CONTENTS 



Pago 



CLASSIFICATION OF CHARTS 2 



NAUTICAL CHART TERMS 3 



I. Standard and Aid Proof 3 



II. Compilations 4 



III. Proofs 5 



IV. Chart Printings 5 



V. Correction Note and Date 7 



VI. Sample Copy 7 



RULES AND PRACTICES 8 



I. General Practices 8 



II. Specifications and Source Material 13 



III. General Instructions 15 



IV. Special Areas 20 



V. Courses and Ranges 23 



VI. Landmarks and Stations 24 



VII. Titles and Notes 31 



Vm. Records 36 



TOPOGRAPHY 40 



1. Natural Features and Relief 41 



II. Culture: Shore and Offshore Structures 47 



III. Other Culture 48 



HYDROGRAPHY 50 



I. Surveys 50 



II. Soundings 51 



III. Depth Curves and Tints 60 



IV. Improved Channels 62 



V. Dangers 65 



VI. Bottom Characteristics 74 



VII. Verification of Wire-drag Surveys 74 



VIII. Review of Hydrographic Surveys 75 



IX. Registration of Surveys 76 



X. Survey Repository 76 



AIDS TO NAVIGATION 77 



I. Electronic N avigational Systems 86 



SMALL-CRAFT CHARTS 89 



PROJECTIONS AND GRIDS 97 



GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 105 



COMPILATION REVIEW 110 



RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 112 



I. Bathymetric Compilations 112 



II. Training Program 113 



III. Research and Development 116 



IV. Electronic Computing 116 



TERMINOLOGY 118 



APPENDIX (FIGURES) 129 



NAUTICAL CHART SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS 

 (CHART NO. 1) 171 



INDEX 199 



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