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HM Nautical Almanac Office is a small multi-disciplinary group of specialists whose purpose is to provide solutions to astronomical and celestial navigation problems. HMNAO is part of the UK Hydrographic Office .
Toponymic (place name) factfile papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN).
Protected wine name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Foundering of a yacht, with the loss of seven lives, 0.5 nautical miles south-east of Porticello, Italy.
Details of general licence INT/2022/1839676 Russian Travel
Update on the fatal accident which occurred in Ahmedabad, India on 12 June 2025
New recommendations for the use of Synagis®, a passive immunisation to protect infants at risk of serious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.
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