Admiralty Digital Radio Signals Volume 6 (ADRS6)

All prices quoted are in pounds sterling, exclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
An annual subscription to Admiralty Digital Radio Signals – Volume 6 is ₤49.00 per area and ₤441.00 for world coverage. Prices include a second user licence for backup purposes, in addition to comprehensive weekly updates throughout the licence period, available via email, the Internet and CD.

Volume Discounts

Admiralty Digital Radio Signals – Volume 6 is part of the Admiralty Digital Publications (ADP) portfolio, which also includes Admiralty Digital List of Lights and Admiralty Total Tide. A single licence is required for each individual ADP product, regardless of how many areas are purchased. Discounts are available for customers who purchase multiple licences for any combination of products from the Admiralty Digital Publications portfolio. The discounts are applied incrementally, and are calculated as follows:

ADP Licences / Discount
10-19 vessels / 5%
20-49 vessels / 10%
50-100 vessels / 15%
100> vessels / 25%

Area Data Sets


Areas 1 and 2 - UK & Northern Europe (Die Ems to Gibralter)
Area 3 - Northern Waters, the Baltic & Germany
Area 4 - Mediterranean & Black Seas
Area 5 - Red Sea, the Gulf & Indian Ocean (northern part)
Area 6 - Singapore to Sea of Okhotsk & Philippines (W coast)
Area 7 - Australia, Borneo and Philippines (E coast)
Area 8 - Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, N & S America (W coast)
Area 9 - North America (East coast) and Caribbean
Area 10 - South Atlantic & Indian Ocean (Southern part)

Purchasing Additional areas

Additional areas can be purchased during the licence period and will expire on the same date as the original licence. Depending upon the point in the licence period the following discounted prices apply:

Elapsed time / Price
0-3 months / £49.00 per area = 100%
4-6 months / £36.75 per area = 75%
7-9 months / £24.50 per area = 50%
10-12 months / £12.25 per area = 25%

Further information

Admiralty Digital List of Lights is available from those distributors who are marked as dealing in digital products in the worldwide listing of Admiralty distributors like MORBAI Charts/Maps & Maritime Supplies when in the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Tel: (632) 5273227

Fax: (632) 5273233

Email:

Check our list of Admiralty distributors worldwide to find a digital products distributor near you, or contact the UKHO helpdesk:
Tel: +44 (0)1823 723366
Fax: +44 (0)1823 251816
Email:

These tables show the flag states that have approved, or are likely to approve, Admiralty Digital Publications as meeting SOLAS carriage requirements for their paper counterparts. Where available, there are also references / links to relevant IMO circulars or flag state documentation. For more information and guidance on the safe and effective use of digital nautical publications, please click here.

FlagState Approval for Admiralty Digital Radio Signals (Vol 6)
FlagState / Approval / IMO Notification / Flag Documentation / Comments
Approved for all vessels / Approved for individual vessels on application / Not approved but flag state thought to be positive to enquiries
Antigua and Barbuda / / SLS.14/
Circ. 239
Australia / / MO21
Barbados /
Belgium / / BMI 20 Feb 2009
Cayman Islands /
Cyprus / / Conditions Doc
Denmark / / SLS.14/
Circ. 229
Finland /
Germany / / Ship Safety Ordinance Amendment - Article 4
Greece / / SLS.14/
Circ. 302
Hong Kong / / Hong Kong Circular 7 Jan 2009
Ireland /
Isle of Man / / Approval Letter
Malta / / SLS.14/
Circ. 299
Marshall Is / / MN7-041-6 version 02/08 / Portions of the publication need to be printed - see 3.4.1 of reference
Netherlands /
Norway / / SLS.14/
Circ.213
Singapore / / SLS.14/
Circ. 320
Sweden / / SLS.14/
Circ. 265
UK / / MNA 53/10/288