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RECORD OF AMENDMENTS

The table below is to record Section IV Notice to Mariners amendments affecting this volume.Sub paragraph numbers in the margin of the body of the book are to assist the user when making amendments to this volume.

Weekly Notices to Mariners (Section IV)2005 2006 2007 2008

IMPORTANT SEE RELATED ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONSThis is one of a series of publications produced by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office which should be consulted by users ofAdmiralty Charts. The full list of such publications is as follows:

Notices to Mariners (Annual, permanent, temporary and preliminary), Chart 5011 (Symbols and abbreviations), The MarinersHandbook (especially Chapters 1 and 2 for important information on the use of UKHO products, their accuracy and limitations),Sailing Directions (Pilots), List of Lights and Fog Signals, List of Radio Signals, Tide Tables and their digital equivalents.

All charts and publications should be kept up to date with the latest amendments.

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BALTIC PILOT

VOLUME I

Kattegat to Baltic Sea

THIRTEENTH EDITION2004

PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

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Crown Copyright 2004

To be obtained from Agentsfor the sale of Admiralty Charts and Publications

Copyright of some of the material in this publication is owned by the authority named under the item and permission for its

reproduction must be obtained from the owner.

First published as Danish Pilot 1853. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Edition as Danish Pilot 1885. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Edition as Baltic Pilot Volume I 1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Edition 1904. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth Edition 1912. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sixth Edition 1926. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventh Edition 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighth Edition 1959. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ninth Edition 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tenth Edition 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleventh Edition 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twelfth Edition 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PREFACE

The Thirteenth Edition of Baltic Pilot Volume I has been prepared by Commander G.D. Niven Royal Navy. The United KingdomHydrographic Office has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure that this Pilot contains all the information obtained by and assessed byit at the date shown below. Information received or assessed after that date will be included in Admiralty Notices to Mariners whereappropriate. If in doubt, see The Mariners Handbook for details of what Admiralty Notices to Mariners are and how to use them.

This edition supersedes the Twelfth Edition (2001), which is cancelled.

Information on climate and currents has been based on data provided by the Meteorological Office, Exeter.

The following sources of information, other than UKHO Publications and Ministry of Defence papers, have been consulted:

BritishFairplay World Ports Directory 20032004.Lloyds Maritime Guide 19992000.The Statesmans Year Book 2004.Whitakers Almanac 2004.

SwedishCharts.Svensk Lots del A 1992.Svensk Lots del I 1996.Svensk Kusthandbok del 2 1992.Svensk Kusthandbok (Kattegat) 1995.Svensk Kusthandbok (Skagerrak) 1995.

DanishCharts.Navigation Through Danish Waters 2000.Den Danske Havnelods: Erhvervshavne 2002.Havnelodsen Smlandsfarvandet og stersen 2002.Havnelodsen Lilleblt og Farvandet syd for Fyn 2002.Havnelodsen Sundet 2001.Havnelodsen Nordlige Kattegat 2001.Havnelodsen Sydlige Kattegat og Isefjord 2001.Den Danske Lods 1996.

GermanCharts.Ostsee Handbuch III Teil 2002.

Dr D W WilliamsUnited Kingdom National Hydrographer

The United Kingdom Hydrographic OfficeAdmiralty WayTauntonSomerset TA1 2DNEngland19th August 2004

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PREFACE to the Tenth Edition (1995)

The Tenth Edition of Baltic Pilot Volume I has been compiled by Commander D. C. Nairne, RN, and contains the latest informationreceived by the Hydrographic Office to the date given below.

This edition supersedes the Ninth Edition (1974) and Supplement No. 11 (1994), which are cancelled.

Information on climate and currents has been based on data provided by the Meteorological Office, Bracknell.

The following sources of information, other than Hydrographic Office Publications and Ministry of Defence papers, have beenconsulted:

BritishFairplay World Ports Directory 1994.Guide to Port Entry 199596.Lloyds Maritime Guide 1994.Lloyds Ports of the World 1995.The Statesmans Year Book 199394.Whitakers Almanac 1995.

SwedishCharts.Svensk Lots del A 1985.Svensk Lots del H 1984.Svensk Lots del I 1991 with Supplement No 1 1992.Svensk Kusthandbok del I 1990.Svensk Kusthandbok del II 1987.

DanishCharts.Den Danske Havnelods 1993 with Supplement No 1 1994.Den Danske Lods I 1974 with Supplement No 6 1990.Den Danske Lods II 1984 with Supplement No 2 1990.

GermanCharts.Ostsee Handbuch III Teil 1991 (Supplement No 2 1995).

N.R. ESSENHIGHRear AdmiralHydrographer of the Navy

UK Hydrographic OfficeAdmiralty WayTauntonSomersetEngland16th December 1995

CONTENTSPages

Preface iii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface to the Tenth Edition (1995) iv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents v. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Explanatory notes vii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbreviations ix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glossary xi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index chartlets facing 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 1

Navigation and regulationsLimits of the book (1.1) 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigational dangers and hazards (1.2) 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traffic and operations (1.8) 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charts (1.22) 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigational aids (1.26) 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilotage (1.36) 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio facilities (1.43) 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations (1.51) 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signals (1.77) 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distress and rescue (1.84) 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Countries and portsSweden (1.90) 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denmark (1.98) 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Germany (1.106) 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal ports, harbours and anchorages (1.114) 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port services summary (1.116) 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Natural conditionsMaritime topography (1.122) 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Currents, tidal streams and flow (1.123) 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea level and tides (1.125) 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea and swell (1.127) 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea water characteristics (1.130) 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ice conditions (1.133) 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climate and weather (1.138) 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ice and navigational conditions tables (1.137) 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climatic tables (1.163) 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meteorological conversion table and scales (1.175) 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 2Through Routes North Sea to Baltic Sea 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 3Kattegat Northern part 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 4Kattegat East 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 5Kattegat West 159. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 6The Sound 193. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

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CHAPTER 7

Northern approaches to Blts 253. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 8

Storeblt 287. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 9

Lilleblt 313. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 10

Passages southward of Fyn 347. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 11

Smlandsfarvandet 371. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 12

Fehmarnbelt and Kieler Bucht 409. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 13West Baltic approaches 449. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

APPENDIX AND INDEX

Appendix I Former Mined Areas 486. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Distance table 489. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index 490. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Admiralty Sailing Directions are intended for use by vessels of 12 m or more in length. They amplify charted detail and containinformation needed for safe navigation which is not available from Admiralty charts, or other hydrographic publications. They are intendedto be read in conjunction with the charts quoted in the text.

This volume of the Sailing Directions will be kept up-to-date by the issue of a new edition at intervals of approximately 3 years, withoutthe use of supplements. In addition important amendments which cannot await the new edition are published in Section IV of the weeklyeditions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners. A list of such amendments and notices in force is published in the last weekly edition for eachmonth. Those still in force at the end of the year are reprinted in the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

This volume should not be used without reference to Section IV of the weekly editions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

CDROM

Status. A compact disc is provided at the back of this volume. The paper publication of Sailing Directions satisfies the requirements ofChapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. The CD version does not satisfy these requirements and should onlybe used in conjunction with the paper publication and any amendments affecting the paper publication. Where any discrepancy existsbetween data on the CD and in the paper publication of Sailing Directions, the paper publication (inclusive of amendments) is to be reliedupon.

Disclaimer. Whilst the UKHO has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that the data on the CD was accurate at the time of production, ithas not verified the data for navigational purposes and the CD is not suitable, and is not to be relied upon, for navigation. The use of the CD forthis purpose is at the users own risk. The UKHO accepts no liability (except in the case of death or personal injury caused by the negligenceof the UKHO) whether in contract, tort, under any statute or otherwise and whether or not arising out of any negligence on the part of theUKHO in respect of any inadequacy of any kind whatsoever in the data on the CD or in the means of distribution.

Conditions of release. The material supplied on the CDROM is protected by Crown Copyright. No part of the data may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of the UKHO. The copyright material, its derivatives and its outputs may not be sold or distributed orcommercially exploited in either an original or derived form without the prior written permission of the UKHO. For the avoidance of doubt,the supplied material, its derivatives and its outputs shall not be placed, or allowed to be placed, on a computer accessible to Third Partieswhether via the Internet or otherwise. The release of the supplied material in no way implies that the UKHO will supply further material.

References to hydrographic and other publications

The Mariners Handbook gives general information affecting navigation and is complementary to this volume.

Ocean Passages for the World and Routeing Charts contain ocean routeing information and should be consulted for other than coastalpassages.

Admiralty List of Lights should be consulted for details of lights, lanbys and fog signals, as these are not fully described in this volume.

Admiralty List of Radio Signals should be consulted for information relating to coast and port radio stations, radio details of pilotageservices, radar beacons and radio direction finding stations, meteorological services, radio aids to navigation, Global Maritime Distress andSafety System (GMDSS) and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations, as these are only briefly referred to in this volume.

Admiralty Maritime Communications is a comprehensive guide on all aspects of maritime communications for the yachtsman and smallcraft user. It provides general information on Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), the management of VHF, MaritimeSafety Information, NAVTEX, Inmarsat and Radio Facsimile, and detailed information and procedures for marinas and harbours used bysmall craft.

Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners contains in addition to the temporary and preliminary notices, and amendments andnotices affecting Sailing Directions, a number of notices giving information of a permanent nature covering radio messages and navigationalwarnings, distress and rescue at sea and exercise areas.

The International Code of Signals should be consulted for details of distress and life-saving signals, international ice-breaker signals aswell as international flag signals.

Remarks on subject matter

Buoys are generally described in detail only when they have special navigational significance, or where the scale of the chart is too smallto show all the details clearly.

Chart index diagrams in this volume show only those Admiralty charts of a suitable scale to give good coverage of the area. Marinersshould consult NP 131 Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications for details of larger scale charts.

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Chart references in the text normally refer to the largest scale Admiralty chart but occasionally a smaller scale chart may be quoted whereits use is more appropriate.

Firing, practice and exercise areas. Except for submarine exercise areas, details of firing, practice and exercise areas are not mentionedin Sailing Directions, but signals and buoys used in connection with these areas are sometimes mentioned if significant for navigation.Attention is invited to the Annual Notice to Mariners on this subject.

Names have been taken from the most authoritative source. When an obsolete name still appears on the chart, it is given in bracketsfollowing the proper name at the principal description of the feature in the text and where the name is first mentioned.

Tidal information relating the daily vertical movements of the water is not given; for this Admiralty Tide Tables should be consulted.Changes in water level of an abnormal nature are mentioned.

Time difference used in the text when applied to the time of High Water found from the Admiralty Tide Tables, gives the time of the eventbeing described in the Standard Time kept in the area of that event. Due allowance must be made for any seasonal daylight saving time whichmay be kept.

Wreck information is included where drying or below-water wrecks are relatively permanent features having significance fornavigation or anchoring.

Units and terminology used in this volume

Latitude and Longitude given in brackets are approximate and are taken from the chart quoted.

Bearings and directions are referred to the true compass and when given in degrees are reckoned clockwise from 000 (North) to 359Bearings used for positioning are given from the reference object.Bearings of objects, alignments and light sectors are given as seen from the vessel.Courses always refer to the course to be made good over the ground.

Winds are described by the direction from which they blow.

Tidal streams and currents are described by the direction towards which they flow.

Distances are expressed in sea miles of 60 to a degree of latitude and sub-divided into cables of one tenth of a sea mile.

Depths are given below chart datum, except where otherwise stated.

Heights of objects refer to the height of the structure above the ground and are invariably expressed as ... m in height.

Elevations, as distinct from heights, are given above Mean High Water Springs or Mean Higher High Water whichever is quoted inAdmiralty Tide Tables, and expressed as, an elevation of ... m. However the elevation of natural features such as hills may alternatively beexpressed as ... m high since in this case there can be no confusion between elevation and height.

Metric units are used for all measurements of depths, heights and short distances, but where feet/fathoms charts are referred to, theselatter units are given in brackets after the metric values for depths and heights shown on the chart.

Time is expressed in the four-figure notation beginning at midnight and is given in local time unless otherwise stated. Details of local timekept will be found in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

Bands is the word used to indicate horizontal marking.

Stripes is the word used to indicate markings which are vertical, unless stated to be diagonal.

Conspicuous objects are natural and artificial marks which are outstanding, easily identifiable and clearly visible to the mariner over alarge area of sea in varying conditions of light. If the scale is large enough they will normally be shown on the chart in bold capitals and may bemarked conspic.

Prominent objects are those which are easily identifiable, but do not justify being classified as conspicuous.

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ABBREVIATIONSThe following abbreviations are used in the text.

Directions

N north (northerly, northward, northern,northernmost)

NNE north-north-eastNE north-eastENE east-north-eastE eastESE east-south-eastSE south-eastSSE south-south-east

S southSSW south-south-westSW south-westWSW west-south-westW westWNW west-north-westNW north-westNNW north-north-west

Navigation

AIS Automatic Indentification SystemCVTS Cooperative Vessel Traffic SystemDGPS Differential Global Positioning SystemGPS Global Positioning SystemITCZ Intertropical Convergence ZoneLanby Large automatic navigation buoyMCTS Marine Communications and Traffic Services

CentresODAS Ocean Data Acquisition System

Satnav Satellite navigationTSS Traffic Separation SchemeVDR Voyage Data RecorderVMRS Vessel Movement Reporting SystemVTC Vessel Traffic CentreVTS Vessel Traffic ServicesVTMS Vessel Traffic Management System

Offshore operations

ALC Articulated loading columnALP Articulated loading platformCALM Catenary anchor leg mooringCBM Conventional buoy mooringELSBM Exposed location single buoy mooringFPSO Floating production storage and offloading

vessel

FPU Floating production unitFSO Floating storage and offloading vesselPLEM Pipe line end manifoldSALM Single anchor leg mooring systemSALS Single anchored leg storage systemSBM Single buoy mooringSPM Single point mooring

Organizations

EU European UnionIALA International Association of Lighthouse

AuthoritiesIHO International Hydrographic Organization

IMO International Maritime OrganizationNATO North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationRN Royal NavyUKHO United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Radio

AIS Automatic Indentification SystemDF direction findingHF high frequencyLF low frequencyMF medium frequencyMMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity

Navtex Navigational Telex SystemRT radio telephonyUHF ultra high frequencyVHF very high frequencyWT radio (wireless) telegraphy

Rescue and distress

AMVER Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel RescueSystem

EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio BeaconGMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

JRCC Joint Rescue Cooperation CentreMRCC Maritime Rescue Co-ordination CentreMRSC Maritime Rescue Sub-CentreSAR Search and Rescue

Tides

HAT Highest Astronomical TideHW High WaterLAT Lowest Astronomical TideLW Low WaterMHHW Mean Higher High WaterMHLW Mean Higher Low WaterMHW Mean High WaterMHWN Mean High Water Neaps

MHWS Mean High Water SpringsMLHW Mean Lower High WaterMLLW Mean Lower Low WaterMLW Mean Low WaterMLWN Mean Low Water NeapsMLWS Mean Low Water SpringsMSL Mean Sea Level

ABBREVIATIONS

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Times

ETA estimated time of arrivalETD estimated time of departure

UT Universal TimeUTC Co-ordinated Universal Time

Units and miscellaneous

C degrees CelsiusDG degaussingdwt deadweight tonnageDZ danger zonefeu forty foot equivalent unitfm fathom(s)ft foot (feet)g/cm3 gram per cubic centimetreGRP glass reinforced plasticgrt gross register tonnagegt gross tonnagehp horse powerhPa hectopascal

kHz kilohertzkm kilometre(s)kn knot(s)kW kilowatt(s)m metre(s)mb millibar(s)MHz megahertzmm millimetre(s)MW megawatt(s)No numbernrt nett register tonnageteu twenty foot equivalent unit

Vessels and cargo

CDC Certain Dangerous CargoHMS Her (His) Majestys ShipHSC High Speed CraftLASH Lighter Aboard ShipLHG Liquefied Hazardous GasLNG Liquefied Natural GasLOA Length overallLPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MV Motor VesselMY Motor YachtPOL Petrol, Oil & LubricantsRMS Royal Mail ShipRo-Ro Roll-on, Roll-offSS SteamshipULCC Ultra Large Crude CarrierVLCC Very Large Crude Carrier

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GLOSSARY

Danish (D), German (G) and Swedish (S) terms and words found on charts and in the Sailing Directions.

Foreign word Language English meaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D, S river, stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . abwrts G downstream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . achteraus, achtern G astern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt G old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s S moraine, ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lv S river. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ankarplats S anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anlgsbro D jetty, pier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anlgsplats D berth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ankerplads D anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ankerplatz G anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anleger G jetty, pier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anlbsbro D jetty, pier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ansteurung G approach, entrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . au G brook, rivulet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . auffllig G conspicuous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aufschleppstelle G slipway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aufwrts G upstream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aussen G outer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

backbord G port side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . backe S hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bd D boat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bda, bde S islet, sunken rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bck D brook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bagbord D port side, porthand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . baggerrinne G dredged channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . baggerschttstelle G spoil ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bak D astern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bk S fixed beacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bake G beacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bke D beacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bakke D hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bank S bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . banke G bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bassin D basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . becken G basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bedeckt G covered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bedding D slip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . benzin D, G petrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . berg G, S mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beton D, G concrete (built). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bergkulla S hummock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . binnen G inland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bjerg D mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bl D blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blau G blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bliver synligt D uncovers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . block S boulder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bohranlage, bohrturm G drilling rig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . borg S castle, fortified place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brd D breakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brandung G breakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brnning S rock awash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . braun G brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bredning D broad (water). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . breit, breite G broad, breadth,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

latitudebreitung G broad (water). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bro D, S bridge, pier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . broanleg D wharf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brygga S landing place, wharf,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

jettybrcke G bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brun D brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brygge D quay, wharf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bucht G bay, bight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


bugser D tug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bugt D bay, bight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . buhne G groyne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bukt S bay, bight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by D, S village, town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

dal S valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dalben G dolphin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dag D day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dmning D embankment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . damm G embankment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deich G dyke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . diamant D diamond (shape). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . djup S deep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dockhafen G wet dock, basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dorf G village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drag D isthmus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drehbrcke G swing bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drempel G sill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duc dalbe D dolphin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dne G sandhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . durchfahrt G passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . durchfahrtsbreite G navigable width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . durchfahrtshhe G vertical clearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dyb D deep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dybde D depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dybgende D draught. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Efterretninger for sfarende (E.f.s) D Notices to Mariners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . einfahrt G entrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eis G ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enge G narrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eisenbahn G railway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . entwasserungschleuse G sluicing lock,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

sluice gates

frge D ferry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fhre, fhrbett G ferry, ferry berth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fahrwasser G fairway, channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fahrzeug G vessel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . falder tort D drying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farja S ferry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farled S channel, passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fartj D vessel, craft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farvand D waters, fairway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farvatten S waters, fairway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fastland S mainland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fels G rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . firkantet D square, rectangular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fisch, fischerei G fish, fishery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fischstaken G fishing stakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fisk, fiskeri D fish, fishery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fiskehamn S fishing harbour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fiskelge S fishing station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fjll S mountain, plateau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fjrd S loch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fjord S firth, inlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flach G flat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flad D flat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flak S flat, shoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fld S river. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fljtetonde D whistlebuoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flughafen G airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fluss G river. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fluthafen G harbour that dries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flydedok D floating dock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . forbudt D prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . frde G firth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fortjningsplads D berth, mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . friskvand D fresh water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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fyr D, S light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fyrskib D lightvessel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

gab D mouth, opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gamla S old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gap S mouth, opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gasleitung G gas pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gatt S gut, narrow inlet,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

narrowsgebiet G area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gelb G yellow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gennemseiling D passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . geringste tiefe G least or shoalest depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gezeit G tide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gezeitenstrom G tidal stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gr D grey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grnse D limit, boundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grau G grey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gravede rende D dredged channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grenze G limit, boundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grober, kies G shingle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grn S green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grn D green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gross G great. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grn G green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grund D, S ground, shoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grunklack S shoal head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grus D gravel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gul D yellow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

hafen G harbour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hafenamt G harbour office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . haff G bay, gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hage D headland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . halbinsel G peninsula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hals S neck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . halv D peninsula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hamn S harbour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hll S rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hauptfahrwasser G principal channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . haus G house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hav D, S ocean, sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . havn D harbour, port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . havnekontor D harbourmasters office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hebebrcke G lifting bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hfde D groyne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hochspannungsleitung G overhead power cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . hochwasser G high water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hft G foreland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hg S height, hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hhe, hher G high, higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hj D hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hjvande D high water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . holm S high, hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . holm D islet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . holme S islet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . holz G a wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hoved D head, headland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hved G headland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hubbrcke G lifting bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hgel G hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . huggeri S quarry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . huk G point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hus D, S house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . huvud S head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hvid D white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

indlb D inlet, entrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . indre D inner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inds D inland lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inlopp S entrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . innen G inner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . innerst S innermost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inre S inner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . insel G island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foreign word Language English meaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . is D ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jernbane D railway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kai G, S quay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kaj D quay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kalv S calf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kammerschleuse G lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kammersluse D lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kanal S canal, channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kap D, G cape, head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kapell S chapel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kegle D cone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kendelig D conspicuous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kies G gravel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kirche G church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kirke D church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klabb, klubb S islet, rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klapbro D bascule bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klappbrcke G bascule bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klein G little, small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klint D cliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klipp G cliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klipp S rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klippe D rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klitter D dunes, sandhills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knude D point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kobb, kubb S islet, rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kort D short, chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kugel G ball, sphere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kugle D ball, sphere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kugletnde D spherical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kugeltonne G spherical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kulle S hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kummel S beacon, cairn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kste G coast, shore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kstenverkehrszone G inshore traffic zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kstenwache G coastguard station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kvarn S mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kyrka S church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kyst D, S coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kystvagt D coastguard station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ladeplatz G wharf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lgter D lighter, barge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . land S land, shore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landenge G isthmus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landingssted D landing place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landstingssted D harbour that dries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landsby D village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landungsbrcke G pier, wharf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landzunge G spit or tongue of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lang D, G long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lnge G longitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lastageplats S landing place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lavvande D low water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ledevrk D training wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leitdamm G training wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ler D clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lera S clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leuchtfeuer G light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leuchttonne G lightbuoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lichter G lighter, barge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liegeplatz G berth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lilla, liten S little. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lille D little, small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ljudpipa S whistle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb D channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lodret D vertical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lods D pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lodsvsen D pilotage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lftebro D lifting bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . losseplads D spoil ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lots S pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lotse G pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lotsenstelle G pilot station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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lotswesen G pilotage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lund D, S grove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luftledning D overhead cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lufthavn D airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lystbd D pleasure craft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lystnde D lightbuoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

mellan, mellem S between. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . middel D middle, mean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . militrisches bungsgebiet G military practise area. . . . . . . . . . . mindste dydbe D controlling depth, least. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

depthminerada omrdet S mined area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mittlere G middle, mean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mun, mynning S mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mudder D, S mud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . munding D mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mndung G mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mursten D brick (built). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mynning S mouth, opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

nabbe,nebbe S projection, point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nachtrichten fr seefahrer

(N.f.s) G Notices to Mariners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ns D point, headland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ns S cape, point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nat D night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nebelschallsendestelle G fog signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . nebenfahrwasser G subsidiary channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nedre S lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . neu G new. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . niedrig, niedriger G low, lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . niedrigwasser G low water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nip D neap (tide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nipp G neap (tide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ndhavn D harbour of refuge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nor D inlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nord G north. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nordre D north. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . norra, nord S north. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ny D, S new. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . odde D tongue or spit of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . olieledning D oil pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lleitung G oil pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . re D, S tongue or spit of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . resund S The Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ort G place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ost, st G, S east. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stersjn S Baltic Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stersen D Baltic Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stra S eastern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . st, stre D east, eastern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ostsee G Baltic Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . overflydt D submerged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . overskylles D covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vre S upper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

pl D pile, pillar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plevrk D groyne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pegel G tide gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pfahl, pfeiler G pile, pillar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plade D shoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plads D place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . platform G offshore platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . priel G channel (small). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . proviant D provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pulle D shoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pynt D point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

rakentenstelle G rocket station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (linethrowing)

Foreign word Language English meaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . raketredningsstation D rocket station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(linethrowing)rnna S pass, channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . redd, red D, S road, roadstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . redningsbd D lifeboat (station). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reede G roads, roadstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reflektor S reflector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rende D channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rettnungsboot G lifeboat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rev D, S reef, sandbank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . riff G reef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . riffkette G ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rinne G channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rd S red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rd D red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rohrleitung G underwater pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rn D rock, rocky ledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rollbrcke G drawbridge (rolling). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rrledning D underwater pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rs S heap of stones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rot G red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rcken G ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rullebro D drawbridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rullesten D shingle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ryg D ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sg S sawmill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sand S sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sandhje D sandhills, dunes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schiff G ship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schiffswerft G shipyard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schlepper G tug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schleuse G lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schlick G mud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schlipp G patent slip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schloss G castle, palace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schornstein G chimney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schttstelle G dumping ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schwarz G black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schwimmdock G floating docks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seegat G entrance channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . senkrecht G vertical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . signalstelle G signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sj S sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skanse D fort. redoubt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skr S rocky islet, reef, skerry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skrgrd S cluster of reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skib D ship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skibsvrft D shipyard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skog S a wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skorsten D, S chimney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skov D a wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skydeplads D firing area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slbested D slipway, ramp, hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slott S castle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sluse D lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sluss S lock, sluice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sm S small, litte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . snvring D narrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s D sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sdra S south, southern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . snder, sndre, syd D south, southern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sort D black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spidstnde D conical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spierentonne G spar buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spirtnde D spar buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spitztonne G conical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spitze G point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spring (tide) G spring (tide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stad D, S town, city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stadt G town, city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stng S beacon, pole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sten D, S stone, stones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steine G stones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steuerbord G starboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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stor, stora D, S great. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strand S shore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strm S current, stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strm D tidal stream, current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strmmar S rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strmung G current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stumpftonne G can, cylindrical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stumptnde D can, cylindrical buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . styrbord D starboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sd G south. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sund D, G, S sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . svart, svarte S black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . svingbro D swing bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . syd, sder D, S south. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

tng S tongue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tgesignal D fog signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tange D tongue or spit of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trn D tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tavla S beacon, board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tief, tiefe G deep, depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tiefgang G draught. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toldkontor D custom station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ton G clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tnde med stage D pillar buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonne G buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . topbetegnelse D topmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toppzeichen G topmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trdok D drydock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . torn S tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trafikseparering D traffic separation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

schemetrockendock G dry dock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tullhus S customs house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . turm G tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

berwasserkabel G overhead cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . udde S cape, point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . uddybet lb D dredged channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fer G bank of river or canal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underrttelser fr sjfarande

(U.f.s) S Notices to Mariners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undersiske kabler D submarine cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


unter G lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . untief, untiefe G shallow, shoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . unterwasserkabel G submarine cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . utkik S lookout tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

vderkvarn S windmill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vgbrytare S breakwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vand D water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vandret D horizontal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vandstandsbrt D tidegauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . varv S shipyard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vst, vstra S west, western. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . verboten G prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . verkehrstrennungsgebiet G traffic separation. . . . . . . . . . . .

schemevest, vestre D west, western. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vette S hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vig D creek, inlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vik S cove, inlet, creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vindmlle D windmill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vitt, vitte S white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vrag D wreck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vrak S wreck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vst, vster S west. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vstra S western. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . waagerecht G horizontal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wasser G water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . watt G coastal drying flat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weiss G white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wellenbrecher G breakwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . windmhle G windmill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wimpel G pendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrack G wreck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ydre D outer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ytterst S outermost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yttre S outer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zollamt, zollstelle G custom house,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

custom stationzufahrt G entrance area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zufluchtshafen G harbour of refuge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zugbrcke G drawbridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(hauled up)

Note. In the Danish language is the modern form which replaces aa as found in older charts and publications.

Baltic Pilot Vol I NP 18(a)

NP 55NORTH SEA

(EAST) PILOTHAMBURG

Nord-

Ostee

Kana

lKiel

Travemnde

Lbeck

FehmarnFehmarn

Sund

G E R M A N Y

Lbecker B.

Mecklenburger B.

Rostock

Warnemnde

Rgen

KielerBucht

Flensburg

Kolding

F Y N

Snr

nv i g ne

Assens

Lil el blt

Snderborg

Fehmarn

Belt

LollandFalster Grnsund

S J LL A N D

Bges

trm

KorsrTrelleborg

K. Arkona

NP 19BALTIC PILOT

VOL II

NP 56NORWAY PILOT

VOL I

NP 55NORTH SEA (EAST) PILOT

Bornholm

D E N M A R K

Horsens

Fredericia

rhus

Storebtl

Sams

HesselThe So

nu d

Landskrona

Mariager Fj.Randers Fj.

Ls

K A T T E G A T

Anholt

Kungen

Varberg

Falkenberg

S W E D E N

Skagen

KBEN

HAVN

GTEBORG

Halmstad

Hgans

Malm

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Aalborg

Frederikshavn

Odense

HelsingborgHelsingr

Stralsund

Wismar

Limfjord

en

2365

2150

2360

2115

2107

2108

2106

2113

2117

0804

2

2

2

2

22

22 2

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30

30

30

30

30

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57

56

55

54

30

30

30

30

30

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Baltic Pilot Vol I NP 18(b)

NP 55NORTH SEA

(EAST) PILOTHAMBURG

Nord-

Ostee

Kana

lKiel

Travemnde

Lbeck

Fehmarn

G E R M A N Y

Lbecker B.

Mecklenburger B.

Rostock

Rgen

KielerBucht

Flensburg

Kolding

F Y N

Snr

nv i g ne

Assens Lil el blt

Snderborg

Fehmarn

Belt

LollandFalster Grnsund

S J LL A N D

Bges

trm

KorsrTrelleborg

K. Arkona

NP 19BALTIC PILOT

VOL II

NP 56NORWAY PILOT

VOL I

NP 55NORTH SEA (EAST) PILOT

Bornholm

D E N M A R K

Horsens

Fredericia

rhus

Storebtl

Sams

HesselThe So

nu d

Landskrona

Mariager Fj.Randers Fj.

Ls

K A T T E G A T

Anholt

Kungen

Varberg

Falkenberg

S W E D E N

Skagen

KBEN

HAVN

GTEBORG

Halmstad

Hgans

Malm

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Warnemnde

Aalborg

Frederikshavn

Odense

HelsingborgHelsingr

Stralsund

Wismar

Limfjord

en

2365

2150

2360

2115

2107

2108

2106

2113

2117

0804

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4

5

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3

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10

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1LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPERTAINING TO NAVIGATION

While, in the interests of safety of shipping, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office makes every endeavour to include in itshydrographic publications details of the laws and regulations of all countries appertaining to navigation, it must be clearly understood:

(a) that no liability whatsoever can be accepted for failure to publish details of any particular law or regulation, and(b) that publication of details of a law or regulation is solely for the safety and convenience of shipping and implies no recognition

of the international validity of the law or regulation.

BALTIC PILOTVOLUME I

CHAPTER 1NAVIGATION AND REGULATIONS

COUNTRIES AND PORTSNATURAL CONDITIONS

NAVIGATION AND REGULATIONSLIMITS OF THE BOOK

Chart 259Area covered1.1

1 This volume contains Sailing Directions for Kattegat andthe several channels leading from it into the Baltic Seawithin the limits defined below:

Bounded NW by the Skagen peninsula from aposition on the NW coast at 5743N, 1030E;

Thence N to 5750N and E along this parallel oflatitude to the coast of Sweden;

Thence S along the coast of Sweden to position5521N, 1325E;

2 Thence S to Kap Arkona (5441N, 1325E) onRgen;

Thence W and N along the coasts of Germany andDenmark to the entrance to Limfjorden (5659N,1019E), and W through Limfjorden as far aslongitude 9525E;

Thence N along the coast of Denmark to Skagen.Note. Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal is not described in this

volume; for details see North Sea (East) Pilot.

NAVIGATIONAL DANGERS AND HAZARDS

Coastal conditions1.2

1 Navigation in the relatively narrow waters of the WBaltic Sea requires constant vigilance; maximum use shouldbe made of all available aids to navigation. In poorvisibility, and in spite of the good coverage provided bynavigational aids, it is advisable, when approaching thecoast in poor visibility, to make good use of the

echo-sounder. In general, the deepest water is found on theE side of the Baltic Sea, whilst in the W part of the SBaltic Sea depths do not usually exceed 30 m. For vesselsin transit through Fehmarnbelt the 20 m depth contours oneach side of the channel provide a good guide. Whenrounding the E coast of Fehmarn and Staberhuk, the 20 mdepth contour will again be found useful.

2 Weather conditions in winter, when gales, fog, ice andsnow storms are experienced, place heavy demands onvessels and mariners. During the winter months buoyagemay prove unreliable; many buoys are removed or arereplaced by winter buoyage, whilst others may be damagedor break adrift.

3 There is a high risk of collision caused by the density oftraffic following recommended routes; this is especially soat the junctions of these various routes; TSS have beenestablished at particularly dangerous points.

4 Ferry traffic is extensive across the whole area, oftencrossing the routes at high speed. In general, ferriescrossing the main directions of fairways will endeavour tonavigate so that risk of collision is minimised. However,should such a risk arise, then International Regulations forPreventing Collisions at Sea (1972) must be observed.

5 Concentrations of fishing vessels may be encountered inmany areas, particularly during the herring and mackerelseason when the fleets follow the shoals; for generalremarks on fishing see 1.14.

High speed craft1.3

1 High speed craft operate in the area covered by thisvolume, and mariners are advised to keep a good lookout.

Some high speed craft may generate large waves, whichcan have a serious impact on small craft and their

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moorings close to the shoreline and on shallow off-lyingbanks. For further details see Annual Notice to MarinersNo 23.

Seaweed1.4

1 In parts of the W Baltic seaweed grows in large masses.It grows most abundantly on a sandy bottom in depths ofup to 9 m in places where it is afforded some protection;concentrations of weed may extend to within 1 or 2 m ofthe surface and thus present a danger to the hull intakes ofsmall craft. Accumulations of dead weed may be met in theautumn and spring; it can be thick enough to distortecho-sounder readings.

Ice and ice-breakers1.5

1 Danger of icing. In certain weather conditions, iceaccretion on hulls and superstructures of vessels can causea serious danger to vessels; for detailed information on thishazard see The Mariners Handbook.

2 Ice reporting services. General information concerningnavigation in ice is described in The Mariners Handbook;conditions peculiar to the Baltic Sea are given at 1.133.The Baltic Ice Code, used in transmitting informationconcerning ice conditions, and which has been adopted byall countries concerned, is given in Admiralty List of RadioSignals Volume 3 (1).

3 Ice-breaker services are provided under co-operativeagreement between Denmark, Finland, Norway andSweden, with the purpose, through having identicalregulations, of assisting the maintenance of navigation andsafety at sea during the winter period. The ice-breakingauthorities are:

4 Sweden.Sjfartsverket Isbrytningsavdelningen,Sydatlanten 15,418 34 Gteborg

Denmark.Svrnets Operative KommandoOperationssektionen, IstjenestenSumatravejPostbox 483DK8100 rhus C.

5 The State Ice Service decides with regard to theprevailing and expected ice conditions, when compulsoryreporting for ships bound to harbours in a certain area isintroduced and when such obligation ceases; information onthis will be given in the daily ice reports. The Ice Servicedecides whether a reported vessel can expect assistancefrom the ice-breakers; in this, regard will be paid to theexisting and expected ice conditions, the reporting vesselsdegree of classification and other priorities, and directionsfor the passage will be passed accordingly.

6 The State Ice Service, under special circumstances, givespriority to vessels in the following order:

a) Vessels in distress, or requiring assistance owingto danger of life on board.

b) Vessels bound to, or coming from, Scandinavianports, with priority being given to passengervessels and vessels carrying special cargoes.

c) Other vessels.7 Sweden operates seven ice-breakers and Denmark four

ice-breakers; details of their names, call signs and workingfrequencies, together with the report required, are given inAdmiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (2); by night the

ice-breakers exhibit an all round blue flashing light fromthe masthead.

No payment is demanded for assistance rendered bySwedish and Danish ice-breakers, including towage; thisdoes not apply in the case of salvage or ice-pilotage.

8 Requests for the assistance of an ice-breaker should bemade direct to the ice-breaker, if there is one in thevicinity, otherwise to the State Ice Service. Requests to theState Ice Service should be made as early as possible andshould include details of the vessel and its cargo; shouldthe vessel be delayed, or no longer require assistance, theservice must be informed immediately.

9 Instructions for vessels receiving ice-breaking assistance:1. All instructions from the ice-breaker must be

followed.2. Particular attention shall be paid to the following:

a) Signals from the ice-breaker and from othervessels in the convoy should be monitored; acontinuous listening watch shall be maintainedon the VHF channel specified by theice-breaker.

b) Main engines to be at constant readiness formanoeuvring.

c) The ice-breaker shall determine when the vesselis to be towed.

d) The vessel be ready to make fast, or let go, atowline at any time.

e) A vessel being towed by an ice-breaker shallonly use its main engines in accordance withinstructions received from the ice-breaker.

f) If any vessel springs a leak, or suffers damagein any other way, the ice-breaker must beinformed immediately.

g) Vessels which form part of a convoy and whichhave become fast in the ice shall extinguishtheir searchlights.

10 Signals exchanged between ice-breakers and assistedships are those given under Ice-breaker Signals in TheInternational Code of Signals.1.6

1 Assistance from aircraft. Aircraft, fixed-wing orhelicopters, may be used to assist the ice-breaking service.Vessels requiring assistance should note the following:

The largest possible national flag should be displayed.The vessels name and port of registry should be

plainly visible.2 A listening watch should be kept on VHF Channel 16

and/or 2182 kHz. Should no radio be operable, anactive radio transmitter can be lowered byhelicopter.

The vessel should indicate as far as possible thecause of the distress condition; acknowledgementof the distress is given by the aircraft rocking itswings, or by a white flare being dropped.

3 Aircraft belonging to the Danish Air Force aredistinguished by a red and white cockade on their wingsand on both sides of the fuselage, and by a Danish burgeeon both sides of the tail fin; aircraft belonging to theSwedish Air Force by marks consisting of three yellowcrowns on a blue circular ground.

4 When an aircraft wishes to draw the attention of avessel to an aircraft, person, or other vessel in distress, thisis done by:

Flying at least once round a vessel.Flying at low altitude close ahead and across the

course of the vessel, at the same time opening andclosing its throttle and dipping the wings.

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Flying in the direction in which the vessel is to bedirected.

5 Once the assistance of the directed vessel is no longerrequired the aircraft will fly at low altitude across the wakeof the vessel at the same time opening and closing itsthrottle and dipping its wings.

6 A helicopter bringing supplies will pass a messenger lineto the vessel; this line must not be made fast to the vessel.When the messenger is to hand, the helicopter will takestation on one side of the vessel while supplies are hauledon board. If this is not practicable, the supplies will bedeposited on the ice. Fixed-wing aircraft may institute aparachute drop to deliver supplies to the vessel; theprotective canister should be salvaged for return to theDanish or Swedish Air Force.

7 Further information on the use of aircraft in assistingships can be found in Annual Summary of AdmiraltyNotices to Mariners.

Mine danger areas1.7

1 General. In the area covered by this volume a risk stillexists from large numbers of unswept ground mines laidduring World War II (19391945). These mines, which areof the magnetic, acoustic or pressure types, lie on or underthe sea bed, and are no longer reckoned to be dangerous tosurface shipping on passage.

2 Details of the dangerous areas are given in Appendix I.There are, in addition, numerous small areas in Danishwaters which are shown on the appropriate charts.

Within the declared danger areas the risks to surfacenavigation are now considered to be no greater than theordinary hazards of navigation. However mariners arewarned that there is still a risk from anchoring, fishing, orany form of submarine or seabed activity.

3 In Danish and German waters there are a number ofdesignated transit routes, marked by numbered light-buoys.These routes are shown on the charts and are described inChapter 2.

4 Defensive Swedish minefields. The limits of minedareas in Swedish waters are shown on the charts. Marinersare warned not to anchor in these areas, and they shouldnot pass through them in thunderstorms. If, owing to anemergency, anchoring becomes essential, ships shouldanchor as near to the outer limit of the mined area aspossible; fishing and diving are prohibited in the minedareas.

5 Within the limits of this volume there are defensiveminefields in the approaches to the following places:

Gteborg; three minefields (3.21).Bulkhamnen (6.105) and R Hamn (6.126).

6 Mine patrols. The Swedish Navy and Air Force carryout patrols in Skagerrak when necessary. Marinersencountering drifting mines should report the details toGteborg Radio.

Explosives encountered at sea should be dealt with inaccordance with the instructions contained in AnnualSummary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONS

TrafficThrough routes1.8

1 The natural links from the North Sea, through Kattegat,to the Baltic Sea are Storeblt, Lilleblt and The Sound;

the Nord-Ostsee Kanal, which is described in North Sea(East) Pilot, provides the shortest link between the Northand Baltic Seas.

2 Lilleblt is the W route between Kattegat and BalticSea; the channel is about 67 miles long and in places isnarrow and winding. Storeblt is the middle route and isused by larger, deep-draught vessels, passing betweenKattegat and the Baltic Sea; the fairway is about 63 mileslong. The Sound, the E route, forms the shortest linkbetween Kattegat and the harbours in E Baltic Sea; thefairway is about 65 miles long and is used by vessels ofmedium draught.

Details of these through routes, and regulationsgoverning their use, are given in Chapter 2.

Deep-draught vessels1.9

1 Mariners are reminded that deep-draught vessels may notbe able to alter course in critical areas without risking thedanger of running aground. A good lookout must be keptfor vessels constrained by their draught and showing thesignals laid down in Rule 28 of International Regulationsfor Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972).

2 Certain sections of Route T have been designated deep-water routes and are solely for the use of such vessels;alternative routes are made available for vessels of lesserdraught. For details see 2.7.

Dredging1.10

1 In order to maintain charted depths dredging is carriedout all the year round in the shipping channels, portapproaches and harbours. Dredgers, in particular thosewithout their own means of propulsion, may lay anchors, orfix lines to the shore, in order to manoeuvre, thus possiblycreating an obstruction in a fairway. Such vessels, whichexhibit the lights and signals required by InternationalRegulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972), shouldbe approached with caution at all times and given as widea berth as possible. Details of dredging operations areusually promulgated in position reports or are announcedby harbour authorities.

Ship movement reporting systemsSweden1.11

1 There is a VTS in operation at Gteborg andcompulsory reporting requirements are also in force at theother main ports.

For details see Admiralty List of Radio SignalsVolume 6(2).Denmark1.12

1 SHIPPOS. With the object of ensuring the safety ofnavigation and of reducing the risk of pollution of Danishcoasts and waters that might result from the grounding orcollision of oil tankers, gas tankers and chemical tankers,Denmark operates a voluntary reporting system calledSHIPPOS. The area covered includes all Danish waters inthe Baltic Sea including the transit Route, Route T, and isapplicable to the following vessels:

(1) All vessels of 20 000 grt and over.(2) All loaded oil, gas and chemical tankers of

1600 grt and over.(3) All vessels with a draught of 11 m or more.(4) All vessels carrying radio-active materials.

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2 In addition, vessels of over 40 000 dwt are recommendedby IMO to participate in SHIPPOS while passing throughthe entrances to the Baltic Sea.

Vessels should send reports to SHIPPOS rhus onpassing Skagen, inbound, or Mn or Sound S, outbound,through any Danish coast radio station. Participation in thisscheme does not relieve the duty to report to Great BeltTraffic, if applicable.

3 Great Belt Traffic. In order to provide assistance tovessels navigating in Osterrenden and Vesterrenden (8.19),and to protect the fixed traffic link, a VTS known as GreatBelt Traffic has been established. The limits of the area, asshown on the charts, are those waters bounded:

(a) N, by the parallel of 5535N between Fyn andSjlland.

(b) S, by the line joining Gulf Oil Pier at Stigsns(55120N, 10155E) to the S point of Om,thence to Hov Light.

(c) In addition, by the line joining the coast ofLangeland (S of Korseblle Rev) (55000N,10488E) to Thur Rev Light-buoy (55012N,10441E).

Germany1.13

1 A Sailing Plan is to be given before entering:Kieler Forde.The fairway to Travemnde and Lubeck.Wismar Bucht.The fairway to Rostock-Warnemnde.The fairway to Stralsund.

2 All vessels, including vessels being towed or pushed andvessels carrying dangerous cargoes, are required to reportto the appropriate waterway authority 24 hours before theETA, and also before entering German Territorial waters; adefinition of dangerous cargoes is given in 1.75.

Details of the sizes of vessels affected, reports requiredand the positions of the reporting points, are given inAdmiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(2).

Fishing

General remarks1.14

1 Drift nets, up to nearly 2 miles in length, are used forcatching salmon, herring and mackerel, and may be laid outin a straight line or on the perimeter of a circle, theireffective depth, usually between 6 and 8 m, being regulatedby float lines. The nets are usually marked by radarreflectors, lights, and buoys displaying flags. The salmonseason lasts from September to June; the herring season isin the early spring and from June to November, but is nowof little importance in Kattegat. The season for mackerelfishing lasts from the beginning of May to the end of June,and is carried out in the area N of 5650N. From May toOctober fishing for herring is carried out extensively offthe S shore of the W part of the Baltic Sea; in shallowwater, nets marked by buoys displaying flags are moored,but the marks may carry no lights.

2 In the Baltic Sea, Swedish boats may fish for salmonusing nets composed of up to 20 sections, with eachsection about 6 cables in length, giving a total net length ofup to 12 miles. Each section is marked by radar reflector,light and buoy, and vessels should leave at least 6 cablesclearance from the nearest radar echo.

3 Trawling takes place all the year round in depths offrom 25 to 350 m. The trawl, which may either be dragged

along the bottom or set to run at a pre-determined depth,may be towed either by a single vessel using otter-boards,or between two vessels using kites.

Long line fishing for cod, haddock and eels, is nowmainly limited to the coastal area where the lines are laidon the bottom during the winter half of the year.

4 Whiffing or spinning for mackerel is carried out fromJuly to September, the boats towing a number of lines fromout-riggers.

Crab and lobster pots are laid in the vicinity of, and Nof, Kullen (5618N, 1227E), and on some of the shoalsin Kattegat, during summer and autumn.

5 Seine net fishing is popular in Swedish waters; variousmethods are employed:

Shore seine fishing involves the nets being laid somedistance from the shore and then hauled towards it.This form of fishing is also carried out below theice, for which purpose holes are cut in the ice inseries extending up to 1 km from the shore.

6 Purse seine fishing occurs to a limited extent at seain N Kattegat and S and E Skagerrak; the nets areabout 750 m long and about 200 m deep, and arelaid in a circle around the herring shoal.

7 Seine net fishing is carried out along the whole Wcoast of Sweden and in Skagerrak and the NorthSea. This form of fishing consists of a net withlong ropes attached up to 3000 m in length; theboat first lays out a buoy, then describes a circularcourse in laying out the net, which is then hauledin and the process repeated. These seines are usedall the year round in depths varying from 25 to300 m.

8 In Danish waters, seine nets are laid close inshore, butclear of the navigation channels, along the length of the Ecoast of Denmark.

Vessels fishing with such nets near other fishing vessels,and whose manoeuvrability is hampered by their nets, mayexhibit, in addition to the lights required by InternationalRegulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972), twoyellow flashing lights, vertically disposed.

9 Eel fishing is carried out along the S coast of Swedenwith bottom nets extending up to 1 miles offshore. Thenets, which used to be made fast to piles driven into theseabed, are nowadays more frequently moored by anchorsand buoys, and are thus more difficult to detect. Althoughthe nets are not laid in the white sectors of harbourentrance lights, nor on the alignment of leading lights,caution must be exercised on approaching harbours,particularly at night; it is prudent to keep at least 1 milesoffshore in areas where eel fishing is known to take place.

For general information on fishing methods see TheMariners Handbook.

Caution1.15

1 Mariners are cautioned that in areas where bottom netfishing is carried out it is to be expected that, especiallyduring the winter period, there will be broken and driftingbottom net posts which can be dangerous to navigation forsmall vessels.

Marine farms1.16

1 Marine farms, areas in shallow water where fish areartificially bred, are found in the waters covered by thisvolume; they may be on the surface or may be submerged.They are not necessarily confined to inshore locations andmay be moved on occasions. They are usually marked by

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buoys or beacons (special), which if lighted, exhibit yellowlights.

Marking of fixed gear1.17

1 Fixed gear is usually defined as being an appliance,including bottom nets, fitted in rows and made fast to pilesor other moorings. The

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