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About Us
About Us
Myanmar Naval Hydrographic Centre-MNHC was founded since 1957 has been conducting hydrographic surveys and producing nautical charts. MNHC is the only one authorized government organization which has solely responsibility of producing charts in the country though it is established under Myanmar Navy. MNHC is working together with International Hydrographic Community now days and other local government organizations such as Myanmar Port Authority, Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise-MOGE, Department of Marine Administration-DMA and Directorate of Myanmar Inland Waterway, etc.
MNHC is also responsible for Maritime Safety Information-MSI in the working network of neighboring navies, NAV AREA Coordinator and Foreign HOs as a Maritime Safety Information Division is organized under its control. MNHC plays a key role of Hydrography in the country as national representative to International Hydrographic Organization-IHO.
Our Services
Our Services
Surveying
Surveying
MNHC is focusing on National Shipping Volumes at Major and Minor Ports and producing the nautical charts in accordance with IHO standards. MNHC also aims to participating in International Hydrographic Events and Hydrographic Communities at different levels.
MNHC is also to conduct hydrographic surveys at National Waters in accordance with MNHC’s own chart scheming.
Tide Tables
Tide Tables
MNHC has been producing Notice to Mariner Year Book, inland water directory in local language and annual tide table for Myanmar Major and Minor Ports in country wide.
Paper Charts & ENCs Production
Paper Charts & ENCs Production
Paper Chart: MNHC has produced 140 nautical paper charts but some of them are not in commercial used before. Now MNHC is more focusing on safety of navigation purposes not only for navy ships also for commercial uses. MNHC is categorizing nautical paper charts into two groups- Military Purposes and Commercial Uses, then those appear as commercial usage nautical paper charts will be distributed to various uses of mariners. In last year 2024, MNHC conducted one small scale coastal band area and two harbor scale surveys and now in compilation process for production.
ENCs: 4 MM ENC cells for commercial use till 2020 and MNHC is putting more effort to accelerate ENC production to cover more Myanmar waters.
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