What is ISO 19018 about?
ISO 19018 provides terms, abbreviations, and graphical symbols for use in maritime navigation on board ships. Symbols for use in mathematical formulae are also given, as applicable.
Navigation is the process of determining a craft's or ship's position as well as planning, recording, and managing the movement of a boat or ship from one location to another.
Who is ISO 19018 for?
ISO 19018 on ships and marine technology navigation is applicable to:
- Maritime industries
- Maritime Organizations
- Craft and ship components manufacturers
- Shipbuilding and naval manufacturers
- Maritime Navigation equipment manufacturers
Why should you use ISO 19018?
Navigation is the most critical activity for ships, and operational representations such as terminologies, acronyms, and graphical symbols must comply with standard specifications. ISO 19018 provides you with comprehensive instructions on navigational terms and symbols for effective Navigational data communication. The guidelines provided in ISO 19018 assist you in establishing standardised navigation representation for the ship in order to accomplish efficient and trouble-free manoeuvring on waterways.
Navigation data includes scientific, geographical, and environmental information, among many other things. ISO 19018 assists you in effectively communicating this complex information in easy representation for proper ship navigation.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS ISO 19018:2020 supersedes BS ISO 19018:2004, which is withdrawn. BS ISO 19018:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS ISO 19018:2004. These include:
- Clause 2: updated referenced documents: ISO 31 deleted and changed from IEC 60872 and IEC 60936 to related original IMO resolutions
- Added Clause 3, “Terms and definitions”, and subsequent clauses renumbered
- Items 4.1.1 to 4.1.3: referenced document changed from “ISO 31-1 and/or Chart INT 1” to “Chart INT” only, as applicable
- Items 6.1 and 6.1.1: abbreviation of “course” changed from “CSE” to “CRS”, and the second sentence of the explanation of 6.1 deleted
- Items 6.1.1 to 6.1.15 and 7.1 to 7.5: updated “Definition, remarks” based on IMO Resolution MSC. 192 (79)
