Meteorology · Pilot Charts — Use
Pilot Charts (Atlas of Pilot Charts) are valuable for voyage planning because they show, by month:
- AClimatological averages of winds, currents, wave heights, gale frequency, ice limits, and storm tracks✓ Correct
- BReal-time current weather
- CTomorrow's exact forecast
- DIndividual vessel positions
Explanation
Pilot Charts present monthly climatological data — prevailing winds (wind roses), currents, average and extreme wave heights, percentage of gales, ice limits, and tropical storm tracks. They support strategic seasonal route planning, not the day-to-day forecast, which comes from current broadcasts.
Authority: NGA Atlas of Pilot Charts; Bowditch
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