Did You Know?
Here is Information for Safe Sailing:
Nautical and Marine Books
Ordering a Nautical Chart
Charting Symbols: NOAA’s Chart Number 1 http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/chart1hr.ht
Notice to Mariners
A weekly publication by the U.S. Coast Guard telling mariners about important changes to nautical charts.
- These notices tell the mariners when there are newly discovered wrecks and obstructions under the water.
- They warn mariners that there may be people and equipment in the water when new bridges and marinas are being built.
- They even tell mariners when a buoy or light needs to be moved, added, or deleted from a chart.
Go to http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d7/lnm07062008.pdf to see an example of a real notice to mariners.
Information about rocks, wrecks, and obstructions is available at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/hydro/K.pdf.