Cruising Resources: Charts
This page houses a collection of chart-related resources.
Following the announcement by the UKHO to withdraw their paper charts by 2026, Imray have no plans to withdraw paper charts. Imray’s focus is the leisure and small craft sector, which has different conditions and requirements to the UKHO’s primary commercial shipping market. There is still strong demand from leisure customers for paper charts and Imray remains the only private chart publisher to be recognised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for their chart range, which is supported by weekly Correction Notices.
In recent years Imray have invested heavily in the technology which enables them to produce both print and digital charts from Electronic Navigational Chart data (supplied by the Hydrographic Offices) and they have been expanding their range of paper chart packs in response to the UKHO’s earlier decision to withdraw those. Imray’s plan is to continue to develop their offering, both paper and digital.
Find out more at this article: Paper Chart Production at Imray
https://www.imray.com/
Articles:
Free Digital Nautical Charts: Are they any good?
Article by Yachting Monthly (Feb, 2022)