Australian Hydrographic Service - Important 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
Other Related Information
- M4 - Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO
- INT 1 - Symbols, Abbreviations & Terms Used on Charts
- IHO - Publication Downloads
- Guide to Charts and Carriage Requirements

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	2008
Australian National Tide Tables	2008
Seafarer Tides	2008
Australian Seafarers Handbook	1st (2004)

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, 2008/09

(3) Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals (Digital)

DP No	Current Edition
565	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
203-08	Volume 3 Indian Ocean and South China Sea (including Tidal Stream Tables)
204-08	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
550-05	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.hydro.gov.uk.

Other Related Information

	M4 - Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO
	http://www.iho.shom.fr/publicat/free/files/M4_2005_v3002.pdf Regulations of the IHO for International (INT) Charts & Chart Specifications of the IHO. Published by the IHB Monaco Used with permission.
	INT 1 - Symbols, Abbreviations & Terms Used on Charts
	ecPILOT - Electronic Charting Guide and Reference Library (IHO) Interactive aid for INT 1, M4 & S-57 produced by the UKHO on behalf of the International Hydrographic Organisation. Used with permission.
	IHO - Publication Downloads
	IHO Catalogue of Publications The IHO has many publications that are available for download. Some are freely available, while others are avilable for a small fee or to IHO members and Subscribers. Used with permission.
	Guide to Charts & Carriage Requirements
	Members of the two leading ENC centres – PRIMAR-Stavanger and IC-ENC – have joined forces to create a comprehensive guide to charts and chart carriage requirements which has now been comprehensively updated. Written in an easy to read “question and answer” style, this guide answers over twenty of the most commonly asked questions about electronic charts and their use. The new edition (edition 2) is now split into 5 separate documents focusing on different aspects to allow you to find the information you need more easily. The new sections are: Facts About Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements Compendium of Flag State ECDIS Requirements Training Requirements Technical Details of Electronic Charts Appendix: References and Glossary