USING THE CHART CATALOGUE

Learning outcomeUpon completion of this section. You will be able to demonstrate ability to

2.3 Lists of radio aids to navigation, Tide & Tidal Stream Tables;

2.1 Planning Chart, General Charts, Costal (Large scale & Harbour Charts);

2.2 Sailing Directions (Pilots), List of lights & Fog signals;

1. Use the Admiralty Chart catalouge (NP 131), as tool for determining the needed publication to be reference during appraisal stage;

2. Locate the following navigational publications using the textual and graphical methods:

2.3 Any relevant up-to-date additional information, including but not limited to;2.3.1 Mariners' routeing guides and passage planning charts;2.3.2 Distance Tables, Nautical Almanac.

Some of the important contents are listed below:

General information. List of admiralty charts and agents. Numerical list of charts and publications. Limits of chart index. Limits of small scale charts. List of chain details of decca - loran charts. Wall and outline charts. Routeing charts. Fisheries charts. List of admiralty sailing directions.

THE ADMIRALTY CATALOGUE OF CHART & PUBLICATION

Published annually by the Hydrographer of the Navy (British) as NP 131

A comprehensive reference in graphical and textual form of all Admiralty charts and publications worldwide, listed by region.

The catalogue gives full details for each chart and publication, including details of all digital products and Admiralty distributors worldwide. Updated and published annually.

It consists of 37 sections, which gives the date of publication, date of current edition, coverage area of a publication, diagrammatic index of coverage and titles of various charts and publications.

It also gives the details of the agent from whom to procure them with the price of each item.

2007 EDITION NEW 2013 EDITION

Detailed content of NP 131

HOW TO

Some of the important contents are listed below:

General information. List of admiralty charts and agents. Numerical list of charts and publications. Limits of chart index. Limits of small scale charts. List of chain details of decca - loran charts. Wall and outline charts. Routeing charts. Fisheries charts. List of admiralty sailing directions.

THE ADMIRALTY CATALOGUE OF CHART & PUBLICATION

Graphical & textual, Listed by region and updated and published annually,

A comprehensive reference in graphical and textual form of all Admiralty charts and publications worldwide, listed by region.

The catalogue gives full details for each chart and publication, including details of all digital products and Admiralty distributors worldwide. Updated and published annually.

It consists of 37 sections, which gives the date of publication, date of current edition, coverage area of a publication, diagrammatic index of coverage and titles of various charts and publications.

It also gives the details of the agent from whom to procure them with the price of each item.

2007 EDITION NEW 2013 EDITION

Detailed content of NP 131

THE ADMIRALTY CATALOGUE OF CHART & PUBLICATION

Arrangement of Catalogue Products and services List of Admiralty authorized

chart agents (location, contact & products)

ENC software suppliers

Part 1: General Information

Part 2: Digital Services

Admiralty digital catalogue

Admiralty updating service

Digital publications Admiralty ECDIS service Admiralty ARCS service Admiralty AVCS service

(vector charts)

Part 3: Nautical Charts, Paper & Digital

Part 4: Thematic Charts

Index chart for world General charts of the ocean Planning charts Admiralty chart folios (100) (each

folio contains all Admiralty navigational charts published for area concerned)

Part 5: Nautical Publications, Paper & Digital

Tidal publications Sailing directions ALL & FS ALRS Other

THE ADMIRALTY CATALOGUE OF CHART & PUBLICATION

Admiralty notices to mariners and update services

Distance tables Astronomical publications Leisure products

Part 6: Related Admiralty Publications

Part 7: Countries With Established Hydrographical Office

Part 8: Index of Advertisers

Routeing charts (pilot charts) Passage planning & ocean

voyages Routes and distance between

major ports, ocean currents, ice limits, load lines,

wind roses, expected meteorological and oceanographic conditions for each month

Five charts North Atlantic South Atlantic North Pacific South Pacific Indian Ocean

Part 9: Numeric Index & Price List

Admiralty Thematic Charts

Time zone chart To be able to relate local

time to standard GMT International date line on

latest edition Planning charts Planning tools Educational, travel &

decorative purposes Small-scale charts covering

all significant ports worldwide

Load line regulations chart Draught as by the SOLAS Latest designated zones &

seasonal periods

USING THE CATALOGUE OF CHART & PUBLICATION

Like using any other books or catalogue. The user can always found all the basic information on the table of contents.

On the chart catalogue it is arrange into parts with equivalent pages.

Always start on this page, if you need information like, page numbers, topics or diagram.

Avoid flipping all the pages of the catalogue It will give others the impression that you don’t know what are you doing

It is a good habit to record the pages that you always used

The Table of Contents

HOW TO

THE PASSAGE PLANNING