Edition 20 for 2016. All geographical features have GPS coordinates for emergency navigation. Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the authority of Department of Defense. Sailing Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) are intended to assist mariners in planning ocean passages and to eliminate duplication by consolidating useful information about all the countries adjacent to a particular ocean basin in one volume. Planning Guide publications are compiled and structured in the alphabetical order of countries contained within the region covered by each publication. Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the largest scale chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas called "Sectors.." RED SEA & PERSIAN GULF. Egypt- The Suez Canal and Suez Bay Sector 2 Egypt- The Gulf of Suez Sector 3 The Red Sea- Central Passage Sector 4 The Red Sea- West Side- Egypt and Sudan- Gazair Giftun to Ras Kasar Sector 5 The Red Sea- West Side- Sudan and Eritrea- Ras Kasar to Ras Siyan Sector 6 The Red Sea- East Side- Ras Muhammad to Jiddah, including the Gulf of Aqaba Sector 7 The Red Sea- East Side- Jiddah to Ras Bab al Mandeb Sector 8 Yemen- Ras Bab al Mandeb to Aden Harbor Sector 9 Yemen and Oman- Aden Harbor to Ras al Hadd Sector 10 Djibouti and Somalia- Ras Siyan to Raas Xaafuun Sector 11 Oman- Northeast Coast- Ras al Hadd to Ras Diba Sector 12 Pakistan and the South Coast of Iran- Ras Muari to Damagheh-ye Kuh Sector 13 The Strait of Hormuz and the Entrance to the Persian Gulf Sector 14 The Persian Gulf- Iran- Ras-e Bostaneh to Bushehr Sector 15 The Persian Gulf- United Arab Emirates and Qatar- Ras ash Sham to Ras Rakan Sector 16 The Persian Gulf- Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq- Ras Rakan to Khawr Abd Allah Sector 17 The Persian Gulf- Iran- Bushehr to the Shatt al Arab Glossaries Index- Gazetteer REFERENCE BOOKS THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AROUND THE WORLD SAILING GUIDE FIRST AID MANUAL THE COMPLETE NAUTICAL DICTIONARY NAVIGATION RULES COAST PILOT 10 VOLUMES SAILING DIRECTIONS are prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA). UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SAILING DIRECTIONS, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Sailing Directions include detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the largest scale chart. SAILING DIRECTIONS (PLANNING GUIDES) include relevant physical, political, industrial, navigational and regulatory information about the countries adjacent to a particular ocean basin in a single volume 102 INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS 120 PACIFIC OCEAN & SOUTHEAST ASIA 140 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN & ADJACENTSEAS 160 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN & INDIAN OCEAN 180 ARCTIC OCEAN 200 ANTARCTICA ENROUTE GUIDES; 102 INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS 120 PACIFIC OCEAN & SOUTHEAST ASIA 123 SOUTHWEST AFRICA 124 EAST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA 125 WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA 126 PACIFIC ISLANDS 127 EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 131 WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 132 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 140 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN & ADJACENTSEAS 141 SCOTLAND 142 IRELAND AND THE WEST COAST OF ENGLAND 143 WEST COAST OF EUROPE & NORTHWEST AFRICA 145 NOVA SCOTIA & THE ST LAWRENCE 146 NEWFOUNDLAND, LABRADOR & HUDSON BAY 147 CARIBBEAN SEA VOLUME 1 148 CARIBBEAN SEA VOLUME 2 150 WORLD PORT INDEX 151 DISTANCE BETWEEN PORTS 153 WEST COASTS OF MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA 154 BRITISH COLUMBIA 155 EAST RUSSIA 157 KOREA & CHINA 158 JAPAN 1 159 JAPAN 2 160 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN &INDIAN OCEAN