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State the purpose of Cumulative List of Notices to Mariners.

The purpose of the Cumulative List of Notices to Mariners is for checking
and updating charts. It records the chart number, edition and the notices to
mariners affecting the chart from previous till the latest notice prior
publishing to this list. The list is published by the Hydrographic
Department of the Navy every six months and contains correction to charts
for previous two years. It affects BA Admiralty charts as well as Australian
and New Zealand charts which have been republished with the Admiralty
series.
List the titles of the main sections of the Weekly Notices to Mariners.
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI

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Explanatory notes, Indexes to Section II.

Admiralty Notices to Mariners. Correction to charts.
Reprints of Radio Navigational Warnings.
Corrections to Admiralty Sailing Directions.
Corrections to Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals.
Corrections to Admiralty List of Radio Signals.

State the information contained in EACH section of the Notices to Mariners.

Section I
: contains explanatory notes and advise on the use of charts and
publications followed by index of notices and chart folio index of charts
affected together with geographical index.
Section II
: contains notices for correction of charts, including all notices
effecting navigational charts, and are listed consecutively from the onset of the
year. The section also includes 'T' and 'P' notices relevant to the week. The last
weekly notice of each month will also list the 'T' and 'P' notices which are
remaining current. Any new edition of charts together with new publications
issued are listed in this section. Latest edition of publications are listed at the
end of March, June, September and December.
Section III : contains list of all Navarea messages in force with reprints of
those issued during the week. It also list other Hydrolants, Hydropacs, US
special warnings received together with edited reprints of selected messages in
force for those areas. The first weekly notice of each year contains a list of
Navarea, Hydrolants and Hydropacs messages.
Section IV : contains all corrections effecting Sailing Directions for that
week. A cumulative list of these corrections in force is also published on a
monthly basis.
Section V
: contains all corrections effecting the Admiralty List of Lights
and Fog Signals for that week.
Section VI : contains all corrections effecting Admiralty List of Radio
Signals for that week.

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State the contents of Summary of Annual Notices to Mariners.

1.
2.
3A.
3B.

Admiralty tide tables - Addenda and corrigenda.

Suppliers of Admiralty chart and publications.
Official messages to British flagged Merchant ships - GBMS.
Official radio messages to Merchant ships - The allied MERCOMMS
System.
4.
Distress and rescue at sea - Ships and Aircrafts.
4A. Distress and rescue - ships position and reporting system.
4B.
AMVER
5.
Firing practice and exercise areas.
6.
Former Mine Danger areas, swept routes.
7.
UK and USSR (former) - Mutual safety procedures for Military units.
8.
Submarine information.
10.
Mine laying and mine counter measures exercises.
11.
North Atlantic Ocean weather ships.
12.
National claims to Maritime Jurisdiction.
13.
World-Wide Navigation Warning Service and World Meteo
Organisation.
14.
Availability of Notices to Mariners.
15.
UK allowance.
15A. Negative storm surge.
16.
Protection of Historic and Dangerous wrecks.
17.
Traffic Separation Schemes.
17A. Ship reporting system - (AIRS) Automatic Ship Identification and
Reporting System.
18.
Carriage of Nautical Publications.
19.
Satellite Navigation system Position and BA charts.
20.
Protection of Offshore installations.
21.
Canadian Charts and publication regulations.
22.
US Navigation safety regulations relating to Navigation charts and
publications.

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