CD The Mariners Handbook

The Eight Edition of The Mariner's Handbook has been compiled by J A Petty. Master mariner. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure that this publication contains all the appropriate information obtained by assessed by it at the date shown below. Information received or assessed after that date will be included in Notices to Mariners where appropnate. Details of what Notices to Mariners are, and how to use them, may bee found in chapter 1 of this publication.

This edition supersedes the Seventh Edition (1999) and supplement No 1 (2003), which are cancelled.

Information on meteorology and currents has been based on data provided by the Meteorological Office. Exeter. United Kingdom.

Information on operations in Polar Regions has been supplied by British Antarctic Survey. Carnbridge. United Kingdom

The following cources of information, other than Hydrographic Office Publications and Ministry of Deference papers, have been consulted:
Ice Navigation in Canadian in Waters, Canadian Coast Guard (1999)
Ice Seamanship, Captain G. Q. Parnell (Nautical Institute) (1986)
Svensk Lors del A, Swedish Hundrographic Office (1992)

Photographi:
Views of cloud formations and auroral forms reprinted courtesy of the Meteorological Office.
Views of sea states reprinted courtesy of the Meteorological Office and Environment Canada.
Views of ice formations reprinted courtesy of British Antarctic Survey