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What is ADMIRALTY Digital Sailing Directions?
ADMIRALTY Digital Sailing Directions (ADSD) is the next generation of our trusted Sailing Directions, bringing essential voyage planning information mariners rely on into a clear, intuitive digital format - designed to support safe, efficient and compliant navigation.
Built with maritime in mind
ADSD brings professional voyage planning information into a single, trusted platform; providing clear, geo-referenced, regularly updated and authoritative information, powered by the UK Hydrographic Office's world-leading navigational data.
Designed for practical use, ADSD aims to save you time, improve the discoverability of Sailing Directions data, and help you plan with confidence for port entry and coastal navigation.
Why choose ADSD?
- See the full picture with clear, geo-referenced visualisations that enhance situational awareness
- Find what you need faster with powerful search and bookmarking features
- Plan with confidence using authoritative UKHO data you can trust
- Save time by exporting data directly into your passage planning process
- Navigate a user interface shaped by mariner insights and real-world workflows
By joining us to test an early version of ADMIRALTY Digital Sailing Directions, you will gain exclusive early access while helping shape a tool designed to enhance situational awareness, simplify planning, and support safe, compliant and efficient navigation worldwide.
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