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Advice / Conseils
For navigation use only updated regulatory documents /
Pour la navigation n'utiliser que des documents réglementaires à jour.
GPS is more accurate than nautical charts /
Un GPS est plus précis qu'un carte marine
Web Servers / Serveurs Web
You can use the nearest or faster server / Vous pouvez utiliser le serveur le plus proche ou le plus rapide :
Caption / Légende
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Publicaciones náuticas y técnicas - Cartas Náuticas y Especiales - Buscador de Cartas Náutica
Estas cartas (RNC) no son aptas para la navegación (Última actualización: Diciembre 2016). Para visualizar las cartas raster deberá instalar previamente cualquier visualizador de carta raster disponible en el mercado.
Índice : Antecedentes históricos - Principios generales del sistema - Reglas - Mapa de las regiones A y B. Se podrá bajar gratuitamente en formato PDF completando un formulario.
Según la definición del Diccionario del Bureau Hidrográfico Internacional, faro es "una estructura distintiva sobre una costa o alejada de la misma que presenta una luz principal destinada a servir de ayuda a la navegación". Más precisamente, una construcción costera que posee una señal luminosa característica cuya función es orientar al navegante. En este sitio se actualizan las características nocturna y diurna de los faros permanentemente ya que afectan la Seguridad Náutica. No obstante, los navegantes deberán consultar las publicaciones reglamentarias Faros y Señales Marítimas, los Avisos a los Navegantes y Radioavisos Náuticos respecto a este tema.
En las Tablas de Marea se publican las horas y alturas de pleamares y bajamares para los puertos de la República Argentina y algunos de Uruguay. Además se incluyen predicciones horarias para algunos puertos donde la característica de la marea así lo requiere. Predicciones diarias de las horas y alturas de las pleamares y bajamares. Datos en HTML.
La información brindada corresponde a los instantes predichos de estoas y de máximas corrientes de marea. Para la máxima corriente se da la intensidad en nudos (1 nudo = 1 milla náutica/hora) y el rumbo en grados (dirección respecto al Norte geográfico y con sentido hacia el Este). Los valores predichos no incluyen al efecto del viento sobre la corriente.
Aquí se presentan las horas y alturas de las pleamares y bajamares para 19 puertos de la zona antártica. Las horas están referidas al huso horario +3 al Oeste del meridiano de Greenwich. Datos en PDF.
Nomenclatura de la OMM del Hielo Marino: Terminología del hielo ordenada alfabéticamente y Terminología del hielo ordenada por conceptos - Código del óvalo (Huevo): sistema de la simbología del hielo marino de la OMM - Hielo flotante en el mar: mural con compendio de identificación, nomencaltura y códigos en uso - Gruñones (growlers): trozos de hielo pequeños y duros más peligrosos para los buques.
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Parte Glaciológico - Seguimiento de Témpanos mayores a 10 MN - Borde de Hielo Marino - Cartas de Hielo (Pasaje Drake, Islas Orcadas del Sur y adyacencias, Mar de la Flota e islas Shetland del Sur, Canales hasta Isla Belgrano, Bellingshausen y Bahía Margarita, Estrecho Antarctic y Golfo Erebus y Terror, Weddell general, Weddell NW, Weddell Sur) - Observaciones Glaciológicas (Ice observations in Spanish and English).
Sol, planetas y estrellas. Esta efemérides astronómica fue calculada, redactada y compaginada en la División Astronomía del Observatorio Naval Buenos Aires. Se incluyen en ella datos necesarios para determinar la posición geográfica mediante observaciones astronómicas, como así también tablas de transformaciones, correcciones y equivalencias aplicables a diversos cálculos. Contiene las posiciones aparentes de 324 estrellas fundamentales brillantes, sin incluir en ellas los términos de corto período de la nutación (inferiores a 35 días). Se podrá bajar gratuitamente en formato PDF completando un formulario.
Este programa provee: Salida, puesta, crepúsculo civil, náutico y astronómico del Sol, salida y puesta de la Luna y de planetas para cualquier punto de longitud conocida y para latitudes de hasta ±80° - Además calcula otros datos astronómicos como ser, ángulo horario y declinación, azimut y altura, refracción, paralaje horizontal, paso por el meridiano, etc., para Planetas, Sol y Luna. Fases de la Luna e información técnica. Tiempo de Sidéreo local y ángulo horario de Aries - Permite calcular hasta 365 datos, guardarlos en un archivo e imprimirlos (Windows).
La altura significativa se infiere en el modelo a partir de la energía total de las olas. Se asemeja a la altura característica que un observador experimentado estima visualmente en un campo de olas y es la medida representativa del campo más utilizada. Sin embargo, se debe destacar que las olas individuales pueden exceder la altura significativa (idealmente algo más del 13 % de las olas) y aun en condiciones normales, alguna ola individual podría duplicar esta altura. La dirección del pico es la dirección media en las frecuencias que contienen la máxima energía y es cercana, en general, a la dirección del máximo. El período del pico de energía o período dominante es el correspondiente a las frecuencias que contienen la máxima energía. Todas las alturas se expresan en metros. Oceanos Australes: Altura significativa - Oceano Atlántico: Altura significativa y también Altura de olas de mar de viento
Geoportal con los avisos vigentes para Argentina: NAVAREA VI - NAVTEX Ushuaia - NAVTEX Rio Gallegos - NAVTEX Comodoro Rivadavia - NAVTEX Bahia Blanca - NAVTEX Mar del Plata - NAVTEX Buenos Aires - Riopla - Rios. Este geoportal no reemplaza los canales oficiales de comunicacion navtex y safetynet. Limites internacionales y espacios maritimos aproximados. No apta para navegar.
Este Sitio se actualiza permanentemente con los acontecimientos que afectan a la seguridad náutica, no obstante se recomienda a los navegantes utilizar la difusión de los radioavisos náuticos a través de los diferentes canales de comunicación radial o satelital. Índice :
El Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN) presta el Servicio Público de Seguridad Náutica, entre otras actividades, editando desde 1918, la Publicación H-216 "Folleto de Avisos a los Navegantes". En la Sección I contiene los avisos a los navegantes con las modificaciones a ser incorporadas por los mismos en todas las versiones (soportes) de las Cartas Náuticas (Papel, Raster - BSB y Electrónicas de Navegación ENC / S-57), Croquis de los Ríos, Derroteros Náuticos, Listas de Faros y Señales Marítimas, Radioayudas para la Navegación y demás publicaciones náuticas editadas por este servicio. Desde el 1° de enero de 2008 su frecuencia es mensual (Más informaciónes).
The Australian Chart and Publication Maintenance Handbook providesinformation to assist mariners to keep paper and electronic nautical charts and publications up to date, as well as to keep appropriate maintenance records. By using this book, mariners should be able to meet their obligations under both national and international maritime legislation and the more specific inspection requirements imposed by safety and regulatory authorities.
Guide to Updating Nautical Charts - Unofficial Charts and Plotters - GPS Receivers and Chart Datums - Accuracy and Reliability of Charts - Understanding Chart Symbology - Correcting Australian Paper Charts - Electronic Navigation Charts - Electronic Charting Information.
How accurate are nautical charts? How much faith can be placed in them? Unfortunately, the answer is quite complex - far more complex than simply saying one chart is accurate whilst another is not. The attached guide on Accuracy and Reliability of Charts contains both explanations and examples intended to assist mariners in vessels of all sizes to determine how much confidence they should place in charts.
Contains symbology which has not been adopted in the International Hydrographic Organisation INT 1 (symbols & abbreviations) publications for use in Australian Navigational Charts.
Written in an easy to read “question and answer” style, this publication answers over twenty of the most commonly asked questions about electronic charts (ENCs and RNCs) and their use in ECDIS and ECS. Its main emphasis is on what types of chart data and types of equipment can be used to satisfy the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) carriage requirements for charts.
The electronic chart carriage rules and regulations in Australian waters. For a comprehensive overview about electronic charts (ENC and RNC), electronic charting systems (ECDIS and ECS) and electronic chart carriage requirements under the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), we recommend you read this page.
This quick reference guide is to help you recognise some of the lesser known ENC symbols.
Cartes marines vectorielles téléchargables / Electronic Navigational Charts for upload (ENC).
Ne pas utilisez pour la navigation / Not for navigational use
A free unprotected ENC data cell, covering an area of the Torres Strait including Varzin Passage is available below for download and evaluation. This ENC cell is for evaluation purposes only and is not to be used for naviation.
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Terms that are often used in Tidal Science.
The transit time of a celestial body refers to the instant that its center crosses an imaginary line in the sky - the observer's meridian. It's represents the time at which the body is highest in the sky on any given day: the transit of the Sun is local solar (sundial) noon. At the twilight time in the absence of moonlight, artificial lighting or adverse atmospheric conditions, the illumination is such that large objects may be seen but no detail is discernible. The brightest stars and planets can be seen and for navigation purposes at sea, the sea horizon is clearly defined. More definitions (Geoscience Australia).
The Maritime Gazetteer of Australia (MGA) is a searchable database containing all the place names used in Australia's official navigational charts.
This product contains information relatif to various aspects of navigation in australian waters. It is produced annually.
Australian Notices to Mariners are produced fortnightly to inform mariners of amendments of navigational significance to their chart portfolios. Notices to Mariners, tracings, blocks and other supplements are available in PDF format (More informations).
Marine orders are regulations made under Commonwealth legislation. Marine orders contain the detailed requirements and processes ensuring legislation keeps up to date with technical and operational advances in maritime safety and environment protection. They also put international and national maritime standards into effect.
Marine notices provide important safety related information, general guidance and details about forthcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community. While marine notices have no legal standing, they provide important safety related information, general guidance, or details about forthcoming changes to legislation. See also: Pilot Advisory Notices.
The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) sets standards for vessel design, construction, equipment, operation and crew competencies for domestic commercial vessels.
Search for a registered ship on the Australian General and International Shipping Registers. You can search for a vessel using basic details about the ship. You can search either by the ship’s name, or the ship's official number for a more accurate search. The official number is the six digit number issued by the Shipping Registration Office to Australian registered ships. Other details such as the type of ship, overall length, or principal material of construction may be useful for searching purposes to check for matches in the register. See also: Search for Australian MMSI number.
Seafarers are much more likely to die from injury at work.This brochure provides ideas about simple methods for managing the welfare of your crew.
Vessel traffic services (VTS) assist domestic and international vessels to avoid dangerous situations in our region. There are currently 15 authorised vessel traffic services in Australia including REEFVTS (Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Services). Here is a list of VTS areas in Autralia with specific information.
The environmental and cultural significance of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait regions are internationally recognised. In 1990 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) named these regions Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA). In these PSSA, this guide will help masters of ships provide Reef VTS the correct ship reports and benefit from the services provided by Reef VTS. The REEFVTS user guide describes: The requirements for ships entering and transiting through the Reef VTS Area, including the mandatory reporting procedures, recommended shipping routes and compulsory pilotage areas; The vessel traffic services provided by Reef VTS (2017).
Knowledge of regulations and duties will help you navigate safely on the seas. The safety of shipping depends on you having detailed knowledge of, and complying with, regulatory and other obligations and duties we set out according to our legislation. This quick guide highlights your key obligations when transiting through the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait.
This Guide will facilitate and assist all Seafarers transiting Australian waters, in their effective cooperation with AMSA for the promotion of the common goal of safe navigation and pollution prevention, especially in the sensitive marine areas of this vast continent (AUSMEPA, 2013).
The Queensland coastal passage plan (QCPP) seeks to improve pre-pilotage communications between coastal pilotage providers, the vessels they service, and the appointed coastal pilots. The QCPP improves the readiness of ships transiting coastal pilotage areas within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait by ensuring voyage plans, waypoints and other planning considerations have been completed in a standardised manner. See also: Passage Plan uniform waypoints.
The Modernised Australian Ship Tracking and Reporting System (MASTREP) is a ship reporting system designed to contribute to safety of life at sea. Participation in MASTREP is mandatory for certain vessels and others are encouraged to participate.
The National Search and Rescue Manual is the standard reference document for use by all Australian Search and Rescue (SAR) authorities. The National SAR Manual meets the requirements of international conventions for an Australian Search and Rescue Plan, and includes material covering: Abbreviations, terminology and definitions relevant to SAR practitioners - The elements and functions of the Australian SAR system - Details of communications, assets and procedures for coordination - SAR planning and techniques including worksheets. The Manual is a body of guidance rather than an operational straitjacket.
The AIS is a maritime communications device that improves navigation safety and environmental protection by assisting in the effective navigation of ships. See also: LRIT.
Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one. We allocate maritime mobile service identity numbers (MMSI’s) to people who own a vessel or unit that has either: digital selective calling (DSC) capable equipment - automatic identification system (AIS) units.
Frequently asked questions about distress beacon (EPIRB, PLB & ELT) and Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI).
The Australian GMDSS Training and Operations Manual. This Handbook has been produced by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), and is intended or use on ships that are: 1) Compulsorily equipped with GMDSS radiocommunication installations in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974 (SOLAS) and Commonwealth or State Government marine legislation; or 2) Voluntarily equipped with GMDSS radiocommunication installations. It is the recommended textbook for candidates wishing to qualify for the Australian GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency.
Marine Order 27 requires a radio log-book to be carried on board vessels subject to the Navigation Act 2012. The GMDSS Radio Log Book (the radio log) should be kept in a location close to the radio station. Pages from this form should be printed as required and kept as a hard-copy. The radio log, and associated records, must be kept onboard for at least 2 years. The radio log must contain a summary of communications relating to distress, urgency and safety messages. Details of commercial communications exchanged via GMDSS communications equipment may also be recorded in the radio log. The radio log should contain a record of important incidents connected with the radio service.
The AWQ Training Package which will provide you with everything you need to know about VHF marine radio frequencies and protocols to help you to gain the Australian Waters Qualification. Content: Lessons - Simulator - Handbook - Revision - Exam - Tool box. This is a windows based program from ANZSBEG.
You need a maritime ship licence to use radio equipment on board a ship and you must be qualified to operate a maritime ship station.
Navigational maritime safety information (MSI) for NAVAREA X and Australian coastal areas: Safety Messages - NAVAREA X warnings - Coastal warnings - Summary of Mobile Drilling Rigs - Special Purpose Vessels.
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The Marine Weather Knowledge Centre provides information about the services the Bureau provides for mariners. These services include forecasts, warnings and observations for the coastal waters and high seas around Australia. See also in PDF : Marine Services Ready Reckoner.
It's possible to choose the place with a map or with a locations list. Also tidal streams for The Rip and Hammond Rock. Also the previous tide prediction web pages. By the National Tidal Centre (NIC).
NTC glossary of tidal terminology with an emphasis on Australian terms. See also the Tidal Glossary by the AHS.
The Australian Tides Manual (SP9) brings together in a single, user-friendly form, a large number of existing sources of information on the measurement of tides and tidal currents (By the PCTMLS). Table of Contents: Basic Theory, Tidal Terminology, Analysis and Prediction, Tidal analysis, Tidal classification, Analysis of tidal currents, Long term sea level variability, Environmental Effects on Sea Level, Weather-related effects, Shallow water effects, Tidal Datum Epoch for LAT and HAT, Tidal Planes and Levels, Harmonics-based definitions, Observations-based definitions, The Australian Height Datum (pages 1 to 19).
The Interactive Weather and Wave Forecast Map Viewer is used to display images of computer-generated forecast data for up to the next 7 days. The computer model generated maps contain no input from weather forecasters. The link of the map shows Day+0 data.
A range of services provide current weather information for mariners at sea. VHF radio is accessible from in-shore waters, HF radio for much greater distances off-shore, and the satellite 'Inmarsat C SafetyNET' services provide global access (More information about Marine Weather Services).
Current analysis and forecast fax charts. This is black & white files for radio fax broadcast with FTP and WEB access.
This page provides a summary of the valid weather warnings issued in each State.
This information sheet is designed to assist owners and operators of critical infrastructure better understand the effects of space weather events. These may include disruptions to telecommunication and radio communications systems, satellite navigation systems, energy supply and power grids. Space weather could also lead to damage or loss of critical infrastructure.
The ionosphere is a significant source of error in satellite navigation systems, such as GPS. In ordinary operation the position of a GPS receiver is estimated by measuring the time delay between a radio signal transmitted from each satellite and the reception of that signal at the receiver. Assuming a constant speed of light, this time delay can be converted to a receiver-satellite distance. By comparing the distance to multiple satellites a GPS receiver can determine its three dimensional position.
The ionosphere disrupts this approach since the GPS radio signal is slowed by the presence of free electrons, causing an additional time delay and hence an error in the distance to each satellite. The greater the total number of electrons (Total Electron Count, or TEC) on the signal path, the greater the time delay.
This near-real-time map shows the estimated GPS positioning error, in metres of L1, resulting from the difference between the GPS broadcast Klobuchar model of ionospheric delay and the best current estimate of 'true' ionosheric delay, as observed by SWS.
It is therefore representative of the ionospheric contribution to GPS position error for single-frequency GPS, which at mid-latitudes typically ranges between 1 and 5m. Both enhancements and depressions of the ionosphere can result in reduced GPS positioning accuracy. The map shows colour contours of position error at GPS L1 (ie single frequency), in units of metres.
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There can be many reasons why an HF signal may not reach the intended recipient, including solar flares, ionospheric storms, geomagnetic storms, equipment faults and the choice of frequency. Summary: 1. The ionosphere - 2. HF communications - 3. Effects of solar events on HF communications. Also in HTML.
These pages provide general propagation advice for HF communicators. Information available includes inferred global propagation conditions, real time HF fadeout coverage charts, regional ionospheric vertical MUF maps and Hourly Area Prediction charts (More information about HF Communications Problem).
Tool for HF Prediction: HAP, Min-Max HAP, URSL, GRAFEX, Air Route, LAMP and Frequency selection. Digital HF Prediction: Reliability and other features of digital HF radio. Also VHF/UHF Area Prediction: Calculates and displays RF signal loss for VHF/UHF (30MHz-3GHz).
This handbook "MRO Handbook 2017" is intended for the guidance of radio operators: (a) on Australian vessels which are compulsorily fitted with marine radiotelephony, marine radiotelephony with digital selective calling capability, and/or Inmarsat satellite communications, in accordance with State or Territory government legislation; or (b) on Australian vessels which are voluntarily fitted with marine radiotelephony, marine radiotelep ony with digital selective calling capability, and/or Inmarsat satellite communications; or (c) at limited coast stations, particularly those operated by marine rescue organisations. It is the recommended textbook for candidates undertaking examination for the Marine Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency (MROCP), the Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency (MROVCP), and the Marine Satellite Communications Endorsement, year 2017 (Also view online).
This handbook "VHF Handbook 2018" is intended for the guidance of radio operators: (a) On Australian vessels which are voluntarily fitted with marine VHF radiotelephony and marine VHF radiotelephony with D igital Selective Calling (DSC) capability. (b) On Australian vessels which are compulsorily fitted with marine VHF radiotelephony and marine VHF radiotelephony with D igital Selective Calling (DSC) capability. It is the recommended textbook for candidates undertaking the Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency (MROVCP) examination (Also view online).
This text "MCSSE Handbook 2019" is recommended as the study guide for candidates undertaking the examination for the Marine Satellite Communications Certificate of Endorsement (MCSSE also known as Satcom). Contents: Examinations - Inmarsat system - Inmarsat-C ship earth stations - Inmarsat Enhanced Group Calling receivers - Inmarsat Fleet F77 equipement (Also view online).
There are three certificates in regards to marine radio operator qualification: Marine Satellite Communications Endorsement (MSCE), Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (LROCP), Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP). The examination consists of a multi-choice question paper (duration 1 hour with a 70% pass mark) and a practical component.
By the Australasian Legal Information Institute, online free-access resource for Maritime & Law of the Sea:
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