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TheseAidsareusedtomarkfairways,mid-channels,andoffshore
approachpointsTheyhaveunobstructedwateronallsidesAbuoy,
lightedorunlighted,mayshowaredtopmarkAnappropriatenautical
chartmustbeconsultedtodetermineexactposition
Oneofthemostimportanttoolsforsafelynavigatingwaterwaysisa
NauticalChartToday,manyrecreationalboatersuseGPSreceivers
andperformelectronicwaypointnavigationAlthoughaGPScantellyou
whereyouareintermsoflatitudeandlongitude,itcannotshowwhatis
aroundorbeneaththeboat,orwhatobstaclesmaybeintheway
Nauticalchartsshowthenatureandshapeofthecoast,includingwater
depths,marinehazards,generalconfigurationandcharacterofthe
bottom,andAidstoNavigation,aswellasprominentlandmarks,port
facilities,andotherrelevantinformationChangesbroughtaboutby
peopleandnaturerequirethatnauticalchartsbeconstantlymaintained
andupdatedtoaidsafenavigation
Tomeettheneedsoftheboatingpublic,theNationalOceanicand
AtmosphericAdministrationsNationalOceanService(NOS)producesa
varietyofnauticalchartsandrelatedproductsNauticalchartscanvaryin
scaleandformatChartscalereferstoameasurementofanarea,notthe
distanceAchartcoveringarelativelylargeareaiscalledasmallscale
chart;alargescalechartwillcoverarelativelysmallareaandshow
muchgreaterdetailHavingthemostcurrentchartisimportantThatis
whythepublicationdateiscriticalStormsandwaveactioncanalterthe
coastline,soonlyup -to- datechartsshouldbeusedfornavigationFor
allnavigation,boatoperatorsshouldalsousethechartthatprovidesthe
levelofdetailneeded
NOSnauticalchartsmaybepurchaseddirectlybymailfromtheNOS
DistributionBranchorthroughanauthorizedagentTherearemore
than1,700nauticalchartagentsthatsellNOSchartsUsetheaddress
andcontactnumbersbelowtoobtainalistofagentsnearyouorto
requestafreecatalog:
... America’sWaterway
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Neverloadyourboatwithpassengersandcargobeyonditssafe
carryingcapacityToomanypeopleand/ortoomuchgearcancause
theboattobecomeunstableAlwaysbalancetheloadsothattheboat
maintainspropertrimWhenloadingyourboat:
ã ... Mustbemarkedwithanindica-
tionthatitmeetsUSCoastGuardrequirementsin
46CFR1610 13
UnderInlandNavigationRules,ahigh-intensitywhitelightflashingat
regularintervalsfrom50-70timesperminuteisconsideredadistress
signalSuchdevices,however,meettheVisualDistressSignal
carriagerequirement
Regulationsprohibitdisplayofvisualdistresssignalsonthewater
underanycircumstances,exceptwhereassistanceisneededbecause
ofimmediateorpotentialdangertopersonsonboardavessel
AlldistresssignalshavedistinctadvantagesanddisadvantagesNo
singledeviceisidealunderallconditionsorsuitableforallpurposes
Pyrotechnics
areuniversallyrecognizedasexcellentdistresssignals,
butthereispotentialforinjuryandpropertydamageifnothandled
properlyThesedevicesproduceaveryhotflamewiththepotentialto
causeburnsandigniteflammablematerials
Pistol-launchedandhand-heldparachuteflaresandmeteorshavemany
characteristicsofafirearmandmustbehandledwithextremecaution
InsomestatesandCanadatheymaybeconsideredafirearmand
prohibitedfromuseBesuretocheckwithyourstateboatingagency
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