ADMIRALTY

NOTICES

TO

MARINERS
 INTRODUCTION
IT IS PUBLISHED BY THE UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE.

IT PROVIDES GUIDELINES REGARDING CORRECTION

OF CHARTS & VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS.

IT IS A WEEKLY PUBLICATION.

IN INDIA, THE NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE AT

DEHRADUN , ISSUES THE NOTICES TO MARINERS.
CONTENTS

EXPLANATORY NOTES

PUBLICATION LISTS

ADMIRALTY NOTICES TO MARINER

UPDATES TO STANDARD NAVIGATIONAL

CHARTS

REPRINTS OF RADIO NAVIGATIONAL

WARNINGS
AMENDMENTS TO ADMIRALTY SAILING
DIRECTIONS

AMENDMENTS TO LISTS OF LIGHTS AND

FOG SIGNALS

AMENDMENTS TO ADMIRALTY LIST OF

RADIO SIGNALS
 SECTION1
EXPLANATORY NOTES

IT GIVES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT

THE VARIOUS CONTENTS IN THE BOOK.

THE VARIOUS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

OF ALL COUNTRIES PERTAINING TO
NAVIGATIONS UNDERSTOOD HERE.

RELIANCE ON CHARTS AND ASSOCIATED

PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO GIVEN.
 SECTION 2
UPDATES NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS

IT GIVES INTRODUCTION FOR THE UPDATING

OF STANDARD NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS AND
SELECTED THEMATIC CHARTS.

BLOCKS AND NOTES ACCOMPANYING NOTICES

IN SECTION 2 ARE PLACED WITHIN SECTION 2.

TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES ARE

PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER . THEY
MAY BE CUT UP AND FILED .

INFORMATION FROM THESE NOTICES IS NOT

INCLUDED ON CHARTS BEFORE ISSUE; CHARTS
SHOULD BE UPDATED IN PENCIL ON RECEIPT.
 SECTION 3
REPRINTS OF RADIO NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS

SERIAL NUMBERS OF ALL NAVAREA-1 MESSAGES IN FORCE.

REPRINTS OF MESSAGES ISSUED DURING THE WEEK .

MESSAGES PERTAINING TO OTHER NAVAREAS ,

HYDROLANT, HYDROPAC ALONG WITH SELECTED
IMPORTANT MESSAGES FOR THESE AREAS ARE LISTED.
 SECTION 4
AMENDMENTS TO SAILING DIRECTION
DEALS WITH THE AMENDMENT TO SAILING DIRECTION

THOSE IN FORCE AT THE END OF YEAR ARE

REPRINTED IN THE ANNUAL SUMMARY OF NOTICES TO
MARINERS.

A LIST OF AMENDMENT IN FORCE IS PUBLISHED IN

SECTION IV OF THE WEEKLY EDITION FOR THE LAST
WEEK OF EACH MONTH.

RECOMMENDS - AMENDMENTS ARE KEPT IN A FILE

WITH LATEST LIST OF AMENDMENT IN FORCE ON TOP.

THE LIST SHOULD THEN BE CONSULTED WHEN USING

THE PARENT BOOK TO SEE IF ANY AMENDMENTS,
AFFECTING THE AREA UNDER CONSIDERATION, ARE IN
FORCE.
 SECTION 5
AMENDMENTS TO ADMIRALITY LIGHTS
AND FOG SIGNALS

ADMIRALTY LIST OF LIGHTS IS CORRECTED FROM SECTION V OF

THE WEEKLY EDITIONS OF ANTM.

WHEN A LIGHT IS AFFECTED BY A NOTICE ITS LIGHT LIST NUMBER

IS QUOTED.

THE ENTIRE ENTRY FOR EACH LIGHT AMENDED WILL BE PRINTED

(INCLUDING MINOR CHANGES) AND AN ASTERISK(*) WILL DENOTE
WHICH COLUMN CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENT.

THE RANGE OF A LIGHT IS NORMALLY THE NOMINAL RANGE,

EXCEPT WHEN THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY QUOTES LUMINOUS
OR GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE.
 SECTION 6
REPRINTS OF RADIO NAVIGATIONAL
WARNING

WHEN A CHARTS UPDATING NOTICE IS

ISSUED FOR A RADIO BEACON ITS ADMIRALTY
LIST OF RADIO SIGNALS VOLUME 2
REFERENCE NUMBER IS QUOTED, FOLLOWED
IN PARENTHESES BY THE NUMBER OF
WEEKLY EDITION CONTAINING THE
CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO THE
SERVICE DETAILS.
 HYDROGRAPHIC NOTE
THE MARINERS ARE TO REPORT TO THE ADMIRALTY ANY
DISCREPANCIES THAT ARE OBSERVED FROM THE
INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE CHARTS OR PUBLICATIONS
THROUGH THE HYDROGRAPHIC NOTES.

FOR EXAMPLE --- IF A DEPTH IS OBSERVED TO BE

DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE ON THE CHART ,THEN IT MUST
BE REPORTED

THE DETAILS HOW THE SOUNDING WAS OBTAINED AND THE

METHOD OF POSITION FIXING ALONG WITH THE DATE AND
TIME OF OBSERVATION IS SENT THROUGH THIS
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTE.