Admiralty Sailing Directions. NP42A. Japan Pilot. Volume 2

Издание на английском языке
The book is a navigational guide for safe entry into ports and coastal navigation for all classes of vessels. The book supplements nautical charts, contains current information from international sources and is regularly updated for five years. It is recommended to use together with Admiralty Notices to Mariners to maintain safe navigation.

Content
Record of updates
Preface
Reporting new dangers to navigation
Contents
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chapter Index Diagrams
Chapter 1. Countries, Navigation and Regulations
Limits of the book (1.1)
Country information (1.2)
Navigational dangers and hazards (1.6)
Traffic and operations (1.16)
Charts (1.28)
Aids to navigation (1.34)
Pilotage (1.39)
Radio facilities (1.40)
Regulations (1.50)
Signals (1.59)
Distress and rescue (1.63)
Natural conditions
Maritime topography (1.70)
Magnetic variation and local anomalies (1.75)
Currents, tidal streams and flow (1.76)
Sea level and tides (1.87)
Sea and swell (1.90)
Sea water characteristics (1.97)
Climate and weather (1.102)
Climate information (1.125)
Chapter 2. Shikoku - south coast - Komo Saki to Muroto Saki
Chapter 3. Muroto Nada
Chapter 4. Honshu - south coast - Kumano Nada
Chapter 5. Honshu - south coast - Irago Suido and approaches - Ise Wan and Mikawa Wan
Chapter 6. Honshu - south coast - Daio Saki to Iro Saki
Chapter 7. Honshu - south coast - Iro Saki to Taito Saki including Sagami Nada and Sagami Wan
Chapter 8. Honshu - south coast - Tokyo Wan including Uraga Suido
Chapter 9. Nanpo Shoto
Index. Index