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Mariners' Guide to Thames Bridges

This June 2012 edition of the Mariners' Guide to Bridges on the Tidal Thames provides an overview of navigating London's bridges, and highlights the safety issues associated with this challenging environment. The book covers every bridge in detail, each presented on a double page; illustrating the bridge with a photograph, side elevation drawing and digital chart extract. The particular issues associated with navigating through and in the area around the bridge completes each entry.

Also included in comprehensive appendices are bridge clearance tables, silhouettes, tidal set and other useful information for the navigator.

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Chart Folio 1: Teddington to Putney

The PLA has re-compiled its series of A0 1:1250 and 1:2500 scale charts into A2 size 1:2500 and 1:5000 colour charts more suitable for navigational use. These are issued as two folios of charts, covering Teddington to Putney (charts 301 - 312) and Wandsworth to Margaretness (charts 313 - 325).

In order to support effective passage planning, the PLA recommends that, where the size and construction of the vessel allows, all commercial, inland waterways vessels carry the largest, appropriate scale of chart for their area of operation. Read more...

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Individual Charts from Folio 1

Chart 301-306 Teddington to Putney 1 (A2 Size)

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Chart 307-312 Teddington to Putney 2 (A2 Size)

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Chart Folio 2: Wandsworth to Margaretness

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Individual Charts from Folio 2

Chart 313-319 Wandsworth to Margaretness 1 (A2 Size)

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Chart 320-325 Wandsworth to Margaretness 2 (A2 Size)

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Individual Charts - Woolwich to Southend-on-Sea

Chart 326-334 Woolwich to Tilbury (A0 Size)

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Chart 335-343 Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea 2 (A0 Size)

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Individual Charts - Tidal Creeks

Chart 376-386 Tidal Creeks

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Tide Tables and Port Information Book 2021

Tide predictions for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Shivering Sand, Southend-on-Sea, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge (Tower Pier) for 2021. General information on the Port of London and the Port of London Authority.

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PLA Pageant DVD

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of the biggest public event ever held on the tidal Thames – the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

The 40 minute film, The PLA's Pageant, documents the authority's work to plan, prepare and co-ordinate the safety of the Royal spectacular which involved 1,000 boats and 20,000 people on the water. It includes unique footage of rehearsals, vessel checks and the inside of the PLA's control centre, from which the event was run on the day.

Two years in the planning, the event was devised by the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation. Responsibility for ensuring the procession's smooth running fell to the PLA, working with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, RNLI, police, fire brigade, passenger boat operators, Environment Agency, ambulance service, and specialists from the recreational boating world.

This DVD is a 'must have' for fans of Royalty, pageant spectators and participants alike.

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PLA - A Century of Service (published 2009)

This book is a history of the PLA, specially commissioned to mark the organisation's centenary on 2009. Written by Nigel Watson, the book is a short introduction to the institution that, after a century of service, still plays an important role in the prosperity of the country and its capital city.

The book covers the origins of the Authority, which brought order to a Port in chaos and remedied years of under investment. It outlines how the PLA helped to keep the Port operating during two world wars, thanks to the hard work, dedication and heroism of its employees. It tells the story of the challenges faced by the Authority during the years after 1945, as a revolution in world shipping led to the eventual closure of the upriver docks and the transformation of the docklands landscape. Read more...

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Port of London Authority Handbook 2020

Our latest handbook is a must-have guide for anyone moving cargoes into, and out of, the UK via this world-famous port.

This full-colour book comes packed with information about shipping, logistics, freight and transport on London's river and is indispensable for organisations in these and other related industries.

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