Bristish Admiralty Publications by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Bristish Admiralty Publications by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Bristish Admiralty Publications by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
1. SAILING DIRECTIONS
Often referred to as Pilots, Sailing Directions are designed for use by the merchant mariner on all classes of ocean-going vessels with essential information on all aspects of navigation. Sailing Directions are complementary to Admiralty Standard Nautical Charts and provide worldwide coverage in 74 volumes. Each publication contains quality colour photography and views, as well as information on navigational hazards, buoyage, meteorological data, details of pilotage, regulations, port facilities and guides to major port entry. New Editions of Admiralty Sailing Directions are published on a regular basis. Navigationally significant information for these publications is issued via the Admiralty Notices to Mariners weekly bulletin (Section IV).
2. TIDAL PUBLICATIONS
o Admiralty Tide Tables (NP 201-204) Admiralty Tide Tables detail the times and heights of high and low waters for over 230 standard and 6000 secondary ports in the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Pacific Ocean for each day of the year. The tables outline methods of prediction, the effect of meteorological conditions on tides and provide additional information on exceptional tidal factors in each area. The tables are available from Admiralty Distributors worldwide. Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlases Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlases display, in diagrammatic form, the major tidal streams for selected waters of north-western Europe, including direction and rate at hourly intervals. Graded arrows illustrate Mean, Neap and Spring tidal rates in tenths of a knot. There is also a diagram to help you calculate the tidal stream rate for a given date. Admiralty Manual of Tides (NP120) This is a largely mathematical, detailed description of tidal theory and its application to the analysis and prediction of tides and tidal streams. Admiralty Tidal Handbooks (NP122 1-3) These three volumes outline the Admiralty method of harmonic tidal analysis for long and short observation periods and include information on datums for hydrographic surveys.
NP282 - Radio Aids to Navigation, Satellite Navigation Systems, Differential GPS (DGPS) Legal Time, Radio Time Signals and Electronic Position Fixing Systems NP 283 (Parts 1 & 2) - Maritime Safety Information Services NP 284 - Meteorological Observation Stations NP 285 - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) NP 286 (Parts 1 - 7) - Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations
This convenient A4 book details Admiralty and INT paper chart symbols in full colour with information on hydrography; topography; navigational aids and services; abbreviations of principal terms shown on English and foreign charts; and general information on the content of Admiralty paper charts.