Chart Correction

Alan Bury
 Equipment
• Pens - 2 pens (0.15mm to 0.25mm)
• Ink – Magenta
• Glue
• Needle instrument
• Hacksaw blade - 14 to 18 teeth per
inch.
• Long straight ruler – steel
• Craft knife
 Guidance & Instructions
• NP 294 – How to correct your
charts the Admiralty way
• Mariners Handbook
• Weekly NtM – Section I
Explanatory Notes
• Annual Notice 9 – UKHO Policy
 Weekly NtM - Contents
• Section I – Expl. Notes & Pubs. List.
–Explanatory Notes
–Cautionary notes
–NEW Admiralty Charts & publications
(including reproductions of other
Nations charts)
–New EDITIONS
 Weekly NtM - Contents
• Section I – Expl. Notes & Pubs. List.
–Advance notice of future new charts and
editions.
–Charts & Publications permanently
withdrawn.
–Latest issue dates of RASTER CHARTS
SERIES.
–List of Current editions of Publications
(not charts).
• Section II – Updates to Standard Nautical Charts
–Geographical index of corrections.
–Index of Notices & Adm. Folio.
–Index of Charts affected by
corrections.
–Individual permanent corrections.
–T & P corrections (Single sided paper).
–Blocks (single sided paper).
• Section III – Reprints of Radio Nav. Warnings.
–Navareas are listed separately.
–Hydrolants & Hydropacs.
–Single sided paper.
–Starts with those Warnings in force.
–Lists any additions & amendments.
–Cut out and file by NAVAREA.
• Section IV – Amendments to SAILING DIRECTIONS
–Amendments provided by Volume.
–Single sided.
–Cut out, glue to a page and file by
Volume.
–List of Amendments remaining in
force.
• Section V – Amendments to List of
Lights & Fog signals
–Amendments provided by Volume.
–Single sided.
–Either:
• Make a manual correction or
• Cut out, glue directly over the previous
entry.
• Section VI – Amendments to List of Radio Signals
–Amendments provided by Volume.
–Single sided.
–Either:
• Make a manual correction or
• Cut out, glue directly over the
previous entry.
• HYDROGRAPHIC NOTE (H.102)
– Instructions for entry provided
– Intended for Mariners to report details
of navigational & port information not
included or erroneous.
– 2 x Notes (H102 & H102a)
– Sent to UKHO
 Correcting Charts
• Step One
–Using Section II, cross reference
with Ships’ Chart correction Log,
identify which charts need to be
corrected.
–Pull out Tracings and note Folio &
Consec. Number on the Tracing.
–Sort Tracings into Folio groups.
• Step Two
– Remove charts needing correction.
– Individually check that the LAST
correction has been done.
– With tracing in Consec. Order, correct the
charts as required.
– Cut out and glue on Blocks as directed on
the Tracing.
– Write Correction number at foot of chart
and in Chart Correction Log.
• Step Three
– T’s & P’s
• Cut out and paste in a file.
• File should be sorted by Folio.
• Pull out chart affected.
• In PENCIL write the correction number on
the face of the chart.
• Write the T/P number in the Chart
Correction Log.
• When the chart is to be used, refer to the
file and make the full correction in PENCIL.
• Step Four
–Withdrawn Charts removed from
Bridge and defaced.
–Tracing & NtM stored for a period
as determined by SMS.
 ANNUAL NtM
• Annual Notices
• T & P Notices remaining in
force
• Amendments to Sailing
Directions
 ANNUAL NtM
• Annual Notices
–1. Tide Tables correction
–4. Distress & Rescue
–13. WWNW Service
–15. UKC & Heights
–17. TSS
–18. Carriage of charts & Publications
–19. GNSS – Accuracy
–25. ENCs
Cumulative List of Admiralty NtMs

• Published twice per year

• Part A in January
• Part B in July
• Available for free
• Download it from the web
• UKHO - Cumulative list
How to check that a chart is corrected
up to date.
• Refer to the ‘Cumulative List of Admiralty
NtM.
• Look up the Chart number.
• Compare the corrections listed against
those on the chart.
• If any missing then get them out and
correct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbZ7Ka_cWvg