# UK Hydrographic Office Paper chart withdrawal

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uk-hydrographic-office-paper-chart-withdrawal/64711>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [November 28, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uk-hydrographic-office-paper-chart-withdrawal/64711 "2022-11-28T10:55:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uk-hydrographic-office-paper-chart-withdrawal/64711/42 "2022-12-05T09:39:15Z")

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How did we manage before the advent of GPS with only paper charts?  
I still remember navigating without GPS and one, non-stabilsed radar that was only allowed to be used at night time.  
As Darth Vader so very nearly said - ‘Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to build a GPS system is insignificant next to the power of the Sextant.’

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