Admiralty sailing directions. NP46. Mediterranean pilot. Vol. 2

Often referred to as Pilots, Sailing Directions are designed for use by the merchant mariner on all classes of ocean-going vessels with essential information on all aspects of navigation. Sailing Directions are complementary to Admiralty Standard Nautical Charts and provide worldwide coverage in 74 volumes. Each publication contains quality colour photography and views, as well as information on navigational hazards, buoyage, meteorological data, details of pilotage, regulations, port facilities and guides to major port entry. New Editions of Admiralty Sailing Directions are published on a regular basis. Navigationally significant information for these publications is issued via the Admiralty Notices to Mariners weekly bulletin (Section IV).

Contents

Record of updates
Preface
Reporting new dangers to navigation
Feedback
Contents
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chapter Index Diagram
CHAPTER 1
Navigation and regulations
Limits of the book
Navigational dangers and hazards
Traffic and operations
Charts
Aids to navigation
Pilotage
Radio facilities
Regulations
Signals
Distress and rescue
Countries
France
Monaco
Italy
Natural conditions
Maritime topography
Magnetic variiation and local anomalies
Currents, tidal streams and flow
Sea level and tides
Sea and swell
Sea water characteristics
Climate and weather
Climate information
CHAPTER 2
South coast of France - Gulf of Lions
CHAPTER 3
South coast of France - Presqulle de Giens to the Franco-ltaliah border
CHAPTER 4
North-west Italy - Gulf of Genoa
CHAPTER 5
West coast of Italy - La Spezia to Promontorio di Piombino including Isola Gorgona
CHAPTER 6
Corse - North-west, West and South coasts
CHAPTER 7
Corse - East coast
CHAPTER 8
West coast of Italy - Promontorio di Piombino to Promontorio Argentario including Arcipelago Toscano
CHAPTER 9
Sardegna - North-west, West and South coasts
CHAPTER 10
Sardegna - North-east and East coasts
CHAPTER 11
West coast of Italy - Promontorio Argentario to Capo dAnzio
CHAPTER 12
West coast of Italy - Capo d’Anzio to Punta Campanella
CHAPTER 13
West coast of Italy - Punta Campanella to latitude 39° North
INDEX
Index
Certificate of Authenticity