10 Questions
Routeing charts are published for all oceans except the Arctic Ocean.
True
Each routeing chart has only one version available for planning an ocean passage.
False
Routeing charts include data on bird migration patterns.
False
The Carribean sea has 10 routeing charts published each year.
False
The Mediterranean Sea does not have routeing charts published for it.
False
Routeing charts provide data on the incidence of low visibility and frequency of storms.
True
The Malacca Strait to Marshall Islands routeing charts are published biannually.
False
Routeing charts do not include information about recognized shipping routes between major ports.
False
Data on ice limit is provided in routeing charts to help navigators avoid icy areas.
True
Routeing charts are primarily focused on providing information about land topography surrounding the oceans.
False
Study Notes
Ship Routeing System Objectives
- Introduce and explain ship routeing
- Discuss the use of ship routeing information in ensuring safe and efficient navigation
Routeing Charts
- Updated every few years by the Admiralty Chart Services
- Rarely, small updates are made manually through the Admiralty Notice to Mariners
Information from Routeing Charts
- Essential for passage planning for ocean voyages
- Include routes and distances between major ports, ocean currents, ice limits, load lines, and wind roses
- Provide expected meteorological and oceanographic conditions for each month of the year
Information Provided by Routeing Charts
- Ice limits and icebergs in relevant areas
- Load line zones for various oceans along with applicable dates
- Shipping routes between major ports along with distances
- Wind force and direction at various points on the chart
- Sea currents at various points on the chart
- State of visibility where visibility is generally low
- Mean dew point temperature and mean atmospheric pressure at sea level
Characteristics of Routeing Charts
- Charts are available for each month of the year
- 12 charts exist for each area (1 for each month)
- Areas covered include:
- North Atlantic ocean
- South Atlantic ocean
- Indian ocean
- North Pacific ocean
- South Pacific ocean
- Malacca Strait to Marshall Islands
- Carribean sea
- Mediterranean sea & Black sea
- Arabian sea & Red sea
- Bay of Bengal
- South China sea
- East China sea
- A total of 144 routeing charts exist
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