APPENDIX COAST PILOTS OF THE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Section A, from St. Croix River to U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Section B, from Cape Cod to Sandy U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Section C, Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Section D, Cape Henry to Key West_-- U. S. Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast, California, Oregon, and Washington__- U. S. Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part I, Luzon, Mindoro, and U. S. Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part II, Palawan, Mindanao, and Distances Between United States Ports___ FIELD STATIONS Boston, Mass., room 808, Customhouse. New York, N. Y., rooms 741-742 Customhouse. San Francisco, Calif., room 510, Customhouse. Seattle, Wash., room 601, Federal Office Building. At these stations complete files of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tablets, Current Tables, and other publications relating to navigation may be consulted and information affecting navigation obtained without charge. Light Lists, Buoy Lists, and Notices to Mariners are kept for sale or for free distribution to mariners. The field stations are also sales agencies for the Coast and Geodetic Survey publications. A chart catalogue, giving lists of Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, and agencies of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, can be obtained from any of the field stations or will be sent, free of charge, on application to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C. Frequent changes occur in the agencies, and the list of agencies is published in the first notice each month of the Notice to Mariners. NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND THE USE OF CHARTS The Coast and Geodetic Survey is charged with the survey of the coasts, harbors, and tidal estuaries of the United States and its insular possessions and issues the following publications relating to these waters as guides to navigation: Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, Current Tables, a catalog of these publications, and Notices to Mariners, the last-named published weekly by the Bureau of Lighthouses and Coast and Geodetic Survey. Charts bear three dates, which should be understood by persons using them: (1) The date (month and year) of the edition, printed on the late charts below 298 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND THE USE OF CHARTS 299 the border in a central position; (2) the date of the latest correction to the chart plates, printed in the lower left-hand corner below the border; (3) the date of issue, stamped below the border and just to the left of the subtitle. Charts show all necessary corrections as to lights, beacons, buoys, and dangers, which have been received to the date of issue, being hand corrected since the latest date printed in the lower left-hand corner. All small but important corrections occurring subsequent to the date of issue of the chart are published in Notices to Mariners and should be applied by hand to the chart immediately after the receipt of the notices. The date of the edition of the chart remains unchanged until an extensive correction is made on the plate from which the chart is printed. The date is then changed and the issue is known as a new edition. When a correction, not of sufficient importance to require a new edition, is made to a chart plate, the year, month, and day are noted in the lower left-hand corner. All the notes on a chart should be read carefully, as in some cases they relate to the aids to navigation or to dangers that cannot be clearly charted. The charts are various in character, according to the objects which they are designed to subserve. The most important distinctions are the following: 1. Sailing charts, mostly on a scale of approximately 1: 1,200,000, which exhibit the approaches to a large extent of coast, give the offshore soundings, and enable the navigator to identify his position as he approaches from the open sea. 2. General charts of the coast, on scales of 1: 400,000 and 1: 200,000, intended especially for coastwise navigation. 3. Coast charts, on a scale of 1: 80,000, by means of which the navigator is enabled to avail himself of the channels for entering the larger bays and harbors. 4. Harbor charts, on larger scales, intended to meet the needs of local navigation. Note.-General charts of the Philippine Islands are on scales 1: 1,600,000, 1: 800,000, and 1: 400,000; coast charts are on scales 1: 100,000 and 1: 200,000. Coast pilots, relating to waters of the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, and the Philippine Islands, contain descriptions of the coasts, harbors, dangers, and directions for coasting and entering harbors. At intervals of about one year supplements are issued, containing the more important corrections since the publication of the volume. The supplements are printed on one side of the paper only, so that they may be cut and pasted in the appropriate places in the volume. Supplements and other corrections for any volume can be furnished, free of charge, on application to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., or any of its field stations, provided the volume itself has not been superseded by a subsequent edition. Tide tables.-The Coast and Geodetic Survey Tide Tables are issued annually in advance of the year for which they are made and contain the predicted times and heights of the tide for each day in the year at the principal ports of the world. A table of tidal differences is given by means of which the tides at about 3,900 intermediate ports may be obtained. These tables are published in two volumes under the titles: Tide Tables, Atlantic Ocean, and Tide Tables, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Current tables are also issued annually in advance. They include daily predictions of the times of slack water and the times and velocities of strength of flood and ebb for a number of harbors, together with differences for obtaining predictions for numerous other places, as well as other useful information on currents. The current tables appear in two volumes, one for the Atlantic coast of the United States and the other for the Pacific coast of the United States. Agencies for the sale of the Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, and Current Tables of the Coast and Geodetic Survey are established in many ports of the United States and in some foreign ports. The charts and publications can also be purchased in the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., or any of the field stations. If ordered by mail, prepayment is obligatory. Remittances should be made by postal money order or express order, payable to the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Postage stamps, checks, and drafts cannot be accepted. The sending of money in an unregistered letter is unsafe. Only catalogue numbers of charts need be mentioned. The catalogue of charts and other publications of the survey can be obtained free of charge on application at any of the sale agencies or to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C. A 20712°-36-20 list of the sales agencies of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is published quarterly in the Notice to Mariners. Other publications.-Lists of Lights, including buoys and other daymarks of the United States, its insular possessions, and the Great Lakes, are published by the Bureau of Lighthouses and may be purchased from its sales agencies or from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Notice to Mariners, relating to the same waters, is published weekly by the Bureau of Lighthouses and Coast and Geodetic Survey; this publication can be obtained free of charge on application to the superintendents of lighthouses of the various districts. The Corps of Engineers, United States Army, in cooperation with the Bureau of Operations, United States Shipping Board, publish the Port Series in 21 volumes and Port and Terminal Charges at United States Ports. These volumes contain much useful information concerning port conditions which is of interest to the navigator. They may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. PUBLICATIONS The following résumé of the United States Government publications of navigational value is included for the ready reference of the mariner: The Catalog of United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Nautical Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, Current Tables, Tidal Current Charts, and Aeronautical Charts is distributed free by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and its authorized agents. The List of Publications of the Department of Commerce lists the publications of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and may be secured free on application from the offices of the Department of Commerce and its field agencies, or from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Certain libraries have been designated by the Congress of the United States to receive prints, as issued, of all publications printed by the Government for public distribution. These publications may be consulted by anyone during business hours. NAUTICAL CHARTS Coasts of the United States, Territories, and Possessions: Issued by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. For sale by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., Field Stations of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and authorized sales agents in the various ports. Mississippi River from the Head of Passes to Cairo: Issued and for sale by the Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Illinois Waterway System: Issued and for sale by the United States Engineers, Chicago, Illinois. Ohio River: Issued and for sale by the United States Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio. Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, New York State Canals, and the St. Lawrence River, St. Regis to Cornwell, Canada: Issued and for sale by the United States Lake Survey, Detroit, Michigan. New York State Canal System: Issued and for sale by the Superintendent of Public Works, Albany, New Foreign countries: Issued by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. COAST PILOTS Coasts of the United States, Territories, and Possessions: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. For sale by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., Field Stations of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and authorized sales agents in the various ports. PUBLICATIONS 301 Foreign countries: Published by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. For sale by the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C., and authorized sales agents in the various ports. TIDE TABLES Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific and Indian Oceans Two volumes: For sale by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., Field Stations of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and authorized sales agents in the various ports. CURRENT TABLES Atlantic Coast, North America, and Pacific Coast, North America, and Philippine Islands Two volumes: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. For sale by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., Field Stations of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and authorized sales agents in the various ports. TIDAL CURRENT CHARTS Boston Harbor, New York Harbor, San Francisco Bay-Three volumes: For sale by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C., Field Stations of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and authorized sales agents in the various ports. NOTICE TO MARINERS Issued by the United States Department of Commerce and by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. Notices to Mariners are published weekly and may be secured free of charge from the United States Lighthouse Service and from the Hydrographic Office. LIGHT LISTS United States, Territories, and Possessions: Published by the United States Lighthouse Service. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., and by authorized sales agents in the various ports. Philippine Islands: Published by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Navigation Division, Manila, Philippine Islands. Copies of the List of Lights, Buoys, Beacons and Daymarks of the Philippine Islands may be secured free on application to the Director, Bureau of Commerce and Industry, Manila, P. I. A limited number of Philippine Notice to Mariners and List of Lights, etc., are available for free distribution at the Coast and Geodetic Survey field stations at Seattle, Wash., San Francisco, Calif., and Honolulu, T. H. Foreign Countries: Published by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. For sale by the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C., and authorized sales agents in the various ports. RADIO Charts of Radiobeacon System, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Pacific Coast, and Great Lakes: Free on application to the various superintendents of lighthouses. Circular No. 1, Radio, Distribution of Weather Information, Forecasts, and Warnings by Radio for the Benefit of Marine, Aviation, and Commercial Interests: Free on application to the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. List of Stations Performing Special Services: Published and for sale by the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, Berne, Switzerland. List of Coast Stations and Ship Stations: Published and for sale by the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, Berne, Switzerland. Radio Aids to Navigation (H. O. Publ. No. 205): Published by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. For sale by the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C. Radiobeacons and Radiobeacon Navigation: Published by the United States Lighthouse Service. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. List of Radiobeacons : See Light Lists published by the United States Lighthouse Service. MISCELLANEOUS American Practical Navigator (Bowditch): Published by the Hydrographic Office, United States Navy Department. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army: Part 1.-Report upon river and harbor improvement work, including floodcontrol operations. Part 2.-Commercial Statistics, Water-borne Commerce of the United States. These volumes may be consulted at the libraries which are public depositories. General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors-four volumes: Published by and issued free on application to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Laws Governing Steamboat Inspection: Published by and free on application to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. List of Bridges Over the Navigable Waters of the United States: Published by the United States Engineers. (1934 edition now in press.) For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Navigation Laws of the United States: Published by the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Pilot Rules for Certain Inland Waters of Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and Coast of Gulf of Mexico: Published by and free on application to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Pilot Rules for Rivers whose Waters Flow into the Gulf of Mexico and Their Tributaries and Red River of North: Published by and free on application to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Pilot Rules for Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters: Published by and free on application to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Port and Terminal Charges at United States Ports: Prepared by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, War Department, in cooperation with the United States Shipping Board. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Port Series-of the United States-23 volumes: Prepared by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, War Department, in cooperation with the United States Shipping Board. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. |