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CHS
produces and publishes almost 1,000 nautical charts
covering Canadian waters. Nautical charts show
hazards, aids to navigation, features along the
shoreline and the seafloor, as well as man-made and
natural features of the area.
Digital Charts
Paper Products
Digital Charts
Paper Products
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Canadian Chart 1: Symbols, Abbreviations, and
Terms
Chart 1 explains all of the
symbols used on Canadian charts. It is a essential reference for
understanding charts. |
- CH1 - Chart No. 1
- CH1CD - Chart No. 1 on CD
NAUTICAL CHARTS &
PUBLICATIONS List
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Radio Aids to Marine Navigation
Radio Aids outlines all of the
frequencies and radio channels in Canadian waters. Describes
the call in points for Vessel Traffic. |
- P200 - Atlantic and Great Lakes
- P202 - Pacific and Western Arctic
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List of Lights, Buoys & Fog Signals
This publication is required by
Canadian Coast Guard because it explains the characteristics of
each light, buoy and signal in the area covered by each volume. |
- P205 - Atlantic
- P207 - Inland Waters
- P209 - Newfoundland
- P211 - Pacific Coast
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Tidal Current Atlas
This spiral-bound volume gives and
hourly representation of the major currents in specific coastal
regions. Each page depicts the current strength and direction
with arrows. Easily find which page to reference in the BC
(Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia) atlas by using the “Current
Atlas Tables” from Ports and Passes. |
- P240 - St Lawrence Estuary
- P241 - Bay of Fundy &Gulf of Maine
- P244 - Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia
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Sailing Directions
Each volume of the Canadian Sailing
Directions are organized geographically and contain details
pertaining to every boating chart in the same area. The Sailing
Directions are considered REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS on all boats in
Canadian waters and contain specific descriptions of wharves,
lights, dangers to navigation, local conditions, ice, currents,
anchorages, marinas, facilities and services, all with reference
to navigation charts. |
- P100 - Arctic Canada, Volume 1
- P102 - Arctic Canada Volume 2
- P104 - Arctic Canada Volume 3
- P112 - Labrador &
Hudson Bay
- P118 - B.C. (S.
Portion), Vol. 1
- P120 - Great Slave Lake
& Mackenzie River
- PAC118 - South Portion BC Volume 1
- PAC119 - North Portion BC Volume 2
- PAC200 - General Information
- PAC205 - Inner Passage - Queen Charlotte to Chatham
Sound
- PAC206 - Hecate, Dixon, Portland, Adjacent Waters
- ATL100 - Atlantic Coast,
General Information
- ATL101 - Newfoundland,
Northeast & East Coasts Cape Bauld to Cape Bonavista
- ATL102 - Newfoundland,
East and South Coasts Cape Bonavista to Ferryland Head
(including Placentia Bay)
- ATL103 - Newfoundland,
Southwest Coast Ferryland Head to Port aux Basques
- ATL104 - Cape North to
Cape Canso
- ATL105 - Cape Canso to
Cape Sable
- ATL106 - Gulf of Maine
and Bay of Fundy
- ATL107 - St. John River
- ATL108 - Gulf of St.
Lawrence (Southwest Portion)
- ATL109 - Gulf of St.
Lawrence (Northeast Portion)
- ATL110 - St. Lawrence
River, Cap Whittle/Cap Gaspé to Les Escoumins
- ATL111 - St. Lawrence
River/Île Verte to Québec
- ATL112 - St. Lawrence
River/Cap-Rouge to Montréal and Rivière Richelieu
- ATL120 - Labrador, Camp
Islands to Hamilton Inlet (including Lake Melville)
- ATL121 - Labrador,
Hamilton Inlet to Cape Chidley
- CEN300 - General
Information, Great Lakes
- CEN301 - St. Lawrence
River, Montréal to Kingston
- CEN302 - Lake Ontario
- CEN303 - Welland Canal
and Lake Erie
- CEN304 - Detroit River,
Lake St.Clair & St.Clair River
- CEN305 - Lake Huron, St.
Marys River, Lake Superior
- CEN306 - Georgian Bay
- CEN307 - North Channel of
Lake Huron
- CEN308 - Rideau Canal and
Ottawa River
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