Shom marine chart

Shom, a key player in the world of hydrography

SHOM (Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine - French Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) is a public administrative establishment under the authority of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. Heir to the navy's chart and plan repository, created in 1720, its head office is now located on the Atlantic coast, in Brest. Shom is responsible for describing and forecasting the oceans, from the coast to the open sea. In this way, the Shom actively contributes to the development of the maritime world in France. It provides a wide range of instructions, information and data on the subject of shipping and navigation charts, for example.

Cartes Shom, the reference for nautical charts

Shom publishes nautical charts for civilian, military, fishing, commercial and pleasure sailors. Each shom chart contains a wealth of information on the maritime environment, enabling you to plot your route more accurately. shom charts are available in both paper and digital formats. A paper chart is an essential navigation aid. This format allows you to have your chart easily to hand, and to obtain information on the islands you pass, the port you wish to enter, etc., to improve the safety of your navigation. In digital format, your chart will be available as a database or gps image. Each chart includes nautical information on tides, harbors, new hazards and more.

The charts published by the French hydrographic oceanographic service (Service hydrographique oceanographique marine) are a database of nautical information that can be used in the same way as Navicarte, which uses these resources to produce simpler, more accessible charts.

Our Shom charts

A wide range of shom charts is available on our website. Each chart offered is a practical folded shom chart that is easy to transport thanks to its format. A folded shom chart is A4 in size and becomes A0 once unfolded. The scale of each map varies according to the size of the area covered. These documents are very important for navigating the Mediterranean or the Atlantic. Our shom charts cover all the coasts of France, and more widely from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, via the Atlantic Ocean. Each chart is made from latex-filled paper, for superior water resistance. Each product is a category grouping together numerous paper charts covering the named area.

For the northern zone, the }perfectly coverthe North Sea zone, notably the Calais to Dunkirk chart with its 1:43139 scale.

For Brittany and the west of the Channel, theallows you to sail off the coast of Brittany without constraint.

If you want to navigate the entire Atlantic zone from the west-west of France to the north of Spain, the}groupall the charts you'll need for this zone.

Outside France, the}area category grouping charts of the coasts of these countries.

Finally, the Mediterranean area is covered by several works, including the. You'll find cities like Marseille, Toulon, Cassis and their harbors.

Nautisports marine charts

From the shom chart to the Navicarte marine chart, the documents we offer on our page are official documents. Each product is detailed on its own page, including price, areas covered, scale, chart material (mostly paper), format (folded or unfolded) and more. Don't hesitate to leave a comment if, for example, you'd like us to integrate a nautical chart that we don't yet offer.