This publication contains information on issuance of hydrographic charts and publications, information required for correction of charts and publications to keep them up-to-date and information necessary for the safety of maritime traffic.
It is published as Japanese version and English version, and JHOD is providing this publication every Friday as a printed matter as well as through internet. For further details, please see "Content of the printed Notices to Mariners changed" given on the website of JHOD, Japan Coast Guard (JCG).
CHANGES IN CONTENTS OF NOTICES TO MARINERS AND SUPPLY OF PRINTED MATTERS
Notices to Mariners consist of "Notices for Small Corrections" (including correction blocks) for correction of charted information and "Temporary Information" announced in Navigational Warnings, etc. As from October 2008, the printed matter only contains "Notice for Small Corrections", while the "Temporary Information" was ceased to be included.
Among the printed matters issued as separate volumes of Notices to Mariners, "Summary of Notices to Mariners", List of Exercise Areas used by the U. S. Forces in Japan" and "List of Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners" were also ceased to be printed.
All the Notices which are no longer printed can be downloaded from the homepage of JHOD. For those who so desire, such Notices will be supplied by FAX or E-mail from JHOD.
Click here for copy service of Notices to Mariners (Temporary Information).
Those who desire to obtain such Notices as printed matter, JHA will offer a copy service (315 yen for 1 copy).
JHA also provides the service to send by mail the Notices for Small Corrections issued by JHOD (postage to be borne by the recipient). Any customer so desires is requested to contact JHA for this purpose.
