ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guides

​Extra information to aid planning

Each Port Approach Guide displays a range of planning information for a specific approach. This additional planning information may include contact details and harbour regulations, Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) information, principal lights and landmarks, specific warnings, tide and climate information, anchorages and prohibited areas, dangerous cargo, pilotage, berth information and port services.  Clearly displayed on one chart, this information can help to save bridge officers time during passage planning and Master Pilot Exchange (MPX). It can also help to make the planning of port navigation quicker and easier. 

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 Want to see our Port Approach Guides in use? Our product demonstration film gives you a visual overview of the product's key features

Quick reference

International Code of Signals (ICS) flags link text panels to chart features to help bridge officers identify warnings and notices for the area they plan to sail, improving situational awareness. Quick Response (QR) codes also provide bridge crews with quick access to important information such as port authority websites, as well as online supporting applications such as ADMIRALTY EasyTide and Notice to Mariners WebSearch.

Familiarity and reassurance

All charts display widely used and instantly recognisable features and symbols, giving bridge officers clarity and reassurance during times of peak workload and pressure.​

Each Port Approach Guide contains official planning information taken from our portfolio of ADMIRALTY Maritime Data Solutions

​Pricing

Each ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guide has a recommended retail price of £31.40. A full list of Port Approach Guides, their coverage and scales can be viewed in the Catalogue of ADMIRALTY Charts and Publications (NP131). A list of Port Approach Guide coverage can be found in the ADMIRALTY Catalogue NP131.

Ordering Port Approach Guides

We sell ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guides through a network of experienced and trusted chart agents. Please contact your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent to discuss the right package of charts for you and pricing.

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Available through Print on Demand (POD)

POD allows our ADMIRALTY Chart Agents to print ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guides on site and fulfil your ship's urgent orders in the quickest time possible.

You can find out which ADMIRALTY Chart Agents offer POD on our How to Buy  page. 

The ADMIRALTY Digital Catalogue (ADC) can also provide you with a comprehensive reference of all ADMIRALTY Maritime Data Solutions. To find out more about the ADC, please click here.