9135 HYDROGRAPHIC MANUAL PaGE 816 



The following paragi-aphs describe the manner of preparing the different parts 

 of the manuscript and the order in which they are arranged for submission to the 

 Editor: 



A. PRELIMINARY ITEMS 



Before beginning the manuscript for the text proper, the following preliminary 

 items are prepared: 



(1) Cover. — This is a single sheet, on which is shown, in the desired position, the 

 title for the outside of the finished cover. 



(2) Title sheet. — This may be cut from a previous edition and pasted. The in- 

 formation on it should be corrected as necessary. The new serial number is furnished 

 by the Editor. 



(3) Table of contents. — This is prepared in the Coast Pilot Section. It should be 

 accurate, as it is used by the Editor^in marking the type numbers for the printer. 



(4) Chart index map. — The one from the previous edition may be used as a stand- 

 ard, but it should be checked in the Nautical Chart Branch for changes in chart num- 

 bers and chart limits (see 916, Chart changes). The names of all places used in chapter 

 headings should be shown. All charts should be listed by number, and in numerical 

 order, with their scales and prices. The limits and numbers of the adjoining charts 

 and Coast Pilots should be shown on the index map. The title of the index map 

 should include the title, the number and year of the edition, and the serial number of the 

 Pilot. All changes to be made in the index map should be indicated on the standard, 

 and it should be sent to the Division of Charts for reproduction. The Government 

 Printing Office will requisition the number needed. Obtain an estunate of the cost for 

 use on the printing requisition. The requisition for the Pilot should require that the 

 index map be bound in place. 



(5) Preface. — This should contain a brief statement as to how the information in 

 the text has been brought up to date, and a general description of the method used in 

 writing the Pilot. Considerable care should be taken to explain the method used in 

 linking the text to the charts so that the reader may utilize immediately and to its 

 fullest extent the information in the Pilot. Tlie preface is signed by the Director and 

 should be referred to him for approval. The date given is the date to which the Pilot 

 is corrected (see 916, Dating a Coast Pilot). 



(6) Important. — This is a memorandum printed in bold-faced type. It must be 

 less than one page in length, and it faces page 1 for convenient reference. It consists 

 of brief statements explaining special features and units in the Pilot, in order to avoid 

 repetition in the text. 



B. PREPARATION OF TEXT 



The manuscript for the text proper is divided into chapters, the first three of which 

 deal with information of a general nature afi^ectmg the region of the Pilot. Each chapter 

 thereafter describes the area shown on one of the general coast charts; that is, a chart of 

 the largest-scale continuous series on a coast, such as the 1:80,000 scale series on the 



