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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.— If either federal or State bureaus maintain local offices 

 in the district in which a reviser is working, he should obtain the addresses for the apjjendix of the 

 Coast Pilot, and inquire of the officials in charge for their regulations, as well as for general informa- 

 tion. Report any of their activities or regulations that may affect navigation. 



FISH TRAPS AND LOBSTER POTS.— Note presence and season, where they affect naviga- 

 tion. If old stubs, broken off stakes, or piles are a menace, the localities and conditions should be 

 given in the Pilot. Describe the general situation in the area in Chapter 2 of the Pilot. 



Limits of fish-trap areas in many localities are shown on the charts. Refer to them when describ- 

 ing the region, but do not give their exact boundaries; generalize them. Special areas reserved for 

 these purposes should be described, with a warning to navigators to keep clear. 



FLOATING DRYDOCKS.— (See Marine railways.) 



FLOATING LOGS AND OBSTRUCTIONS.— These are frequently found in sufficient numbers 

 in certain localities as to constitute a danger to the navigation of small craft. Where such is the case, 

 the Coast Pilot should warn the navigator. 



FLOATS. — Private or public; this does not include every bathing float and private pleasure pier. 

 The locations of public floats that are available to strangers should be given. Give depths at public 

 floats. If there is no pxiblic float, and a private float is commonly used, give the depth there. State 

 whether stores may be taken at a float; and if water, oil, and gasoline are piped to the float; if not, 

 explain how they can be" obtained. For isolated regions be more explicit about stores, and state 

 whether ice is available. 



FOG SIGNALS. — Give kind, but omit characteristics. At some wharves and yacht clubs 

 special fog signals are operated, which should be described. Note silent zones as "reported," unless 

 the evidence of their existence is unusually well established. 



FOLIO HEADINGS. — These are the headings that are printed at the top of each page. In- 

 structions to the printer are written by the Editor on the flrst page of the manuscript, and are repeated 

 on the first page of both the galley proof and the page proof. 



For several reasons, including economy, the chapter title, plus the number of the general coast 

 chart (see 9135B for definition), the area of which is described in the chapter, is used as a folio heading 

 for all pages in each chapter. 



Where the topography of a region is so complicated that it is not practicable to divide the Coast 

 Pilot into chapters, according to the layout of the charts, another system of folio headings must be 

 used. In general, the same principle as noted above should be followed so far as practicable. The 

 same folio heading should be used for a number of consecutive pages. Folio headings should be se- 

 lected according to the areas shown on the general coast charts, and wherever possible, the number 

 of the general coast chart should be shown in the folio heading and the number of the largest-scale 

 chart in the center head. In some cases it may be preferable to use other headings than shown on 

 general coast charts. 



FOREIGN TRADE ZONES. — ^Give the locations of such zones as are in the area; otherwise do 

 not mention them. 



FREIGHTERS. — In some regions revisers, while traveling from port to port, have found officers 

 of coastwise vessels and terminal officials of the freight and passenger lines to be among the best 

 sources of information. 



GEOGRAPHIC NAMES.— These should be spelled as they are on the charts. This is to facili- 

 tate reference from the charts to the Coast Pilots, and vice versa. The origin and date of the chart 

 should, however, be considered, and if the spelling appears of doubtful authority, the Division of 

 Charts should be consulted. Inquiry should be made concerning charts in preparation and under 

 revision. Consult the geographic name standards in the Map Hall. (See 932L) 



Decisions of the U. S. Board on Geographical Names should be followed without waiting for the 

 approved form to appear on the charts. In cases of disagreement or changes in names, obtain data 

 which can be submitted to the Board for a decision. (See section 16.) 



The names of aids to navigation must be identical with those in the Light Lists (see 7843). 



Where a place is known by more than one name or by variants of the same name, the alternate 

 names should be given in parentheses after the accepted chart name. But this should be done only 

 in the part of the text where the main description of the feature is given; elsewhere, the chart name 

 alone should be used. All names should be indexed. 



As many geographic names as practicable should be included in the index, even including some 

 names which may not need to be mentioned in the text for other reasons. 



