Carte marine Shom

Shom, a key player in the hydrographic worldThe SHOM (Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy) is a public administrative institution under the authority of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Heir to the depot of maps and plans of the navy, created in 1720, its headquarters is now located on the Atlantic coast, in Brest. Shom is responsible for the description and forecasting of the oceans, from the coast to the open sea. Shom thus actively contributes to the development of the maritime world in France. It provides many instructions, information and data on the tide and navigation charts for example.Shom charts, the reference for nautical chartsShom publishes nautical charts for civilian, military, fishing, commercial and recreational sailors. Each shom nautical chart has a lot of information on the maritime space to best trace its route in navigation. Shom nautical charts are published in paper format as well as in digital format. A paper nautical chart is one of the essential elements of navigation. This format allows you to have your card at your fingertips easily and to obtain information on the islands crossed, the port in which you want to enter, etc. to improve the safety of your navigation. In digital format, your card will be in the form of a database or GPS image. Each nautical chart has nautical information on the tide, ports, new hazards, etc.Nautical information is collected, reported and disseminated through the participation of many bodies, departments and administrations.The charts published by the marine hydrographic oceanographic service are a database and nautical information that can be used as Navicarte does, which uses these resources to publish simpler and more accessible charts.Our Shom nautical chartsA very wide choice of shom chart is available on our site. Each map offered is a very practical folded shom map which is easily transportable due to its format. A folded shom map is in A4 format and goes to A0 format when unfolded. The scale of each map is different depending on the size of the area covered. These documents are very important books for going to the Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic. Our shom charts cover all the coasts of France and more widely from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, passing through the Atlantic Ocean. Each card is made of latex-loaded paper for better water resistance. Each product is a category grouping together many paper nautical charts covering the named area.For the northern zone, the perfectly cover the area of the North Sea, in particular the map from Calais to Dunkirk with its scale of 1:43139.For Brittany and the west of the Channel, the allows you to navigate off the coast of Brittany without constraint.If you want to navigate in the entire Atlantic area from the southwest of France to the north of Spain, the group together all the cards you will need for this area.To leave France, the are a category grouping together the maps of the coasts of these countries.Finally, the Mediterranean zone is covered by several works including the . You will find cities like Marseille, Toulon, Cassis and their port.The nautical chart at NautisportsFrom the shom chart to the Navicarte nautical chart, the documents that we offer on our page are official documents. Each product has many details on its dedicated page, such as its price, the areas covered, the scale, the material (paper for the most part) of the card, its format (folded or not), etc. Do not hesitate to leave a review if you would like, for example, the integration of a nautical chart that we do not yet offer.