Copyright and licensing for chart images

Updated for 2026: Any captured image from this website is not an official chart and must never be used for navigation or safety.

All chart images displayed on this website are Crown Copyright and are reproduced under licence.

Copying, saving, downloading, screenshotting, printing, or otherwise reproducing any chart image, whether from the free section or the members’ area, may constitute copyright infringement unless it is:

  • Explicitly permitted by our licence terms, or

  • Permitted by a statutory exception under UK copyright law.

UK “Fair Dealing” exceptions are limited and apply only to specific purposes such as non-commercial research, private study, criticism, review, quotation, reporting current events, or illustration for instruction. They do not permit copying for navigational use or for any safety-critical purpose.

Any image captured or printed from this website:

  • Is not an official chart,

  • Is not maintained or updated,

  • Must not be used for navigation, and

  • Must not be relied upon for safety of life or property.

Unauthorised reproduction, distribution, or use of these materials may constitute copyright infringement and may breach the terms of our licence.

For full details of permitted uses and applicable legal exceptions, please refer to the Legal Section of this website.

This article was first published on 24 October 2010