President Thomas Jefferson created the U.S. Coast Survey in 1807 to provide nautical charts that would help the young nation with safe shipping, national ...
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Locate, view, and download various types of NOAA nautical charts and publications. ENC Viewer A seamless display of all NOAA electronic navigational charts ...
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How do I view NOAA charts?
ENC Viewer - A seamless display of all NOAA electronic navigational charts using ECDIS symbology. View Nautical Charts - Visit the Dates of Latest Editions list to view individual raster charts. NOAA Chart Locator - Find, view, and download any NOAA nautical chart product.
Where can I download nautical charts for free?
NOAA PDF nautical charts are digital formats of the traditional paper charts, and are up-to-date to the day they are downloaded. PDF charts are free. NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (NOAA RNC®) are digital images of NOAA's entire suite of paper charts, updated continually with critical corrections.
Are NOAA charts public domain?
NOAA's nautical charts are in the public domain. You may use then for any purpose free of charge, with two exceptions: Paper charts that fulfill chart carriage requirements for regulated commercial vessels under Titles 33 and 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations must be purchased from NOAA-certified vendors.
How to read marine navigation charts?

Understanding marine chart symbols

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White represents deep water, when you are off the coast.
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Blue represents shallow water, between 0 and 10 meters. ...
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Green indicates the foreshore. ...
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A yellow brown indicates the shoreline.
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Pink represents the lighthouses at harbor entrances, underwater cables and restricted areas.
In addition to conducting hydrographic surveys and producing nautical charts, U.S. Coast Survey conducted the first systematic study of the Gulf Stream, ...
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Project management - work with customer and partners to plan and supervise hydrographic surveys, which are used to update NOAA's suite of nautical charts.
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NOAA Nav-cast. A webcast series featuring NOAA navigation service's topics, tools, & trends. NOAA Custom Chart 2.0, April 19th ...
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Under this act, NOAA is required to provide nautical charts and products for safe maritime commerce and navigation. Hydrographic Service Improvement Acts of ...
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Coast Survey's research vessel Bay Hydro II, based in the Chesapeake Bay, also conducts surveys. It shares many of the features of the larger ships, and has ...
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More than 100 pages of information about nautical chart symbols ... U.S. Chart No. 1 describes the symbols, abbreviations, and terms used on nautical charts. It ...
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Helpful Hints. Paper Charts (RNC & PDF). NOAA RNCs [RNC]: Geo-referenced images of the charts in BSB format; NOAA PDFs [PDF]: Full-size, 400dpi downloadable ...
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Vector nautical chart data - built for modern navigational systems - updated weekly. What are ENCs? Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) are vector data sets ...
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