Where To Buy Charts And Other Publications

Charts Of Various Waterways

Charts, U. S. Coastal Waters—Charts of coastal waters such as the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts, the Hudson River as far north as Troy, and the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, are published by the United States Coast &' Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D. C, and are availabe from ¿them or any of their sales agents, listed in their catalog, and quarterly in the Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners.

Chart*. Great Lakes—Charts of the Great Lakes and connecting rivers, Lake Champlain, New York State Canals, Lake of the Woods, and Rainy Lake are available from the U. S. Lake Survey, 630 Federal Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan. They also publish a catalog of charts issued by that office.

Charts, New York State Canals—A bound booklet of charts of the New York State canals (Coamuiain, Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca), east of Lyons, is available from the U. S. Lake Survey, 630 Federal Building, Detroit, Mich.

Charts, Mississippi River and Tributaries—(Middle & Upper Mississippi River; Cairo, III. to Minneapolis, Minn.)

(Middle Mississippi River; Cairo, III. to Graiton, III.)

(Mississippi River from Cairo, III. to Gulf of Mexico)

(Illinois Waterway; from Graiton, III. to Lake Michigan at Chicago and Calumet Harbors)

(Small Boat Navigation Chart; Alton, III. to Clarksville on the Mississippi River and Grafton, III., to LaGrange, III. on the Illinois River)

U. S. Army Engineer District, 420 Locust Street, St. Louis 2, Missouri.
(Ohio River; Pittsburgh, Pa., to the Mississippi River)— Ohio River Division, Corps of Engineers, P. O. Box 1159, Cincinnati 1, Ohio.

(Tennessee River)—Tennessee Valley Authority, Maps and Engineering Records Section, 102A Union Bldg., Knoxville, Tenn.

(Missouri River)— U. S. Engineer Office, Omaha, Neb.

(Big Sunflower, St. Francis, White, Atchaialaya and other Mississippi River tributaries)—Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers, P. O. Box 80, Vicksburg, Miss.

[Charts of the Mississippi and tributaries and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway are published in the form of bound booklets. Details may be obtained from the Mississippi River Commission at the address given above.]

Charts, Canadian Waters—Most of the charts covering Canadian waterways are available from the Chart Distribution Office, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Bolo Drome Bldg., 249 Queen St., Ottawa, Canada. These include charts of Canadian coastal waters; Canadian sections of the Great Lakes including Georgian Bay ; The St. Lawrence River; Richelieu River; Ottawa River; The Rideau Waterway ; and other Canadian lakes, etc. . (Trent Waterway)— Charts of the Trent-Severn Waterway are also obtainable from the Superintending Engineer, Trent Banal Office, Department of Transport, Peterborough, Ontario,

(Rideau Waterway)— Charts of the Rideau Waterway are also obtainable from the Canal Services, Department of Transport, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

A chart catalog is available from the Canadian Hydrographi¢ at the address given above.

Charts, Foreign Waters—These are published by the Hy-drographic Office of the U. S. Navy, Washington 25, D. C, and are available through any of the sales agents listed in the quarterly. Notice to Mariners, published by the Hydrographic Office

Tide And Current Tables

Tide Tables, Current Tables and Tidal Current Charts— These are also publications of the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D. C, and may be obtained from them or from any of the sales agents listed quarterly in Notice to Mariners.

Tides and Currents in Long Island and Block Island Sounds—Special publication No. 174. (1932). Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.

Light Lists

Light Lists—These are published by the U. S. Coast Guard and are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C, or any of the Coast Guard sales agents listed quarterly in the Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners. They describe lighted aids, radio beacons, fog signals, unlighted buoys, and daymarks. Separate volumes are available to cover Coast Guard Districts; complete lists of the Atlantic Coast; the Pacific Coast; the Great Lakes; and the Mississippi River. Details given in the quarterly Notices to Mariners.

Coast Pilots

Coast Pilots—For coastal waters, and the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, these are published by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D. C, and are available from them or any of their sales agents in principal ports, as listed quarterly in Notice to Mariners. These volumes supplement the information given on charts, with detailed descriptions of routes, courses, distances, depths, harbors, sources of supplies, tides, currents, weather, list of yacht clubs, facilities for repairs, etc.

For the Great Lakes and other wafers covered by U. S. Lake Survey charts, the publication corresponding to the Coast Pilot is called the Great Lakes Pilot. This is an annual publication, kept up to date during the navigation season by seven monthly supplements issued from May to ' November. It is obtained from the U. S. Lake Survey, 630 Federal Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan.

The Canadian government publishes Pilots and Sailing Directions for all Canadian waters. Their Great Lakes Pilot is divided into three volumes. The St. Lawrence River is also Covered in three volumes. Other volumes cover coastal waters, etc. They are obtained from the Chart Distribution Office, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Bolo Drome Bldg., 249 Queen St., Ottawa, Canada.

Notice To Mariners

Notice to Mariners—This is a weekly pamphlet published by the U. S. Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Jt is issued so mariners may keep nautical charts and Coast Pilots up to date. Four times a year, the Notices contain lists oí Branch Hydrographic offices: U. S. Coast Guard District offices; U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey District offices; U. S. Engineer offices; agents for the sale of Hydrographic Office charts and publications ; data on all publications of the Hydro-graphic Office; data on the various Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, Current Tables and Tidal Current Charts sold by the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey ; data on U. S. Coast Guard Light Lists; and a list of agents for the sale of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Coast Guard publications.

Local Notices, of interest primarily within the limits of each of the Coast Guard Districts, are issued by Commanders of the respective districts, and are available from their district offices.

Rules Of The Road

Rules of the Road—Rules of the Road are published for three areas, namely : C.G. No. 169—Certain inland waters of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; C.G. No. 172—The Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters and the St. Mary's River; and C.G. No. 184—The Western Rivers and the Red River of the North. They are published by the U. S. Coast Guard and copies may be obtained from Coast Guard Marine Inspection Offices in principal ports, or the Commandant (CHS), U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.

New York State Canals

•Rules and Regulations Covering Navigation and Use of the New York State Canal System—A booklet by this title is published by and is available from New York State Dept. of Public Works, Division of Operation and Maintenance, Albany 1, N. Y. It contains a description of the New York Canal System, and regulations pertaining to use of the and. Applications for free season permits to use the canals should be made to the same office. (Information on the book of charts of the New York State Canal System, published by the U. S. Lake Survey, is given above.)

Canal Guide Book for the New York State Barge Canal System and Connecting Navigable Waterways—A booklet of great value in cruising the Hudson River, Lake Champlain, New York State canals, and connecting Canadian waterways, including the St. Lawrence River and parts of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Lists sources of supplies, such as fuel, oil, engine repairs, fresh water, provisions, anchorage and dockage. Available from Tri-City Yacht Club, 146 Sheridan Avenue, Albany 10, N. Y.

Intracoastal Waterways

Inland Waterway Guide—A publication detailing for the yachtsman a vast amount of information concerning the inland waterways. The Northern Edition covers the coast from Maine to the Chesapeake; the Southern Edition from the Chesapeake to Florida; *he Great Lakes Edition from New York to the Great Lakes with connecting Canadian canals and rivers. Available from Inland Waterway Guide, Inc., 25 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Intracoastal Waterway Booklet—(Part Two—Gulf Section) Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Describes the waterway from Florida to the Rio Grande.

Intracoastal Waterway, Gulf Section, New Orleans, La., to Port Arthur, Texas—Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers, P. O. Box 80, Vickshiirç, Miss.

Intracoastal Waterway Bulletins—frequent bulletins giving latest information on the condition of the Intracoastal Waterway are published by the Corps of Engineers. These are available from the following District Offices of the Army Engineers: Norfolk—Ft. of Front St.; Wilmington, N. C—308 Custom House; Charleston, S. C—33 Custom House; Savannah, Ga.— 200 East St. Julian St.; Jacksonville, Fla.—575 Riverside Ave.

Small Boat Harbors and Facilities in Florida—Pamphlet containing a compilation of data on harbors and service facilities available to the boatman in the State of Florida. May be obtained from State Board of Conservation, Division of Water Survey and Research, Tallahassee, Florida.

Yachting Facilities in Florida—Directory-type pamphlet giving descriptions of communities in the state of Florida on each. Communities are listed alphabetically. Available from Florida State Advertising Commission, Tallahassee, Fla.

Other Cruising Publications

Yachtsman's Guide to the Bahamas—A complete guide book for a cruise to the Bahamas. The data it contains is much , like the information found in Coast Pilots. The Customs and Immigration information will be found especially valuable to those who have never cruised to foreign waters. Available from Yachtsman's Guide to the Bahamas, P. O. Box 613, Coral Gables 34, Florida.

Cruising Charts, Guides and Booklets—Some of the large . oil companies provide free cruising services for yachtsmen. One needs only to mention the waterways he plans to traverse, and these companies will go to considerable length to provide such items as cruising charts from which the itinerary can be planned, harbor booklets showing the facilities available in all the principal ports, mimeographed outlines of various cruises containing a digest of up-to-date information on the waterways involved, etc. Sources for this kind of material include: Texaco Waterways Service, 135 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y.; Gulf Cruisegide Bureau, 17 Battery PI., New York, N. Y.; Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Small Craft Division, 150 E. 42nd St., New York,-N. Y.; and Esso Cruising Service, 15 W. 51st St., New York 19, N. Y.

Boating; Guides—Cruising information for Canadian waters. Four editions:—(1) Lake Ontario; (2) Montreal-Lake Champlain; (3) Seaway, St. Lawrence, Rideau, Ottawa River; (4) Trent Waterway. Dale Outdoor Publications Ltd., P. O. Box 90, Ste. Anne de Belleyue, Quebec.

Trent Severn Waterway—Cruising guide. British Book Service (Canada) Ltd., Kingswood House, 1068 Broadview Ave., Toronto 6, Can.

Gasoline Tax Refunds

Gasoline Tax Refunds—Some states allow a refund, in whole or in part, of the State gasoline tax when the fuel is used for boat purposes. However, the regulations differ greatly and it would be well for the yachtsman to become familiar with these regulations in advance. The Texaco Waterways Service, 135 E. 42nd Street, New York, N. Y., and Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Small Craft Division, 150 E. 42nd St., New York issue Bulletins describing these regulations.

U. S. Coast Guard Publications

Aids to Marine Navigation of the United States—U. S.

Coast Guard publication CG-193. Illustratea. i¿ pages. Treasury Department, U. S. Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. C. Basic principles underlying the marking of coasts and waterways with lighthouses, lightsnips, fog signals, rauu..ieadons, loran, and buoys. Treats primarily of the manner in which the physical characteristics of various aids to navigation serve the mariner.

Marine Radiobeacons.—U. S. Coast Guard. 16 pp. Obtainable from U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C. Instructional 'pamphlet for the beginner studying navigation.

Ocean Electronic Navigational Aids—U. S. Coast Guard pamphlet CG 157-1. 73 pp. Loran, radiobeacon and radar-beacon systems; and Loran, radio direction finder and radar ship equipment. United States Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. C. Available from Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C.

Rules And Regulations For Uninspected Vessels—U. S.

Coast Guard. 16 pages. Copies may be obtained from District Coast Guard Offices. Requirements for all vessels not subject to inspection, including those subject to the Motorboat Act of April 25, 1940. Every motorboat owner should obtain a copy. Refer to CG-258.

Rules And Regulations For Numbering Undocumented

Vessels—U. S. Coast Guard publication CG-267. Available from District Coast Guard Offices or the Commandant (CHS), U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.

Rules And Regulations For Small Passenger Vessels

U. S. Coast Guard publication CG-323. Requirements for vessels carrying more than six passengers. Available from District Coast Guard offices, or the Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. C.

Pleasure Craft—U. S. Coast Guard pamphlet CG-290, cover-ing minimum legal requirements and suggestions for safety and pleasure aboard motorboats of each class, including outboards. Available from U. S. Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. C.

Manual for Lifeboatmen and Able Seamen—Illustrated. 63 pages. Obtainable from the U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C. Lifeboats, life rafts, life floats, buoyant apparatus, davits, and releasing gear are described. Refer to CG. 175.

Miscellaneous Publications

Rules of the Nautical Road.—U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md. Revised edition by Lt. Alfred Prunski, U.S.C.G., of the textbook by Captain Raymond F Farwell, U.S.N.R., designed to show new changes in International Rules which took effect January 1, 1954. Gives comparison with up-to-date Inland Rules and Pilot Rules. Includes interpretations of rules by courts.

The American Nautical Almanac—United States Naval Observatory. Copies purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. A compact publication containing all the ephemeris material essential to the solution of problems of national position. Contains a Star Chart which shows the position of the stars used in navigation. Instructions for its use are included. The star chart may be purchased separately. (Star chart in larger form may be purchased from Hydro-graphic Office, Navy Supply Depot, Scotia, N. Y.)

Tide and Current Investigations of the Coast and Geodetic Survey—U. S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Illustrated. 50 pages. Types and forms of tides, earthquake waves, tidal currents, and wind currents.

First Aid—Supt. of Documents, Washington, D. C. Illustrated. 160 pages. This is one of the best first aid manuals obtainable. Only first aid instruction is given.

Miscellaneous Publication No. 9. The Ship'* Medicine Chest and First Aid at Sea—United States Public Health Service. Illustrated. 498 pages. Prepared especially for seafaring people. An excellent treatise. Sections- included give special instructions for emergency treatment, and First Aid by Radio. (Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C.)
 
Notice to Mariner! containing corrections to nautical charts and publications are issued weekly by the Hydrographic Office, Branch Hydrographic Offices, and United States Consulates.

Daily Memorandum carries a synopsis of the latest information relating to dangers and aids to navigation, including reports of drifting buoys, wreckage, and other hazards together with advance items that will appear in the Notice to Mariners The Daily Memorandum is issued locally by the Branch Hydro-graphic Offices and the most urgent of the reports are also broadcast by radio under the title. Government Hydro All Ships and Stations, and rebroadcast locally.

Pilot Charts of the North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean are issued monthly. These present information on average winds and currents, percentages of gales and calms, and other hydrographic data of a varied nature.

H.O. Pilot Charts

#576 Atlas of Pilot Charts—Atlantic Ocean (Includes the Pilot Charts of the North Atlantic and South Atlantic Oceans and Central American Waters)

#577 Atlas of Pilot Charts—Pacific and Indian Ocean (Includes the Pilot Charts of the North Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean)

#1400 Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean (Monthly)

#1401 Pilot Chart of the North Pacific Ocean (Monthly)

NOTE:—Monthly Pilot Charts of Central American waters and the Indian Ocean, and quarterly Pilot Charts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific have been discontinued.

H.O. Lilts Of Light* And Fog Signals

Light List* published by the Hydrographic Office give de tailed descriptions of navigational lights and fog signals, am mention signals of various kinds operated at lighthouses.

Vol. I covers the Coast of North and South America (only the seacoast lights of the United States), the West Indies, and the Hawaiian Islands.

Vol. II covers islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Australia, Asia, and the East Coast of Africa.

Vol. Ill covers the West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov.

Vol. IV covers British Islands, English Channel, and North Sea.

Vol. V covers Norway, Iceland, and Arctic Ocean.

Vol. VI covers the Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound, and Gulf of Bothnia.

Volumes I, II, III, are revised and reissued annually and Volumes IV, V, VI at less frequent intervals. Volumes IV, V, VI are corrected by annual supplements containing changes that have taken place during the year or years since the books were published. These supplements are mailed free of charge to purchasers of the books. Weekly corrections to the Light Lists are published in the section, Corrections to H.O. Light Lists, at the end of the Notice to Mariners. This section includes minor corrections not appearing in the main body of the Notice.

Other H. O. Publication!

#9 American Practical Navigator. Originally by Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D., etc. Revised (Including the Useful Tables.)

#234 Breakers and Surf; Principles in Forecasting.

#601 Wind, Sea, and Swell: Theory of Relations in Fore casting.           ``
 
#602 Wind, Waves at Sea, Breakers and Surf.

#11, 275 Wind, Waves, and Swell; Principles in Forecasting.

#87 International Code of Signals, Vol. I, Visual Signals.

#88 International Code of Signals, Vol. II, Radio Signals.

#117 Tables of Distances Between Ports.

#205 Radio Navigational Aids. Marine Direction-Finding Stations, Radiobeacons, Time Signals, Navigational Warnings, Distress Signal Stations, Medical Advice and Quarantine Stations, and Regulations Governing the Use of Radio in Territorial Waters.

#206 Radio Weather Aids. General weather information, broadcast schedules, international index numbers with locations of stations, key groups, and call signs.

#2IO2C Star Finder and Identifier (AN Type)

Weather

Weather Forecasting—U. S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Illustrated 40 pages. Generally accepted facts and theories of meteorology and some of the principles of weather forecasting, in popular style. Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation of the Atmosphere, Weather Forecasting, and An Atmospheric Survey, concerning the gathering of information by the Weather Bureau stations for weather maps.

Special Text No. 1-230 TM—Weather Manual for Pilots. A more comprehensive publication than Weather Forecasting. Information on fogs and visibility, which, although written for " the aviator, can be utilized by the boat navigator A number of weather proverbs are included. Excellent pictures of cloud formations

The Hurricane—United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 14 pages. An interesting paper dealing solely with the hurricane. The general information contained in this publication should be known by all who go to sea.

Circular R. W. B. 1151 Preparation and U«e of Weather Maps at Sea—U. S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 100 pages The Ship's weather observation. Radio weather message and its uses. Radio weather bulletins. Preparation of weather maps. Weather types. Tropical storms. Drawing inferences from weather map

No. 956 Cloud Forms—U S Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 22 pages. This interesting bulletin discusses the classification of cloud forms, their occurrence and height. 32 photographs of cloud forms.

Florida Hurricanes—United States Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 3 pages. Discusses frequency, time, and initial starting point of Florida hurricanes. The eight great hurricanes that reached the Florida coast in the last fifty years are described. Wind velocities, damage by hurricanes to buildings, and other property are additional items of interest

Circular F. Barometers and the Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure—U S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 3 pages A treatise on different kinds of barometers.

The Daily Weather Map—with Explanation—United States Department of Commerce. Weather Bureau. Illustrated. 8 pages. Four weather maps of the United States are included. Symbols and map reading are discussed. The meanings of highs and lows, and how a storm approaches a given point with respect to barometer readings and wind directions are a part of this publication.
 
Ocean Electronic Navigational Aids—U S. Coast Guard pamphlet CG 157-1. 73 pp. Loran, radiobeacon and radar-beacon systems; and Loran, radio direction finder and radar ship equipment. United States Coast Guard, Washington 25, D C

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