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Mariners' Guide to Bridges on the Tidal Thames

Richmond Rail Bridge reflections

Currently out of stock in print. 

The June 2012 edition of the Mariners' Guide to Bridges on the Tidal Thames provides an overview of navigating London's bridges, and highlights the safety issues associated with this challenging environment. The book covers every bridge in detail, each presented on a double page; illustrating the bridge with a photograph, side elevation drawing and digital chart extract. The particular issues associated with navigating through and in the area around the bridge completes each entry.

Also included in comprehensive appendices are bridge clearance tables, silhouettes, tidal set and other useful information for the navigator.

Folios and individual charts

The PLA has re-compiled its series of A0 1:1250 and 1:2500 scale charts into A2 size 1:2500 and 1:5000 colour charts more suitable for navigational use. These are issued as two folios of charts, covering Teddington to Putney (charts 301 - 312) and Wandsworth to Margaretness  (charts 313 - 325).

In order to support effective passage planning, the PLA recommends that, where the size and construction of the vessel allows, all commercial, inland waterways vessels carry the largest, appropriate scale of chart for their area of operation.

In addition, and in order to meet the requirements of the national Fitness for Purpose Standard and the forthcoming Inland Waterways Freight Vessel (Technical) Standards for Newbuild Vessels, it will now be a requirement for all such vessels licensed by the PLA to carry suitable charts.

Chart PDFs and associated chart correction notices are made available on this website, major corrections and new surveys will result in a re-print of the relevant chart.

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Chart Folio 1 | Teddington to Putney
Folio 1 Cover

 

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Individual Charts from Folio 1

Chart 301-306 Teddington to Putney 1 (A2 size)

Teddington Reach Chart

 

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Chart 307-312 Teddington to Putney 2 (A2 size)

Chiswick Reach Chart

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Chart Folio 2 | Wandsworth to Margaretness
Cover of chart folio 2

 

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Individual Charts from Folio 2

Chart 313-319 Wandsworth to Margaretness 1 (A2 Size)

Chart 317 Detail

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Chart 320-325 Wandsworth to Margaretness 2 (A2 Size)

Chart detail 324

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Individual Charts - Woolwich to Southend-on-Sea

Chart 326-334 Woolwich to Tilbury (A0 Size)

Chart 326 Detail

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Chart 335-343 Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea 2 (A0 Size)

Chart 340 detail

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Individual Charts - Tidal Creeks

Chart 376-386 Tidal Creeks

Chart 379 detail Barking Creek

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£20.00 inc p&p

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Tide Tables and Port Information Book 2025

Tide table booklet cover

Available to pre-order now

Tide predictions for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Shivering Sand, Southend-on-Sea, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge (Tower Pier) for 2024. General information on the Port of London and the Port of London Authority. 

For UK customers
£3.50 inc p&p
(1st class postage for UK customers)

 

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