Jahresbericht Nr.14/1959 
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The number of copies printed, of the weekly appearing German Notices to 
Mariners was again increased during the year under review. The "Nachrichten 
für Seefahrer" (German Notices to Mariners) contained regularly, or if 
necessary, "Deckblätter zum Leuchtfeuerverzeichnis" (blocks showing amendments 
to the German List of Lights), the "blue" lists showing the corrections in 
German charts and instructions for sailing on the searched fairways ("Zwangs 
wege" - official routes). The nautical warning service was operated without 
any interruption, always ready to advise shipping of the important "nautical 
warnings" and "danger of mines" via the coast radio and broadcasting stations. 
For the first time after World War II, parts XI and XII of the German 
List of Lights appeared in 1959. All other parts, with the exception of Part 
X (Pacific Ocean, western part) could be replaced in the year under review 
as per plan after one year’s run. Part II (Baltic Entrances) contains for 
the first time the lights and signal stations at the Göta Älv and Lake Vänem. 
Therewith a request made by shipping could be complied with. 
With the opening of shipping on the St.Lorence River, the coast radio 
stations, radio beacons and the stations promulgating weather messages in 
the area of the sea way and of the Great Lakes were included in the German 
List of Radio Signals, fn Volume I a new section was added, viz. "tJKW-Sprech- 
Seefunkdienst" (international Maritime VHP Service), andin connection there 
with an extract was included, too, of the "International Maritime VHP Radio 
Telephony Agreement (The Hague 1957). 
The renewal and extension programme of the German Chart Work could be 
carried out as per plan. 
Three new charts were issued covering in the Baltic the Finnish coast of 
the Gulf of Bothnia. The revision of the charts covering the Sound could be 
concluded. The special conditions in the German Bight - shifting of the 
sands, alteration of the depths in the fairways - made it necessary to 
revise and change the relevant charts whereby even the cuts of some of the 
sheets had to be altered. Thus three coastal charts were revised in the 
year under review and published with altered extension. Further charts of 
this area are in preparation and it is anticipated that until the end of 
I960 all charts covering the German North Sea coast will have been revised. 
The southern part of the North Sea was covered by overlapping coastal charts 
at a scale of 1 : 150 000. To the North, adjoining the D.246, a further 
chart of the same scale is being prepared, comprising the area Hoek van 
Holland to Texel. 
The announced edition of all the track charts of the west coast of Africa 
is in its essential features concluded; the still missing track charts have 
been revised already and will appear before long. 
As regards the Indonesian waters three coastal charts have been published 
in the year under review so that together with the four charts which are