Guidance

The Civil Hydrography Programme

The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters

From:
UK Hydrographic Office
Published
29 August 2014
Last updated
7 October 2022 — See all updates

Systematic surveying of the UK’s coastal waters is administered by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) under the Civil Hydrography Programme, with technical oversight, data validation and onward charting undertaken by the UK Hydrographic Office. Under the programme, the MCA has issued a number of long-term commercial contracts to ensure accurate hydrographic information is gathered for updating the nation’s nautical charts and publications.

View the MCA Civil Hydrography Programme website.

Routine resurveys are undertaken in areas where the seabed itself is highly mobile. We analyse these surveys to identify changes that have occurred and apply updates to charts if necessary. We also assess whether the limits and survey frequency should be revised.

Analysis Reports - 2022 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2022 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2021 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2021 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2020 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2020 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2019 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2019 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2018 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2018 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2017 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2017 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2016 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2016 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2015 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2015 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2014 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2014 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2013 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2013 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - 2012 routine resurveys

View the Analysis Reports - 2012 routine resurveys

Analysis Reports - pre 2012 routine resurveys

View the pre 2012 analysis reports

ADMIRALTY surveys of the UK (Q6090)

The ‘limited use’ chart Q6090 shows the limits and standards of ADMIRALTY surveys, including contract surveys to ADMIRALTY specifications around the United Kingdom. Not all of these surveys are available in digital format. For more detail on the availability of surveys see our ADMIRALTY Marine Data Portal guide.

Q6090_2024_March

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Published 29 August 2014
Last updated 7 October 2022 + show all updates

  1. File attachment from March replaced with updated September attachment

  2. Q6090 document updated.

  3. Q6090 updated for September.

  4. Updated Q6090 file.

  5. Updated with Q6090 to October 2018 and Routine Resurvey Reports from 2016 and 2017

  6. The United Kingdom British Isles hydrographic survey status has been updated.

  7. United Kingdom British Isles hydrographic survey status updated from September 2015 to March 2016

  8. 2014 routine resurvey reports publsihed

  9. 2015 hydrographic survey status uploaded

  10. Latest chart Q6090 uploaded

  11. First published.

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