UKHO Mariner Handbook

It will provide sufficient knowledge and practical experience for planning and executing a shallow water survey using a single-beam echosounder and sidescan sonar. Course material will be available on the internet for participants to assimilate in advance of the residential session.

Comprehensively updated, it features revised information on assessment and promulgation of safety-critical data for Notices to Mariners and Navigation Warnings. Other topics covered are How to Interpret Source Data, Charting of Wrecks, Important Information on Minefields, Improved Photography on Sea States, Marine Pollution Reports (MARPOL), and Enhanced Charts with Diagrams.

There are also new sections on aquaculture and fish havens and long-period swell waves as well as a revised Hydrographic Note form (H102) together with a complete listing of all current national flags and merchant ensigns.