Nautical charts are a sailor’s maps designed to help sail safely across the sea, even in busy waterways. Using them, voyagers can chart their sailing course easily without any hassle. They act as routing guide supplements; helping voyagers find right direction, plan routes for journey; get familiar with water depth in different areas, the presence of rocks in the water; and alert with other risks associated with nautical coverage. These charts may have different information, depending on the area they are designed for. They can cover a small nook in a river or a large area in the sea as per their size. These charts have a set of symbols with their meanings. To understand the meanings and use the information contained within the chart, the voyagers must first be able to read the it correctly.
Contrary to the road maps that just lead the drivers to the right path, nautical charts alert the sailors about the potential dangers along the way to their destination. Nautical charts display information using symbols. When talking about
British admiralty charts, they are complied with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. Suitable for professional, recreational and commercial voyages, these charts contain a wide range of scales required for coastal navigation, passage planning, ocean crossing and entering port. It’s advisable to use the largest scale charts if you are navigating in busy areas, such as Singapore and Malacca Straits, the English Channel and the Gulf of Suez.
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