United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
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| State level | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Supervisory authority | UK Department of Defense |
| founding | 1795 |
| Headquarters | Taunton , Somerset (England) |
| Authority management | Rear Adm. Tim Lowe , Acting Chief Executive and National Hydrographer |
| Servants | 1000 |
| Web presence | www.ukho.gov.uk |
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is a British authority ( executive agency ) for nautical , seafaring and Hydrographic based in Taunton , Somerset (England). In 2011 UKHO opened a branch in Singapore .
tasks and activities
- Provision of nautical and hydrographic information for civil and military purposes (for the Royal Navy )
- Navigation warnings via marine radio ( Radio Navigational Warnings )
Publications
- Digital and paper charts
- Admiralty List of Lights and Fog signal ( Lists of Lights )
- Notices to Mariners , notes and warnings for shipping (see messages for seafarers )
- Online tide calculation , back to the year 100 or a forecast up to 50 years in advance for 7,000 ports.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tim-lowe
- ↑ www.ukho.gov.uk Singapore office opens. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ↑ www.ukho.gov.uk Admiralty EasyTide ("The most comprehensive tidal prediction service on the Web"). Accessed August 28, 2011.
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 24.2 " N , 3 ° 4 ′ 43.5" W.