26/W2A

CHART AND PUBLICATIONS ASSIGNMENT

PREPARED BY: VERMA CHAITANYA

DATE SUBMITTED: 25-APRIL-2008

INTRODUCTION
THIS ASSIGNMENT ON CHART AND NAUTICAL PUBLICATION IS TO HELP ME TO BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OUT OF ME AS AN OOW WHEN ONBOARD, SO THAT THE VESSEL IS SEA-SAFE AND READY FOR PORT STATE INSPECTION, ISM AUDITS, AND COMPANY AUDITS. THIS ASSIGNMENT HELPS ME TO: 1. RECOGNISE STATUTORY NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS AND WHAT THEY CONTAIN AND HOW TO ORDER THEM. 2. CORRECT CHARTS/NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS USING WEEKLY NOTICES TO MARINERS, TEMPORARY, AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES. 3. MAKE SURE THAT CHARTS ARE HANDLED WITH CARE AND ARE MAINTAINED. 4. DEMONSTRATE HOW NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS, TEMPORARY, AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES ARE DEALT ONBOARD. ALL ASPECTS OF THE ASSIGNMENT ARE COVERED USING THE VERY IMPORTANT NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS ITSELF FROM THE LIBRARY AND COLLEGE HANDOUT.THIS ASSIGNMENT IS REFERENCED WHEREVER NECESSARY.

ABBREVIATIONS: NPS- NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS WNTMS-WEEKLY NOTICES TO MARINERS. ALRS- ADMILARITY LIST OF RADIO SIGNALS. ALOL- ADMILARITY LISTS OF LIGHT SIGNALS.

CONTENTS:
TOPIC 1. STATUTORY PUBLICTIONS AND ITS DESCRIPTION 2. CONTENTS OF WNTMS AND ANNUAL NTMS 3. STORAGE AND CARE OF CHARTS AND HOW TO ORDER THOSE 4. CHART AND NP CORRECTONS 5. HOW TO DEAL WITH NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS PAGE NO. 1-3 3 4 5-6 6

6. HOW TO DEAL WITH PRELIMINARY AND TEMPORARY NOTICES 6-7

PAGE NO-1 PART-1: 1.1.1 THE STATUTORY CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS REQUIRED ONBOARD AN OCEAN GOING VESSEL AS PER SOLAS CHAPTER V (SAFETY OF NAVIGATION) ARE: (DATA GIVEN BELOW HAS BEEN UNDERSTOOD FROM THE MARINERS HANDBOOK). A. ADMILARITY CHART CATALOGUE AND PUBLICATION. NP131 (UKHO). B. CHARTS SUITABLE FOR THE SHIPS ROUTE (UKHO). C. WEEKLY NOTICES TO MARINERS (UKHO). D. ANNUAL SUMMARY OF ADMILARITY NOTICES TO MARINERS. NP247 (UKHO). E. SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS ON ADMILARITY CHARTS.CHART 5011(UKHO). F. MARINERS HANDBOOK.NP100 (UKHO). G. ADMILARITY SAILING DIRECTIONS. (UKHO). (VOLUMES ONLY FOR THE VOYAGE). H. ADMILARITY LIST OF RADIO SIGNALS.NP281-287 (UKHO). I. ADMILARITY LIST OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS. J. ADMILARITY TIDE TABLES (WITH TIDAL STREAMS).NP201204(UKHO). K. INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS (IMO). L. NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE RESPECTIVE YEAR. M. STAR FINDER CHART. N. NAUTICAL TABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE VESSEL SHOULD CARRY: A. HOW TO CORRECT YOUR CHARTS THE ADMILARITY WAY.NP294 (UKHO). B. ADMILARITY IALA BUOYAGE SYSTEM.NP735 (UKHO). C. ADMILARITY OCEAN PASSAGES OF THE WORLD D. GUIDE TO PORT ENTRY. E. ROUTEING CHART AND SHIPPINGS WORLD MAP. FOR U.K.FLAGGED SHIPS, IN ADDITION TO ALL ABOVE: A. MERCHANT SHIPPING NOTICE (MSNS). B. MARINE GUIDANCE NOTICE (MGNS) C. MARINE INFORMATION NOTICE (MINS). 1.1.2 DESCRIPTION OF STATUTORY CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS REQUIRED ONBOARD AN OCEAN GOING VESSEL AS PER SOLAS CHAPTER V (SAFETY OF NAVIGATION) ARE: A. ADMILARITY CHART CATALOGUE AND PUBLICATION-IT GIVES DETAILS OF ALL CHARTS BY U.K.HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE WITH NUMBER, DATE OF PUBLICATION AND CURRENT EDITION.IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE IT ONBOARD FOR PASSAGE PLANNING.ONE

PAGE NO-2 ADDED ADVANTAGE TO IT IS THAT IT REPRESENTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE CHARTS THE ADMILARITY WAY.WE CAN ORDER CHARTS IN A FOLIO (ONLY FOR THE VOYAGE) OR THE WORLD FOLIO. B.CHARTS- THEY CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A WORKABLE PORTION OF THE EARTH, HELPING THE MARINER TO KNOW THE SHIPS POSITION AT ANY GIVEN TIME.ITS A BASIC REQUIRMENT TO NAVIGATE A SHIP.THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARTS LIKE MERCATOR CHARTS, GNOMONIC CHARTS. C.WEEKLY NOTICES TO MARINERS-ITS IMPORTANT TO CORRECT CHARTS AND NPS USING WNTMS. UNCORRECTED CHARTS AND NPS MAKE THE SHIP UNSAFE AND PUTS THE LIFE OF MANY AT RISK. WNTMS HAVE ALL CHART AND NP CORRECTIONS, NEW FINDING AND ADDITION TO EXISTING INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. D.ANNUAL NOTICES TO MARINERS-IT CONTAINS REPRINTS OF ALL THE NOTICES OF THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS INCLUDING THE FIRST FEW NOTICES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHICH ARE NOT PUBLISHED. E. SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS ON ADMILARITY CHARTS-IT DESCRIBES EACH AND EVERY SYMBOL, MARK AND ABBREVIATION ON A CHART. ITS LIKE A MARINE DICTIONARY. F. MARINERS HANDBOOK-THIS NP IS ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL BOOKS IN THE SHIPS LIBRARY.IT GUIDES THE MASTER AND OOW ON MANY SUBJECTS LIKE METEOROLOGY, NAVIGATION IN ICE, CHARTS, ETC. G. ADMILARITY SAILING DIRECTIONS: THIS NP IS A GOOD HELP IN PASSAGE PLANNING. IT GIVES INFORMATION ON THE ROUTE THE VESSEL SHOULD TAKE, SHORT CUTS, WEATHER, CLIMATE AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED WHILE PLANNING A PASSAGE.IT ALSO GIVES INFORMATION ON PILOT STATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALRS VOLUME 6. H. ADMILARITY LIST OF RADIO SIGNALS: THIS NP GIVES INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING RADIO INFORMATION DERIVED WORLD-WIDE IN 6 VOLUMES: 1. COAST RADIO STATIONS. 2. RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, RADIO TIME SIGNALS. 3. RADIO WEATHER SERVICES AND NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS. 4. LISTS OF METEOROLOGY OBSERVATION STATIONS. 5. GUIDE TO GMDSS. 6. PILOT SERVICES AND PORT OPERATIONS.

PAGE NO-3 I. ADMILARITY LIST OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS: THIS NP GIVES DETAILS SUCH AS HEIGHT, RYTHEM, COLOUR OF LIGHT, FOG SIGNALS OF LIGHT HOUSES, LIGHT VESSELS, LIGHT FLOATS.IT HAS INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. J. ADMILARITY TIDE TABLES (WITH TIDAL STREAMS)-THIS EDITION GIVES DAILY PREDICTIONS OF HIGH AND LOW WATERS FOR SOME STANDARD PORTS.ONE ADVANTAGE IN VOLUME 3 AND 4 ARE THAT IT GIVES INFORMATION ON TIDAL STREAMS FOR TIME AND SPEED. K. INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS (IMO)-THIS PUBLICATION HELPS IN CODING AND DECODNG OF VARIOUS EMERGENCIES ON BOARD.IT MAKES UP FOR LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES WHEN EMERGENCIES ARISE. L. NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE RESPECTIVE YEAR- GIVES ESSENTIAL ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR A SEA-GOING VESSEL, COVERS SUN, MOON, STARS, AND PLANETS WHICH HELPS IN DETERMINING POSITION OF THE VESSEL. M. STAR FINDER CHART: THIS CHART HELPS US RECOGNISE STARS OBSERVED FOR COMPARING COMPASSES. ALL IT NEEDS IS LHA AND LATITUDE. N. NAUTICAL TABLE: ITS A SUBSTITUTE TO CALCULATORS AND FORMULAES. IT HAS INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF TABLES THAT HELP IN CALCULATIONS. 1.1.3: TO CHECK WHETHER THE CHART IS UPDATED OR NOT, THE FOLLOWINGS CHECKS CAN BE MADE: 1. WE SHOULD CHECK THE BOTTOM, LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE CHART OR AT THE BACK OF THE CHART FOR THE LAST CORRECTION. 2. THE CHART CORRECTION LOG MAINTAINED ONBOARD. 3. CUMULATIVE NOTICES TO MARINERS ISSUED EVERY SIX MONTHS. 4. ANNUAL NOTICES TO MARINERS. 1.2.1: CONTENTS OF WNTMS ARE: 1. INDEX 2. CORRECTION FOR CHARTS INCLUDING REPRINTING FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CHARTS. 3. CORRECTION FOR ALOL, ALRS AND SAILING DIRECTIONS. 4. TEMPORARY NOTICES. 5. PRELIMINARY NOTICES. 6. NEW PUBLICATIONS. 7. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS. 1.2.2: CONTENTS OF ANNUAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (FOR A PERIOD OF 2 AND A HALF YEARS) ARE:

PAGE NO-4 1. INDEX. 2. REPRINTS OF WNTMS. 3. AMENDMENTS TO ALRS, ALOL (REPRINTS). 4. AMENDMENTS TO SAILING DIRECTIONS (REPRINTS). 5. TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES. 6. REPRINTS OF RADIO NAVIGATIONAL WARNING. 7. DISTRESS AND SAR, T.S.S., MILITARY AREAS, CANCELLED NOTICES. PART-2 2.1 STORAGE AND CARE OF CHARTS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CHARTWORK. STORAGE OF CHARTS SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CHARTS SHOULD BE STORED IN A DRAWER, WITH THE CHARTS LYING FLAT. 2. THE CHARTS TO BE USED AND CHARTS USED SHOULD BE IN DIFFERENT DRAWERS WITH LABELS. 3. UNUSED AND EXTRA CHARTS SHOULD BE KEPT SEPARATE. 4. THE DRAWER ITSELF SHOULD BE NEAT AND TIDY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY EASILY ACCSESSIBLE. 5. THERE SHOULD BE A CHART INVENTORY STATING THE NUMBER OF CHARTS ONBOARD. TO PROLONG THEIR LIFE, FOLLOWING MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN: 1. PROPER EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE USED. 2. NO TRACKS OTHER THAN THE SHIPS TRACK SHOULD BE PRESENT. 3. PEN SHOULD NOT BE USED ON THE CHART EXCEPT FOR CORRECTING THE CHART.WE SHOULD NOT WRITE ON ANY PAPER KEPT OVER THE CHART. 4. NO FOOD ITEMS OR DRINKABLES SHOULD BE KEPT ON THE CHART OR CLOSE TO THE CHART. 5. WHEN USING DIVIDERS, SPECIAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN SO THAT IT DOES NOT DAMAGE THE CHART.IF AT ALL THE CHART GETS DAMAGED, A SMALL PIECE OF SEE-THROUGH TAPE CAN BE PASTED OVER THE CUT SO THAT IT DOES NOT ENLARGE. 6. CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE CLEAR, NEAT AND TIDY AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE NEW EDITION WILL BE PUBLISHED. 2.2 SINCE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE THEM ONBOARD, UKHO HAS PROVIDED A STRONG NETWORK TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR SEAFARERS TO ORDER THE PRODUCTS THEY REQUIRE.ADMILARITY CHARTS AND NPS CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH A NUMBER OF OPTIONS: 1. THROUGH AN AUTHORISED ADMILARITY DEALER ON LINE OR ON TELEPHONE. 2. THROUGH THE LOCAL AGENT. 3. THROUGH THE COMPANY.

PAGE NO-5 PART-3 3.1.1 CHART AND NP CORRECTIONS AS MENTIONED EARLIER ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE VESSEL SEA-SAFE.IT SHOULD BE DONE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IS EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE. 1. CORRECTION OF CHARTS: (DATA GIVEN BELOW HAS BEEN UNDERSTOOD FROM HOW TO CORRECT YOUR CHARTS THE ADMILARITY WAY, NP294. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE KEPT HANDY: CORRECTION PEN, 2B PENCILS, ERASER, DIVIDERS, COMPASSES, PARALLEL RULES, ADHESIVE, SCISSORS, 12" STRAIGHT RULER, CHART CORRECTION LOG. WE MAY HAVE TO CORRECT CHARTS USING PAPER WNTMS OR ELECTRONIC WNTMS. IN CASE OF PAPER WNTMS ALWAYS CHECK THE LAST CORRECTION RECORDED IN THE CORRECTION LOG. 1. TAKE OUT THE CHART AFFECTED BY THE WNTMS. 2. CUT OFF THE BLOCK FROM THE WNTMS.CUT IT OFF ALONG THE ENCLOSING BLACK LINE AROUND THE LIMITS OF THE AREA OF THE BLOCK BEFORE STICKING. 3. USE THE TRACING ONLY TO POSITION THE CORRECTION.TRACINGS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AS THERE CAN BE PRINTING MISTAKES. 4. PASTE THE BLOCK OVER THE MATTER TO BE CORRECTED. 5. A SMALL CORRECTION CAN BE DONE BY HAND PROVIDED THAT IT IS CLEAR. 6. CORRECTION MADE SHOULD BE NOTED AT THE BOTTOM, LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE CHART OR AT THE BACK OF THE CHART. 7. WE SHOULD ALSO UPDATE THE CHART CORRECTION LOG. 8. ALWAYS CHECK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. FOR CORRECTING ALRS, ALOL, AND PILOT BOOKS: THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE KEPT HANDY: APPROPRIATE VOLUME (CHECK EDITION), SCISSORS, PAPER CUTTER, PEN, ADHESIVE, 12" RULER, CUTTING BOARD. 2. ALRS: IN ORDER FROM TOP, GO ON TO THE RESPECTIVE PAGE NUMBER OR STATION IN THE CORRECT VOLUME AND EDITION (WE HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS). CUT OFF THE NEW INFORMATION FROM THE WNTMS AND PASTE IT OVER THE UNVALID INFORMATION.AFTER THE CORRECTION IS DONE GO ON THE FIRST PAGE WITH HEADING RECORD FOR CORRECTIONS.ENTER THE WEEK NUMBER AND DATE CORRECTED AND SIGN IT.WE SHOULD CORRECT THE CHARTS ALSO IF THEY ARE AFFECTED.

PAGE NO-6 3. ALOL: IN ORDER FROM TOP, GO ON TO THE APPROPRIATE TITLE NUMBER (7.1.89 OR 14.9.789 AND SO ON). MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT VOLUME AND EDITION. CUT OFF THE NEW INFORMATION FROM THE WNTMS AND PASTE IT OVER THE UNVALID INFORMATION.AFTER THE CORRECTION IS DONE GO ON THE FIRST PAGE WITH HEADING RECORD FOR CORRECTIONS.ENTER THE WEEK NUMBER AND DATE CORRECTED AND SIGN IT.WE SHOULD CORRECT THE CHARTS ALSO IF THEY ARE AFFECTED. 4. PILOT BOOKS: FROM THE WNTMS, GO ON TO THE PARAGHRAPH MENTIONED AND MAKE A NOTE WITH PEN STATING- SEE WEEKLY NOTICES TO MARINERS AND WEEK NUMBER. IN THE PILOT BOOKS WE SHOULD NOT CUT AND PASTE THE CORRECTION RATHER SHOULD MAINTAIN A FILE IN WHICH ALL THE CORRECTIONS FROM THE WNTMS ARE PRESENT. AFTER THE NOTE IS MADE GO ON THE FIRST PAGE WITH HEADING RECORD FOR CORRECTIONS.ENTER THE WEEK NUMBER AND DATE CORRECTED AND SIGN IT.WE SHOULD CORRECT THE CHARTS ALSO IF THEY ARE AFFECTED. 3.1.2: 1. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS: NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE OOW AS IT NOTIFIES IMMEDIATELY: A NEW DANGERS. B. CHANGES IN NAVIGATIONAL AIDS. THEY ARE BROUGHT OUT WHEN THERE IS NO TIME TO ISSUE A NOTICE. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH GREAT CARE AS IT COULD BE AFFECTING THE PASSAGE OF THE VESSEL.ANY WARNING AFFECTING THE SAFE PASSAGE OF THE VESSEL SHOULD BE MARKED ON THE CHART WITH PENCIL. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS SHOULD BE FILED AND WHEN RECEIVED WITH WNTMS SHOULD BE CANCELLED. BEFORE BEING FILED THEY SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF THE MASTER. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS ARE OF THREE TYPES: A. NAVAREA WARNINGS. B. COASTAL WARNINGS. C. LOCAL WARNINGS. WE CAN RECEIVE NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS BY: A. SAT C OR SAFETYNET (NAVAREA) B. NAVTEX (COASTAL). C. VHF CH.16 (LOCAL, VERBAL TRANSMISSION).

PAGE NO-7 2. TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES: A. TEMPORARY NOTICES: ARE THE NOTICES WHICH ARE VALID FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME (2-4 MONTHS).THEY WILL BE IN FORCE TILL THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY WNTMS. CHARTS AND NPS SHOULD BE CORRECTED FOR TEMPORARY NOTICES WITH PENCIL AND THEN FILED AFTER NOTIFYING THE MASTER. SOME TEMPORARY NOTICES CAN BECOME PERMANENT CHANGES. B. PRELIMINARY NOTICES: IS A NOTICE WHICH IS ISSUED WHEN A CHANGE IS PROJECTED OR EXPECTED IN FUTURE AND PERMANENT NOTICE CANNOT BE GIVEN DUE TO EXTENSIVE OR COMPLEX INFORMATION.THEY WILL ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED BY PERMANENT NOTICES.THE INFORMATION ON THESE NOTICES SHOULD BE MARKED ON THE CHART WITH PENCIL WITH THE NOTICE NUMBER AND THEN FILED AS A RECORD.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. MARINERS HANDBOOK (UKHO). 2. HYDRO.GOV.UK 3. ANNUAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (UKHO).