• Important Information
• Chart Related Information
• Electronic Charting Information

Chart Related Information

• Important Information for Chart Users
• Related Information Published by Australia
  • Symbols, Abbreviations & Terms Used on Australian Charts
  • Australian Publications
• Related Information Published by the British Admiralty
• Australian Paper Chart and Electronic Navigation Chart Specifications
• Other Related Information
  • M4 - Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO
  • S-66 – Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements
  • IHO - Publication Downloads

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Important Information For Chart Users

The following Australian and Admiralty publications should be referred to when using Australian Nautical Charts, Seafarer RNCs and Australian ENCs. Note: you should ensure that charts and publications are kept corrected.

Related Information Published by Australia

	Symbols, Abbreviations & Terms Used on Australian Charts
	Notices to Mariners #17 - Symbology Used on Australian Navigational Charts Contains symbology which has not been adopted in the International Hydrographic Organisation INT 1 (symbols & abbreviations) publications for use in Australian Navigational Charts.
	Australian Publications
	Title Edition Australian Notices to Mariners Updated fortnightly Annual Australian Notices to Mariners 2010 Australian National Tide Tables 2010 Seafarer Tides 2010 Australian Seafarers Handbook 2nd (2009) These publications satisfy Chapter V of the SOLAS Convention as amended in 2002 and promulgated for Australia under AMSA Marine Orders Part 21, Order 6 of 2003, which details carriage requirements for nautical charts and publications necessary for the intended voyage.

Related information published by the British Admiralty

(1) Current editions of Sailing Directions and their latest supplements. NP No Title 9 Antarctic Pilot 13 Australia Pilot Vol I 14 Australia Pilot Vol II 15 Australia Pilot Vol III 33 Philippine Islands Pilot 34 Indonesia Pilot Vol II 35 Indonesia Pilot Vol III 36 Indonesia Pilot Vol I 39 South Indian Ocean Pilot 44 Malacca Strait and West Coast of Sumatra Pilot 51 New Zealand Pilot 60 Pacific Islands Pilot Vol I 61 Pacific Islands Pilot Vol II 62 Pacific Islands Pilot Vol III 136 Ocean Passages for the World (2) Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals NP No Current Edition 83 Volume K, 2009/10 (3) Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals (Digital)       Admiralty Digital List of Lights (4) Admiralty List of Radio Signals NP No Title 281(2) Volume 1 – Part 2 – Coast Radio Stations – Oceania, the Americas and the Far East 282 Volume 2 – Radio Aids to Navigation, Satellite Navigation Systems, Legal Time, Radio Time Signals and Electronic Position Fixing Systems 283(2) Volume 3 – Part 2 – Maritime Safety Information Services –Oceania, the Americas and the Far East 284 Volume 4 – Meteorological Observation Stations 285 Volume 5 – Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 286(4) Volume 6 – Part 4 – Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations – Asia and Australasia (5) Tidal Publications NP No Admiralty Tide Tables   203-09 Volume 3 Indian Ocean and South China Sea (including Tidal Stream Tables)   204-09 Volume 4 Pacific Ocean (including Tidal Stream Tables)         NP No Co-Tidal Atlas   215 Edition 1 South East Asia         NP No Admiralty Tidal Prediction Software   TotalTide CD-ROM 560 Simplified Harmonic Method of Tidal Prediction (SHM for Windows) CD-ROM (6) Distance Tables NP No Admiralty Distance Tables   350(2) Indian Ocean- Indian Ocean and part of the Southern Ocean from South Africa to New Zealand, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Eastern Archipelago   350(3) Pacific Ocean - Pacific Ocean and bordering seas   (7) Miscellaneous Publications NP No Title 100 The Mariner’s Handbook 294 How to Keep Your Admiralty Charts Up-to-Date 735 Maritime Buoyage System

For more information about British Admiralty publications, please visit www.ukho.gov.uk.

Australian Paper Chart and Electronic Navigation Chart Specifications

Australian Paper Charts and ENCs are compiled in accordance with specifications published by the International Hydrographic Organisation (see Other Related Information).   These IHO specifications allow for some tailoring to meet individual circumstances and requirements.   To ensure consistency within the limits of the IHO specifications, the Australian Hydrographic Service has developed additional specifications, to be read in conjunction with those published by the IHO.   Published Australian specifications are periodically updated and include:

• SPEC_03_05_AA34159 - AUSTRALIAN USE OF THE OBJECT CATALOGUE (AUOC 2.1).   (Based on:    S-57 (EDITION 3.1) APPENDIX B.1, Annex A - Use of the Object Catalogue for ENC, Edition 2.1)
  AUOC2.1

• SPEC_03_05_AA237656 - SPECIFICATION - AHO SCAMIN and ATTRIBUTE POLICY (including ENC CELL COMPILATION SCALE VALUES)
  AHO SCAMIN Policy

• SPEC_03_05_AA223480 - AUSTRALIAN PAPER CHART SPECIFICATIONS.   (Based on:    Chart Specifications of the IHO (M-4), Part B – Medium and Large Scale Charts)
  AHO Paper Chart Specs

• SPEC_01_05_AA230048 - SPECIFICATION - AUSTRALIAN PAPER CHART TEXT FEATURES & ENC ‘OBJNAM’ CONVENTIONS.
  AHO Text Specs

Use of these specifications is encouraged where this will assist in harmonisation between the paper charts and ENCs published by other hydrographic authorities.   It must be noted that in some cases these documents are a composite of AHS and associated IHO information.  Permission must therefore be sought from the IHO and AHS if any part of these documents is to be re-published in any way.

Other Related Information

	S4 - Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO
	S4 Chart Specifications of the IHO Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO. Published by the IHB Monaco Used with permission.
	S-66 – Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements
	Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements Written in an easy to read “question and answer” style, this publication answers over twenty of the most commonly asked questions about electronic charts (ENCs and RNCs) and their use in ECDIS and ECS.   Its main emphasis is on what types of chart data and types of equipment can be used to satisfy the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) carriage requirements for charts.   It contains the following information:  Section 1:     Overview of electronic charting and regulations Section 2:     A list of points of contact for detailed information on Flag State Implementation of ECDIS Section 3:     ECDIS Training Section 4:     Technical aspects of electronic charts Section 5:     Appendix: References, glossary, further reading Note: The document was originally produced by the Primar and IC-ENC Regional ENC Coordination Centres (RENCs).  In 2008 it was adopted by the IHO and following further revision it was published in January 2010 as IHO publication S-66.
	IHO - Publication Downloads
	IHO Catalogue of Publications The IHO has many publications that are available for download. Some are freely available, while others are available for a small fee or to IHO members and Subscribers. Used with permission.