Admiralty Routeing Chart 5124(12): North Atlantic Ocean - December

An official Admiralty Routeing Chart, printed on demand on quality, watermarked chart paper directly from the UKHO's latest digital files. Each chart includes all available corrections up to the date of printing, ensuring you receive the most up-to-date data for safe passage planning and navigation.

About Admiralty Routeing Charts

Admiralty Routeing Charts are essential planning tools for ocean passages, with each region covered by a series of 12 separate charts (one for each calendar month) to provide mariners with critical seasonal information for safe and efficient long-distance navigation. Covering the world's major ocean basins, these charts display shipping routes and distances between ports, prevailing weather patterns, ocean currents, ice limits, and other vital oceanographic data. By selecting the appropriate month's chart, navigators can plan optimal routes based on typical seasonal conditions, taking advantage of favourable currents and weather while avoiding hazardous areas.

Key Features of Routeing Charts

• Shipping Routes & Distances: Recognised routes between major ports with distances clearly marked for passage planning.
• Seasonal Weather Data: Monthly editions showing wind patterns (via wind roses), storm frequency, visibility conditions, and atmospheric pressure.
• Oceanographic Information: Ocean currents, sea and air temperatures, ice limits based on historical averages, and loadline zone boundaries.
• Strategic Planning Tool: Small-scale coverage of entire ocean basins for high-level route planning, complemented by larger-scale charts for areas of dense traffic.
• Up-to-Date for Safe Navigation: Every chart is printed on demand with the latest available corrections and official UKHO updates.

12 Monthly Charts for Seasonal Planning

Each routeing chart region is available as 12 separate charts (January through December) to account for significant seasonal variations in weather and ocean conditions. This allows mariners to plan passages with accurate, month-specific information about prevailing winds, current patterns, storm risks, and ice limits for their intended departure time, ensuring the safest and most efficient routes throughout the year.

Routeing Charts for Framing & Decorative Wall Art

Authentic Admiralty Routeing Charts make impressive pieces of nautical wall art for homes and offices, showcasing ocean currents, wind patterns, and shipping routes. However, as these are working navigation charts rather than decorative prints, there are a few practical considerations for those wishing to frame them. Please review the key points below before ordering.

• Chart Dimensions: Most charts are approximately DE size (1070 x 715 mm), Long DE size (1270 x 715 mm) or A0 size (1189 x 841mm), though individual charts may differ. As exact dimensions aren't available until printing we strongly recommend waiting to receive your chart before ordering a frame.
• Presentation: The chart will be printed from the latest file available. Sometimes this may be more up-to-date than the sample image on this page. Over the past few years the colour palette and general presentation of Admiralty charts has changed as new editions are published. For example, newer editions use a paler yellow for land compared to the traditional deeper 'mustard' colour. If this is of concern please get in touch and we can check the latest thumbnail image.
• Official Markings: Charts will include an official agent's stamp and a line of authentication data in the margin.
• Folded or Unfolded: By default, charts are folded up to three times to a standard size suitable for a ship's chart drawer. If you require an unfolded chart for framing, please select this option when ordering. Both folded and unfolded charts are then rolled for shipping in a tube.

Shipping and Handling

• Printed to Order: Please note that Admiralty charts are not off-the-shelf items. Each one is printed on demand by an official UKHO Print-on-Demand distributor and prepared individually, a process that involves printing, trimming, quality checking, folding, official stamping, and applying a chart number label to the back of the chart. Please check for messages regarding current handling times during the ordering process.
• Urgent Orders: If you are in a hurry, please get in touch with us directly and we will do our very best to accommodate your needs.
• Packaging: Your chart will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. Charts are produced to professional navigation standards where minor creasing, if it occurs, does not affect navigational use. If shipped with Royal Mail we use a standard round tube. If shipped with DPD we use a long rectangular box which carries a slightly higher risk of creasing. Minor creasing can usually be flattened easily with a few hours under some heavy books.
• Returns: Because every chart is printed to order, it is non-returnable unless faulty or damaged. Please ensure the chart you have selected meets your needs before ordering. We are very happy to help with any questions, so please get in touch if you need assistance.