OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Navigation Safety
The Coast Pilot, published by NOAA, supplements the nautical chart by providing:
- ATidal height predictions only
- BSailing directions: channel descriptions, anchorages, port facilities, hazards, and regulations not shown on the chart✓ Correct
- CCelestial sight reduction tables
- DRadio frequencies of foreign stations
Explanation
The U.S. Coast Pilot is a series of narrative sailing directions covering channel peculiarities, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, port facilities, dangers, weather, and federal regulations — detail that cannot be conveniently shown on the chart itself.
Authority: 33 CFR 164.33; NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot
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