AZERBAIJAN, Estonia and Qatar have become the latest flag states to approve the use of Admiralty's digital nautical publications to meet the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) carriage requirements, according to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).
This means the 400+ vessels flagged by these three jurisdictions are now permitted to carry Admiralty Digital Publications (ADP) for voyage planning and navigation purposes.
It brings the total number of flag states that have approved the use of digital nautical publications in place of their paper equivalents to 76, equivalent to 78 per cent of the world's vessels of over 2,000 gross tonnes in size.
Said UKHO product manager Josephine Washington: "The flagged fleets of these nations can now benefit from the accuracy, speed and ease of use of ADP. They provide a far more user-friendly way of viewing exactly the same trusted information that the UKHO has always provided in paper form.
"Since updates are provided electronically every week and take just seconds to apply, the risk of human error and the time involved in manual corrections are greatly reduced, which helps to support safe and efficient navigation," she said.
The ADP suite comprises the Admiralty Digital List of Lights that provides light and fog signals information; Admiralty Digital Radio Signals Volume 6 for up-to-date maritime radio communications and pilot services information; and, Admiralty TotalTide, a comprehensive tidal prediction programme.
WORLD SHIPPING
27 February 2014 - 23:18
Azerbaijan, Estonia, Qatar approve use of digital nautical publications
AZERBAIJAN, Estonia and Qatar have become the latest flag states to approve the use of Admiralty's digital nautical publications to meet the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) carriage requirements, according to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).
WORLD SHIPPING
27 February 2014 - 23:18
Azerbaijan, Estonia, Qatar approve use of digital nautical publications
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