ADMIRALTY Digital Sailing Directions

Gain exclusive early access to ADMIRALTY Digital Sailing Directions by joining us to test this latest version with three simple steps:

  • Download the software (1GB)
  • Review for 30 minutes
  • Complete a 5 minute survey.

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.

Your support will help shape a tool designed to enhance situational awareness, simplify planning, and support safe, compliant and efficient navigation worldwide.

 

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ADSD Screen shot of Poole harbour

Why ADSD?

ADSD brings essential 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.

Product benefits

  • Provide clear, geo-referenced visualisations to enhance situational awareness
  • Enable you to quickly find the information you need with intuitive search and bookmarking features
  • Support confident, efficient voyage planning using authoritative UKHO data
  • Allow you to easily export information to simplify passage planning
  • Offer an interface shaped by mariner feedback for practical, real-world workflows
ADSD Screen shot of English Channel routeing

Technical requirements

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ADSD runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system, and on computers with minimum specifications meeting those required by the operating system.

However, for improved performance, it is recommended that the minimum machine specification is as follows:

  • Processor: 2 Ghz or faster with 4 or more cores
  • RAM: 8Gb or more
  • Storage: 256Gb or more
  • Graphics Card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver
  • Display: 720p (1280x720)