ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights (ADLL)

ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights (ADLL) is an advanced source of navigational light and fog signal information, with coverage of more than 85,000 individual fixed light structures including lighthouses, lightships, lit floating marks and fog signals.

Part of the ADMIRALTY Digital Publication (ADP) range, ADLL contains all the detail of its paper equivalents, with the added convenience of fast, accurate weekly updates and simple searching of information. These important features can save bridge crews time and reduce the risk of human error.

Key features of ADLL include:

Electronic Notices to Mariners (NMs) updates and information search, giving greater efficiency, faster updating and more flexible information access

Global coverage to enable safe and compliant navigation through major commercial shipping routes and ports

Approved for use by the Flag States of over 80% of ships trading internationally, with certification to aid inspections

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Here to help

Once you’ve chosen ADLL, we can offer you guidance to help you get the best from the service. Support items include installation guides and YouTube tutorials, with further support available from chart agents and our in-house customer service team.

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Available around the world

We distribute our products through a global network of experienced and trusted ADMIRALTY Chart Agents. If you are interested in finding out more about ADLL, please contact your preferred chart agent or visit the find a chart agent page to locate your closest distributor.

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Comprehensive coverage of light and fog signal information

Keeping bridge crews informed, compliant and up-to-date, ADLL contains comprehensive coverage of more than 85,000 individual fixed light structures including Lighthouses, Lightships and Fog signals. ADLL also contains a number of Lit floating marks including Pontoon lights, resilient and buoyant beacons, Single Point Moorings (SPM) & Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Facilities (FPSO).

This global coverage is divided into 10 folios, giving lights information for locations across the world.

Fast and efficient updates

ADLL allows users to download weekly electronic updates by internet or disc. These can be applied accurately with minimum manual intervention; significantly reducing time spent making manual updates and minimising the risk of human error on board.

Easy search and print options

Crews can find lights information quickly using the map interface, the ship’s position or a keyword search. This information can then be easily printed for use in navigational activities such as passage planning.

Compliance with SOLAS requirements

ADLL is widely accepted as meeting SOLAS carriage requirements and is approved for use by the Flag States of over 80% of ships trading internationally; meaning ongoing safety and compliance for your ships, cargo and crew.

Find out which Flag States have approved the use of ADLL >

Familiarity and reassurance

ADLL displays information using easily recognisable formats from printed publications, providing reassurance for users as they switch to digital applications.

Approved by the Flag States of over 80% of ships trading internationally, ADLL provides the same level of compliance as traditional ADMIRALTY paper-based publications, for ships trading under these Flag States. Where we are aware that a Flag State Authority (FSA) has issued documentation on the acceptance of UKHO's digital nautical publications or provided guidance on their use, we have listed it in the table below.

Important notes:

FSAs who accept UKHO's digital nautical publications, but have not issued any specific requirements, may not be listed

If it is not clear whether a FSA accepts UKHO's digital nautical publications as satisfying carriage requirements then shipping companies should contact their FSA or the appropriate RO

For more information and guidance on the safe and effective use of UKHO's digital nautical publications, please click here

For more information and guidance on IMO requirements on carriage of publications on board ships please read MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.2

Flag State	Documentation where applicable	Comments / Conditions
Antigua & Barbuda	SLS.14/Circ.239
Australia	MO21
Azerbaijan	Approval Letter
Bahamas	BMA-51, 20 Sept 2011
Barbados	SLS.14/Circ200
Belgium	Approval Letter
Belize		Subject to RO approval
Bermuda	ADP Approval Letter e-NP Approval Letter
Brazil	Approval Letters English \| BR Portuguese
Canada	Approval Letter
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands	Supp No 3
China		No documentary guidance but Flag State thought to be positive to enquiries
Cook Islands	Circ 14
Costa Rica	Approval Letters English \| Spanish
Croatia
Curaçao		Subject to an independent backup system operating on a separate power supply
Cyprus	Circ No 17/11
Denmark (inc Greenland)	SLS.14/Circ296
Dominica
Estonia	Approval Letter
Faroe Islands	01/2011
Finland	MMK 11/2007
France	Approval Letters English \| French	Relevant section is 221-V/27, on page 389
Georgia	Approval Letter
Germany	SLS.14/Circ1901
Ghana	Approval Letter
Gibraltar	SGN 052
Greece	SLS.14/Circ.302
Honduras
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Circular 7
Iceland	Approval Letter
Iraq
Ireland	MN No 45/09
Isle of Man	ADP Approval Letter e-NP Approval Letter
Israel	Approval Letter
Italy	Approval Letters English \| Italian
Japan	Approval Letter
Kiribati	MC 13/2010
Latvia	Approval Letter
Liberia	Approval Letter Marine Notice ADM-007 Rev. 5/08
Lithuania	Approval Letter
Luxembourg	CAM 06/2012
Madeira
Malaysia	MSN 64-2011
Maldives
Malta	SLS.14/Circ.299
Marshall Islands	Marine Notice No. 1-000-3 Rev. 03/16 MN7-041-6 Version 11/12	When an electronic backup is carried, portions of the publication needed for the planned voyage shall be printed and included with the voyage plan unless the electronic backup is an independent computer system with its own emergency source of power (please refer to the relevant documentation)
Mauritius	Approval Letter
Mexico	Approval Letters English \| Spanish
Moldova	Approval Letter
Mongolia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway	SLS.14/Circ.213
Panama	MMC-218	Relevant sections of ADP fully corrected and updated pertaining to the vessels planned voyage should be printed off and be available for reference (please refer to the relevant documentation)
Papua New Guinea
Philippines	Approval Letter
Poland	Approval Letter
Portugal
Qatar
Russia	Approval Letters English \| Russian	Subject to inclusion of the use of ADP in the vessel's safety management system and approval by an appropriate classification society (see attached letter)
Seychelles	Approval Letter
Sierra Leone	Approval Letter
Singapore	SLS.14/Circ.320
Slovenia	Approval Letters English \| Slovenian
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka	Approval Letter
St Kitts and Nevis	Approval Letter
St Vincent and the Grenadines	SOL 008
Sweden	SLS.14/Circ.265
Switzerland
Thailand	Approval Letter
Trinidad and Tobago	Approval Letter
Turkey	Approval Letters English \| Turkish	Please refer to page three of linked documents
Tuvalu	MC01/2011/01
UK	ADP Approval Letter e-NP Approval Letter
United Arab Emirates
USA	Approval Letter
Vanuatu
Venezuela

Below you'll find important information regarding compatibility. If you require further information please contact your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent.

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Recommended minimum requirements

ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights (ADLL) will run on any PC that meets the Microsoft recommended minimum specification for the following operating systems:

Windows 7 (SP1) 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Windows 8.1 (SP1) 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Windows 10 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Operating systems should have the most recent Service Pack installed. In addition, systems will require: a DVD drive, keyboard, Microsoft mouse (or some other compatible pointing device), super VGA (800 x 600) video adapter or better with suitable monitor and at least 1GB of available disk space.

Important notes:

Systems should be capable of receiving emails up to 1.25Mb in size.

ADLL and other ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP) can be installed on any standalone computer, which meets the hardware recommendations for the operating system installed

ADLL is designed to be registered to individual PCs and is not suitable for use across a network

We will not be in a position to support ADP on Operating Systems where Microsoft support has been withdrawn i.e. Microsoft XP

ADMIRALTY Digital Publications Software Developer Kit (SDK) and Developer's Pack

Our SDK allows you to integrate ADP into your ECDIS or application. You can find out more about the kit and how to access our technical resources on our ADMIRALTY Digital Publications SDK page.

Visit the ADMIRALTY Digital Publications SDK page >

ADP Online Updating Service

We supply all ADLL customers with weekly electronic updates via Internet download, email or disc. If you are unable to take advantage of the automatic updating option for ADLL, you can get your updates using our online updating service. On this site you can download and apply updates by area to:

ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights

ADMIRALTY Digital Radio Signals 1, 3, 4, 5

ADMIRALTY Digital Radio Signals 2

ADMIRALTY Digital Radio Signals 6

ADMIRALTY TotalTide

Access the ADP Online Updating Service >

Below you will find information to support you in your use of the ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights, including a detailed user guide and support films.

If you cannot find the answer to your questions, then whom you contact will depend on the nature of your query. Please see who to contact below for more details.

The ADMIRALTY Digital Publications User Guide

Includes information on getting started, installation, updates, maintenance, uninstalling and other support topics.

Download the ADP User Guide

ADMIRALTY Digital Publications Support Films

Guides to activation, downloading updates, generating a support file and uninstalling ADP are all available on our YouTube Channel, ADMIRALTY TV.

View all ADP Support Films

Download ADP Software

ADP software can be downloaded on our public FTP website using the following login credentials (the username and password details are case sensitive).

URL: FTP://ukho.gov.uk

Username: ukhopublic

Password: Public12345

Who to contact?

In the first instance, please contact the Chart Agent that you purchased ADLL from. If they are unable to help then the UKHO Customer Services Team can be contacted on customerservices@ukho.gov.uk or phone +44 (0) 1823 484444.

Pricing

ADLL is licensed on an annual basis at the following recommended retail prices, with each purchase including a second user licence for backup purposes. Please note that prices do not include VAT and other local taxes.

Each ADLL area: £66.50

ADLL world coverage: £587.70

Purchasing options and folio coverage

For precise coverage and voyage flexibility, ADLL is available in 10 regional folios and one world folio.

Click here for visibility of each individual folio’s coverage >

Discounts

There are discounts for ADLL customers who:

Purchase multiple licences

Purchase additional areas during a particular licence period

These discounts, which are outlined below, are applicable to any combination of products from the ADMIRALTY Digital Publications portfolio and are applied incrementally as the number of ADP licences a shipping company has reaches each discount threshold. If you require any further information, please contact your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent.

Fleet discount based on the total number of licences held by a single shipping company:

Number of licences	Discount
0-19th Licence	0%
20-49th licence	10%
50-99th licence	15%
100-199th licence	25%
200-299th licence	30%
300-499th licence	35%
500 or more licences	40%

Discount for additional areas purchased during the licence period:

Elapsed time	Discount
0-3 months	0%
4-6 months	25%
7-9 months	50%
10-12 months	75%

Choosing, ordering and managing your ADLL Licence

We sell the ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights through an international network of experienced and trusted chart agents. Please contact your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent to discuss the right package of charts for you and the appropriate pricing model. If you don’t have a preferred chart agent, then you can search a list of worldwide ADMIRALTY Chart Agents on our find an ADMIRALTY Chart Agent page.

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The ADMIRALTY Digital Catalogue (ADC) can also provide you with a comprehensive and up to date reference of current ADMIRALTY Maritime Data Solutions, with functionality that allows you to search for products by type, scale or a defined route.

Find out more about the ADC >

ADMIRALTY Digital List of Lights