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Names and notations on these chart-sections shall be typed or lettered legibly in 

 red ink. Care must be taken that such notations always appear on the same section 

 as the landmark to which they refer. 



C. STANDARDIZATION OF NOMENCLATURE 



It is essential for charting purposes that the nomenclature used, and the method 

 of reporting it, be standardized. The cartographers should not have to interpret these 

 data because they cannot see the object in the field and cannot know what is most 

 prominent about the landmark. If a landmark is reported on Form 567 as a "Tall 

 yellow tank," the cartographer cannot tell whether the landmark is prominent because 

 it is a tank, because it is yellow, or because it is tall. The field party must interpret 

 these data and give them in proper form for charting. The following standardization 

 of nomenclature must be considered general but is to be followed so far as practicable. 



In general, descriptive terms shall be omitted from the name recommended for 

 the chart. Colors describing an object are particularly objectionable on account of 

 their temporary nature. The material out of which an object is built is not valuable 

 on the chart, since the mariner even where only a short distance away cannot identify 

 an object by the material. The adjectives tall and tallest are unnecessary, because if 

 the object were not tall it would not be a prominent landmark. Where a descriptive 

 term is necessary to distinguish a charted landmark from other landmarks in the 

 vicinity which are not charted or not located, then the descriptive term shall be in 

 capital letters according to A (2) (6) above. 



In general the use to which an object is put is nonessential on the chart, unless 

 this use contributes to the identification of the object. In reporting buildings as 

 landmarks, avoid so far as possible using a name that indicates the use to which the 

 building is put. It is preferable to use some term such as DOME, TOWER, or 

 SPIRE, which describes the shape of the top of the building. The name describing 

 the use, such as schoolhouse or courthouse, shall follow in lower-case letters. 



In general the company's name shall be omitted from the chart unless this name 

 or an abbreviation of it is visible on the landmark in letters large enough to serve 

 as an identifying feature to the mariner. The company's name should properly come 

 under A(2)(c) above. 



In a few cases of very well-known buildings, the name of the building shall be 

 charted in parentheses following the name of the landmark, as DOME (STATE 

 HOUSE), TOWER (EMPIRE STATE BLDG.). 



Wliere two similar objects are closely adjacent the word "twin" shall be omitted 

 if the objects are charted as two separate landmarks. Where they are indicated as 

 only one landmark the word "twin", shall be used. 



In cases where only one of a group is to be charted, the name should be followed 

 in parentheses by a descriptive legend, including the number in the group, as for 

 example (TALLEST OF FOUR) or (NORTHEAST OF THREE). 



In the name or description of a landmark, its relation to other topographic features 

 is unessential since this is shown graphically on the chart. 



Abbreviations of colors, where given, shall be in accordance with the standard 

 bottom characteristic abbreviations (see part "S" of the Symbols and Abbreviations 

 <;hart, fig. 189). 



