Tide Tables Ireland 2012

The 6^th edition of the “TIDE TABLES IRELAND 2012” has just been published & is a must-have for all seafarers and those whose lives and property are affected by the sea & tides. TIDE TABLES IRELAND 2012 also includes a map of the Met Eireann marine weather services, weather-service telephone numbers, the RTE & BBC weather-forecast schedule, a map of the “Irish Coast Guard” & “NI Coastguard” Marine VHF communications network with times of weather forecasts, & a Mayday protocol. Tidal times & heights (reproduced by permission of the UK Hydrographic Office) are provided for the five Primary Ports of Dublin, Cobh, Galway, Tarbert Island & Belfast, together with local variations for 120 Secondary Ports around the Irish coast. It is the only pocket sized tide tables book covering the whole Irish coastline, and is now available nationwide. This well-designed, full-colour publication utilises colour-coding to enable quick location of the required Primary Port: blue for Dublin, red for Cobh, maroon for Galway, yellow for Tarbert & grey for Belfast. A new feature is the quick reference guide to the most popular secondary ports connected to each Primary Port. In addition to tidal predictions, the booklet also provides precise details for phases of the moon, together with highlighted dates to enable quick visual identification of Spring and Neap tides, & an explanation of when they occur.