Navigation General · Publications
Sailing Directions (Planning Guides and Enroute volumes), published by NGA, cover:
- AU.S. coastal waters only
- BSatellite ephemeris data
- CTidal predictions worldwide
- DForeign coasts and ocean areas, analogous to the Coast Pilot for U.S. waters✓ Correct
Explanation
NGA Sailing Directions provide narrative guidance for foreign coasts and ocean passages, the international counterpart to NOAA's U.S. Coast Pilot. They include planning guides (ocean basins) and enroute volumes (coastal detail).
Authority: NGA Sailing Directions
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