UK Hydrographic Office Maritime Security Charts
In addition to the Anti-Piracy Planning Chart for the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, the UK Hydrographic Office has issued a number of other maritime security planning charts (Q Series).
These maritime security planning charts currently cover the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, Karachi to Hong Kong and the Andaman Islands to Torres Strait including Indonesia.
The planning charts are available for free download from the UKHO or can be purchased through official Admiralty distributors.
Corrections and updates will be issued for Q Series planning charts through the UKHO’s Notice to Mariners. Additional information on new threats, embargoes, exclusion zones and specific security advice will be promulgated using the Security Related Information to Mariners (SRIM). Details of active SRIM’s for each planning chart can also be found on the UKHO website.