NTM

Question 1

What is the weekly notice to Mariners

Answer 1

Weekly notice to Mariners is released weekly by the uk hydrographic office. It contains updates to all UKHO publications (charts and books). It can be obtained via the UKHO website or through an approved admiralty dealer.

The last notice of every month contains all temp and prelim notices

Every quarter contains latest edition of publications

Question 2

What are the sections of the weekly notice

Answer 2

1 explanatory notes and list

1. List of charts this WN effects, latest editions, charts to be withdrawn and charts coming into force.
   1a. Released monthly, contains list of t and p that are cancelled and still in effect
   1b. Quarterly, list of current editions of publications

2 charts, end of section has t and p
3 Navarea 1 NAV warnings
4 sailing directions
5 lights and fog signals
6 ALRS
7 publications
8 digital

Question 3

What are temp notices

Answer 3

A temp notice is issued when a correction to a publication will only be valid for a brief period. I.e. An unexplored ordinary in a position.

Temp corrections should be made in pencil.

Question 4

What are prelim notices

Answer 4

Are preliminary notice is issued when a correction is about to be made permanent but finalization of the details are in progress.

Must be made in pencil

I.e. New lights being installed at a newly built breakwater.

Question 5

When are t and p issued

Answer 5

Every week at the end of section 2 and then a comprehensive list is issued at the end of every month. Then in volume 1 section 2 of the annual notice to Mariners a comprehensive list of all T’s and P’s still valid for that year are released.

Question 6

What are cumulative notices

Answer 6

They are issued every 6 months ( Jan , June )
Contains lists of all chart correction reference numbers, current chart edition and chart number.

Does not contain actual chart correction

Question 7

Carriage of NTM

Answer 7

Weekly, must be contained until next annual summary

Cumulative carried until follow up cumulative

Annual notice regarding publications should be kept for the entirety of the publication that was corrected until new addition is released

ASD notice kept until next annual summary

Question 8

What is an Annual notice to Mariners

Answer 8

They are release every January in two parts

Volume 1 is in 2 section
Volume 2 is in 4 section

V1.1 contains notices that cover important information that may stay valid for a long time, eventually this info moves to other publications

Question 9

What is in Part 1 of annual summary

Answer 9

Section 1. (1-26) annual notice to Mariners that contain important topics that may remain valid for an extended period of time. If a topic remains long enough it will be moved to an appropriate publication.

Section 2. All T and P notices still in force at the start of that year

Question 10

What is in part 2 of the annual summary

Answer 10

Updates to sailing directions and miscellaneous nautical publications

• 4 sections
  Section 1, current editions of sailing directions
  Section 2, updates in force of sailing direction
  Section 3, current editions of all other publications
  Section 4, updates in force of other publications

Question 11

What is used to record all admirably chart corrections

Answer 11

Admiralty paper chart maintenance record ,NP133A

Question 12

How to keep a Nautical Publication up to date. (I.e. NP100 or sailing direction)

Answer 12

Annual notice to mariners volume 2.

Find NP number

Check edition

Check corrections

Then check every subsequent weekly notice.