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The UK Hydrographic Office will cease production of paper charts by the
end of 2026, according to a news article I received this morning via
radio teleprinter from San Francisco Radio, the historic station KPH
that the Maritime Radio Historical Society operates every Saturday.

https://www.radiomarine.org/

Remember when connection speed was measured in baud? This was
transmitted at 45 baud (60 words per minute).


THE UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE IS SET TO END PRODUCTION OF PAPER CHARTS AND
MAKE ITS CHART PORTFOLIO COMPLETELY DIGITAL BY THE END OF 2026. THE
DECISION TO COMMENCE THE PROCESS OF WITHDRAWING FROM PAPER CHART
PRODUCTION WILL ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR FOCUS ON ADVANCED DIGITAL
SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAYS SEAFARERS, UKHO CHIEF EXECUTIVE
PETER SPARKES WAS QUOTED BY SEATRADE MAGAZINE AS SAYING. HE SAID THE
OFFICE HAD SEEN A RAPID DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR PAPER CHARTS, WHICH HAS
BEEN DRIVEN BY THE SOLAS-MANDATED TRANSITION TO ECDIS AND THE FACT THAT
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CAN OFFER COROLLARY SERVICES SUCH AS OPTIMIZATION AND
WEATHER ROUTING.

BUT ALONGSIDE THE ADVANTAGES, GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF GPS SPOOFING,
THERE IS CONCERN THAT RETIRING THE SEXTANT AND PAPER FOR GOOD COULD BE
PREMATURE, WRITES JOURNALIST MARCUS HAND IN SEATRADE. UKHO IS FOLLOWING
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF NOAA, WHICH ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PHASE OUT PAPER
NAUTICAL CHART PRODUCTION BY JANUARY 2025. IN THE US, SEAFARERS CAN
STILL ORDER CUSTOM-PRINTED CHARTS BASED ON ELECTRONIC DATA.


THIS INFORMATION USED BY PERMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS

--
Paul Hirose
sofajpl.com

   

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