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CONTENTS
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Preface
Contents
Diagramsandphotog~aphs
Abbreviations
CHAPTER 1
Charts, books, system of names, International Hydrographic Organization, International Maritime Organization
Navigational information (1.1)
Chartsanddiagrams(1.5)
Supply of charts (1.35)
Navigational warnings (1.55)
Admiralty Notices to Mariners (1.62)
Upkeepofthechartoutfit(1.71)
Books(1.97)
System of names (1.135)
International Hydrographic Organization (1.149)
International Maritime Organization (1.156)
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (1.159)
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8
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19
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CHAPTER 2
The use of charts and other navigational aids
Charts (2.1)
Fixing the position (2.32)
Lights (2.65)
Fog signals (2.71)
Buoyage (2.73)
Echosoundings(2.79)
Squat (2.94)
Under-keel c1earance (2.100)
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CHAPTER 3
Operational information and regulations
Obligatoryreports(3.1)
Distressandrescue(3.7)
Tonnage and load lines (3.16)
National limits (3.23)
Vessels requiring special consideration (3.33)
Fishing methods (3.55)
Ships'routeing(3.63)
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CHAPTER 4
The sea
Tides (4.1)
Tidalstreams(4.13)
Ocean currents (4.17)
Waves (4.30)
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CHAPTER 5
Meteorology
General maritime meteorology (5.1)
Weather routeing of ships (5.53)
Abnormal refraction (5.55)
Aurora (5.64)
Magnetic and ionospheric storms (5.70)
Cloud formations (5.71)
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107
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110
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114
CHAPTER 6
Ice
Seaice(6.1)
Icebergs(6.17)
Iceglossary(6.26)
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143
CHAPTER 7
Operations in polar regions and where ice is prevalent
Polarregions(7.1)
Approaching ice (7.7)
TheMaster'sdutyregardingice(7.18)
Icereports(7.20)
Ice accumulation on ships (7.22)
Operatinginice(7.27)
Icebreaker assistance (7.45)
Exposuretocold(7.54)
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CHAPTER 8
Observing and reporting
Hydrographic information (8.1)
Renderingofinformation(8.4)
Views(8.34)
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CHAPTER 9
IALA Maritime Buoyage System (9.1)
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DIAGRAMS
LimitsofVolumesofAdmiraltySailingDirections
Facingpagel
Areas of Australian and New Zealand Charting Responsibility (1.13).
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Limits of Volumes of Admiralty Lists of Lights (1.110)
15
Seismicvessels(3.48)
41
Fishing methods (3.55.1-3.55.3)
44-46
Fishing Vessel types (3.55.4)
47
International Port Traffic Signals (3.99)
53
DrillingRigs(3.1O7)
55
Offshore Platforms (3.112)
55
Offshore Mooring Systems (3.116-3.121)
57
World Sea Surface Densities (4.42.1-4.42.2)
74-75
World Sea Surface Salinities (4.44.1-4.44.2)
76-77
Sandwaves(4.56-4.57)
80-81
Sea state photographs (ForceO-Force 12)
83-90
Pressureandwindbelts(5.3)
91
Depressions(5.16)
96
Formation of Fronts in the N Hemisphere (5.17)
98
Occ1usions(5.20)
99
Typical paths of Tropical Storms (5.32)
103
Stormwarningsignals(5.51)
107
Refraction (5.56, 5.58 and 5.62)
109
Auroral forms photographs (5.64)
111-113
Cloud formation photographs (5.71)
115-119
Movement of Arctic Ice (6.13)
125'
Ice Photographs (Photographs 1-28)
129-142
lcingNomograms(7.25)
154
Windchill(7.56)
159
H.1O2-HydrographicNote(8.4)
162-163
Marked up echo-sounder tracing (8.14)
165
H.1O2a-Hydrographic
Note for Port Information (8.24)
167-168
H.488-Record
of Observations for Variation (8.32)
170-171
Panoramic view (8.36)
174
Aerial Views (8.38.1-8.38.3)
175-176
PiiotageViews(8.39.1-8.39.3)
176-177
Portrait View (8.40)
177
Close-up View (8.41)
177
IALA Buoyage Lateral Marks Regions A and B (9.16.1-9.16.2)
180-181
Local and general direction of buoyage (9.17)
182
IALABuoyage Cardinal marks (9.25)
184
IALA Buoyage Isolated danger, Safe water and Special marks (9.32-9.49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 185
IALABuoyage diagrams (9.5.1-9.5.2)
188-189
National Flags (AnnexA)
190
Meteorological Tables
BeaufortWindScale
Seasonal Wind/Monsoon Table-West
Tropical Storm Table
Dewpoint
Meteorological
Conversion Tables
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used in the text.
Directions
N
NNE
NE
ENE
E
ESE
SE
SSE
S
SSW
SW
WSW
W
WNW
NW
NNW
south
south-south-west
south-west
west-south-west
west
west-north-west
north-west
north-north-west
Satnav
TSS
VTS
VTMS
Satellite navigation
Traffic Separation Scheme
Vessel Traffic Services
Vessel Traffic Management System
Navigation
DGPS
GPS
Lanby
ODAS
Offshore Operations
ALC
ALP
CALM
ELSBM
FPSO
FSO
SALM
SALS
SBM
SPM
Organizations
IALA
IRO
IMO
NATO
RN
RT
UHF
VHF
WT
radio telephony
ultra high frequency
very high frequency
radio (wireless) telegraphy
Radio
OF
HF
LF
MF
Navtex
direction finding
high frequency
low frequency
medium frequency
Navigational Telex System
MRCC
MRSC
SAR
MHWS
MLHW
MLLW
MLW
MLWN
MLWS
MSL
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
UT
UTC
Universal Time
Co-ordinated Universal Time
Tides
HAT
HW
LAT
LW
MHHW
MHLW
MHW
MHWN
Times
ETA
ETD
ABBREVIATIONS
C
dwt
feu
fm
it
g/cm3
GRP
grt
gt
hp
hPa
kHz
km
kn
kw
m
mb
MHz
mm
MW
No
nrt
teu
degrees Celsius
deadweight tonnage
forty foot equivalent unit
fathom(s)
foot(feet}
gram per cubic centimetre
glass reinforced plastic
gross register tonnage
gross tonnage
horse power
hectopascal
kilohertz
kilometre(s)
knot(s)
kilowatt(s)
metre( s)
millibar( s)
megahertz
millimetre( s)
megawatt(s)
number
nett register tonnage
twenty foot equivalent unit
POL
RMS
Ro-Ro
SS
ULCC
VLCC
Ie
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R
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