UPDATING OF "PORTOLANOS" No 1/2009
Following every edition, and as mentioned in the "introduction" of the Portolanos, all changes and latest maritime information can be obtained from the official "Notice to Mariners" of the Hellenic, or foreign, Official Hydrographic Services covering the Hellenic seaways.
Nevertheless, for convenient and immediate updating of skippers regarding, foremost, safe navigation and, secondarily, maritime conditions at sea, every publication of "Portolanos" is accompanied with a printed notification. At the same time all latest updates and information can be obtained through our website on the page UPDATING OF PORTOLANOS.
At present maritime information regards the following:
dangers at sea - the presence of dangerous shipwrecks, shallows, reefs, the construction of new boat-harbors and changes to harbor works - new lights/beacons and changes to prominent coasts etc.
Each "Portolanos Update" is published periodically and when changes incurred make it necessary. They are published numerically following the year of publication.
Warnings to Mariners: these are released by the Hydrographic Service as urgent notices and regard urgent information of navigational dangers or other information regarding safety of navigation. The nature of these makes it imperative that they be made known the soonest possible (SAR regions - damage of lights' and beacons' network, fog signals, radio signals aids, floating mines, naval and firing exercises - installation of floating constructions far from the coastline - storm warnings - etc. Warnings are not published or distributed as are the Notices to Mariners. Due to their urgent nature they are released via Radiotelephony.
We kindly request all mariners (professional and amateur) to inform us of every change and even of their own experiences from their voyages using any available means.
UPDATING OF "PORTOLANOS" No 2/2009
VOLUME I 3rd EDITION
Page 145, Ornos bay: There is a rock No of R.is. Lazaronisi 1,8 - 2m below the sea surface. Passage between the R.is. and the E coast of the bay is not recommended.
VOLUME II - A 4th EDITION
Page 67, Psaropouli boat-harbor: Two lights have been installed and operate on the moleheads of the entrance to the boat-harbor, green flashing (Fl G) to starboard and red flashing (Fl R) to port, entering the harbor.
Page 70, Mandoudi harbor: Construction of the S mole has been completed. The outer sides of it is sheltered by natural blocks. The notice "Future Work" on the north mole should be erased.
Page 71, Pili boat-harbor: The inner side of the farthermost part of the N mole is quayed.
Page 71, Kili or Chili cove: The light is located opposite the rocky reef and immediately N of it on the coast of Evia. The mole shown on the plan with the light should be erased/ignored.
Page 71, Kymi port: A tourist boat-harbor has been constructed and is in operation immediately S of the boat-harbor on the NW side of the N basin. Water and electricity are available.
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