IHB File No. S3/4405/INT1
CIRCULAR LETTER 91/2015
18 December 2015
IHO PUBLICATION INT 1
Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Charts
English Version, 8th Edition (2015) and Spanish Version, 5th Edition (2015)
References:
A. IHO CL 08/2010 dated 15 January - Password Protection on the IHO Website
B. IHO CL 69/2014 dated 20 October - S-4- Chart Specifications of the IHO (S-4), Revision
4.5.0
C. IHO CL 17/2011 dated 15 February - INT 1 English version, 7th Edition, 2011
D. IHO CL 29/2012 dated 5 March - INT 1 French Version, Edition No. 5 (2012) and
Spanish Version, Edition No. 4 (2011)
Dear Hydrographer,
1. The German Hydrographic Office (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie - BSH) and
the Spanish Hydrographic Office (Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina - IHM) have, on behalf of the
IHO, published new editions of the official English and Spanish language versions of INT 1 - Symbols,
Abbreviations and Terms used on Charts, respectively as follows:
• INT 1 (English): 8th Edition, 2015,
• INT 1 (Spanish): 5th Edition, 2015.
INT 1 is one of the documents complementing IHO Publication S-4 - Chart Specifications of the IHO
and Regulations for International (INT) Charts. A paper copy of English INT 1, 8th Edition, 2015, is
provided with this letter.
2. The IHB holds a limited number of additional copies of INT 1 (English), 8th Edition, 2015,
kindly supplied by the BSH. One or two further copies can be made available to Member States on
request to the IHB. Those Member States wishing to obtain more than two copies are invited to
contact the BSH directly.
3. It is expected that a limited number of copies of INT 1 (Spanish), 5th Edition, 2015 will be
kindly supplied by the IHM in the near future. Those Member States wishing to obtain one copy are
invited to contact the IHB. Those Member States wishing to obtain more than one copy are invited to
contact the IHM directly
4. As is the case for the reproduction of any INT chart, Sections A-500 and A-600 of the IHO
Regulations for INT Charts (Publication S-4, Part A) apply in case of reproduction of INT 1.
5. The digital versions of INT 1 are accessible from the IHO website (www.iho.int → Standards &
Publications → Download IHO Publications → S-4). At the request of the BSH and the IHM, the
digital files have been placed in the password-protected section of the IHO website, for IHO Member
States only (Reference A).
6. These new editions of INT 1 are up to date in accordance with S-4, Edition 4.5.0, October 2014
(Reference B).
7. It is expected that a new corresponding edition of the official French language version of INT 1,
produced by the French Hydrographic Office (Service hydrographique et océanographique de la
marine - SHOM) will be published by April 2016.
8. Any subsequent updates to INT 1 will appear on the IHO website, in the maintenance section
(www.iho.int → Standards & Publications → Download IHO Publications → S-4 → INT 1 English
→ Maintenance Section).
9. The new editions of the INT 1 (English) and (Spanish) supersede the previous editions
published in 2011 by the BSH (Reference C) and by the IHM (Reference D).
10. The Directing Committee, on behalf of all Member States, thanks the BSH and the IHM for the
production of these new editions.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Gilles BESSERO
Director
Enclosure: INT 1 (English), 8th edition, 2015 (by post only).
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Subject: CL 91/2015
Attachments: Cl91e-15.pdf
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 91/15 : IHO PUBLICATION INT 1
Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Charts
English Version, 8th Edition (2015) and Spanish Version, 5th Edition
(2015)
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET