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UK Hydrographic Office appoints Chief Executive
Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE appointed Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the UK Hydrographic Office
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HRH The Princess Royal officially opens new UKHO headquarters in Taunton
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has today welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to officially open its new headquarters in Admiralty Way, Taunton.
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UKHO apprentice wins Somerset Apprenticeship Award
Sophie Prescott, UKHO Digital Marketing Communications Executive, wins ‘Career Development’ Somerset Apprenticeship Award
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UK Hydrographic Office works with Seychelles government to help tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean
Bespoke Security of Navigation, Stabilisation Advice and Training (SONSAT) to support maritime security and safety of navigation
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UK Government to support safe maritime trade and economic growth across Overseas Territories
UK Hydrographic Office, with support from Maritime & Coastguard Agency, work with representatives from 10 Overseas Territories to support maritime trade within their waters
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UK Hydrographic Office welcomes Maritime 2050 strategy
UK Government aims to support autonomous navigation and map over 6 million square kilometres of the world’s oceans
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What the UK Hydrographic Office does
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) collects and supplies hydrographic and geospatial data for the Royal Navy and merchant shipping, to protect lives at sea.
Working with other national hydrographic offices, we set and raise global standards of hydrography, cartography and navigation.
UKHO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.
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- Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Overseas Territories annual review summaries 2017 to 2018
- UKHO Civil Service People Survey results 2018
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UK Hydrographic Office
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2DN
United Kingdom
Main switchboard
+44 (0)1823 484444
Radio Navigational Warnings
Radio Navigational Warnings
+44 (0)1823 353 448
Archives and Research
Archives and Research
+(0)1823 483341
Vertical Offshore Reference Frame (VORF)
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Direct Number
+44 (0)1823 483899
International Cartographic Training
International Cartographic Training
+44 (0)1823 483335
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Somerset
TA1 2DN
United Kingdom
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