Hanoi: The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced a major upgrade in its chart coverage of Vietnam and its suite of navigational charts and publications for Vietnamese waters.
The new and updated range of products includes new Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) coverage for Vietnam, available in the ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS), new and updated paper charts covering Vietnamese ports and waters, new routeing charts for the South China Sea and updated publications covering tidal data, radio signals and sailing directions for Vietnam.
The release of this new suite of charts and publications is a result of close liaison between the UKHO and the Vietnamese hydrographic authorities. It represents a major advance in the UKHO's coverage of Vietnam across its full range of ADMIRALTY Nautical Products and Services, which includes 79 ENCs released into AVCS, seven new charts and a further two updated editions of existing charts. [05/12/13]
