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you beginto correct yourchartsThe It is recommended you havethepropertoolsbefore that who sellsbrand followingitemsarerecommended canbe bought and from anygoodstationer names suchas Staedtler, RotringandLinex Standardgraph, l Pns and Youneedtwo penswith different sizes nib, eg.0.15mm 0 25 mm. of informahon a 0.25mm to delete. is and nib It Usea 0.l5mm nib to insert the necessary follow the instructions to accompanying penofyour choice you cankeepit cleanandin goodworkingorder so that clearly. The colourshouldbevioletso thatyou canseeyourupdates by FlagState, Class Insurance and Also, theycanbe seen PortState, surveyor inspection teams. For chanwork mariners may prefera softerpencilsuchas a 28. positions pointfor pin-pointing 7H. This is a hardpencilwith a sharp rule anddividers a tracing. tracingis x or A whenusingeithera parallel qDlcklyTracings be obtaiDed an can usefultool for positioning update through appointed AdmiraltyChartAgents. 4 5. Eraser Adhesive " This should softandusedonly for rubbing pencilmarksor facks be out on charts NMs recorded theNP 133A. or in ontocharts. This is to be used whenstickingNM blocksandnotes theproduct known Therearemanytypes adhesive themarket of on but as "Positionable Mounting Adhesive Rolls", a 3M productunderthe brand nameScotchrM, strongly is recommended. thereis no distofiion As to the chart or the block, you will find that you can obtaina perfect fit; andit is permanent.
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Parallelrule Therearctwo lypes: a. Roller b. Stepping for of Both areperfectly suitable thepurpose plottingchartupdates. Dividers Compass Bow dividers morcsensitive accurate are for Dositioning. pieceofequipment Dpdating for With a penattachment, an essential is you haveto drawlargecirclesor sectors, example, Pos;riart where for the point gentl! b awd piercing the chart.
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Ilacksawblade A useful tool which you can useto dmw the symbolfor a cable.The bladeshould haveabout14 teetb I inch (2.5cm). carefulto usethe to Be bladeso thatyourpenwill flow overtheteeth. Straightedge A steelstraight preferably metrein length, edge, I with a trueand straight edgeis a usefultool for findinga position a chart.It is a on slowerprocess usinga parallel than ruleranddividers thereis less but room for elror, Template With various sizes holes, of should used drawing be for symbols for radarandradiobeacons, smallcircular limits,etc.
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Equipment: Publications
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NP 13JA ChartConection Log.This publication may bepurchased ftom any appointed AdmiraltyChartAgent.It hstseverychartnumerically is and (by usedto record updates theirNM number) against chartaffected. any It is recommended whentheAdmiraltyNMs arereceived that, (see Chapter Notics Mariners (Section you should 2r to II) identifythose chartswhich are affectedand rccord the relevantNM numberagainst your chafislaterin thechaftnumber theNP 133A. in Youcancorrect ink andcrosstheappropriate number NM through pencilin NP 133A in asyou complete each update. dateof theNew Edition/New The Chart should entered ink as a permanent yeardatefor the be in record. The cunentyearofNMs shouldbeunderlined thatit is not confused so with an NM number. thenextpageis an example On extract NP 133A. of If you only havea few charts you aboard, maypreferto usea lined jotter or notebookwith a list of thechaftnumbers numerical in order Merchant marine officers maypreferto usea cardindexsystem based program be adapted accommodate on folio content, computer A can to -On-Linethisinformation. canuseAdmiraltyNotices Mariners You to (ANMO) Service (see page54),or theoutfit management services an of Intemational AdmiraltyChartAgent(IACA). Whichever syslem used, is vital thatan up-to-date is lt rccordis maintained all updates of affecting charts all held.Withoutsucha record it is veryeasyto losetrackof whercyou areup to in theupdatrng process. thishappens, process become If the will chaotic you are and likely to missseveml notices.
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This is the "Cumulative List ofAdmiralty Notices to Mariners" which is publishedtwice a year:The first is publishedin Januaryand includes two TheJuly published duringtheprevious years. all NM numbers edition includesall the NM numberspublishedduring the Prcvioustwo and a half years.lt also containsthe larestedition datesfor all chartsin of the Admiralty series.It is a very useful tool for checkingthe accuracy your recordof updates. is the only sourceof information when setting It up an NM recordsystemfor the fust time. The CumulativeNM List, NP 234, can also be found on the UKHO web site www.ukho.gov'uk. This is a bookletentitled"Symbolsand AbbEviations usedon Admiralty by Chaits" but it is alsoknown andrccognised ils clErt numberlt explains everysymbolusdon Admiralrychartsandshouldb usedasa guide whichis process. Chart5011is a publication duringtlle chartupdating updatedby NM when necessary. are or to Whenimportantchanges routeingmeasures otherchartedfeatures givenday,it is imponantthat chartsusersare due to comeinto force on a beforetheeventtakesplace. awareof thechanges rs thesechanges to issuea way to promulgate the Sometimes easiest day,with the new of new edition of the chart in advance the changeover This chart will then be readily availablefor usewhen situationdepictedoccurs.Howeveruntil that date,marinersshouldcontinue the changeover to usethe existingedition of the chart. To stop the existing and new chartsbecomingmixed up, the UKHO 'X' chan. Madnersare instructedto refersto the existingchart as an 'X'. Both mark the chart numberon the existingchart with a prefix chanswill then needto be kept up{o-date until the new edition comes updates will Separate into force,whenthe 'X' chartwill be cancelled. ihe 'X' chart.The dateand time that be issuedfor the new edilion and the new edition comesinto force will be shownon the chart.Unlessfte after the new edition has beendistributed, changeover dateis postponed 'X' chan. only (T) NMs will b issuedto updatethe
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TheAnnDal SDmmary ofAdmiraltyNotices Mariners published to is in yearIt contains textofAnnualNotices Madners January each the to issued in thatyear,a repnntof all Temporary Preliminary and Noticesto Mariners iDforceat thebeginning theyearanda rcprintof amendments of to publication the Admiralty Sailing Directions have that been issued since of latest edrlons supplements. is an essential ofa chartoutfit. or This part Youshouldmakesurethatyou haveoneon boardassoonaspossible published afterit hasbeen AnnualNotices bedownloaded can ftom the UKHO web site. Althoughnot mandatory, chaftusers may find it usefulto keepthejr chart catalogue up-to-date new chartsandnew editionspublished those for and withdrawnwithoutreplacement Chartlimlts may be drawnin or deleted on the appropriate indexsheet NP 131andthechartnumberand title in inserted deleted appropriate theopposite pagein therelevant place or as on This will ensure correctchartscanbe ordered the vessel scheduled the if is to takepassage throughsuchareas
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to Notices Edition Admiralty of from Information available theWeekly Mariners.
to On the front cover there is a list of Contents, reference Copyright, importantFax and and a requestto inform the UKHO on telephone numbers,e-mail and web site addresses, in discoveryof new dangersand of shortcomings Admiralty products.
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of SearchableNotices to Mariners are availablefrom the UKHO web site.For an explanation how usethe web site,seepage54. to access and guidance notesfor the useof Admiralty Noticesto Mariners of The beginning SectionI contains notesaboutspecificitemswithin the WeeklyNotices on-line.Thereare a numberof explanatory to Mariners. It is strongly recommended that you thoroughlyread the "EXPLANATORY NOTES". by of At the beginning the PublicationsList is an index of Admiralty Chartsaffected the (outlinedbelow) and finally sections thereare a numberof standard List. Thereafter Publications any "one-off' announcements. Admiralty Charts ond Publications Now Published and Available. This part containsa list of New Charts and Publications, followed by New Editions of Charts and Publications published from Admiralty ChartAgents.lt is importantto monitorthis in the last week and available editionof a chartwhich hasbeen informationin caseyou shouldbe lefi with an out-of-date the a When you receive new chartor new edition.you must destroy superseded a new version. by edition of a chart. to copiesimmediately. lt is dangerous use an out-of'-date old superseded Admiralty Charts and Publications to be Published.A list of chartsto be publishedas new to scheduled be chartsor new editionsof existingchartsand a list of new Admiralty publications from Admiralty Chart Agents on publishedon a certaindate in the future. They will be available orderscan be placedwith your Admiralty Chart Agent. this date.This is included so that advanced revisesthe publicationdate of a chart or publication publicstion dates.This paragraph Revised for A in which has beenannounced previousweeks. reason any delayis given. Admiralty Charts and Publicationspermanently withdrawn, As a result of the publicationof a area of certainotherchartsor publications the samegeographical new chartor new publication. as copiesare destroyed soonas and withdrawn.It is importantthat the cancelled may be cancelled you receivethe new copy. Admiralty Ruster Chart Services- Latest Issue Dates of Regional Discs. As well as the last issue in for re-issue dateis promulgated regionaldiscsdue to be superseded the near datethe intended future. Retail Prices entitledRevisedUK Recommended From tirne to time there will be a paragraph and price of Admiralty Chartsand Publications (RRP(IIK)).lt will adviseyou of the latestrevised the date this will take effect.
Also from time to time, there will be an announcement under the headingAdmiralty Distributor Information to show the appointmentof new Admiralty Distributorsand ChartAgents,the termination appointments any changes the address contactdetails. of in and or Erratum. Occasionally, the end of SectionI, correctionsto textualerrorswhich have occurred at in earlierWeeklyeditionsof Admiralty Noticesto Marinerswill appear.
Temporaryand Preliminary NMs: Theseare shown by (T) or (P) after the NM number and a reference the year of publication. to The explanatory notesat the beginningof SectionI of the Weekly edition includesfurther explanation. TemporaryNoticesmay be issuedto warn of temporarychanges aids to navigationor to warn you of hazardsof a temporarynaturee.g. a in navalexercise, exploratory drilling, dredging, etc. Preliminary Noticesmay containthe latest information aboutnew pemanentdevelopments harbour e._9. works,or a bridgeunderconstruction. They may alsoprovideyou with . advanced notice of permanent changes about to take place, ' an outline of changes fbund in an examinationof a new surveyor a foreign chart which will later be promulgatedby block correctionor partial new edition. Thesenoticesareplacedat the end of SectionII and printedonly on one sideof the pageso that you can cut them out and pastethem in a notebookor loose leaf folder for readyreference. The infbrmation containedin T & P noticesis importantnavigationalinfbrmation which shouldbe inserted onto your in-usechartsin pencil. The numberof the NM shouldalsobe inserted against the aflectedchart numberin your records NP 133A,alsoin pencil.A monthlylist is published which listsall T & P notices fbrce(seeSection in lA).
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Each week thereare changes aff-ecting volumesof ALLs. The most importantof thesechanges the in are ref'lected the chart updatesbut not necessarily the sameweekly edition. in This infbrmationis printedon one sideof the pageso that you can eithercut it out and stick it in so the affectedvolume, or keep it filed separately that you can easily refer to it. It is also important to annotate recordof amendments the inside the fiont cover of eachvolume when the amendments havebeencomnleted.
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Notices Mariners: to Format ChartUpdates of
The text of a chart updating notice always follows the sameformat:
ENGLAND - East Coast- The Wash- Lynn Deeps, Bull Dog Channel,WisbechChanneland King's Lynn Wreck, Light-beacon.Buoyage. Depths. 6L= -=-r Lieht List Vol. A. 2004105- 6.2 217 So-urce: MRCC Yarmouth, Portof Wisbech Authority andKing's Lynn ConservancV Board<--@ Note.' FormerNotice 1966(P)/03 cancelled is @---2087* r1_-> \-/ 6t------ Intttt \Y/ Chart 108| previous update 5328/03 ETRS89 DATUM I
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The NM number in the current year which should be recorded at the bottom left hand corner of the chart after you have updatedthe chart. An asterisk indicates that the notice is based on original information. The title includes the geographicalarea or country, a more specific region or port and the nature of the update. When the update affects a light and/or radio signal, the relevantAdmiralty List of Lights and/or Admiralty List of Radio Signals volume and the appropriatenumber will be shown. The sourceof the information is shown under the title of the NM.
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Occasionallyan informativeNote is included.Thesenotesmay be usedto indicatesuchthings as a T or P NM being cancelledby the promulgation of that particular chart update,when other charts affected by the sourceinformation will be updatedin due coursee.g. by block or NE, and when the NM affects "Certain Copies only." "Certain Copies only" meansthat some charts have already been correctedfor information containedin the Notice to Mariners. For whateverreason,it is important to know that you must always write the number of the Notice to Mariners in the bottom left hand comer of the chart even when your chart contains the information reported in the Notice to Mariners. The NM individually lists each chart affected, showing the relevant part or parts of the update which affect that chart. The following points should be noted: . Charts are listed in numerical order within each update. . If the previous update information contained in the squarebrackets does not agree with the information on your chart, you are missing one or more NMs or you are using an old edition. You should always insert the missing NMs onto the chart before updating the chart for the latest NM. . The geodetic datum is shown alongsidethe chart number after "previous update". If the notice affects a plan or inset, this is indicated. NB. Tracingsshouldalwaysbe filed by chat number.That way all the relevant information for any particular chart is kept togetherand, ifthat chart is cancelledor replacedby a new edition or a new chart,all the old tracings relating to that chart can be destroyed.
The text of the update comes next. Be careful when noting positions. Positions are normally given in degrees,minutes and decimals of a minute, but may occasionally quote secondsfor conveniencewhen plotting from the graduation of some charts. In some cases,positions may be cross-referenced this manner. in
Office. Source: Hydrographic UK Chart PreuiousUpdateDetails 2527/04 to Amendreference read,1912,in position: 3 5 "5 0 ' , . 6 N . , 5 ' 5 0 ' . 6 W . <---(9 on: CHART 1912,centred Deletenote,POSITIONS: 36"07',.0N..5'45',.8W. limit andchartnumber, 676,asfollows: Aus Insertmasenta East:l49o34"33E. North:4o39"155. 40'.g0s. west: 149"32"45E. South:40 Aus limit andchartnumber, 676,asfollows: Insertmagenta North:5o32"705. South: 35'.835. 5" 856 1318/03 East:149' 14"60E. 149o 11"08E. West:
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joiningthe 1912 Note- POSITIONS), Insert magenta limit andchartreference, (see followingpositions: 34" 15"25N., 41'.83W 6' 6" 34' 17"51N.. 41',.83W. 34" l7'.51N., 38',.80W. 6" 6' 34" l8'.92N.. 38',.00W. 34' 18"92N..6'33'.83W 3 4 "1 5 ' , . 2 5 N . , 6 ' 3 3 " 8 3 W centred on: note,CHART 1912:POSITIONS, Insertaccompanying 6'32"4W 33" 34'.4N., on: limit andchartnumbe! 1912,centred Deletemagenta 6" 34" 18'.9N.. 42"0W
The miscellaneousNM number to be recorded in the bottom left hand corner of each chart updated.The miscellaneousNM is always the first notice each week. The chart to be updated and the previous update number. The text of the update to be applied. The instruction to insert new larger-scalechart limits is shown like this. Draw a "box" with theselimits and insert the chart number (in this caseAus 676) in a corner of the box clear of other detail.
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The examples shownin this bookletareby no means exhaustive are thoughtto be sufficient but to illustrate principlesinvolved. the When you are updatingyour chartsyou shouldtry to achieve the very higheststandards draughtsmanship keepingwith thoseinherent the Admiralty Chart of in in so that you can readthe information clearly. Nlost important of all: Positions must be exact Depthsand symbolsmustbe clear Legends and descriptions must be readable
Remember,you may have to read and understand what is marked on your chart under a dim red light in the grip of a force l0 storm. Your life and others could depend upon the accuracyof application of your updates.It is important that the task of chart maintenanceis taken seriouslyand that you strive to achievethe higheststandardsare maintained.
Deletions:
Moving of Features:
New Symbols: The examples that follow do not containan exclusive of symbolsusedon set tracings. New symbolsmay be introduced fiom time to time. If unsure the of meaning,alwaysconsult the text of the NM for clarification.