Bridge Direct has successfully been installed across a UK major oil shipping fleet as well as a large number of other vessels. Bridge Direct by Lilley & Gillie enables the mariner onboard a vessel to view and print up to date corrections and tracings acting as a Digital Notice... More
Based in North Shields, Lilley & Gillie have a proud history in the marine industry. Established 200 years ago in 1812 Lilley and Gillie are one of the leading suppliers of nautical equipment and instruments, as well as paper and electronic charts in the marine industry today. As an International Admiralty Chart Agent (IACA), Lilley & Gillie offers an outfit management service covering all British Admiralty and US charts, all nautical publications and ISM auditing documentation.
Lilley & Gillie are one of the few remaining magnetic compass manufacturers in Europe and provides a full repair and on-board adjusting service. Its considerable product range also includes nautical instruments and equipment including Walker Marine range of wind equipment, speed logs and autopilot systems and the Chernikeeff range of naval speed log equipment.
Lilley & Gillie also provide a supply and updating service for Admiralty Raster Chart Services (ARCS) and Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), ensuring that vessels always have on board the most up-to-date charts, publications and data for the areas in which they operate.
Lilley & Gillie are part of a larger group including Walker Marine Instruments, PC Maritime and DPM (UK). Incidentally their 50% holding share in PC Maritime makes Lilley & Gillie one of only two companies in the world to have the in-house expertise and complete product range to assist customers in carrying out the transition from Paper to Digital charts.
Lilley & Gillie stock a worldwide range of Admiratly Standard Nautical Charts.
Admiralty Standard Nautical Charts comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations and are ideal for professional, commercial and recreational use. Charts within the series consist of a range of scales, useful for passage planning, ocean crossings, coastal navigation and entering port.
Mariners should always use the largest scale nautical chart appropriate to their needs. In particularly busy seaways such as the English Channel, Gulf of Suez and the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the standard nautical charts are supplemented by mariners' routeing guides which provide advice on route planning in these complex areas.
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