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19. GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM POSITIONS, HORIZONTAL DATUMS AND POSITION
SHIFTS
Source: UKHO.
Former Notice 19/17 is cancelled. Additions and amendments to the former Notice are indicated by sidelines.

Satellite Navigation – World Geodetic System 1984 – Position Shifts

Some charts carry a note stating that a satellite--derived position shift cannot be determined because historically insufficient details of the
horizontal datum were known. New information has made it possible to establish the relationship between the horizontal datum of some
charts and WGS84 Datum. A programme of work is now underway to issue new editions of these charts that will allow positions derived
from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to be plotted directly with no shift. In the mean time the existing Satellite--Derived
Positions note should be superseded by the following information.

Positions obtained from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS are normally referred WGS84 Datum. To assist
mariners to plot positions derived from GNSS the shifts listed below should be applied to such positions to agree with the appropriate
chart. However owing to the age and quality of the source information, some detail on these charts may not be positioned accurately.
Particular caution is advised when navigating in the vicinity of dangers, even when using an electronic positioning system such as GPS.
See The Mariner’s Handbook (NP100), for more information on satellite navigation systems, horizontal datums of charts, the use of
charts and the interpretation of source data.

The derived shifts listed below will be applied to ARCS charts within the ADMIRALTY Raster Chart Service ahead of the programme of
work to issue new editions of the paper charts.

These ARCS charts will be displayed referenced to WGS84 datum. This will be indicated in the explanatory text linked to the chart.
Mariners are advised to check explanatory text fields when using ARCS charts from this list.

Shift from WGS84 datum to

chart horizontal datum

Chart Title Edition Date Latitude Longitude

388 Plan C Ilha da Trindade 17 Dec 1993 0·18 N 0·05 E
388 Plan E Ilhas Martin Vaz 17 Dec 1993 0·06 N 0·34 E
463 Plan of Punta Cabarete to Punta Brimball 23 Aug 1985 0·55 N 0·34 E
463 Plan of Punta Mangle to Pointe Yaquezi 23 Aug 1985 0·66 N 0·15 W
463 Plan of Bahia de Samana and Approaches 23 Aug 1985 0·35 N 0·42 E
463 Plan of Bahia de Monte Cristi 23 Aug 1985 0·67 N 0·14 W
465 Plan of Fort Liberte to Ile de la Tortue 16 Sep 2004 0·73 N 0·12 W
465 Plan of Port de Paix 16 Sep 2004 0·67 N 0·21 W
467 Bayajibe to Haina 21 Jul 2005 0·01 N 0·39 E
467 Plan D Puerto La Romana 21 Jul 2005 0·07 S 0·42 E
531 Plan B Approaches to Mar del Plata 30 Nov 2006 0·08 S 0·03 E
531 Plan C Puerto San Blas 30 Nov 2006 0·09 S 0·17 E
552 Plan of Isla Tova 05 Apr 2001 0·03 S 0·11 E
552 Plan of Caletas Cordova and Olivares 05 Apr 2001 0·08 S 0·19 E
552 Plan of Comodoro Rivadavia 05 Apr 2001 0·04 S 0·24 E
572 Essequibo River to Corentyn River 08 Nov 1968 0·23 N 0·05 W
649 Plan of Nacala 23 Aug 2001 0·18 N 0·01 E
650 Porto de Quelimane 02 Aug 2001 0·08 N 0·03 E
671 Plan of Marka Anchorage 25 May 1990 0·15 S 0·06 E
705 Plan of Amini Island 29 Dec 1989 0·01 S 0·08 E
705 Plan of Kiltan Island 29 Dec 1989 0·01 S 0·07 E
705 Plan of Chetlat Island 29 Dec 1989 0·05 S 0·1 E
705 Plan of Kavaratti Island 29 Dec 1989 0·0 N 0·09 E
705 Plan of Kalpeni and Cheriyan Islands 29 Dec 1989 0·12 S 0·03 E

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