ADMIRALTY Guide to ENC Symbols Used in ECDIS (NP5012). Together, this series provides the mariner with an extensive library of information and guidance to support them in the safe, compliant and effective use of ECDIS.The publication of NP232 supports the global Implementing Your ECDIS Procedures seminars. The feedback from seminar delegates over the past four years, which has included serving bridge officers, fleet superintendents and other shipping industry professionals, has played a ...

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is launching two new Mariners Routeing Guides covering the Turkish Straits, providing Routeing information for the area between the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is launching a new large-scale routeing chart covering the busy shipping waters of Vietnam, Indonesia and the Malacca Strait. Routeing Chart 5141 is the latest addition to the UKHO's routeing chart series and will be published on 27 February 2014.

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has announced that Jargoon, a software company specialising in the development of solutions for sea navigation and chart display, now offers the ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) with advanced functions in its new Seall Passage Planner software tool.

QR Codes now added to over 3,000 ADMIRALTY charts, bringing digital benefits to paper chart users In an initiative to deliver the benefits of digital solutions to users of paper navigational charts, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has introduced Quick Response (QR) codes to its portfolio of Standard Nautical Charts.All newly printed versions of 3,371 Standard Nautical Charts and Mariners' Routing Guides, including Print-On-Demand charts, now feature a unique QR code. By scanning the QR code, the user will be taken directly to the relevant page for the scanned chart on the UKHO's searchable Notes to Mariners database, known asNM Websearch, where they will be provided with instant access on their smart phone or tablet to chart status information. This is a valuable chart management tool that will help to deliver the latest navigational safety information at the touch of a button.Jason Scholey, Senior Product Manager - Charts for UKHO, said: "With the introduction of QR codes to the vast majority of our Standard Nautical Charts, we have been able to bring the paper and digital worlds together for the benefit of our customers. By scanning the QR code on their paper chart, they can instantly access online data ...

In an initiative to deliver the benefits of digital solutions to users of paper navigational charts, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has introduced Quick Response (QR) codes to its portfolio of Standard Nautical Charts.

UKHO launches new edition of ADP, bringing simplicity and speed to passage planning and navigation

Russian Federations vessels to use digital nautical publications: Over 75% of the world's vessels over 2,000GT to use ADP