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   Kingfisher Information Service - Cable Awareness

 

 

 

Positions and Route information of Submarine Cables in the Seas Around the UK

Data Version - Issue 10 / January 2008

Submarine cable routes are available FREE OF CHARGE from here as:

• Paper Charts

• Adobe PDF files

• Fishing Plotter Files & Loading Instructions

• Route Position List - Microsoft Excel

In-service and recently Out-of-Service Systems (at the time of distribution) are included along with some systems containing power and telecoms.

Please check this website periodically for updates. The Kingfisher Fortnightly Bulletin and Admiralty Notices to Mariners should also be consulted. 

The documents and files on this web-site have been created by the Kingfisher Information Service using source information provided by the UK Cable Protection Committee (UKCPC), and are provided as a guide only. Seafish, UKCPC or distributors cannot accept responsibility for any damage sustained as a result of error or omission. 

This site is managed for the safety of seabed users by:

Kingfisher Information Service
Sea Fish Industry Authority
St.Andrew's Dock, Hull, HU3 4QE.
Tel: +44 (0) 1482 327 837
Fax: +44 (0) 1482 223310
   To Receive Paper Charts
 
1. Select the charts you wish to receive

2. Enter your name and address

3. Click the "Please post me my selected cable charts" button
 
   To Download Charts as Documents - PDF

Use this option to download the chart files as documents directly into your computer. Then you can print the charts with your printer or view them on your computer screen. These charts are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The files are quite large and may take up to ten minutes to download on a telephone modem. If your computer automatically displays the chart within the web-browser, you can left click to view the file or right click to save it without viewing. You can also use the floppy disk icon within the browser to save the file.

KISCA Data Version - Issue 10 / January 2008

North Sea North & West

528kB
64�30'N
58�00'N
15�00'W
05�00'W
53�00'N
58�00'N
02�36'W
10�00'E
50�52'N
53�09'N
00�20'E
05�35'E
51�00'N
48�22'N
04�02'W
01�55'E
46�42'N
52�12'N
09�42'W
03�54'W

Irish Sea

572kB
51�38'N
55�40'N
7�36'W
03�00'W

Note: Many computers are already configured to view Adobe Acrobat PDF files, but if you cannot display the files you will need to get the reader, free of charge, by clicking the icon below.


 
   Fishing Plotter Files

The GPS plotter files display the submarine cables as a user layer, and are compatible with the Litton Fishmaster, Transas NaviFisher 3000, Chartworx/Quodfish (ED50), TM Planner, Sodena Turbo 2000 (DOS & Win), TRAX, Maxsea, SIS Microplot, Penta and Winfish systems. You should select the appropriate file for compatibility with your plotter. These files are self-extracting.  When you have downloaded the file, you should first click the downloaded file which will run the self-extractor. Then select the directory where you want to save the file contents. Finally, copy the extracted files to a floppy disk and insert the disk into your fishing plotter. 

KISCA Data Version - Issue 10 / January 2008

Litton Fishmaster

 Load the file cables08.cra as a user file and save to the system's internal hard disk. View the  information symbols "I" for contact details of each individual cable.
 Import 'udb1' file into your plotter as per manufacturer's instructions.
 Load cables08.ai into your files directory.
TMPlanner/Quodfish
 Quod/Chartworx: Copy 'Cables08.udb' file to charts sub directory. NB Qoud uses datum ED50. TM  Planner will also import the cables08.udb and will automatically convert it to WGS84. for display.  View the information symbols "I" for contact details of each individual cable
 Load files cables08.ptf and cable_08_info.ptf into your file directory.
 Load the data into directories named R_cables08 in the turbo sub directory.
 Load the data into directories named R_cables08 in the turbo sub directory. Sodena Turbo Win  System: select import dos file. Use point and click routine to display cable information.
 Import the files cables08.lin & cables08.Mrk into your files directory. Cables are shown as wavy  lines on this system.
 Load the file Penta_cables08.ptf and Penta_cables08_INFO.ptf into your file directory.

 

Fishing Plotter Installation Instructions

 
   Route Position List - Microsoft Excel

You can download the route position lists of the cables in the form of an Excel spreadsheet which contains listings of all the cables. These co-ordinates have been derived from our cable awareness charts. In order to reduce the number of co-ordinates, the list of positions has been reduced using a special method known as thinning. This method removes only those points which lie almost exactly in a straight line. The co-ordinate lists have been thinned to preserve an accuracy of 10 meters. The reduced list size means it is possible to manually enter these co-ordinates into your GPS plotter. Datum: WGS84.

  Route Position Lists 292KB

 

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This project has been part financed by the European Union. The grant was awarded by the Marine & Fisheries Agency.