The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Outward links policy

We provide outward links from our site to those companies and organisations with whom we have formal business connections, or a significant corporate relationship. 

Hydrography and related matters

• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) - www.iho.shom.fr 
• HMS Endurance Tracking Project - www.visitandlearn.co.uk
• Hydrographic Society (UK) - www.hydrographicsociety.org
• MPA (Port of Singapore) - www.mpa.gov.sg
• NOAA (USA) - www.noaa.gov
• Office of Coast Survey (USA) - www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov
• NGA (USA) - www.nga.mil
• International Maritime Organization (IMO) - www.imo.org
• Australian Hydrographic Service - www.hydro.gov.au

UK government, public bodies and bodies with statutory duties 

• Ministry of Defence - www.gov.uk/MOD
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) - www.mcga.gov.uk
• Meteorological Office - www.metoffice.gov.uk
• Ordnance Survey - www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
• Royal Navy - www.royal-navy.mod.uk
• Port of London Authority - www.portoflondon.co.uk
• Trinity House - www.trinityhouse.co.uk
• Freedom Of Information Act 2000 - MOD Publication Scheme - www.foi.mod.uk
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - www.lifeboats.org.uk
• Gov.uk - www.gov.uk
• Directgov - www.directgov.gov.uk

Official ENC services and ECDIS manufacturers

• IC-ENC - www.ic-enc.org
• Chersoft - www.chersoft.co.uk
• Primar - http://www.primar.no/

ECDIS Training services 

• Warsash Maritime Academy - www.warsashacademy.co.uk
• Fleetwood Nautical Campus - http://www.fleetwoodnautical.co.uk/

Oceanography 

• British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) - www.bodc.ac.uk and www.oceannet.org 
• UK Marine Information Council - www.ukmarine.org 
• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring - www.unep-wcmc.org 
• Southampton Oceanography Centre - www.noc.soton.ac.uk 
• International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham University – www.dur.ac.uk/ibru
• International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) - www.ices.dk 
• ICES Marine Data Collection Guidelines - www.ices.dk/committe/occ/mdm/guidelines 

Digital bathymetry 

• British Geological Survey - www.bgs.ac.uk

Professional bodies

• Association for Geographic Information - www.agi.org.uk 
• UK P&I Club - www.ukpandi.com
• British Cartographic Society - www.cartography.org.uk 
• Intergovernmental Group on Geographic Information www.iggi.gov.uk
• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) www.imarest.org 
• Nautical Institute - www.nautinst.org
• Royal Institute of Navigation - www.rin.org.uk 
• Sea Vision UK - www.seavisionuk.org
• Society of Cartographers - www.soc.org.uk

Shipping and port information

• Shipping Guides Ltd - www.portinfo.co.uk 
• Shipping Facts - www.shippingfacts.com 
• Maritime Publications - www.portsofscotland.co.uk

UKHO collaborative ventures 

• Bringing Land and Sea Together (BLAST) - www.blast-project.eu
• OceanNet (Marine Environmental Data Action Group - part UKHO funded venture) - www.oceannet.org

Marine trade associations 

• British Marine Industries Federation - www.bmif.co.uk
• Chart & Nautical Instruments Trade Association (CNITA) - www.cnita.com
• Society of Maritime Industries - www.maritimeindustries.org

UKHO sponsorship and support 

• United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) - www.unep.org

•  Sea Fish Industry Authority - www.seafish.org

Yachting and sailing

•  Royal Yachting Association - www.rya.org.uk
• Cruising Association - www.cruising.org.uk