U.S. Chart No.

1
Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms
used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts
13th Edition
April 15, 2019

Prepared Jointly by

Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Defense
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
 ECDIS Symbols and Other ECDIS Information

Symbology for displaying Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) on Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) has been added to U.S. Chart No. 1.
In addition to the ECDIS symbols shown in the traditional lettered sections of U.S. Chart No. 1, there are now several special pages devoted exclusively to providing
important details about ECDIS. These pages are distinguished by the ECDIS icon, as shown in the top left corner of this page. The ECDIS pages are also listed in the table
of contents in italic type.

One major difference in the use of paper charts and ENCs is the ability of ECDIS to display the same feature differently depending on user settings and other
conditions, such as a ship’s draft. An important example is that ECDIS displays wrecks, rocks and other obstructions with their traditional “paper chart” symbols if
they are at or deeper than the depth of the safety contour set for the ship. Dangers that are shoaler are portrayed with the unique ECDIS “isolated danger” symbol
shown at left. (See the ECDIS Portrayal of Depths page for more information about the ECDIS safety contour.)

Another advantage that ECDIS provides over paper charts is enabling users to obtain more information about a feature through a “cursor pick.” Some feature
attribute values that can be obtained by cursor pick are noted throughout U.S. Chart No. 1. This is especially true if a particular value, such as height, vertical
clearance or the like is included in the INT symbol description. The cursor pick icon, shown at left, is used to indicate when a reference to a cursor pick is made.
There are many other attribute values that users may obtain through a cursor pick that are not specifically noted. These include, but are not limited to, the
purpose, seasonality, periodicity, status, color, height, type of structure and the visual or radar conspicuousness of features; shape, color or color pattern of buoys;
characteristics of lights; category of obstructions and wrecks; radar wave length, radio frequency, communication channel and call signs; the presence of AIS
transmitted signals; information regarding pilotage services and many more.

U.S. Chart No. 1 is a handy guide for ECDIS users, but it is no substitute for mandated ECDIS training.
The ECDIS user and developer communities are invited to help improve the presentation of ECDIS symbology and information in U.S. Chart No. 1. Please ley us know what
additional information you would like to see in the next edition.
Corrections, comments, or questions regarding U.S. Chart No. 1 may be submitted through ASSIST, the NOAA Coast Survey stakeholder engagement and feedback website
at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customerservice/assist,
or mailed to:
National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2)
Attention: U.S. Chart No. 1
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20912-3282

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 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS
Contents

Document Sections and ECDIS Pages Symbol Sections

Preface 4 GENERAL
Introduction 4 A Chart Number, Title, Marginal Notes
Schematic Layout 7 B Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass
Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes 8
TOPOGRAPHY
Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous Features 27
C Natural Features
ECDIS Portrayal of Depths 46
D Cultural Features
Examples of Routing Measures in ECDIS 68
E Landmarks
Simplified and Traditional “Paper Chart” Symbols 89
F Ports
Index of Abbreviations 110
G (Not currently used)
Index 116
Appendix 1, IALA Maritime Buoyage System 127 HYDROGRAPHY
H Tides, Currents
I Depths
J Nature of the Seabed
K Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions, Aquaculture
L Offshore Installations
M Tracks, Routes
N Areas, Limits
O (Not currently used)

NAVIGATION AIDS AND SERVICES

P Lights
Q Buoys, Beacons
R Fog Signals
S Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems
T Services
U Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities

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 INTRODUCTION U.S. Chart No. 1 and Typical Chart Layouts
Two Symbology Types Comprising Four Symbology Sets A brief description of the columns on each symbol description page is provided here.
A detailed schematic layout of U.S. Chart No. 1 is on page 8. Section A, on pages 10
U.S. Chart No. 1 presents two types of symbology used for marine navigation – the
and 11 presents schematics showing typical layouts of the major elements of NOAA
symbols used on paper nautical charts (and their digital raster image equivalents)
and NGA charts.
and the corresponding symbols used to portray Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)
data on Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS). Col 1 — Symbol number. The number together with the section letter which
Within these two types, four separate symbology sets are shown. These are described appears at the top of each page constitutes a unique identifier for each
below: symbol, such as C1 for the “Coastline, surveyed” symbol.
Col 2 — INT symbol example.
Paper Chart Symbols
Col 3 — Description of the feature or real world phenomenon being portrayed.
INT — The international or “INT” symbols specified in the Regulations
for International (INT) Charts and Chart Specifications of the IHO Col 4 — NOAA symbol example. This column will be blank if NOAA uses the INT
(International Hydrographic Organization). These symbols are used by symbol shown in column 2.
many countries around the world, including the United States. Col 5 — NGA symbol example. This column will be blank if NGA uses the INT
NOAA — Symbols used on charts produced by the National Oceanic and symbol shown in column 2.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when an INT symbol is not used.
NOAA produces nautical charts for all U.S. waters, including the Great If columns 4 and 5 are combined, then NOAA and NGA both use the same symbol,
Lakes and U.S. Territories. which is different from the INT symbol.
NGA — Symbols used on charts produced by the National Geospatial- Col 6 — Other NGA symbol examples. NGA produces facsimiles of some foreign
Intelligence Agency (NGA) when an INT symbol is not used. NGA charts. If the depiction on the chart is different than the INT or NGA
produces nautical charts for the U.S. military and for areas outside of symbols (shown in Cols 2 and 5, respectively) then the additional foreign
U.S. waters. symbols are shown here.
ECDIS Symbols Col 7 — ECDIS symbol example in the day color palettes.
ECDIS — Symbols used to portray ENCs on ECDIS navigation systems. Use (See page 9 for a description of ECDIS color palettes.)
of ECDIS is required for large commercial ships on international Col 8 — The ECDIS description usually provides the generic symbol name given
voyages. These symbols are specified in IHO Specifications for Chart in the IHO Specifications for Chart Content and Display Aspects of
Content and Display Aspects of ECDIS. ECDIS, although sometimes other clarifying terms are also provided.

The schematic layout on page 7 shows a typical symbol table page and provides more
Other Non-ECDIS Digital Displays May Portray Data Differently details about the table headers and the types of information presented in each of the
Navigation systems certified to meet the exacting performance standards established columns.
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are said to be ECDIS “type
approved.” The symbology used to display ENCs or other non-ENC navigational data
on non-ECDIS systems, such as geographic information systems, recreational GPS
and other chart display systems can differ significantly from the symbology specified
for ECDIS type approved systems. U.S. Chart No. 1 only shows the symbology used
on ECDIS.

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INFORMATION ON SELECTED CHART FEATURES IALA Buoyage System
Soundings The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
(IALA) Maritime Buoyage System is followed by most of the world’s maritime nations;
The sounding datum reference is stated in the chart title. Soundings on NOAA and
however, systems used in some foreign waters may be different. IALA buoyage is
NGA charts may be shown in fathoms, feet, fathoms and feet, fathoms and fractions,
divided into two regions: Region A and Region B. All navigable waters of the United
or meters and decimeters. In all cases the unit of depth used is shown in the chart title
States follow IALA Region B rules, except U.S. possessions west of the International
and outside the border of the chart in bold type (see item b in Section A). For ECDIS,
Date Line and south of 10° north latitude, which follow IALA Region A rules.
the sounding datum is part of the ENC metadata, which can be retrieved through a
cursor inquiry. The major difference between the two buoyage regions is the color of the lateral
marks. Region A uses red to port and Region B uses red to starboard (red-right-
Heights
returning). The shapes of the lateral marks are the same in both regions, can to port
Heights of lights, landmarks, structures, etc. refer to the shoreline plane of reference. and cone (nun) to starboard, when entering from seaward. Cardinal and other marks,
The unit of height is shown in the chart title. When the elevations of islets or bare such as those for isolated dangers, safe water and special marks are also the same
rocks are offset into the adjacent water, they are shown in parentheses. For ECDIS, in both regions. Section Q and Appendix 1 illustrate the IALA buoyage system for
the unit of height is meters. both Regions A and B.
Drying Heights U.S. Lateral Marks
For rocks and banks that cover and uncover, elevations are underlined and are Most of U.S. waters are in IALA Region B. In the U.S. system, on entering a channel
referenced to the sounding datum as stated in the chart title (or in the ENC metadata). from seaward, buoys and beacon dayboards on the starboard side are red with even
When the heights of rocks that cover and uncover are offset into the adjacent water, numbers and have red lights, if lit. Buoys and beacon dayboards on the port side are
they are shown in parentheses. green with odd numbers and have green lights, if lit. Preferred channel buoys have
Shoreline red and green horizontal bands with the top band color indicating the preferred side
of passage.
Shoreline shown on charts represents the line of contact between the land and a
selected water elevation. In areas affected by tidal fluctuation, this line of contact Light Range (Visibility)
is usually the mean high water line. In confined coastal waters of diminished tidal A light’s range or visibility is given in nautical miles, except on the Great Lakes and
influence, a mean water level may be used. The shoreline of interior waters (rivers, adjacent waterways, where light ranges are given in statute miles. For lights having
lakes) is usually a line representing a specified elevation above a selected datum. more than one color, NOAA charts give only the shortest range of all the colors.
Shoreline is symbolized by a heavy line (symbol C 1). Apparent shoreline is used on On NGA charts, multiple ranges may be shown using the following convention. For
charts to show the outer edge of marine vegetation where the limit would be expected lights with two colors, the first number indicates the range of the first color and the
to appear as the shoreline to the mariner or where it prevents the shoreline from second number indicates the range of the second color. For example, Fl WG 12/8M
being clearly defined. Apparent shoreline is symbolized by a light line (symbols C 32, means the range of the white light is 12 nautical miles and the range of green light
C 33, C p, C q and C r). is 8 nautical miles. For lights with three colors, only the longest and shortest ranges
Landmarks are given and the middle range is indicated by a dash. For example, Fl WRG 12-8M
means that the range of the white light is 12 nautical miles, the range of green light is
A structure or a conspicuous feature on a structure may be shown by a landmark
8 nautical miles and the range of the red light is between 8 to 12 nautical miles. The
symbol with a descriptive label (see Section E). Prominent buildings that could assist
dash can appear in any of the three positions.
the mariner may be shown by actual shape as viewed from above (see Sections D
and E). Aids to Navigation Positioning
On NGA charts, landmark legends shown in capital letters indicate that a landmark The fixed and floating aids to navigation depicted on charts have varying degrees
is conspicuous; the landmark may also be labeled “CONSPICUOUS” or “CONSPIC.” of reliability. Floating aids are moored to sinkers by varying lengths of chain and
On NOAA charts, all landmarks are considered to be conspicuous, and landmark may shift due to sea conditions and other causes. Buoys may also be carried away,
legends shown in all capital letters indicate a landmark has been positioned capsized or sunk. Lighted buoys may be extinguished and sound signals may not
accurately; legends using both upper and lower case letters indicate an approximate function, because of ice or other causes. Therefore, prudent mariners will not rely
position. solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids, but will also use
bearings from fixed objects and aids to navigation on shore.
ECDIS portrays conspicuous features with black symbols and non-conspicuous
features with brown symbols. Only the conspicuous version is shown in the lettered
sections of U.S. Chart No. 1. See the ECDIS “Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous
Features” page in front of Section E for more information.

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 Colors ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Color conveys the nature and importance of features found on nautical charts. Information on the use of nautical charts, aids to navigation, sounding datums
Chart elements significant to marine navigation, such as lights, compass roses and and the practice of navigation in general is in The American Practical Navigator
regulated areas, are emphasized with magenta. Lateral marks on NOAA charts are (Bowditch), available through the “Publications” link on the NGA Maritime Safety
shown with a red or green fill. Shades of blue depict potential hazards to navigation, Information portal at https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
typically shallow water and submerged obstructions. Areas of deeper water believed
Tide and current data over U.S. waters is available from the NOAA Center for
to be clear of obstructions are shown as white. Land, and other features that are
Operational Oceanographic Products and Services at
always dry, are depicted with buff on NOAA charts and gray on NGA charts. Foreshore
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov.
and other intertidal features are portrayed with a green tint. Other colors may be used
to provide additional information, such as protected areas, which are outlined in blue Detailed information about specific lights, buoys, and beacons and general
or green. information about the U.S. Aids to Navigation System and the Uniform State
Waterway Marking Systems is in the U.S. Coast Guard Light List, at
Traffic Separation Schemes
https//www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightLists.
Traffic separation schemes show recommended lanes to increase safety of navigation,
Information about aids to navigation in foreign waters is in the NGA List of Lights,
particularly in areas of high density shipping. These schemes are described in the
available through the “Publications” link on the NGA Maritime Safety Information
International Maritime Organization (IMO) publication, Ships Routeing. Traffic
portal at https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
separation schemes are generally shown on nautical charts at scales of 1:600,000
and larger. When possible, traffic separation schemes are plotted to scale and shown Other important information that cannot be shown conveniently on nautical charts
as depicted in Section M. can be found in the NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot®, at
https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/index.html
Conversion Scales
and NGA Sailing Directions, available through the “Publications” link on the NGA
Depth conversion scales are provided on all charts to enable the user to work in Maritime Safety Information portal at https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
meters, fathoms or feet.
U.S. Nautical Chart Catalogs and Indexes
Correction Date
NGA catalogs are available through the “Product Catalog” link on the NGA Maritime
The date of each new chart edition is shown below the lower left border of the chart. Safety Information portal at https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
The date of the latest NGA issued U.S. Notice to Mariners applied to the chart is
NOAA catalogs are available at the NOAA Chart Locator at
shown after the edition date. NOAA charts also show the date of the latest U.S. Coast
Guard Local Notice to Mariners applied to the chart. www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml and the NOAA Nautical Chart
Catalog and Chart Viewer at www.charts.noaa.gov/ChartCatalog/MapSelect.html.
A list of the dates of the latest editions of NOAA charts is at
https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/list-of-latest-editions.html.

CORRECTIONS AND COMMENTS

Corrections to U.S. Chart No. 1 will appear in the weekly U.S. Notice to Mariners,
available through the “Notice to Mariners” link on the NGA Maritime Safety
Information portal at https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
Corrections, comments, or questions regarding U.S. Chart No. 1 may be submitted
through ASSIST, the NOAA Coast Survey stakeholder engagement and feedback
website at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist.
or to:
National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2)
Attention: U.S. Chart No. 1
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282

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Schematic Layout of U.S. Chart No. 1:

K
A
B
Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions
D
C Rocks Supplementary national symbol: a
E Plane of Reference for Heights → H Plane of Reference for Depths → H
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
rock which covers and
uncovers or is awash at
low water
(06)
Uncov 1m underwater hazard which
Rock which covers and uncov-
11 ers, height above chart datum
( 2)
( 2) 4
(06)
covers and uncovers with
drying height
Uncov 1m
isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour
1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7

A Section designation

B Section

C Sub-section

D Reference to “Supplementary national symbols” at the end of each section

E Cross-reference to terms in other sections

1 Column 1: Numbering system following the “Chart Specification of the IHO”. A letter in this column indicates a supplementary national symbol or abbreviation for which there is no international equivalent.

2 Column 2: Representation that follows the “Chart Specifications of the IHO” (INT 1 symbol)

3 Column 3: Description of symbol, term, or abbreviation

4a * Column 4a: Representation used on charts produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

4b * Column 4b: Representation used on charts produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

5 Column 5: Representation of symbols that may appear on NGA reproductions of foreign charts

6 ** Column 6: Representation used to portray ENC data on ECDIS

7 ** Column 7: Description of ECDIS symbols

* When columns 4a and 4b are combined then NOAA and NGA both use the same symbol. When either column 4a or 4b is blank then the respective agency uses the INT 1 symbol shown in column 2.

When columns 6 and 7 have several rows for the same symbol number, then ECDIS portrays this feature differently depending on the ship’s draft and other conditions as defined in ECDIS by the mariner (as is the
** case for K 11). When columns 6 and 7 combine rows to span across several symbol numbers then ECDIS portrays all of the grouped symbol numbers the same way (see C 5–C 7).

† Signifies that this representation is obsolete, but it may appear on older charts.

Signifies that a feature attribute value, such as a height, distance or name, may be obtained through an ECDIS cursor pick report. There are many attribute values that may be obtained in this manner, but the cursor
pick icon is only used to note values that are specifically referred to in the description of symbols column and that ECDIS does not display next to the symbol. Height of trees in C 14 is an example.

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 Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes ECDIS

ECDIS allows the mariner to change the color palette that is used to display an ENC.
Three different color tables have been designed to provide the maximum clarity and
contrast between features on the display under three different lighting conditions on the
bridge, namely Day, Dusk and Night.
Each symbol is rendered in a different color appropriate for the lighting condition that
the color table is meant for. This design provides maximum contrast for the display on
a sunny day, as well as preserving night vision on a dimly lit bridge in the evening. This
allows the mariner to look back and forth between the chart on the ECDIS display and
out to sea through the bridge window without the mariner’s eyes needing to readjust to
a difference in light intensity.

  • T
 he Day Color Table, meant to be used in bright sunlight, uses a white background
for deep water and looks the most like a traditional paper chart.
DAY
  • T
 he Dusk Color Table uses a black background for deep water and colors are
subdued, but slightly brighter than those used in the Night Color Table.
  • T
 he Night Color Table, meant to be used in the darkest conditions, uses a black
background for deep water and muted color shades for other features.

The images on the right show each of the three color palettes.
The symbols shown in the remainder of this document use the day color palette.

DUSK

NIGHT
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 Chart Number, Title, Marginal Notes  A 
Schematic Layout of a NOAA Chart (reduced in size)
Note: this is an example only and not to be used for navigation

Magnetic Features → B
Tidal Data → H

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1 Chart number in national chart series

2 Chart number in international (INT) series (if any)

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Mercator Projection
Scale 1:100,000 at Lat. 59°30′
3 Reference ellipsoid of the chart
North American Datum of 1983
(World Geodetic System 1984) 3
4 Publication note (imprint)

5 Copyright note

6 Date of current edition

7 Notice to Mariners corrections

8 Dimensions of inner borders

53°54′00″N
9 Corner coordinates

10 Chart title

Explanatory notes on chart construction, etc. To be read

11 before using chart.
08°25′00″W

12 Seal(s)

Scale of chart. Some charts have scale at a stated

13 latitude.
Unimak Pass
13
1:15000
14 Linear scale on large scale charts
08°21′00″W

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Nautical Miles
0.1 0 1.0
Yards
500 0 500 1000 1500
Meters
500 0 500 1000 1500
08°06′00″W

53°51′00″N

53°06′00″N

Published at Washington, D.C.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
COAST SURVEY

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A  Chart Number, Title, Marginal Notes

Linear border scale on large scale charts. On smaller

15 scales use latitude borders for sea miles.

Cautionary notes (if any). Information on particular fea-

16 tures, to be read before using chart.

Source Diagram (if any). Navigators should be cautious

17 where surveys are inadequate.

18 Reference to a larger scale chart

19 Reference to an adjoining chart of similar scale

a Conversion scales

b Reference to the units used for depth measurement

c Compass rose

d Bar code and stock number

Glossary: Translation of words on chart that are not in

e
English

g Tidal and Tidal Stream information within the chart

coverage

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 Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass  B
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Geographical Positions

1 Lat Latitude

2 Long Longitude

4 Degree(s) deg

5 Minute(s) of arc

6 Second(s) of arc

Position approximate

Position approximate (not Point feature or area of low

7 PA accurately determined or PA (PA) accuracy
does not remain fixed)

Sounding of low accuracy

Point feature or area of low

accuracy
Position doubtful (reported in
8 PD
various positions)
PD (PD)

Sounding of low accuracy

9 N North

10 E East

11 S South

12 W West

13 NE Northeast

14 SE Southeast

15 NW Northwest

16 SW Southwest

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B  Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Control Points

20 Triangulation Point

Position of an elevation
21 † Observation spot Obs Spot
or control point

22 Fixed point

St M 32
Distance along waterway, Canal and distance point
25.1 no visible marker
7
with no mark

7
Distance along waterway with Y Bn (46)
25.2 visible marker
Canal and distance point

Note: ECDIS uses a magenta “km” symbol to represent distance marks. However, the distances shown along waterways on NOAA-produced ENCs are displayed in statute miles.

Symbolized Positions (Examples)

Symbols in plan—position is
30 center of primary symbol ECDIS follows the paper chart convention for the
position of symbols, except for simplified symbols for
Symbols in plan—position is at buoys and beacons (see Q 1).
31 bottom of symbol

Position of a point
32 Point symbols MAST
feature

Point symbols—approximate ECDIS indicates approximate position only for

33 † positions
Mast
wrecks, obstructions, islets and shoreline features.

Units Supplementary national symbols a–m

40 km Kilometer(s)

41 m Meter(s)

42 dm Decimeter(s)

43 cm Centimeter(s)

44 mm Millimeter(s)

International nautical mile(s)

45 M
(1852m), sea mile(s)
Mi  NMi  NM

47 ft Foot / Feet

48 fm, fms Fathom(s)

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 Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass  B 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

49 h Hour(s) hr

50 m min Minute(s) of time

51 s sec Second(s) of time
52 kn Knot(s)
53 t Ton(s), Tonnage (weight)
54 cd Candela(s)
Magnetic Compass Supplementary national symbols n

Cursor pick site for

magnetic variation at
a point
Note of magnetic variation,
68.1 in position
Cursor pick site for
magnetic variation
over an area

Note of magnetic variation,

68.2 out of position

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B  Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass

No. NOAA / NGA ECDIS

Compass rose, normal pattern (smaller patterns of compass rose may be used)

Magnetic variation (example):

  VAR 4°15’W (2018) means magnetic variation was 4°15’W in 2018
  ANNUAL DECREASE 8’ means annual change is 8’E or decreasing 8’ annually
  For 2019 the magnetic variation is 4°7’W

0 10
350
340 20
30
330
0 40
32 0
30
330

50
31
MAGNE TIC

300

60
Cursor pick site for

60
70 magnetic variation at

290

70
300
a point
4 15'W ( 201

280
AR 8

80
V

90
270

90
270
AN

8'
NU SE

100
260
A L DE C R E A

120

110
250

0
24

120
240
15
0

130
23
210
0

22
180
0

0
14
210
150
200
160
190 170
180

Isogonic lines, Isogonals

MAGNETIC VARIATION LINES ARE FOR 2018

The magnetic variation is shown in degrees, followed by the letter W or E, as appropriate,
at certain positions on the lines. The annual change is expressed in minutes with the letter
W or E and is given in brackets, immediately following the variation. Cursor pick site for
71 Varn - 3 magnetic variation along
a line

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 Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass  B 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Local magnetic anomaly

Within the enclosed area the Cursor pick site for
82.1 magnetic variation may deviate magnetic anomaly along
from the normal by the value a line or over an area
shown

Local magnetic anomaly

LOCAL MAGNETIC LOCAL MAGNETIC Cursor pick site for
Local Magnetic Anomaly Where the area affected cannot LOCAL MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE
82.2 (see Note) be easily defined, a legend only
DISTURBANCE ANOMALY
(see note)
magnetic anomaly at
(see note) (see note) a point
is shown at the position

Supplementary National Symbols

a Square meter(s) m2

b Cubic meter(s) m3

c Inch(es) in

d Yard(s) yd

e Statute mile(s) St M St Mi

f Microsecond(s) µsec µs

g Hertz Hz

h Kilohertz kHz

i Megahertz MHz

j Cycles/second cps c/s

k Kilocycle(s) kc

l Megacycle(s) Mc

m Ton(s) (U.S. short ton) (2,000lbs) T

o Benchmark BM

p Variation var VAR Varn Magnetic variation

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B  Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

q Magnetic mag

r Bearing brg

s True T

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 Natural Features  C
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Coastline Supplementary national symbols: a–e

Foreshore → I, J

1 Coastline, surveyed Coastline

Coastline or shoreline
2 Coastline, unsurveyed construction of low
accuracy in position

Presence of cliffs
coincident with coastline
is obtained by cursor
high low pick

Sloping ground crest line

distant from coastline,
3 Cliffs, Steep coast
radar or visually
† conspicuous

Cliff as an area

Conspicuous hill or
4 Hillocks
mountain top
†

5 Flat coast

6 Sandy shore Nature of coastline is

† obtained by cursor pick

Stones
7 Stony shore, Shingly shore
†

Conspicuous hill or
8 Sandhills, Dunes
mountain top
†

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C  Natural Features

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Relief Supplementary national symbols: e–g

Plane of reference for heights → H

259
Elevation contour with
Contour lines with values and spot height, contour
10 200
100 spot height
109 m
value is obtained by
250
200
150 cursor pick
100
50

Position of an elevation
11 Spot heights 119 m
or control point

Approximate contour lines with

12 values and approximate height
Elevation contour with
spot height, contour
109 m value is obtained by
cursor pick

13 Form lines with spot height

Approximate height of top of 135 TT Approximate height of trees is

14 trees (above height datum) obtained by cursor pick

Water Features, Lava

20 River, Stream

River

Intermittent river, intermittent

21 lake

18
 Natural Features  C
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Rapids

22 Rapids, Waterfalls Waterfall

Waterfall, visually
conspicuous

23 Lakes Lake

24 Salt pans

Continuous pattern for

25 Glacier Glacier
an ice area (glacier, etc.)

26 Lava flow Lava

Vegetation Supplementary national symbols: i–t

Line of trees

30 Woods in general Wooded

Wooded area
†

19
C  Natural Features

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

31 Prominent trees (isolated or in groups)

31.1 Unspecified tree

Tree
31.2 †
Evergreen (except conifer)

31.3 Conifer, Casuarina

Vegetation, line of trees
31.4 Palm

31.5 †
Nipa Palm

31.6 †
Casuarina
Wooded area
31.7 †
Filao

31.8 †
Eucalypt

Mangrove with coastline

or shoreline construction
32 Mangrove, Nipa palm
of low accuracy in
0 0
position

Marsh with coastline or

33 Marsh, Swamp, Reed beds shoreline construction of
low accuracy in position

Supplementary National Symbols

Chart sounding datum line

a (surveyed)
Uncovers

Approximate sounding datum

b line (inadequately surveyed)

Foreshore; Strand (in general);

c Stones; Shingle; Gravel; Mud; Mud
Sand

Br Br
d Breakers along a shore ea
ke
rs
ea
ke
rs

(if extensive)

20
 Natural Features  C
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

e Rubble
†

f Hachures

g Shading

i Deciduous woodland
†

j Coniferous woodland
†

k Tree plantation
†

l Cultivated fields
†

m Grassfields
†

n Paddy (rice) fields

†

o Bushes
†

p Apparent shoreline Marsh

Vegetation or topographic
q (Feature Area Limit-in general)

r Cypress Cypress

s Grass Grass

t Eelgrass Eelgrass

21
D  Cultural Features

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Settlements, Buildings
Height of objects → E        Landmarks → E

1 Urban area Built-up area

Settlement with scattered

2 buildings

Settlement (on medium and

3 small scale charts)
Name Built-up area as a point

4 Village Vil

Conspicuous single
5 Buildings
building

Important building in built-up Conspicuous single

6 area building in built-up area

7 Street name, Road name Street name is obtained by cursor pick

Status of ruins is obtained by cursor

8 Ruin, Ruined landmark Ruins Ru pick

Roads, Railways, Airfields Supplementary National Symbols: a–c

10 Motorway, highway
Road, track or path as
a line

11 Road (hard surfaced)

Road as an area
Track, Path (loose or
12 unsurfaced)

22
 Cultural Features  D 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

13 Railway, with station Railway, with station

14 Cutting Cutting

Embankment

15 Embankment
Embankment, visually or
radar conspicuous

Tunnel
16 Tunnel
Tunnel with depth below
the seabed encoded

Airport as a point

Runway as a line

17 Airport, Airfield Airport

Airport area, with

runway area and
visually conspicuous
runway area

18 Heliport, Helipad

Other Cultural Features Supplementary National Symbols: d–i

20.1 Fixed bridge

Footbridge, fixed bridge on

20.2 smaller scale charts

23
D  Cultural Features

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

HOR CL 8 M
21 Horizontal clearance
8
Horizontal clearance is obtained by cursor pick
23

FIXED BRIDGE
HOR CL 25 FT
VERT CL 20 FT clr 20.0
VERT CL 6 M
Vertical clearance
22 (see introduction)
clr 20.0 Bridge
20 (8·9) 6

Opening bridge (in general) with

23.1 vertical clearance

clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0
Swing bridge with vertical
23.2 clearance
clr cl 8.2 Opening bridge
clr op 20.0
Lifting bridge with vertical
23.3 clearance (closed and open)

Bascule bridge with vertical

23.4 clearance

clr 20.0

23.5 Pontoon bridge clr 20.0 Bridge

clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0

Draw bridge with vertical

23.6 clearance
clr cl 8.2 Opening bridge
clr op 20.0

clr 20.0
Transporter bridge with vertical
24 clearance below fixed structure
clr 20.0 Bridge

24
 Cultural Features  D
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

clr 20.0
Aerial cableway

Overhead transporter, Aerial

25 cableway with vertical clearance
clr 20.0
Aerial cableway, radar
conspicuous

Pyl Pyl Overhead power cable with sf clr 20.0

26.1 pylons and physical vertical OVERHEAD POWER CABLE
AUTHORIZED CL 140 FT Transmission line
32 clearance

TOWER TOWER
sf clr 20.0
Pyl Pyl Overhead power cable with
Transmission line, radar
26.2 pylons and safe vertical
conspicuous
20 clearance

Note D26.2: The safe vertical clearance defined by the responsible authority, to avoid risk of electrical discharge, has been obtained by applying a reduction to the physical vertical clearance of the cable.
The reduction is variable and depends upon the transmission voltage. See H20.

clr 20.0
Overhead cable
Overhead cable, Telephone line, Tel
27 with vertical clearance
clr 20.0
Overhead cable, radar
conspicuous

clr 20.0
Overhead pipeline
Overhead pipe with vertical OVHD PIPE
28 clearance
VERT CL 6FT
clr 20.0
Overhead pipeline,
radar conspicuous

Oil, gas pipeline,

29 Pipeline on land
submerged or on land

Supplementary National Symbols

a Highway markers

c Abandoned railroad

25
D  Cultural Features

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

c Abandoned railroad

d Bridge under construction

Viaduct
f Viaduct

g Fence

h Power transmission line

i Approximate vertical clearance

abt 21

26
ECDIS
  Conspicuous and Non-conspicuous Features

There are 25 features for which ECDIS displays either a black symbol, if the feature
Silo
is visually conspicuous, or a brown symbol if is not. Only conspicuous landmarks
are depicted on NOAA paper charts and ENCs. Therefore, only the conspicuous Single building
symbol versions are shown in the symbol tables of U.S. Chart No. 1. Both versions
of the symbols for these features are shown on this page. Tank

Cairn
Tank farm

Chimney
Tower
Dish aerial
Water tower
Dome

Windmill
Flare stack

Windmotor
Fortified structure

Wind generator farm

Hill or mountain top

The seven symbols shown below represent features that only have a brown
Mast
symbol. There is no corresponding black, conspicuous symbol. The brown symbol
is displayed regardless of the conspicuousness of the feature.
Monument
Cranes

Mosque or minaret
Flagstaff, flagpole

Position of a point feature

Mangrove

Radar scanner
Mine, quarry

Radio, television tower

Quarry

Refinery
Timber yard

Religious building, Christian Tree

Religious building, non-Christian

27
E  Landmarks

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Plane of Reference for Height → H        Lighthouses → P        Beacons → Q

General
Non-conspicuous point
feature

Non-conspicuous
1 Examples of landmarks TANK Tr MONUMENT
building

Non-conspicuous
water tower

Examples of conspicuous Conspicuous point

landmarks (On NOAA charts, feature
EMPIRE STATE
a large circle with dot and BUILDING
SPIRE
2 capitals indicates that position Conspicuous building
TR is accurate; a small circle with RADAR MAST CHIMNEY
lowercase indicates that position Conspicuous water
is approximate.) tower

The information
symbol is displayed if a
Pictorial sketches
3.1 (in true position)
supplemental image is
available, which may be
‡ accessed by cursor pick

Pictorial sketches
3.2 (out of position)
‡
Height of top of a structure
4 above height datum
Height is obtained by cursor pick
Height of structure above
5 ground level

Landmarks

Church as a point
10.1 Ch Church
Church as an area

10.2 Church tower

Church tower, spire, or

10.3 Church spire SPIRE Spire
dome

10.4 Church cupola (dome) CUPOLA Cup

Temple, Pagoda, Shrine, Religious building,

13 Marabout, Joss house non-Christian

28
 Landmarks  E 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

17 Mosque, Minaret Mosque or minaret

Landmark area, type is

19 Cemetery Cem
obtained by cursor pick

TOWER
20 Tower Tr Tower
Tr

STANDPIPE WTR TR
Water tower, Water tank on a
21 tower
Water tower
S’pipe Wtr Tr

CHIMNEY
22 Chimney CHY Chimney
Chy

23 Flare stack (on land) FLARE Flare Flare stack

Monument (including column,

24 pillar, obelisk, statue, calvary MONUMENT Mon Monument
cross)

25.1 Windmill WINDMILL Windmill

Windmill, status of ruins
is obtained by cursor
pick
25.2 Windmill (without sails)

26.1 †
Wind turbine, Windmotor WINDMOTOR Windmotor Wind motor

26.2 Onshore wind farm WIND FARM Wind Farm Wind generator farm

FS FS
27 Flagstaff, Flagpole Flagstaff, flagpole
FP FP

R MAST R Mast
28 Radio mast, Television mast Mast
TV MAST TV Mast

R TR R Tr
29 Radio tower, Television tower Radio, television tower
TV TR TV Tr

30.1 Radar mast RADAR MAST Radar Mast Mast

30.2 Radar tower RADAR TR Radar Tr Radar tower

29
E  Landmarks

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

30.3 Radar scanner Radar scanner

DOME (RADAR) RADOME

30.4 Radome Dome
Dome (Radar) Radome

ANT (RADAR)
31 Dish aerial Dish aerial
Ant (Radar)

Tank

32 Tanks TANK Tk

Tank farm

SILO Silo
33 Silo Silo
ELEVATOR Elevator

Fortified structure (on large

34.1 scale charts)
Fortified structure

Castle, Fort, Blockhouse (on

34.2 small scale charts)
Fortified structure
Battery, Small fort (on small
34.3 scale charts)

35.1 Quarry (on large scale charts) Quarry area

35.2 Quarry (on small scale charts) Quarry

36 Mine

37.1 Recreational vehicle site

Camping site (including

37.2 recreational vehicles)

Supplementary National Symbols

a Muslim shrine †

b Tomb †

c Watermill †

30
 Landmarks  E 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

d Factory Facty

e Well Well

f School Sch Sch

g Hospital Hosp

h University Univ Univ

i Gable GAB Gab

Telegraph Tel
k Telegraph office Tel Off

l Magazine Magz

m Government house Govt Ho

n Institute Inst

o Courthouse Ct Ho

p Pavilion Pav

q Telephone T

r Limited Ltd

s Apartment Apt

t Capitol Cap

u Company Co

v Corporation Corp

31
F  Ports

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Protective Structures Supplementary national symbols: a–c

Dike as a line

Dike as a line,
1 Dike, Levee, Berm
conspicuous

Dike as an area

2.1 Seawall (on large scale charts)

Seawall

2.2 Seawall (on small scale charts)

Causeway as a line

Causeway, covers and

uncovers as a line
Cswy
3 Causeway
Causeway as an area

Causeway, covers and

uncovers as an area

Breakwater as a line
4.1 Breakwater (in general)

Breakwater (loose boulders,

4.2 tetrapods, etc.)
Breakwater as an area

Breakwater (slope of concrete or

4.3 masonry)

Training Wall
Training wall (partly submerged
5 (covers)
at high water)
Training wall
0

32
 Ports  F 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

0 Groin (partly submerged at high

6 0
Groin Groin (intertidal)
water)

Harbor Installations
Depths → I        Anchorages, Limits → N        Beacons and other fixed marks → Q        Marina → U

10 Fishing harbor Fishing harbor

11.1 Boat harbor, Marina Yacht harbor, marina

11.2 Yacht berths without facilities

11.3 Yacht club, Sailing club

Mole as a line
12 Mole (with berthing facility)
Mole as an area

13 Quay, Wharf Whf Wharf (quay)

14 Pier, Jetty Pier

Pier (jetty),
promenade pier
15 Promenade pier

Pontoon as a line

16 Pontoon

Pontoon as an area

17 Landing for boats Lndg Landing

33
F  Ports

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Steps
18 Steps, Landing stairs Landing steps

19.1 Designation of berth 3      A      3 Berth number

Nr 3

19.2 Visitors’ berth Yacht harbor, marina

19.3 Dangerous cargo berth

Dn
Dol
20 Dolphin Mooring dolphin
† Dol (Great Lakes)
Dol

Deviation mooring
21 Deviation dolphin
dolphin

Pile
22 Minor post or pile
Pile (Great Lakes)
Pile or bollard
†

Slip
0

23 Slipway, Patent slip, Ramp Slipway, ramp

Ramp

0
0

Patent slip

Gridiron, Scrubbing grid,

24 Careening grid
Gridiron

25 Dry dock, Graving dock Dry dock

Floating dock as a line

26 Floating dock
Floating dock as an area

27 Non-tidal basin, Wet dock Wet dock and gate

34
 Ports  F 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Dock

28 Tidal basin, Tidal harbor

Dock, under construc-

tion or ruined

Floating hazard
B ar rie r
F lo at in g
Boom
Floating barrier, e.g. security,
containment booms (ice, logs, oil), Floating oil barrier, oil
29.1 shark nets: - with supports retention (high pressure
- without supports pipe)

Boom, floating
obstruction

Floating oil barrier, oil

Bubble curtain
29.2 Bubble Curtain
(bubbler, pneumatic pipe)
retention (high pressure
pipe)

30 2011
Works on land, with year date

Under str Ruin or works under

Works at sea, Area under con
31 2011 reclamation, with year date
construction
(2011) Un
der construction

Year and condition

Under constr of under construction
2011 Works under construction, with (2011) or ruin is obtained by
32 2011 year date cursor pick

Ruins
33.1 Ruin

Ruined pier, partly submerged at Pier Pier, ruined and partly

33.2 high water submerged
0

34 Hulk Hk Hk Hulk

35
F  Ports

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Canals, Barrages Supplementary national symbol: d

Cultural Features → B        Clearances → D        Signal Stations → T

Canal

40 Canal Canal
Ditch

St
a Lock gate as a line

2
e

ck
d
Ti

Lo
41.1

1
Lock (on large scale charts)

a
ck
St

er
Lo

nt
e
Tid

Ce
l
ro
Lock gate as an area

nt
Co
Canal Lock

41.2 Lock (on small scale charts) Navigable lock gate

Ditch Sluice
(Tidegate, Floodgate)

Non-navigable lock gate

42 Gate, Caisson Caisson as a line

Caisson as an area

Non-navigable lock gate

43 Flood barrage Flood barrage as a line

Flood barrage as an
area

Dam as a line
Dam, Weir (direction of flow
44 shown is left to right)
Dam as an area

36
 Ports  F 
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Transhipment Facilities Supplementary national symbols: e–f

Roads → D        Railways → D        Tanks → E

Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry Terminal

50 (RoRo Terminal)
RoRo terminal

Conspicuous single
Transit shed, Warehouse (with
51 designation)
building, designation is
obtained by cursor pick

Timber yard as a point

52 Timber yard
Timber yard as an area
†

Lifting capacity is ob-

tained by cursor pick
Crane with lifting capacity,
53.1 Traveling crane (on railway)
Crane as a point

Crane as an area

ne
Cra

Crane
Container crane (with lifting
53.2 capacity)
Crane, visually
† conspicuous as an area

Public Buildings Supplementary national symbol: g

Conspicuous single
60 Harbormaster’s office Hbr Mr
building

Conspicuous single
building
61 Custom office Cus Ho
Customs

Health office, Quarantine

62.1 building † Health Office

Conspicuous single
62.2 Hospital Hosp
building

63 † Post office PO

37
F  Ports

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Supplementary National Symbols

a Jetty (partly below MHW)

Subm Jetty
b Submerged jetty

Submerged Jetty

c Jetty (on small scale charts)

d Pump-out facilities P

e Quarantine office
†
Quar

g Conveyor
Conveyor

38
 Tides, Currents  H 
Terms Relating to Tide Levels
INT Terms Supplementary National Terms (see l–t for other terms and symbols)

No. Term Description No. Term Description

1 CD Chart Datum, Datum for sounding reduction a HW High Water

2 LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide b HHW Higher High Water

3 HAT Highest Astronomical Tide c LW Low Water

4 MLW Mean Low Water d LWD Low Water Datum

5 MHW Mean High Water e LLW Lower Low Water

6 MSL Mean Sea Level f MTL Mean Tide Level

8 MLWS Mean Low Water Springs g ISLW Indian Spring Low Water

9 MHWS Mean High Water Springs h HWF&C High Water Full and Change (Vulgar establishment of the port)

10 MLWN Mean Low Water Neaps i LWF&C Low Water Full and Change

11 MHWN Mean High Water Neaps j CRD Columbia River Datum

12 MLLW Mean Lower Low Water k GCLWD Gulf Coast Low Water Datum

13 MHHW Mean Higher High Water

14 MHLW Mean Higher Low Water

15 MLHW Mean Lower High Water

16 Sp Spring tide

17 Np Neap tide

39
H  Tides, Currents

No.

Tidal Levels and Charted Data

Tide Gauge → T

Planes of reference are not exactly as shown below for all charts.
They are usually defined in notes under chart titles. Spot height 128

Overhead power
cable
100

Safe vertical clearance Elevation of light source

(magenta) Topographic
Charted vertical Charted vertical contours
clearance clearance
MHHW
(7)
Islet height
Charted coastline (HW or MSL)
MHW

20 MSL

Sea surface at any time

Height of tide Observed depth (12)
Drying height
MLW

Charted LW (drying) line

MLLW (Chart datum)

Charted depth
(sounding)

Notes:
1) The numbers 128, 100, (7) and (12), shown above, are examples of how spot heights, topographic contour labels, islet heights and drying heights appear on NOAA paper charts. The numbers are enclosed in
(parentheses) if the value is offset into the water to more clearly show the islet or rock.
2) On NOAA charts, except for lake charts, the HW (coast) line is equal to the MHW line.

Tide Tables

No. INT Description NOAA

TIDAL INFORMATION

PLACE Height referred to datum of soundings (MLLW)

Mean Higher Mean Mean

NAME (LAT/LONG)
Tabular statement of High Water High Water Low Water
semi-diurnal or diurnal tides feet feet feet

Baltimore, Ft. McHenry (39°16'N/76°35'W) 1.7 1.4 0.2

30 Note: The order of the
columns of levels will be the Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy (38°59'N/76°29'W) 1.4 1.2 0.2
same as that used in nation-
Washington D.C., Washington Channel (38°52'N/77°01'W) 3.2 2.9 0.1
al tables of tidal predictions.
Dashes (---) located in datum columns indicate unavailable datum values for a tide station. Real-time water
levels, tide predictions, and tidal current predictions are available on the Internet from
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov.

(Nov 2011)

40
 Tides, Currents  H 
No. INT ECDIS

Point or area for which

a tidal stream table is
available

31 Tidal stream table

Boundary of an area
for which there is tidal
information

Tidal Streams and Currents Supplementary national symbols: m–t

Breakers → K        Tide Gauge → T

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Flood stream, rate at

2.5 kn
spring tides

Current or tidal stream

whose direction is not
Flood tide stream with mean known
40 3.0 kn
spring rate

Boundary of an area
for which there is tidal
information

Ebb stream, rate at

2.5 kn
spring tides

Current or tidal stream

whose direction is not
Ebb tide stream with mean known
41 2.8 kn
spring rate

Boundary of an area
for which there is tidal
information

41
H  Tides, Currents

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

42 Current in restricted waters

2.5 kn Non-tidal current
Ocean current with rates and
43 seasons (see Note)

Tide rips

44 Overfalls, tide rips, races

symbol used only in small areas

Overfalls, tide rips; ed-
dies; breakers as point,
line, and area
Eddies
45 Eddies
symbol used only in small areas

Position of tabulated tidal stream Point for which a tidal

46 data with designation stream table is available

Offshore position for which tidal

47 levels are tabulated

Supplementary National Symbols (Supplementary national terms relating to tidal levels are listed after H 17)

l Stream Str

m Current, general, with rate 2 kn

n Velocity, Rate vel

o Knots kn

p Height ht

q Flood fl

u Gulf Stream Limits Approximate location of Axis of Gulf Stream

42
 Depths  I
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

General

Sounding of low
1 ED Existence doubtful
accuracy

Sounding of low
accuracy

Underwater hazard with

2 SD Sounding of doubtful depth depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Sounding of low
accuracy

3.1 Rep Reported, but not confirmed

Point feature or area of
low accuracy

Low accuracy line

demarking area wreck
Reported (with year of report), or obstruction
3.2 Rep (2011)
but not confirmed
Low accuracy line
demarking foul area

Obstruction, depth not

stated

Sounding of low
accuracy

Underwater hazard with

depth of 20 meters or
less
Reported, but not confirmed
4 sounding or danger (on Underwater hazard with
small scale charts only) depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Point feature or area of

low accuracy

43
I  Depths

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Soundings Supplementary national symbols: a–c

Plane of Reference for Depths → H        Plane of Reference for Heights → H

Sounding shoaler than

Sounding in true position (NOAA
or equal to safety depth
shows fathoms and feet with
10 vertical numbers and meters
12 32 2 12
Sounding deeper than
with sloping numbers)
safety depth

(23)
11 Sounding out of position
3375
Depths are always shown in their true position in
ECDIS
12 Least depth in narrow channel (47 )

Status of no bottom
13 No bottom found at depth shown found is obtained by
cursor pick

Soundings which are unreliable

or taken from a smaller scale
source (NOAA shows unreliable Sounding of low
14 soundings in fathoms and feet accuracy
with sloping numbers and in
meters with vertical numbers)

4 4 Drying heights and contours Drying height, less than

15 above chart datum
6
or equal to safety depth
2 2

0 0

Natural watercourse (in intertidal

16 area)
Tideway
0
0

44
 Depths  I
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Depths in Fairways and Areas Supplementary national symbols: a, b

Plane of Reference for Depths → H

20 Limit of dredged area

Dredged channel or area with

21 7.0 m 3.5 m depth of dredging in meters and Dredged area
decimeters
Depth, date of latest
survey and other
information is obtained
30 FEET APR 2011 by cursor pick

Dredged channel or area with

22 depth and year of the latest
control survey
30 FEET
APR 2011

3 29
23
Area swept by wire drag. The
depth is shown at chart datum. 8 22
76
24 (The latest date of sweeping is swept to 9.6
Swept area
30 (1930)
shown in parentheses.) 18
7
21

Unsurveyed
(see ZOC Diagram)

Incompletely surveyed
area
Depths
(see Note)

Unsurveyed or inadequately Unsurveyed

25 surveyed area; area with
inadequate depth information 11
13
Inadequately surveyed 12

10 17
13 Unsurveyed area

rky
Unsurveyed
22
20

45
   ECDIS Portrayal of Depths
ECDIS

ECDIS depth related symbols closely resemble their paper chart counterparts; however,
ECDIS provides valuable additional information to mariners that paper charts cannot.

Soundings
ECDIS enables mariners to set their own-ship “safety depth.” If no depth is set, ECDIS sets
the value to 30m. Soundings equal to or shoaler than the safety depth are shown in black;
deeper soundings are displayed in a less conspicuous gray. Fractional values are shown
with subscript numbers of the same size.

Depth Contours & Depth Areas

Depth contours in ECDIS are portrayed with a thin gray line. Each pair of adjacent depth
contours is used to create depth area features. These are used by ECDIS to tint different
depth levels and to initiate alarms when a ship is headed into unsafe water.
Portrayal of Depth Areas with 2 Color Settings
Depth Contour Labels
ECDIS depth contour labels are not centered and oriented along Some ECDIS enable mariners to define two additional depth areas for medium-
isolines as they appear on paper charts. They are displayed upright deep water and medium-shallow water by setting a “deep contour” value and
and may appear either on or next to the contour lines that they a “shallow contour” value. If this option is used, the safety contour is displayed
describe. The labels are black and the same size as soundings, but between the medium deep and medium shallow contours.
the labels have a light “halo” to set them apart. The graphic to the left
shows depth labels and soundings both deeper and shoaler than the
safety depth. Note that depths on NOAA paper charts and ENCs are
usually compiled in fathoms and feet. Because ECDIS displays depths
in meters, soundings and contour lines often show fractional meter
values. The “own-ship safety contour” (described below) is always
displayed, but mariners may choose to have all other depth contours
turned off.

Safety Contour
ECDIS uses a “safety contour” value to show an extra thick line for the depth contour that
separates “safe water” from shoaler areas. If the mariner does not set an own-ship safety
contour value, ECDIS sets the value to 30m. If the ENC being displayed does not have a
contour line equal to the safety contour depth value set by the mariner, then ECDIS sets
the next deeper contour as the safety contour. Depending on the contour intervals used on
individual ENCs, ECDIS may set different safety contours as a ship transits from one ENC Portrayal of Depth Areas with 4 Color Setting
to another. ECDIS will initiate an alarm if the ship’s future track will cross the safety contour
within a specified time set by the mariner.

Two or Four Tints for Shading Depth Areas

ECDIS tints all depth areas beyond the (green tinted) foreshore in either one of two or
Some ECDIS also provide the mariner with the option of
one of four shades of blue. This is similar to the convention used for paper charts, but
displaying a cross-hatch “shallow water” pattern over all
the depths used to change from one tint to another are based on the safety contour and
depth areas shoaler than the safety contour.
thus “customized” for each ship. If the mariner chooses two shades to be displayed, water
deeper than the safety contour is shown in an off-white color, water shoaler than the safety
contour is tinted blue.
 Depths  I
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Depth Contours
Drying contour Two Shades Four Shades
Low water line

foreshore foreshore
Blue tint, in one or more shades,
or tint ribbons are shown to
different limits according to the
scale and purpose of the chart
and the nature of the bathym-
very
etry. shallow
depth
On some charts, contours and shallow water
values are printed in blue. shallow contour
depth

medium
shallow
depth

30 safety contour

medium
deep
depth

deep water
contour

deep
depth

all deeper contours deep

depth

Approximate depth
20
contour
31 Approximate depth contours 50
Approximate safety
depth contour

Supplementary National Symbols

a Swept channel 6

89
Swept area, not adequately
b sounded (shown by purple or 15 102
green tint) 10 119

2ft
c Stream 5
6

47
J  Nature of the Seabed

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Types of Seabed Supplementary national abbreviations: a–ag

Rocks → K

1 S Sand S Sand

2 M Mud M Mud

3 Cy Clay Cy Clay

4 Si Silt Si Silt

5 St Stones St Stones

6 G Gravel G Gravel

7 P Pebbles P Pebbles

8 Cb Cobbles Cb Cobbles

9.1 R Rock; Rocky Rk; rky R Rock

9.2 Bo Boulder(s) Blds R Boulder

R Lava

10 Co Coral, Coralline algae Co Coral

11 Sh Shells (skeletal remains) Sh Shells

12.1 S/M Two layers, e.g. sand over mud

The main constituent is given

fS M Sh
12.2 fS.M.Sh
first for mixtures, e.g. fine sand f S M Sh
with mud and shells

13.1 Wd Weed (including kelp)

Weed, kelp
13.2 Kelp, Weed Kelp
Weed, kelp as an area

13.3 Sg Seagrass

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 Nature of the Seabed  J
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
Sand waves as a point

Sand waves as a line

14 Sandwaves Sandwaves

Sand waves as an area

15 Spring in seabed Spring Spring

Types of Seabed, Intertidal Areas

gravel Areas of gravel and

20 Area with stones and gravel
stone stone

Rocky area, which covers and

21 uncovers
Rocky ledges or coral
reef
Coral reef, which covers and
22 uncovers

Qualifying Terms Supplementary national symbols: ah–bf

30 f Fine
only used in
31 m Medium relation to
sand
32 c Coarse

33 bk Broken

34 sy Sticky

35 so Soft

36 sf Stiff

37 v Volcanic vol

Rocky ledges or coral

38 ca Calcareous Ca
reef

39 h Hard

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J  Nature of the Seabed

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Supplementary National Abbreviations

a Ground Grd

b Ooze Oz

c Marl Ml

d Shingle Sn

f Chalk Ck

g Quartz Qz

h Schist Sch

i Coral head Co Hd

j Madrepores Mds

k Volcanic ash Vol Ash

l Lava La

m Pumice Pm

n Tufa T

o Scoriae Sc

p Cinders Cn

q Manganese Mn

r Oysters Oys

s Mussels Ms

t Sponge Spg

u Kelp K

v Grass Grs

w Sea-tangle Stg

x Spicules Spi

y Foraminifera Fr

z Globigerina Gl

aa Diatoms Di

ab Radiolaria Rd

ac Pteropods Pt

ad Polyzoa Po

ae Cirripedia Cir

af Fucus Fu

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 Nature of the Seabed  J
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

ag Mattes Ma

ah Small sml

ai Large lrg

aj Rotten rt

ak Streaky str

al Speckled spk

am Gritty gty

an Decayed dec

ao Flinty fly

ap Glacial glac

aq Tenacious ten

ar White wh

as Black bl; bk

at Violet vi

au Blue bu

av Green gn

aw Yellow yl

ax Orange or

ay Red rd

az Brown br

ba Chocolate ch

bb Gray gy

bc Light lt

bd Dark dk

be Varied vard

bf Uneven unev

51
K  Rocks, Wrecks Obstructions and Aquaculture

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

General
Obstruction, depth not
stated
Obstruction which
covers and uncovers
Danger line: A danger line draws
attention to a danger which Underwater hazard
would not stand out clearly with depth of 20 meters
enough if represented solely by or less
1 its symbol (e.g. isolated rock) Isolated danger of depth
or delimits an area containing less than the safety
numerous dangers, through contour
which it is unsafe to navigate

Foul area, not safe for

navigation

Depth swept by wire drag or Swept sounding, less

21 Rk 35 Rk 46 Obstn
confirmed by diver than or equal to safety
depth
2 (This symbol may be combined (157)
with other symbols, e.g. wrecks, 46 Wk 46 Wk
Swept sounding, greater
obstructions, wells.) (1937) than safety depth
Safe clearance depth. The
exact depth is unknown, but ECDIS displays safe clearance depths in the same
3 is estimated to have a safe
46 Wk 35 Rk 46 Obstn
manner as known depths.
clearance at the depth shown
Rocks
Plane of Reference for Heights → H        Plane of Reference for Depths → H
Land as a point at small
scale
Rock (islet) which does not
10 cover, height above height 25
(21) (4 m) Land as an area, with
datum 8m an elevation or control
point
Rock which covers and
uncovers or is awash at
low water
Underwater hazard
Rock which covers and (06) which covers and
11 uncovers, height above chart ( 2)
( 2) 4
Uncov 1m
uncovers with drying
datum (06) height
Uncov 1m
Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour

52
 Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions and Aquaculture  K
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
Rock which covers and
uncovers or is awash at
low water
Underwater hazard
Rock awash at the level of chart
12 datum
which covers and
uncovers

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Dangerous underwater
Underwater rock of unknown rock of uncertain depth
13 depth, dangerous to surface
navigation Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour

14 Underwater rock of known depth

Underwater hazard with

27 Rk a depth of 20 meters
inside the corresponding depth or less
14.1 area
12 Rk 21
R
Underwater hazard with
depth greater than 20
meters
42 Rk
outside the corresponding depth
14.2 area, dangerous to surface 5 Rk Isolated danger of depth
navigation 5 less than the safety
R
contour

Underwater hazard with

a depth of 20 meters
Underwater rock of known or less
35 35   +(35)
15 R
depth, not dangerous to surface 35Rk      R.
navigation Underwater hazard with
depth greater than 20
meters

53
K  Rocks, Wrecks Obstructions and Aquaculture

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Dangerous underwater
rock of uncertain depth

Obstruction, depth not

stated

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Coral Reef which is always Co

16 covered Reef line Safe clearance shoaler
31 than safety contour

128 Safe clearance deeper

than safety contour

256 Safe clearance deeper

than 20 meters

Br
eak
er s Overfalls, tide rips;
West Breaker
17 Breakers
Br PA
eddies; breakwaters as
point, line, and area

Wrecks and Fouls

Plane of Reference for Depths → H

Mast (1.2) Wreck, hull never covers, on

Wreck, always dry, with
20 large scale charts, height above Hk Hk 1.2 m
height shown
Wk height datum

Wreck, covers and

Wk uncovers
Mast (12 ) Wreck, covers and uncovers, on Wk
21 large scale charts, height above Hk
Wk chart datum Wk

Wk Distributed remains of
wreck

54
 Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions and Aquaculture  K
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Submerged wreck with

depth of 20 meters or
less

Submerged wreck with

Submerged wreck, depth known, 9 depth greater than 20
22 52 65
on large scale charts meters
Wk

Distributed remains of
wreck

Wk Submerged wreck with

Submerged wreck, depth depth less than the
23 unknown, on large scale charts
Hk Wk
safety contour or depth
Wk unknown

Wk
Wreck showing any portion of Wk
24 hull or superstructure at level of Wreck showing any
chart datum Wk
portion of hull or
Wk superstructure at level
of chart datum
Wreck of which the mast(s) only Mast (10ft)
25 are visible at chart datum
Masts Funnel

Underwater hazard
with depth of 20 meters
or less

Underwater hazard with

Wreck, least depth known by
26 sounding only
(11) depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Swept sounding for

underwater hazard less
than safety depth

Swept sounding for

Wreck, depth swept by wire drag underwater hazard
27 or confirmed by diver
25
greater than or equal to
safety depth

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

55
K  Rocks, Wrecks Obstructions and Aquaculture

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Dangerous wreck, depth
unknown
Dangerous wreck, depth
28 unknown Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour

Sunken wreck, not dangerous to Non-dangerous wreck,

29 surface navigation depth unknown

Underwater hazard with

safe clearance of 20
meters or less
Wreck over which the exact
Underwater hazard with
depth is unknown, but which
30 is estimated to have a safe
4 safe clearance greater
than 20 meters
clearance at the depth shown.
Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour

Foul area of seabed

31.1 safe for navigation but
not for anchoring

Foul ground, not dangerous to

surface navigation, but to be Foul ground
avoided by vessels anchoring,
trawling, etc. (e.g. remains of
31.2 wreck, cleared platform)

Distributed remains of
wreck

Obstructions and Aquaculture

Plane of Reference for Depths → H        Kelp, Seaweed → J        Underwater Installations → L

Obstruction, depth not

stated

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
40 Obstruction, depth unknown
contour

Safe clearance shoaler

than safety contour

56
 Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions and Aquaculture  K
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
Underwater hazard
with depth of 20 meters
or less

Underwater hazard with

Obstruction, least depth known
41 by sounding only
depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Less than or equal to

safety depth
swept
depth
Greater than safety
depth

Method of depth measurement is

obtained by cursor pick
Obstruction, depth swept by wire
42 drag or confirmed by diver Underwater hazard
known
with depth of 20 meters
by
diver
or less
or
other Underwater hazard with
means depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour

Obstruction, depth not

Stumps of posts or piles, wholly Subm stated
43.1 submerged
piles Piles
Underwater hazard
with depth of 20 meters
Subm piles Well or less
Submerged pile, stake, snag, or
43.2 stump (with exact position)
Stakes Deadhead Isolated danger of depth
Snags Stump less than the safety
contour

Fish stakes as a point

Fsh
44.1 Fishing stakes stks
Fish stakes as an area

Fish trap, fish weir,

44.2 Fish trap, Fish weir, Tunny nets Fish trap
tunny net as a point

57
K  Rocks, Wrecks Obstructions and Aquaculture

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Fish trap, fish weir,

45 Fish trap area, Tunny nets area
tunny net as an area

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
Obstn contour
(actual
46.1 Fish haven Fish Haven shape)
Safe clearance shoaler
than safety contour

Underwater hazard
with depth of 20 meters
or less

Underwater hazard with

depth greater than 20
meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
Obstn
contour
46.2 Fish haven with minimum depth Fish Haven
(auth min 42ft)
Safe clearance shoaler
than safety contour

128 Safe clearance deeper

than safety contour

256 Safe clearance deeper

than 20 meters

47 Shellfish beds
Marine farm as a point

Marine farm (on large scale

48.1 charts), area of marine farms
Marine Farm

Obstn
(Marine Farm) Marine farm as an area
Marine farm (on small scale
48.2 charts) Marine Farm

Supplementary National Symbols

Rock which covers and
a uncovers, (height unknown)

58
 Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions and Aquaculture  K
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Shoal sounding on isolated rock Rks

b or rocks
5 Rk 21

Sunken wreck covered 20 to 30

c meters

d Submarine volcano Sub vol

e Discolored water Discol water

Sunken danger, least depth 21 Rk 46 35 Rk 46 Obstn

f cleared by wire drag

g Reef of unknown extent Reef

Coral reef, detached (uncovers

h at sounding datum) Co

Subm
i Submerged crib Crib
Crib

j Crib, duck blind (above water) Duck Blind Crib

k Submerged duck blind Duck Blind

Subm
l Submerged platform platform Platform

Coral reef which covers and

m uncovers

n Sinkers

Foul
Foul area, foul with rocks or
o wreckage, dangerous to Wks
navigation
Wreckage

Unexploded Unexploded
p Unexploded ordnance
Ordnance Ordnance

q Float Float

Stumps of posts or piles, which

r cover and uncover
Subm
piles

59
L  Offshore Installations

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

General
Areas, Limits → N

Well
348
Well 346 Area to be navigated
CORRIB
1 Ekofisk Oilfield Name of oilfield or gasfield GAS FIELD
with caution, name is
obtained by cursor pick
Well 334 334 Well

Offshore platform, name

2 Platform with designation/name
“Name”
is obtained by cursor
pick

Area where entry is

Limit of safety zone around prohibited or restricted
3 offshore installation or to be avoided, with
other cautions

Cautionary area,
4 Limit of development area
navigate with caution

Wind turbine, floating wind

Fl.Y Wind motor visually
5.1 turbine, vertical clearance under
conspicuous
blade

Offshore wind farm

5.2 Wind farm (offshore)

Offshore wind farm (floating)

Wave farm, Renewable energy

6 device
Wave farm

Platforms and Moorings

Mooring Buoys → Q

Production platform, Platform,

10 Oil derrick
Offshore platform

Conspicuous flare stack

11 Flare stack (at sea)
on offshore platform

60
 Offshore Installations  L
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
Single Point Mooring (SPM),
12 including Single Anchor Leg
Mooring (SALM), Articulated “Name” Offshore platform, name
Loading Column (ALC) and status of disused is
obtained by cursor pick
Disused platform with
14 Ru Z-44 superstructure removed
(disused)
(ru)

Single Buoy Mooring (SBM), Oil Installation buoy and

or gas installation buoy including mooring buoy, simplified
16 Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring Installation buoy, paper
(CALM) chart

Moored storage tanker, Tanker

17 Accommodation vessel
Offshore platform

18 Mooring ground tackle Ground tackle

Underwater Installations Supplementary national symbol: a

Plane of Reference for Depths → H        Obstructions → K

Underwater hazard with

depth of 20 meters or less
Well
15 Prod Well
(cov 21ft) Underwater hazard with
20 Submerged production well Well Well depth greater than 20
(cov 83ft) Prod Well meters

Isolated danger of depth

less than the safety contour

Suspended well, depth over Isolated danger of depth

21.1 wellhead unknown
Pipe
less than the safety contour

Underwater hazard with

depth of 20 meters or less
Pipe
(cov 24ft) Underwater hazard with
Suspended well, with depth over
21.2 wellhead
depth greater than 20
Pipe meters
(cov 92ft)
Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety contour

61
L  Offshore Installations

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Foul area of seabed
22 Site of cleared platform safe for navigation but
not for anchoring

Pipe Obstruction in the water

Pipe Above-water wellhead (lit or
23 (1 8 ) unlit)
Pipe (24) which is always above
water level

24 Underwater turbine

Underwater turbine or
subsurface ODAS
Subsurface Ocean(ographic)
25 ODAS
Data Acquisition System (ODAS)

Submarine Cables

30.1 Submarine cable

Submarine cable

30.2 Submarine cable area

†
Cable Area

31.1 Submarine power cable

Submarine cable area

31.2 Submarine power cable area

Status of disused is
32 Disused submarine cable
obtained by cursor pick

Submarine Pipelines

Supply pipeline: unspecified, oil, Oil, gas pipeline,

40.1 gas, chemicals, water submerged or on land

Supply pipeline area: Submarine pipeline area

40.2 unspecified, oil, gas, chemicals,
†
Pipeline Area with potentially
water dangerous contents

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 Offshore Installations  L
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Outfall and intake: unspecified, Water pipeline, sewer,

41.1 water, sewer, outfall, intake etc.

Outfall and intake area: Pipeline Area Submarine pipeline area

41.2 unspecified, water, sewer, with generally
outfall, intake non-dangerous contents

Nominal depth of buried

Buried pipeline/pipe (with
42.1 nominal depth to which buried)
pipeline is obtained by
cursor pick

42.2 Pipeline tunnel Pipeline tunnel

Underwater hazard with

depth of 20 meters or
less
43 Diffuser, Crib
Isolated danger of depth
less than the safety
contour

Status of disused is
44 Disused pipeline/pipe
obtained by cursor pick

Supplementary National Symbols

a Submerged well (buoyed) Well Well Well

PWI

b Potable water intake

Depth over Crib
Crib 17 ft

63
M  Tracks, Routes

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Tracks Supplementary national symbols: a–c

Tracks Marked by Lights → P        Leading Beacons → Q
Leading line bearing a non-regulated,
recommended track

Leading line (solid line is the Direction not encoded

1 track to be followed, ‡ means Lights in line 090°
“in line”) 270 deg
One-way

270 deg
Two-way

Transit (other than leading line), 270 deg

2 clearing line
Beacons in line 090° Bns in line 270.5° Clearing line; transit line

Non-regulated, recommended track

based on fixed marks

Direction not encoded

Recommended track based on a
3 system of fixed marks
Lights in line 090°
90 deg
One-way

270 deg
Two-way

Non-regulated, recommended track

not based on fixed marks

Direction not encoded

Recommended track not based
4 on a system of fixed marks 90 deg
One-way

270 deg
Two-way

Based on fixed marks, one-way

One-way track and DW track 90 deg Non-regulated
5.1 based on a system of fixed recommended track
marks
Deep water route

Not based on fixed marks, one-way

One-way track and DW track 90 deg Non-regulated

5.2 not based on a system of fixed recommended track
marks
Deep water route
centerline

Recommended track with 7m If encoded, the shoalest depth range

6 maximum authorized (or
73 m
value along the track is obtained by
recommended) draft stated cursor pick

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 Tracks, Routes  M
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Routing Measures Supplementary national symbols: d–e

Basic Symbols

Traffic direction in a
Established (mandatory)
10 direction of traffic flow
one-way lane of a traffic
separation scheme

Single traffic direction

Recommended direction of in a two-way route part
11 traffic flow of a traffic-separation
scheme

Separation line (large scale,

12 small scale)
Traffic separation line

13 Separation zone Traffic separation zone

Limit of restricted routing

measure (e.g. Inshore Traffic
14 Zone (ITZ), Area to be Avoided
RESTRICTED AREA

(ATBA))

Traffic separation
15 Limit of routing measure
scheme boundary

Traffic precautionary
area as a point

16 Precautionary area

Traffic precautionary
area as an area

Archipelagic Sea Lane (ASL);

Axis and boundary of
17 axis line and limit beyond which
archipelagic sea lane
vessels shall not navigate

Fairway designated by
regulatory authority:

Fairway, depth is ob-

18 7.3m with minimum depth SAFETY FAIRWAY 166.200 (see note A)
tained by cursor pick

with maximum authorized draft

<7.3m>
(may be highlighted by gray tint)

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M  Tracks, Routes

Examples of Routing Measures on Paper/Raster Charts

Inshore Traffic Zone 20.1

1)
(201
25.1 Inshore Traffic Zone

.5m10
25.1

WAY
FAIR
18
Precautionary
23 Area
21
20.1 24
20.1 RW

28.1
27.1

29.1

DW
Area to be RW
Avoided
(see Note)
26.1
20.2

DW
27.3

DW
RW

29.2
26.1

DW
22.
28.2

5m
22 26.2 27.2
20.3
Inshore
traffic
zone

25.2
DW

DW
27.3
DW

27.3 20.1 27.3

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 Tracks, Routes  M
No.

Examples of Routing Measures

18 Safety fairway

20.1 Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), traffic separated by separation zone

20.2 Traffic Separation Scheme, traffic separated by natural obstructions

20.3 Traffic Separation Scheme, with outer separation zone separating traffic using scheme from traffic not using it

21 Traffic Separation Scheme, roundabout with separation zone

22 Traffic Separation Scheme, with “crossing gates”

23 Traffic Separation Scheme crossing, without designated precautionary area

24 Precautionary area

25.1 Inshore Traffic Zone (ITZ), with defined end limits

25.2 Inshore Traffic Zone, without defined end limits

26.1 Recommended direction of traffic flow, between traffic separation schemes

26.2 Recommended direction of traffic flow, for ships not needing a deep water route

27.1 Deep water route (DW), as part of one-way traffic lane

27.2 Two-way deep water route, with minimum depth stated

27.3 Deep water route, centerline as recommended one-way or two-way track

28.1 Recommended route, one-way and two-way (often marked by centerline buoys)

28.2 Two-way route, with one-way sections

29.1 Area to be Avoided (ATBA), around navigational aid

29.2 Area to be Avoided, e.g. because of danger of stranding

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M  Tracks, Routes

Examples of Routing Measures in ECDIS

20.1
25.1

29.1 25.1

18
23
21
20.1
20.1

24 28.1

27.1
26.1
20.2

27.3

26.1
29.2

28.2
22 26.2 27.2
20.3

25.2

27.3 27.3 27.3

20.1

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 Tracks, Routes  M
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Radar Surveillance Systems

30 Radar surveillance station Ra Radar station

31 Radar range Radar range

270 deg
32.1 Radar reference line Ra Ra Radar line

Non-regulated recommended track

based on fixed marks

Direction not encoded

Radar reference line coinciding
32.2 with a leading line 90 deg
One-way

270 deg
Two-way

Radio Reporting Points

Nr 13 Radio calling-in point for

ch 74 traffic in one direction
only

Radio reporting (calling-in or

way) points showing direction(s) Nr 13 Radio calling-in point for
40.1 of vessel movement with ch 74 traffic in both directions
VHF 80 designation (if any) and VHF-
channel

Nr 13 Radio calling-in point,

ch 74 direction not encoded

Nr 13 Radio calling-in point for

ch 74 traffic in one direction
only

Nr 13
ch 74 Radio calling-in point for
40.2 Radio reporting line traffic in both directions

Nr 13
ch 74 Radio calling-in point,
direction not encoded

69
M  Tracks, Routes

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Ferries

Ferry
Ferry
50 Ferry Ferry route

51 Cable Ferry Cable Ferry Cable ferry route

Supplementary National Symbols

Recommended track for deep
a draft vessels (track not defined DW
by fixed marks)

Depth is shown where it has ft

76
b been obtained by the cognizant DW
DW 83ft
authority

c Alternate course

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 Areas, Limits  N
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

General *
Dredged and Swept Areas → I        Submarine Cables, Submarine Pipelines → L        Tracks, Routes → M

On multi-colored charts, symbols in Section N may be in green when associated with environmental areas.

Tint band may vary in width

Maritime limit in general
between 1–5 mm

1.1 usually implying permanent

physical obstructions
(tint band for emphasis) Caution area, a specific
caution note applies

usually implying no permanent

1.2 physical obstructions
(tint band for emphasis)

Area where entry is

Limit of restricted area
2.1 (tint band for emphasis)
RESTRICTED AREA prohibited or restricted
or to be avoided

Area where entry is

prohibited or restricted
or to be avoided, with
PROHIBITED AREA
other cautions
Limit of area into which entry is
2.2 prohibited
PROHIBITED AREA Area where entry is
prohibited or restricted
Entry Prohibited
or to be avoided, with
† other information

Anchorages, Anchorage Areas

Anchorage area as a
Reported anchorage (no defined point at small scale, or
10 limits) anchor points of moor-
ing trot at large scale

11.1 Anchor berths 14 6 No 1 Nr 6

Anchor berth

Anchor berths with swinging Radius of swing circle is obtained by

11.2 D-17 D17
circle cursor pick

* ECDIS represents many types of area limits with just a few different symbols. Information about the type of area and its associated restrictions or prohibitions may be obtained by cursor pick.

71
N  Areas, Limits

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

12.1 Anchorage area in general

Anchorage

ANCH NO 1
12.2 Numbered anchorage area 110.000 (see note A)
Anchorage
No. 1

SOUTH ANCH
12.3 Name
Named anchorage area 110.000 (see note A)
Neufeld
Anchorage

Deep water anchorage area,

12.4 Anchorage area for deep draft DW
Anchorage
vessels
Type of anchorage area
is obtained by cursor
12.5 Tanker anchorage area Tanker
Anchorage pick

Anchorage area for periods up

12.6 to 24 hours

Dangerous cargo anchorage

12.7 area
EXPLOSIVES ANCHORAGE

QUAR
ANCH
Quarantine
12.8 Quarantine anchorage area Anchorage
QUARANTINE
ANCHORAGE

12.9 Reserved anchorage area

Note: Anchors as part of the limit symbol are not shown for small areas. Other types of anchorage areas may be shown.

SEAPLANE
13 Seaplane operating area LANDING Seaplane landing area
AREA

Type of anchorage area

14 Anchorage for seaplanes is obtained by cursor
pick

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 Areas, Limits  N
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Restricted Areas Supplementary national symbols: d, e, g

On multi-colored charts, the magenta symbols may be in green when associated with environmental areas.

Area where anchoring is

prohibited or restricted

ANCH ANCH
PROHIBITED PROHIB Area where anchoring is
20 Anchoring prohibited prohibited or restricted,
with other cautions

Area where anchoring is

prohibited or restricted,
with other information

Area where fishing or

trawling is prohibited or
restricted

FISH
PROHIB Area where fishing or
trawling is prohibited
21.1 Fishing prohibited FISH
PROHIBITED or restricted, with other
cautions

Area where fishing or

trawling is prohibited
or restricted, with other
information

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N  Areas, Limits

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Area where diving is

21.2 Diving prohibited
prohibited

Environmentally Sensitive Sea

Areas

Bird sanctuary
Environmentally
Sensitive Sea Area
(ESSA)

Seal sanctuary

22
Area with minor restric-
Note: Other animal silhouettes (e.g. seahorses, penguin, petrel) may be used, as appropriate.
tions or information
notices

Non-specific nature reserve,

National parks, Marine Reserves
(MR)

Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

PSSA
(PSSA)

Tint band may vary in width between

1–5 mm

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 Areas, Limits  N
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Explosives or chemical
Explosives Explosives dumping ground, EXPLOSIVES
23.1 Dumping individual mine or explosive DUMPING AREA
dumping ground as a
Ground point

Explosives dumping ground EXPLOSIVES

23.2 (disused), Foul (explosives)
DUMPING
AREA DISUSED Explosives or chemical
dumping ground as an
area
Dumping ground for chemical
24 waste
Dump Site Dumping Ground

DEGAUSSING DEGAUSSING
25 Degaussing range (DG range) RANGE RANGE Degaussing area

If a speed restriction exists, the speed

27 Maximum speed
limit is obtained by cursor pick

Military Practice Areas

30 Firing practice area Restricted area

Area where entry is

Military restricted area, entry Prohibited prohibited or restricted
Entry PROHIBITED
31 Prohibited prohibited AREA
Area
or to be avoided, with
† other cautions

Mine-laying (and counter-

32 measures) practice area
Restricted area
Submarine transit lane and
33 exercise area SUBMARINE EXERCISE
AREA

34 Minefield
(see note)
Minefield Minefield

International Boundaries and National Limits Supplementary national symbols: a, f, h

CANADA
40 International boundary on land Jurisdiction boundary
UNITED STATES

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N  Areas, Limits

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

CANADA
41 International maritime boundary Jurisdiction boundary
UNITED STATES

Straight territorial sea baseline Straight territorial sea

42 with base point baseline

43 Seaward limit of territorial sea TERRITORIAL SEA

Territorial sea

Seaward limit of contiguous

44 zone Contiguous zone

45 Limits of fishery zones Limits of fishery zone

46 Continental Shelf Limit of continental shelf Continental shelf area

Limit of Exclusive Economic

47 Zone (EEZ) Exclusive economic zone

48 Customs limit Custom regulations zone

49 Harbor Limit
Harbor limit Harbor Limit Harbor area, symbolized

Various Limits Supplementary national symbols: a, b

(2012) Limit of fast ice, Ice front (with

60.1 date)
Continuous pattern for an
ice area (glacier, etc.)
(2012) Limit of sea ice (pack ice)
60.2 seasonal (with date)

62.1 Spoil ground Spoil Area

HO information note

62.2 Spoil ground (disused) Spoil Area Discontinued

63 Extraction Area Extraction (dredging) area Dredging area

64 Cargo transhipment area

HO information note

65 Incineration area
†

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 Areas, Limits  N
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Supplementary National Symbols

a COLREGS demarcation line

Limit of fishing area (fish trap

b areas)

c Dumping ground Dumping

Ground

Disposal Area 92
d Dumping area (Dump site) Depths from survey
of 2010 85

f Reservation line (Options)

g Dump site Dump Site

h Three Nautical Mile Line THREE NAUTICAL MILE LINE

i No Discharge Zone NO-DISCHARGE ZONE

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P  Lights

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Light Structures and Major Floating Lights

Minor Light Floats → Q30, 31

Position of navigation light (size

Light, lighthouse,
1.1 Lt  LtHo and style of “star” may vary)
paper chart
light, lighthouse

1.2 Light on standard charts

Significant all-round light,

1.3 generally for offshore navigation
on multicolored charts

Lighted offshore platform on PLATFORM Lighted offshore

2.1 standard charts (lighted) platform, paper chart

Lighted offshore platform on

2.2 multicolored charts

Marker Lighted beacon tower,

3 Lighted beacon tower (lighted) paper chart

4 Lighted beacon
Lighted beacon,
paper chart
Articulated light, buoyant
5 beacon, resilient beacon Art

Note: Minor lights, fixed and floating, usually conform to IALA Maritime Buoyage System characteristics.

Navigational lights on landmarks

7 or other structures

8 Important light off chart limits

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 Lights  P
Abbreviaton Period Shown
No. Class of Light Illustration ECDIS
INT NOAA

Light Characters
Light Characters on Light Buoys → Q

F
10.1 F F Fixed

Occulting (total duration of light longer than total duration of darkness)

Oc Oc Single-occulting Oc

Oc(2) Oc (2)
10.2 Oc (2) Group-occulting
Example

Oc(2+3) Oc (2+3)
Oc (2+3) Composite group-occulting
Example

Isophase (duration of light and darkness equal)

10.3
Iso Iso Isophase Iso

Flashing (total duration of light shorter than total duration of darkness)

Fl Fl Single-flashing Fl
When text for lights is displayed,
ECDIS uses INT abbreviations.
Fl(3) Fl (3)
10.4 Fl (3) Group-flashing
Example

Fl(2+1) Fl (2+1)
Fl (2+1) Composite group-flashing
Example

Long-flashing L FL
10.5 LFI L Fl
(flash 2s or longer)

Quick (repetition rate of 50 to 79 - usually either 50 or 60 - flashes per minute)

Q
Q Q Continuous quick

Q(3) Q(3)
10.6 Q (3) Group quick
Example

IQ
IQ IQ Interrupted quick

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P  Lights

Abbreviaton Period Shown

No. Class of Light Illustration ECDIS
INT NOAA
Very quick (repetition rate of 80 to 159 - usually either 100 or 120 - flashes per minute)

VQ
VQ VQ Continuous very quick

10.7 VQ(3) VQ(3)

VQ (3) Group very quick
Example

IVQ IVQ Interrupted very quick

Ultra quick (repetition rate of 160 or more - usually 240 to 300 - flashes per minute)
When text for lights is displayed,
UQ UQ Continuous ultra quick ECDIS uses INT abbreviations.
10.8
IUQ IUQ Interrupted ultra quick

Mo(K) Mo (K)
10.9 Mo (K) Morse code
Example

F Fl
10.10 FFl F Fl Fixed and flashing

10.11 Al.WR AlWR Alternating

W R W R W R Al WR

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 Lights  P
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Colors of Lights
White (for lights, only on sector Colors of lights shown
11.1 W
and alternating lights) Default light symbol if no
on standard charts color is encoded or color
11.2 R Red is other than red, green,
white, yellow, amber, or
orange
11.3 G Green

11.4 Bu Blue on multicolored charts Red

11.5 Vi Violet Green

White, yellow, amber or

11.6 Y Yellow
orange
on multicolored charts
at sector lights
11.7 Y Or Orange
Sector lights
11.8 Y Am Amber

Period
Period in seconds and tenths of
12 2.5s 90s
a second

Elevation
Plane of reference for Heights → H        Tidal Levels → H

Elevation of light given in meters

13 12m
or feet
36ft
When text for lights is displayed,
Range ECDIS uses INT abbreviations.

15M Light with single range

10M
15/10M Light with two different ranges only lesser of two 15/10M
14 ranges is charted

7M
15-7M Light with three or more ranges only least of three
ranges is charted

Note: Charted ranges are nominal ranges given in Nautical Miles.

Disposition
(hor) Horizontally disposed

(vert) Vertically disposed Disposition of light is obtained by

15 cursor pick
3 lights disposed in the shape of
( ) ( )
a triangle

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P  Lights

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Example of a Full Light Description

INT Example NOAA Example NGA Example FlR15s21m11M

ft

Fl(3) Class of light: group flashing repeating a group of Fl(3) Class of light: group flashing repeating a group of three The descriptions of non-sector lights are shown
three flashes flashes in ECDIS when the display of text is turned on,
as shown above. (The aid to navigation or other
WRG Colors: white, red, green, exhibiting the different WRG Colors: white, red, green, exhibiting the different colors in structure that is always shown attached to a light
colors in defined sections defined sections flare in ECDIS is not depicted here.)
15s Period: the time taken to exhibit one full sequence of 15s Period: the time taken to exhibit one full sequence of three Sector lights (as described in the INT, NOAA and
three flashes and eclipses: 15 seconds flashes and eclipses: 15 seconds NGA examples at left) are depicted graphically in
16 ECDIS, as shown below and in P40.

21m Elevation of focal plane above datum: 21 meters 21ft Elevation of light: The description of a sector light or
21m 21 feet any other type of light may always be
21 meters obtained by cursor pick.

15-11M Nominal range: white 15M, green 11M, red between 11M Nominal range:
15 and 11M 15-11M shortest range of all the lights is 11M
white 15M, green 11M, red between 15 and 11M

Lights Marking Fairways

Leading Lights and Lights in Line
Leading lights with sectors

g
de
.3
Leading lights with leading line

5
22
(solid line is the track to be

5°
followed) and arcs of visibility on

20
20.1 standard charts
Bearing given in degrees and
tenths of a degree

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 Lights  P
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Leading lights with leading line

(solid line is the track to be
followed) and arcs of visibility on
20.2 multi-colored charts
Bearing given in degrees and
tenths of a degree

Leading lights (≠ means lights in

line) on standard charts Oc OcR 270 deg
20.3 Leading lights
Bearing given in degrees and
tenths of a degree

Leading lights (≠ means lights in

line) on multi-colored charts
20.4
Bearing given in degrees and
tenths of a degree

Leading lights on small scale

20.5 standard charts

Leading lights on small scale

20.6 multi-colored charts

FlG FlG 270 deg

Lights in line, marking the sides Lights in line, marking

21.1 of a channel on standard charts the sides of a channel
2FlR 270 deg

Lights in line, marking the sides

21.2 of a channel on multi-colored
charts

22 Rear Lt or Upper Lt Rear or upper light

23 Front Lt or Lower Lt Front or lower light

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P  Lights

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Direction Lights
Directional light with sector
Direction light with narrow

RED
sector and course to be fol-
30.1 lowed, flanked by darkness or 269 deg

N
GREE
unintensified light

Directional light without sector

deg
209
Direction light on standard
30.2 charts with course to be

16
followed, sector(s) uncharted

5.5
de
g
Fl(2)5s11M Oc12s6M

Direction light with narrow

fairway sector flanked by light
30.3 F.W.4s
sectors of different character on
standard charts

Light, directional

Direction light with narrow

fairway sector flanked by light
30.4 sectors of different character on
multicolored charts

Moiré effect light (day and night), FY 270 deg Category of light as
31 arrows show when course moiré effect is obtained
alteration needed by cursor pick

Quoted bearings are always from seaward.

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 Lights  P
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Sector Lights

40.1 Sector light on standard charts

Light, sector

Sector light on multicolored

40.2 charts

Sector light on standard charts.

40.3 Sectors not charted

Sector lights on multicolored

40.4 charts. Sectors not charted

Sector lights on standard charts,

41.1 the white sector limits marking
the sides of the fairway

Sector lights on multicolored

41.2 charts, the white sector limits
marking the sides of the fairway

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P  Lights

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Light, danger

Main light visible all-round with

42.1 red subsidiary light seen over

RED
danger

Light, obscured

All-round light with obscured

43.1

OBSC
sector

Light with arc of visibility

44.1 deliberately restricted
Light, restricted

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 Lights  P
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

45.1 Light with faint sector Light, faint

Intensified light visibility is obtained by

cursor pick

46.1 Light with intensified sector

Light, intensified

Lights with Limited Times of Exhibition

Lights exhibited only when
specially needed (for fishing
50 vessels, ferries) and some
Occas F R (occas)
private lights

Daytime light (charted only

where the character shown by F Bu 9m 6M
51 day differs from that shown at (F by day)
night)
Status and condition of light is
Fog light (exhibited only in fog, obtained by cursor pick
52 or character changes in fog)

Unwatched (unmanned) light

53 † with no standby or emergency
arrangements

54 (temp) Temporary

55 (exting) Extinguished

56 (man) Manually activated

Special Lights
Flare Stack (as sea) → L        Flare Stack (on land) → E        Signal Stations → T

AeroAlFlWG7.5s11M
60 Aero light (may be unreliable) AERO Al WG 7.5s Light
AERO 108m 13M AERO

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P  Lights

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Air obstruction light of high

61.1 intensity (e.g. on radio mast) AERO F R 77m 11M
† AeroFR313m11M Conspicuous mast with
light
Air obstruction light of low
61.2 intensity (e.g. on radio mast)
TR (RLts)

Category of light is obtained by cursor

62 Fog Det Lt Fog detector light
pick

Floodlit, floodlighting of a
63 (Illuminated)
structure
Floodlight

64 Strip light Strip light

On multicolored charts, P63 and P64 may be any appropriate color.

Private light other than one Status of private is obtained by cursor

65 (priv)
exhibited occasionally Priv F R (priv) pick
Priv maintd

66 (sync) Synchronized light

Supplementary National Symbols

a Riprap surrounding light

S-L Fl
b Short-Long Flashing

G-S Fl
c Group-Short Flashing

d Fixed and Group Flashing F Gp Fl

Unmanned light-vessel; light FLOAT

e float

LANBY, superbuoy as
f navigational aid

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ECDIS
  Simplified and Traditional Paper Chart Symbols
ECDIS can be set to display aids to navigation with either traditional paper chart Fixed Marks
or simplified symbols. The two symbol sets are shown below. Some ECDIS color
fill the paper chart buoy shapes, but this is not required by IHO ECDIS portrayal Paper Chart Simplified Simplified Symbol Name
specifications.
Floating Marks * Cardinal beacon, north

Paper Chart Simplified Simplified Symbol Name * Cardinal beacon, east

* Cardinal buoy, north

* Cardinal beacon, south

* Cardinal buoy, east

* Cardinal beacon, west

* Cardinal buoy, south Default symbol for a beacon (used when no defining
attributes have been encoded in the ENC)

* Cardinal buoy, west

Isolated danger beacon
Default symbol for buoy (used when no defining attributes
have been encoded in the ENC) Major lateral beacon, red

* Isolated danger buoy

Major lateral beacon, green
Conical lateral buoy, green
Minor lateral beacon, green
Conical lateral buoy, red
Major safe water beacon
Can shape lateral buoy, green
Minor safe water beacon
Can shape lateral buoy, red

Major special purpose beacon

Minor special purpose beacon

Installation buoy and mooring buoy
* Paper chart symbols display various buoy or beacon shape symbols in conjunction with the topmark.
Simplified portrayal only displays the topmark.
** Several different paper chart symbols correspond to this simplified symbol.
** Safe water buoy
Special purpose buoy, spherical or barrel shaped, or default
Day Marks
symbol for special purpose buoy
Special purpose TSS buoy marking the starboard side of the Paper Chart Simplified Simplified Symbol Name
traffic lane
Special purpose TSS buoy marking the port side of the traffic
Square or rectangular daymark
lane

Special purpose ice buoy or spar or pillar shaped buoy

Triangular daymark, point up
Super-buoy ODAS & LANBY
Triangular daymark, point down
Light float

Light vessel Retro reflector

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Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Buoys and Beacons

IALA Maritime Buoyage System, which includes Beacons → Q 130

Default symbol for buoy,

paper chart
Default buoy symbol if no other
defining attribution is provided
Default symbol for buoy,
simplified

Default symbol for a

Default beacon symbol if no oth- beacon, paper chart
er defining attribution is provided
Default symbol for a
beacon, simplified

ECDIS shows the position of buoys and beacons

with a circle at the bottom of paper chart symbols.
1 Position of buoy or beacon
For simplified symbols, the position of the aid
corresponds with the center of the symbol.

Colors of Buoys and Beacon Topmarks Supplementary national symbols: p

Abbreviations for Colors → P

Green and black (symbols filled G

2 black)

Single color other than green R

3 and black

Multiple colors in horizontal

RG
4 bands, the color sequence is
from top to bottom

Multiple colors in vertical or

RW
5 diagonal stripes, the darker color
is given first

6 Retroreflecting material

Lighted Marks Supplementary national symbols: p

Marks with Fog Signals → R Supplementary national symbols: p

Lighted marks on standard Fl R

7 charts
Fl G Fl R
R

Lighted marks on multicolored

8 charts

Note: On standard charts, the light flares of buoys and beacons are shown in magenta. On multicolored charts, the light flares are shown in the colors of the appropriate light

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Topmarks and Radar Reflectors

For Application of Topmarks within the IALA System → Q 130        For other topmarks (special purpose buoys and beacons) → Q

Paper chart symbols for topmarks (on the left, below)

are always displayed above a buoy or beacon shape
symbol, as in Q 10 and Q 11.
Simplified symbols (on the right, below) for cardinal
marks, isolated dangers and safe water consist of
only the topmark without the buoy shape symbol.
Simplified symbology for marks with any other type
of topmark will display only the simplified buoy or
beacon shape symbol without a topmark.

2 cones point upward

2 cones point downward

2 cones base to base

2 cones point to point

2 spheres
IALA System buoy topmarks
9 (beacon topmarks shown Sphere
upright)

Cone point up

Cone point down

Cylinder, square,
vertical rectangle

X-shape

Flag or other shape

Board, horizontal
rectangle

Cube point up

Upright cross over a

circle

T-shape

Beacon with topmark, color, G ″3″ bn No 2 Beacon in general with

10 No2 radar reflector and designation Ra Ref topmark, paper chart

91
Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Buoy with topmark, color, radar G by No 3 Conical buoy with

11 No3 reflector and designation N ″3″
No 3 topmark, paper chart

Note: Radar reflectors on floating marks usually are not charted. ECDIS does not display radar reflectors on fixed or floating aids; this information is obtained by cursor pick.

Buoys

Shapes of Buoys
Features Common to Buoys and Beacons → Q 1–11

Paper Chart Simplified

Conical buoy, nun buoy,

20 ogival buoy N Conical buoy

21 Can buoy or cylindrical buoy C Can buoy

22 Spherical buoy SP Spherical buoy

Pillar buoy; Buoy with no

23 distinctive shape P Pillar buoy

24 Spar buoy, spindle buoy S Spar buoy

25 Barrel buoy, tun buoy Barrel buoy

Super-buoy

26 Superbuoy Lanby, super-buoy

Super-buoy
† odas & lanby

Light Vessels and Minor Light Floats

30.1 Light float on standard charts

Light float
30.2 Light float on multi-colored charts

Light float not part of

31 IALA System
Light float
†

32 Light vessel Light vessel, paper chart

Mooring Buoys

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Oil or Gas Installation Buoy → L

Mooring buoy, can

shape, paper chart

Mooring buoy, barrel

40 Mooring buoys
shape, paper chart

Istallation buoy and

mooring buoy, simplified

Lighted mooring buoy (example)

41.1 on standard charts Mooring buoy with light
Fl Y 2s
flare, barrel shape,
Fl.Y.2,5s Lighted mooring buoy (example) paper chart
41.2 on multi-colored charts

Trot, mooring buoys with

Trot, mooring buoys with ground
42 tackle and berth numbers Nr 1 ground tackle and berth
numbers

Tel Mooring buoy, can

Tel shape, paper chart
Tel = telegraphic
Mooring buoy with telephonic Mooring buoy, barrel
43 communication shape, paper chart
T
T
Installation buoy and
T = telephonic mooring buoy, simplified

Numerous (5 buoys)
44 Numerous moorings (example) mooring
Moorings
Small-craft mooring area
buoys

Availability of visitor
45 V Visitors’ mooring mooring at marina is
obtained by cursor pick

Special Purpose Buoys

Note: Shapes of buoys are variable. Lateral or Cardinal buoys may be used in some situations.

Purpose of buoy and other information

is obtained by cursor pick

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Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Purpose of buoy may be shown by label.

Firing danger area (Danger Conical buoy with

50 Zone) buoy topmark, paper chart

Special purpose buoy,

spherical or barrel
54 DG Degaussing Range buoy shaped, or default
symbol for special
purpose buoy, simplified

Super-buoy, paper chart

Super-buoy odas &

ODAS buoy (Ocean Data lanby, simplified
58 Acquisition System), ODAS ODAS
data collecting buoy Spherical buoy, paper
chart

Spherical buoy,
simplified

(occas)
Buoy privately maintained Y Status as private is obtained by cursor
70 (example) Priv pick
(01.04.–
Y 31.10.)

Status as periodic and period start and

71 Seasonal buoy (example)
stop dates are obtained by cursor pick

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Beacons
Lighted Beacons → P        Features Common to Beacons and Buoys → Q1–11

Default symbol for a

beacon, paper chart
Beacon in general,
Bn Bn
80 characteristics unknown or chart Bn G R
Default symbol for a
scale too small to show beacon, simplified

Beacon in general,
paper chart

Beacon with color, no distinctive R RW

81 topmark Bn
Beacon color is obtained by cursor pick
G

Beacon color is obtained by cursor pick

See note at Q 9 for information about topmarks and

ECDIS simplified symbology

Beacon in general with

topmark, paper chart

Major red lateral bea-

con, simplified

Beacons with colors and

82 topmarks (examples) Beacon in general with
topmark, paper chart

Cardinal beacon, north,

simplified

Beacon in general with

topmark, paper chart

Isolated danger beacon,

simplified

Beacon in general with

Beacon on submerged rock with topmark, paper chart
83 colors (topmark as appropriate)
Isolated danger beacon,
simplified

95
Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Minor Impermanent Marks Usually in Drying Areas (Lateral Marks of Minor Channels)
Minor Pile → F

† Stake Stake
Minor, stake or pole
90 Stake, pole
beacon, paper chart
† Pole Pole R

Port Hand Starboard Hand

Minor, stake or pole
beacon, paper chart
91 Perch, withy
R Minor red lateral bea-
con, simplified

Minor green lateral

92 Withy
beacon, simplified
† †

Minor Marks, Usually on Land

Landmarks → E

100 Cairn Cairn CAIRN Conspicuous cairn

Square or rectangular
day mark, paper chart

Square or rectangular
day mark, simplified

Triangular day mark,

point up, paper chart
101 Colored or white mark
Triangular day mark,
point up, simplified

Triangular day mark,

point down, paper chart

Triangular day mark,

point down, simplified

Colored topmark (color known

102.1 or unknown) with function of a
† beacon

Painted boards with function of

102.2 leading beacons
†

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Beacon Towers
Beacon tower, paper
chart

Beacon tower with

Beacon towers without and with RW
topmarks, paper chart
110 topmarks and colors (examples) Bn

Major red lateral bea-

con, simplified

Major green lateral

beacon, simplified

Lattice beacon, paper

111 Lattice beacon
chart

Special Purpose Beacons

Leading Lines, Clearing Lines → M

Note: Topmarks and colors shown where scale permits.

Bns in 270 deg

120 Leading beacons line 270° Leading beacons

Bns in 270 deg Beacons marking a

121 Beacons marking a clearing line line 270° clearing line or transit

MARKERS
270 deg

Beacons marking measured MARKERS Beacons marking

122 distance with quoted bearings measured distance
COURSE 270°00'
TRUE 270 deg

Cable landing beacon

123 Cable landing beacon (example) W (example)

Purpose as refuge or firing danger area

124 Refuge beacon
beacon is obtained by cursor pick

126 Notice board Notice board

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Q  Buoys, Beacons

IALA Maritime Buoyage System

IALA International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities

Where in force, the IALA System applies to all fixed and floating marks except landfall lights, leading lights and marks, sectored lights and major floating lights. The standard buoy shapes are:
cylindrical (can) , conical , spherical , pillar , and spar , but variations may occur, for example: minor light floats .

There are two international buoyage regions where lateral marks differ. Each region is primarily comprised of the waters surrounding the areas shown below.
130
Region A: Greenland, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia (except for Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines).
Region B: North and South America, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.

ECDIS marks the boundary between IALA regions A and B with this symbol:

180° 150°W 120°W 90°W 60°W 30°W 0° 30°E 60°E 90°E 120°E 150°E 180°

60°N 60°N

30°N 30°N

B Japan

B
Republic of Korea
130.1 Taiwan
Philippines

0° 0°

A
30°S 30°S

60°S 60°S

180° 150°W 120°W 90°W 60°W 30°W 0° 30°E 60°E 90°E 120°E 150°E 180°

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
Lateral Marks are generally for well-defined channels. There are two international buoyage regions—A and B—where lateral marks differ by color, but not by shape or topmark.

Port-hand marks are red with Port-hand marks are green with G
cylindrical topmarks (if any). R
G G cylindrical topmarks (if any). R R
If lit, light is red. If lit, light is green.

R G
R G

Fl R RGR Fl G
GRG
R G Fl R
Fl G

INT Fl G R Fl R
Fl R G Fl G Fl G Fl R
G R
R G G R
Fl(2+1)R
Fl(2+1)G
GRG RGR

R G Starboard-hand marks are green G R Starboard-hand marks are red

G
with conical topmarks (if any). R with conical topmarks (if any).
If lit, light is green. If lit, light is red. Buoy shape may be cylindrical or conical (to indicate port
REGION A REGION B or starboard) but may be another shape with appropriate
topmark. Marks which indicate a junction with a side
channel have three horizontal color bands and, if lit, the
130.1 rhythm will be Fl(2+1).
R G
G G C R
C N R
P S N
Port-hand marks are red with
cylindrical topmarks (if any).
Port-hand marks are green with
cylindrical topmarks (if any).
Buoys in U.S. waters generally do not have topmarks.
R G
If lit, light is red. R If lit, light is green. G C
S C
S
RG
R C GR
Fl R G C
Fl G
G R
Fl G G Fl R R
G R Fl R
R Fl G Fl G Fl R
G
NOAA Fl R Fl G
RG
GR Fl(2+1)R
Fl(2+1)G
R G G R
C N C N
G R
N N
Starboard-hand marks are green Starboard-hand marks are red
with conical topmarks (if any). with conical topmarks (if any).
If lit, light is green. If lit, light is red.

REGION A REGION B

Direction of Buoyage: The direction of buoyage is that taken when approaching a harbor from seaward. Along coasts, the direction is determined by buoyage authorities, normally clockwise around land masses.

Symbols showing direction of buoyage where it is not obvious

INT
IALA Region A IALA Region B
General symbol for direction of buoyage
on multicolored charts on multicolored charts
130.2

ECDIS General symbol for direction of buoyage IALA Region A IALA Region B

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Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT ECDIS

Cardinal Marks: indicating navigable water to the named side of the marks. In the illustration below all marks are the same in Regions A and B.

VQ
N

E
or Q
W

N
W E

Topmark: 2 black cones

Black above yellow Light: White

VQ(9)10s VQ(3)5s The same abbreviations are used for lights on

or Q(9)15s or Q(3)10s
YBY BY BY BYB spar buoys and beacons. S
The periods 5s, 10s, and 15s may not always Paper chart symbology
130.3 Point of be charted.
W interest E

Time (seconds)
0 5 10 15 N
Period shown
YBY YBY YB YB BYB BYB

Yellow with Yellow above black Black with Cardinal marks are seldom used in U.S. waters
black band yellow band and do not appear on NOAA charts, except for
charts that also depict Canadian waters.

W E
VQ(6)+LFl.10s
or Q(6)+LFl.15s
SE
SW

YB

S
Simplified symbology

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 Buoys, Beacons  Q
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

130.4 Isolated Danger Marks stationed over dangers with navigable water around them.   Body: black with red horizontal band(s)   Topmark: two black spheres   Light: white

Pillar buoy with 2

Unlit Marks
BRB BRB
spheres topmark

Lighted Marks on standard Spar buoy with 2

Fl (2) charts BR spheres topmark
BRB BRB

Unlit Marks on multicolored Isolated danger buoy,

Fl (2) charts simplified
BRB BRB

130.5 Safe Water Marks, including mid-channel and landfall marks.   Body: red and white vertical stripes   Topmark (if any): red sphere   Light: white

Spherical buoy, paper

Unlit marks
chart
Iso or
Oc or Lighted Marks on standard Pillar buoy with sphere
LFl.10s or charts topmark
RW RW RW Mo (A) RW
Iso or
Oc or Lighted Marks on multicolored Spar buoy with sphere
LFl.10s or charts topmark
RW RW RW Mo (A)

Safe water buoy,

simplified

130.6 Special Marks not primarily to assist navigation but to indicate special features.   Body (shape optional): yellow*   Topmark (if any): yellow X or upright cross   Light: yellow, rhythm optional*

Spherical buoy,
Unlit Marks
Y Y Y paper chart

Lighted Marks on standard

Fl Y Y Can buoy
Y Y Y charts

Lighted Marks on multicolored

Fl Y Conical buoy
Y Y Y charts

Spar buoy with x-shape

topmark

Special purpose buoy,

simplified

130.7 New Danger Marks.   Body (shape optional): yellow and blue   Topmark: yellow cross

Unlit marks
BuY BuY

Lighted Marks on standard

BuY BuY charts

Lighted Marks on multicolored

BuY BuY charts
* In special cases, yellow may be used in conjunction with another color

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Q  Buoys, Beacons

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Supplementary National Symbols

a Bell buoy BELL BELL

b Gong buoy GONG GONG

c Whistle buoy WHIS WHIS

Fairway buoy (red and white

d vertical stripe) RW

Mid-channel buoy (red and white

e vertical stripe) RW

Starboard-hand buoy (entering R

f from seaward - US waters) ″2″

Port-hand buoy (entering from G

g seaward - US waters) ″1″ ″1″

Bifurcation/Junction buoys RG GR
h Isolated danger, Wreck or
Obstruction buoy BR

i Fish trap (area) buoy Y

j Anchorage buoy (marks limits) Y

Triangular shaped beacons R RG

Bn
G GR W B
l Square shaped beacons Bn Bn Bn

Beacon, color unknown Bn

o Lighted beacon
Bn

q Security barrier Security barrier

r Scientific mooring buoy

s Float (unlighted)

t White and blue buoy

WBuW

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 Fog Signals  R
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

General
Fog Detector Light → P        Fog Light → P
Position of a
conspicuous point
feature with fog signal

Lighted pillar buoy,

Position of fog signal, type of fog paper chart with fog
1 AIS
signal not stated Fog Sig signal

Lighted super-buoy,
paper chart with fog
signal

2 (man) Manually activated

Types of Fog Signals, with Abbreviations Supplementary national symbol: a

10 Explos Explosive GUN

11 Dia Diaphone DIA

12 Siren Siren SIREN

Type of fog signal and its
13 Horn Horn (nautophone, reed, tyfon) HORN characteristics are obtained by cursor
pick
14 Bell Bell BELL

15 Whis Whistle WHISTLE

16 Gong Gong GONG

Examples of Fog Signal Descriptions

Note: The fog signal symbol will usually be omitted when a description of the signal is given.

Siren at a lighthouse, giving a

long blast followed by a short
20 one (N), repeated every 60
Fl 3s 70m 29M Fl 3s 70m 29M Light with fog signal
SIREN Mo(N) 60s SIREN
seconds

Pillar buoy, paper chart

21 Wave-actuated bell buoy
BELL BELL with fog signal

Paper Chart Simplified

Light buoy, with horn giving a
Lighted pillar buoy,
single blast every 15 seconds, Q(6)+LFl 15s
22 in conjunction with a wave- HORN(1) 15s
Q(6)+LFl 15s paper chart with fog
WHIS
HORN WHIS signal
actuated whistle

Supplementary National Symbol

a Morse Code fog signal Mo

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S  Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Radar
Radar Structures Forming Landmarks → E        Radar Surveillance Systems → M
Coast radar station, providing
1 range and bearing service on Ra Radio station
request

Ramark, radar beacon

2 transmitting continuously
Ramark

Radar transponder beacon, with

3.1 morse identification, responding RACON
† within the 3 cm (X) band †
Radar transponder beacon, with
3.2 morse identification, responding
† within the 10 cm (S) band

Radar transponder beacon, with Racon (Z)

3.3 morse identification (3 & 10 cm)

Radar transponder beacon with

sector of obscured reception Radar transponder
beacon

3.4

Radar transponder beacon with

sector of reception

Leading radar transponder

beacons (‡: objects in line)

3.5
Leading radar transponder
beacons coincident with leading
lights

Paper Chart Simplified

Radar transponder beacons on RACON (–) Radar transponder on
3.6 floating marks
R ″2″ Racon
floating mark
Fl R 4s

4 Radar reflector
Symbol indicating
Radar reflectors are not charted on buoys in regions where they are fitted to nearly all buoys this object is radar
conspicuous

5 Radar conspicuous feature

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 Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems  S
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Radio
Radio Structures Forming Landmarks → E        Radio Reporting (Calling-in or Way) points → M

Circular (non-directional) marine

10 or aeromarine radiobeacon RC R Bn
† † †

Directional radiobeacon with RD 270°

† bearing line † RD
11 Radio station
Directional radiobeacon
† coincident with leading lights

12 Rotating pattern radiobeacon

†
RW
† Additional information regarding radio,
such as category of radio station,
CONSOL Bn
signal frequency, communication
13 Consol beacon
†
190 kHz
MMF †
CONSOL
channel, call sign, estimated signal
†
range, periodicity and status may be
included in the cursor pick.
14 Radio direction-finding station RDF
The presence of an AIS transmitted
signal intended for use as an aid to
Coast radio station providing navigation associated with a physical
15 QTG service †
R Sta
†
R
aid, including the AIS MMSI Number,
†
can be obtained by cursor pick on the
physical aid.
16 Aeronautical radiobeacon
†
AERO R Bn
†

Automatic Identification System

17.1 transmitter

Automatic Identification System

17.2 transmitter on floating marks
(examples)

Virtual AIS (with unknown IALA-

18.1 V-AIS
defined function)

V-AIS

Virtual AIS (with known IALA-

18.2 V-AIS V-AIS
defined function)
North cardinal virtual aid
V-AIS

V-AIS

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S  Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

V-AIS
Virtual AIS with lateral mark
18.3 function
V-AIS

Virtual AIS with isolated danger

18.4 V-AIS
mark function

Virtual AIS with safe water mark

18.5 V-AIS
function

Virtual AIS with special purpose

18.6 V-AIS
mark function

Virtual AIS with new danger

18.7 V-AIS
mark function

Satellite Navigation Systems

World Geodetic System, 1972
WGS WGS72 WGS84
or 1984
50
Note: A note may be shown to indicate the shifts of latitude and longitude, to one, two or three decimal places of a minute, depending on the chart scale, which should be made to satellite-derived positions (which
are referred to WGS 84) to relate them to the chart.

Station providing DGPS

51 corrections DGPS
DGPS reference station

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 Services  T
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS
Pilotage
Boarding place, position of a
1.1 pilot cruising vessel
Pilots Pilot boarding place

Boarding place, position of a

1.2 pilot cruising vessel, with name Name
(e.g. District, Port)

Boarding place, position of a

Pilot boarding area
1.3 pilot cruising vessel, with note (see note)
(e.g. Tanker, Disembarkation)

1.4 Pilots transferred by helicopter

Pilot office with pilot lookout,

2 † Pilot lookout station

3 Pilot office PIL STA Pilots

Port with pilotage service

4 (boarding place not shown)

Coast Guard, Rescue

CG

10 Coast Guard station Coast guard station

R TR
CG WALLIS
SANDS

Coast guard station

Coast Guard station with Res-
11 cue station
Rescue station

Rescue station, Lifeboat station,

12 Rocket station
LS S

13 Lifeboat lying at a mooring Rescue station

Refuge for shipwrecked mar-

14 Ref Ref
iners

Signal Stations

20 Signal station in general SS Sig Sta

Signal station, showing

21 international port traffic signals
Signal station
Traffic signal station, Port entry
22 and departure signals

23 Port control signal station HECP

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T  Services

No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

24 Lock signal station

25.1 Bridge passage signal station

Bridge lights including traffic

25.2 † signals

28 Storm signal station S Sig Sta

Weather signal station, Wind

29 signal station, National Weather NWS SIG STA
Service (NWS) signal station

30 Ice signal station

Signal station
31 Time signal station

32.1 Tide scale or gauge Tide Gauge

Automatically recording tide

32.2 gauge

33 Tide signal station

34 Tidal stream signal station

35 Danger signal station

36 Firing practice signal station

Supplementary National Symbols

a Bell (on land) BELL

b Marine police station MARINE POLICE

c Fireboat station FIREBOAT STATION

d Notice board

e Lookout station; Watch tower LOOK TR

f Semaphore Sem

g Park Ranger station

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 Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities  U
No. INT Description NOAA NGA Other NGA ECDIS

Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities

Traffic Features, Bridges → D        Public Buildings, Cranes → F        Pilots, Coast Guard, Rescue, Signal Stations → T

Marina facilities

TIDES DEPTH SERVICES SUPPLIES

AP AL EL R R M LI BOAT FO W W D
PR O EC AM EP AR FT O IN AT IE

TO

BA ER
N

G
PU ET
N AI RENTAL D TE ER SE

AU
TR P S IN

R
O G C

IT
IL
-L

M S-S
R

O
AC SI E AP R -IC L

TI
S

-T
P- H
O

C
D I C U R AC ST O

C
D

AC
IT RF H IL

O O
H AI E

C
E-

AL
U G O -G

U W
-F I

AN
Y A L

IE
T

KL RD
FE ( L IN R

T
EE TR -M C L- W Y- AS

AR

S-
G AG

ST ER

E
AY

O
ET AN OO ED

H
T M TO -C O

H
TE
E-

AR
O E

AT S-L
-F

A
(R (R SI R -NA N AM LI

R
TO W

R
EE S N

T
IO AU
O
EP EN IN

-H
EP T R PI ET E

SA
W

N
T

W
G U

O
O O - N -D
RT TS) S-B RA

-M
R

AR
LE
U
RT AD G RY

SE
O
ER L

E
ED

TO
ED

N
IO

-S

D
) TH

R
)

AI

RY
L
S
NO LOCATION
a 1 LAS VEGAS BOAT 80 20 S HM M FC T P WD C WI GH BT G

2 LAKE MEAD MAR 80 15 B E S HM M FL T P WD C WI DG

3 HEMENWAY HARBOR 80 S

4 TEMPLE BAR HAR 80 15 SN M H FLC TSL P WD C WI GH BT G

5 ECHO BAY RESORT 35 35 BM S M M H FLC TSL P WD C WI GH BT G

6 OVERTON BEACH 100 S M F C TSL WD WI G BT G

7 CALLVILLE BAY M 100 40 S M H F C TS P WD WI G B G
(+) DENOTES HOURS LATER (-) DENOTES HOURS EARLIER
THE LOCATIONS OF THE ABOVE PUBLIC MARINE FACILITIES ARE SHOWN ON THE CHART BY LARGE PURPLE NUMBERS.
THE TABULATED “APPROACH-FEET (REPORTED)” IS THE DEPTH AVAILABLE FROM THE NEAREST NATURAL OR DREDGED CHANNEL TO THE FACILITY.
THE TABULATED “PUMPING STATION” IS DEFINED AS FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR PUMPING OUT BOAT HOLDING TANKS.
(H) APPROACH DEPTH FLUCTUATES WITH LAKE LEVELS.
†

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Index of Abbreviations
Note—INT abbreviations are in bold type

A Br Breakers K 17 Corp Corporation Ev

abt About Di br Brown J az cov Covers L 21.2
Accom Accommodation vessel L 17 brg Bearing B 62 cps Cycles per second Bj
AERO, Aero Aeronautical light P 60–61.1 brk Broken J 33 Cr Creek
Aero R Bn Aeronautical radiobeacon S 16 Bu Blue P 11.4 CRD Columbia River Datum Hj
Aero RC Aeronautical radiobeacon S 16 C crs Coarse J 32
AIS Automatic Identification System S 17.1–17.2 C Can, cylindrical Q 21 c/s Cycles per second Bj
Al Alternating P 10.11 C Cape Cswy Causeway F3
ALC Articulated Load Column L 12 C Cove Ct Ho Courthouse Eo
Am Amber P 11.8 c Coarse J 32 Cup Cupola E 10.4
anc Ancient Ca, ca Calcareous J 38 Cus Ho Customs house F 61
ANCH, Anch Anchorage N 20 CALM Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring L 16 Cy Clay J3
ANT, Ant Antenna E 31 Cap Capitol Et D
approx Approximate Cas Castle E 34.2 D Destroyed
Apprs Approaches Cb Cobbles J8 dec Decayed J an
Apr April cbl Cable B 46 Dec December
Apt Apartment Es cd Candela B 54 Deg Degree(s) Bn
Arch Archipelago Cem Cemetery E 19 Destr Destroyed
ASL Archipelagic Sea Lane M 17 CG Coast Guard station T 10 dev Deviation B 67
ATBA Area To Be Avoided M 29.1 Ch Chocolate J ba DF Direction Finder
Aug August Ch Church E 10.1 DG Degaussing Range N 25, Q 54
auth Authorized K 46.2 Chan Channel DGPS Differential Global Positioning S 51
System
Ave Avenue Chem Chemical L 40.1–40.2
Di Diatoms J aa
B CHY, Chy, Chys Chimney(s) E 22
DIA, Dia Diaphone R 11
B Bay, bayou Cir Cirripedia J ae
Dir Direction light P 30–31
B Black Q2 Ck Chalk Jf
Discol Discolored Ke
Bdy Mon Boundary mark (monument) B 24 CL Clearance D 20–21,
26, 28 dist Distant
Bk Bank
Cl Clay J3 dk Dark J bd
bk Black J as
cm Centimeter(s) B 43 dm Decimeter(s) B 42
bk Broken J 33
Cn Cinders Jp Dn, Dns Dolphin(s) F 20
Bkw Breakwater F 4.1
Co Company Eu Dol Dolphin(s) F 20
bl Black J as
Co Coralline Algae J 10, K 16 DW Deep Water Route M 27.1,
BM Bench Mark B 23 N 12.4
Co Hd Coral Head Ji
Bn, Bns Beacon(s) M 2, P 4–5, DZ Danger Zone Q 50
Q 80–81 Co rf Coral reef
COLREGS International Regulations for Na
E
BnTr, BnTrs Beacon tower(s) P 3, Q 110
Preventing Collisions at Sea E East B 10
Bo Boulder(s) J 9.2
Consol Consol Beacon S 13 ED Existence Doubtful I1
Bol Bollard
constr Construction F 32 EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone N 47

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 Index of Abbreviations
Note—INT abbreviations are in bold type

Entr Entrance gn Green J av INT International A 2, T 21

ESSA Environmentally Sensitive Sea Area N 22 Govt Ho Government House Em Intens Intensified P 46
Est Estuary Gp Fl Group flashing P 10.4 IQ Interrupted quick P 10.6
exper Experimental Gp Oc Group occulting P 10.2 ISLW Indian Spring Low Water Hg
Explos Explosive R 10 GPS Global Positioning System Iso Isophase P 10.3
Exiting, exiting Extinguished P 55 Grd Ground Ja ITZ Inshore Traffic Zone M 25.1
F Grs Grass Jv IUQ Interrupted ultra quick P 10.8
f Fine J 30 grt Gross Register Tonnage IVQ Interrupted very quick P 10.7
F Fl Fixed and flashing P 10.10 GT Gross Tonnage J
F Gp Fl Fixed and Group Flashing Pf gty Gritty J am Jan January
Facty Factory Ed gy Gray J bb Jul July
FAD Fish Aggregating Device H Jun June
Fd Fjord H Helicopter T 1.4 K
FISH Fishing N 21 h Hard J 39 K Kelp Ju
Fl Flashing P 10.4 h Hour B 49 kc Kilocycle Bk
fl Flood Hq HAT Highest Astronomical Tide H3 kHz Kilohertz Bh
Fla Flare stack L 11 Hbr Mr Harbormaster F 60 km Kilometer(s) B 40
fly Flinty J ao HHW Higher High Water Hb kn Knot(s) B 52
fm, fms Fathom(s) B 48 Hk Hulk F 34, K 20–21 L
fne Fine J 30 Ho House L Lake, loch, lough
Fog Det Lt Fog detector light P 62 hor Horizontally disposed P 15 L Fl Long-flashing P 10.5
Fog Sig Fog Signal R1 Hor CL Horizontal clearance D 21 La Lava Jl
FP Flagpole E 27 Hosp Hospital E g, F 62.2 Lag Lagoon
FPSO Floating Production, Storage L 17 hr Hour B 49 LANBY Large Automatic Navigational P6
and Offloading Vessel Buoy
hrd Hard J 39
Fr Foraminifera Jy LASH Lighter Aboard Ship
ht Height Hp
Fs, FS Flagstaff E 27 LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide H2
HW High Water Ha
Fsh stks Fishing stakes K 44.1 Lat Latitude B1
HWF&C High Water Full & Change Hh
FT, ft Foot, Feet B 47, D 20 Ldg Landing F 17
Hz Hertz Bg
Fu Fucus J af Ldg Leading Lights P 20.3
I
G Le Ledge
IALA International Association of Q 130
G Gravel J6 Lighthouse Authorities* LLW Lower Low Water He
G Green P 11.3, Q 2 IHO International Hydrographic Lndg Landing for boats F 17
Organization
G Gulf LNG Liquified Natural Gas
illum Illuminated P 63
GAB, Gab Gable Ei LoLo Load-on, Load-off
IMO International Maritime Organization
GCLWD Gulf Coast Low Water Datum Hk Long Longitude B2
In Inlet
Gl Globigerina Jz LPG Liquified Petroleum Gas
in, ins Inch(es) Bc
glac Glacial J ap Lrg Large Ja
Inst Institute En

*Now known as the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities. The organization, formerly known as the International 111
Association of Lighthouse Authorities/Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime (IALA/AISM), continues to use IALA as an abbreviation for its full name.
Index of Abbreviations
Note—INT abbreviations are in bold type

LS S Life saving station T 12 Mn Manganese Jq OVHD Overhead D 28

lt Light J bc Mo Morse Code P 10.9, R 20 Oys Oysters Jr
Lt Ho Light house P1 MON, Mon Monument E 24 P
Lt, Lt(s) Light(s) P1 MR Marine Reserve N 22 P Pebbles J7
Ltd Limited Er MRCC Maritime Rescue and P Pillar Q 23
Coordination Center
LW Low Water Hc (P) Preliminary (NTM)
Ms Mussels Js
LWD Low Water Datum Hd PA Position approximate B7
MSL Mean Sea Level H6
LWF&C Low Water Full and Change Hi Pass Passage, Pass
Mt Mountain, Mount
M Pav Pavilion Ep
Mth Mouth
M Mud, muddy J2 PD Position doubtful B8
MTL Mean Tide Level H1
M Nautical mile(s) B 45 Pk Peak
N
m Medium (in relation to sand) J 31 PLT STA Pilot station T3
N North B9
m Meter(s) B 41 Pm Pumice Jm
N Nun Q 20
m Minute(s) of time B 50 PO Post office F 63
NE Northeast B 13
Ma Mattes J ag Po Polyzoa J ad
NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence
mag Magnetic B 61 pos, posn Position
Agency
Magz Magazine El Post Off Post office F 63
NM Nautical miles(s) B 45
Maintd Maintained P 65 Priv, priv Private P 65, Q 70
NMi Nautical mile(s) B 45
man Manually activated P 56, R 2 Prod well Production well L 20
No Number N 12.2
Mar March PROHIB Prohibited N 2.2
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Mc Megacycles Bl Administration PSSA Particularly Sensitive Sea Area N 22
Mds Madrepores Jj NOS National Ocean Service Pt Pteropods J ac
MHHW Mean Higher High Water H 13 Nov November Pyl Pylon D 26
MHLW Mean Higher Low Water H 14 Np Neap tide H 17 Q
MHW Mean High Water H5 NT Net Tonnage Q Quick P 10.6
MHWN Mean High Water Neaps H 11 NTM Notice to Mariners QTG Service producing DF signals S 15
MHWS Mean High Water Springs H9 NW Northwest B 15 Quar Quarantine Fe
Mi Nautical mile(s) B 45 NWS SIG STA National Weather Service signal T 29 Qz Quartz Jg
station
min Minimum K 46.2 R
O
min Minute(s) of time B 50 R Coast radio station providing S 15
Obs Spot Observation spot B 21 QTC service
Mk Mark Q 101
OBSC, Obscd Obscured P 43 R Radio Station S 15
Ml Marl Jc
Obstn Obstruction K41 R Red P 11.2
MLHW Mean Lower High Water H 15
Oc Occulting P 10.2 R, r Rock, Rocky J 9.1, K b
MLLW Mean Lower Low Water H 12
Occas Occasional P 50 R Bn Circular radiobeacon S 10
MLW Mean Low Water H4
Oct October R Lts Air obstruction lights P 61.2
MLWN Mean Low Water Neaps H 10
ODAS Ocean Data Acquisition System Q 58 R Mast Radio mast E 28
MLWS Mean Low Water Springs H8
Or Orange P 11.7 R Sta Radio Station S 15
mm Millimeter(s) B 44

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 Index of Abbreviations
Note—INT abbreviations are in bold type

R Tower Radio tower E 29 Sch School Ef Str Strait

R TR, R Tr Radio tower E 29 SD Sailing Directions Str Stream HI
Ra Radar M 31–32, S 1 Sd Sound str Streaky J ak
Ra Radar reference line M 32.1 SD Sounding doubtful I2 sub Submarine Kd
Ra (conspic) Radar conspicuous point S5 SE Southeast B 14 Subm Submerged K 43.1
Ra Ref Radar reflector S4 sec Seconds of time B 51 SW Southwest B 16
Racon Radar transponder beacon S3 Sep September sy Sticky J 34
Radar Sc Radar scanner E 30.3 sf Stiff J 36 T
Radar Tr, Radar tower E 30.2 sft Soft J 35 T Short ton(s) Bm
RADAR TR
Sg Seagrass J 13.3 T Telephone Eq
Ramark Radar marker beacon S2
Sh Shells J 11 T TRUE B 63
RC Circular radiobeacon S 10
Shl Shoal T Tufa Jn
RD Directional radiobeacon S 11
Si Silt J4 t Ton(s), Tonnage (weight) B 53, F 53
Rd Radiolaria J ab
Sig Signal R 1, T 25.2 Tel Telegraph D 27
Rd Road, roadstead
Sig Sta Signal station T 20 Tel off Telegraph office Ek
rd Red J ay
S-L Fl Short-Long Flashing Pb Temp, temp Temporary P 54
RDF Radio direction finding station S 14
S/M Sand over mud J 12.1 ten Tenacious J aq
Ref Refuge Q 124
sml Small J ah Tk Tank E 32
Rep Reported I3
SMt Seamount TR, Tr, Trs Tower(s) E 10.2, E 20
Rf Reef
Sn Shingle Jd TSS Traffic Separation Scheme M 20.1
RG Radio direction finding station S 14
so Soft J 35 TT Tree tops C 14
Rk Rocks J 9.1, K b
Sp Church spire E 10.3 TV Mast Television mast E 28
Rky Rocky J 9.1
SP Spherical Q 22 TV Tower Television tower E 29
RoRo Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry (RoRo F 50
Sp spire E 10.3 U
Terminal)
Sp Spring tide H 16 ULCC Ultra Large Crude Carrier
rt Rotten J aj
Spg Sponge Jt Uncov Uncovers K 11
Ru, (ru) Ruin, ruined D 8, E 25.2,
F 33 Spi Spicules Jx unev Uneven J bf
RW Rotating-pattern radiobeacon S 12 Spipe, S’pipe Standpipe E 21 Univ University Eh
S spk Speckled J al UQ Ultra quick P 10.8
S Sand J1 SPM Single Point Mooring L 12 UTC Coordinated Universal Time
S South B 11 SS Signal station T 20–36 UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
S Spar, spindle Q 24 St Stones J5 V
s Second(s) of time B 51, P 12 St M, St Mi Statute mile(s) Be v Volcanic J 37
SALM Single Anchor Leg Mooring L 12 STA, Sta Station F 41.1, S 15, var, VAR Variation B 60
T3
SBM Single Buoy Mooring L 16 vard Varied J be
stf Stiff J 36
Sc Scanner E 30.3 vel Velocity Hn
Stg Sea-tangle Jw
Sc Scoriae Jo vert Vertically disposed P 15
stk Sticky J 34
Sch Schist Jh Vert CL Vertical clearance D 20, 28

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Note—INT abbreviations are in bold type

Vi Violet P 11.5
Vil Village D4
VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier G 187
vol Volcanic, Volcano J 37
Vol Ash Volcanic ash Jk
VQ Very quick P 10.7
VTS Vessel Traffic Service
W
W West B 12
W White P 11.1
Wd Weed J 13.1
Well Wellhead L 21
WGS World Geodetic System S 50
Wh White J ar
Whf Wharf F 13
WHIS, Whis Whistle R 15
Wk, Wks Wreck(s) K 20
Wtr Tr, WTR TR Water tower E 21
Y
Y Yellow, Orange, Amber P 11.6–11.8
yd, yds Yard(s) Bd
yl Yellow J aw
µ
µs, µsec Microsecond(s) Bf

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A Automatic Identification System (AIS) S 17.1–17.2 Board (leading beacon) Q 102.2
transmitter
Abandoned railroad Dc Boarding place, pilot T 1.1–1.4
Awash, rock K 12
Accommodation vessel L 17 Boat harbor, marina F 11.1
B Boom F 29.1
Accurate position B 32, E 2
Band, S & X S 3.1–3.2
Aerial Boulders J 9.2
 cableway D 25 Bar code Ad  international N 40–41
 dish E 31
Barrage, flood F 43 Boundary
Aero light P 60   IALA region Q 130
Barrel buoy Q 25
Aeronautical radiobeacon S 16 Breakers C d, K 17
Barrier
Air obstruction light P 61.1–61.2   floating F 29.1 Breakwater F 4.1–4.3
  oil retention F 29.2
Airfield D 17 Bridge D 20.1–24
 security F 29.1, Q q
 bascule D 23.4
Airport D 17  draw D 23.6
Bascule bridge D 23.4
AIS S 17.1–17.2   fixed D 20.1
Basin F 27–28  lifting D 23.3
All-round light P 42.1–43.2   light (traffic signal) T 25.2
Battery E 34.3
Alternate course Mc   passage signal station T 25.1
Battery (fortification) E 34.3  pontoon D 23.5
Alternating light P 10.11  swing D 23.2
Beacon Q 80–126
  articulated P5  transporter D 24
Amber P 11.8
 buoyant P5   under construction Dd
Anchor berth N 11.1–11.2  leading Q 102.2, 120 Broken J 33
Anchorage  lighted P 3–5
  marking a clearing line Q 121 Brown J az
 areas N 10–14
 buoy Qj   marking measured distance Q 122 Bubbler curtain, bubbler F 29.2
  for sea-planes N 14   on submerged rock Q 83
 radar S 2–3.6 Buildings D 2, 5–6, 8
Anchoring prohibited N 20  radio S 10–16
Buoyage system, IALA Q 130–130.7
Annual change B 70  resilient P5
 topmarks Q 9–11, 82, 102.1 Buoyant beacon P5
Anomaly, magnetic B 82.1–82.2  towers P 3, Q 110–111
Buoy Q 20–71
Antenna E 31 Bearing Br  cardinal Q 130.3
  isolated danger Q 130.4
Apparent shoreline Cp Being reclaimed F 31
 lateral Q 130.1
Approximate Bell R 14  mooring Q 40–45
  depth contour I 31  buoy Q a, R 21   new danger Q 130.7
  height of top of trees C 14   on land Ta   safe water Q 130.5
 position B 7, 33, E 2   scientific mooring Qr
  topographic contour C 12 Benchmark Bo  special Q 130.6
  vertical clearance Di Berth Buried pipeline L 42.1
Aquaculture K 44.1–48.2  anchor N 11.1–11.2
  dangerous cargo F 19.3 Bushes Co
Archipelagic Sea Lane (ASL) M 17  designation F 19.1, N 11.1–11.2, Q 42
 visitors F 19.2
C
Areas N
 yacht F 11.2 Cable
 pipeline L 40.2, L 41.2
 restricted M 14, N 2.1  ferry M 51
Bifurcation buoy Qh
  to be avoided M 14, 29.1–29.2   landing beacon Q 123
  wire drag I 24 Black J as, Q 2  overhead D 26–27, H 20
 submarine L 30.1–32
Articulated Loading Column (ALC) L 12 Blind, duck K j–k
Cableway (aerial) D 25
Ash, volcanic Jk Blockhouse E 34.2
Cairn Q 100
Astronomical tide H 2–3 Blue J au, P 11.4

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CALM (Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring) L 16 Clay J3 Continuous
 quick P 10.6
Caisson F 42 Clearance
  ultra quick P 10.8
 horizontal D 21
Calcareous J 38   very quick P 10.7
  safe vertical D 26, i
Calling-in point M 40.1  vertical D 22, 23.1, 23.4, 23.6–28 Contour
 depth I 30–31
Calvary cross E 24 Cleared platform L 22
 drying I 15, 30
Camping site E 37.1–37.2 Clearing line M2  topographic C 10, 12, H 20

Can buoy Q 21 Clearing line beacon Q 121 Control point B 20–24

Canal F 40 Cliffs C3 Conversion scales Aa

  distance mark B 25.1–25.2 Conveyor Fg
Coal head Ji
Candela B 54 Copyright note A5
Coarse J 32
Cardinal marks Q 130.3 Coral J 10, 22, K 16, h, m
Coast
Careening grid F 24   flat C5
Coral reef
  radar station S1
Cargo transhipment area N 64   always covers K 16
  radio station providing QTG service S 15
  covers and uncovers J 22, K m
Castle E 34.2  steep C3
 detached Kh
Casuarina C 31.6 Coast Guard station T 10–11
Coralline algae J 10
Causeway F3 Coastline C 1–8
Corner coordinates A9
 surveyed C1
Cautionary notes A 16  unsurveyed C2 Covers J 21–22, K 11, 16, 21
Cemetery E 19 Cobbles J8 Crane F 53.1–53.3
Centimeter B 43 Colored mark Q 101 Crib K i–j, L 43, b
Chalk Jf Colored topmark Q 102.1 Crossing gates M 22
Channel I 20–22 Colors Crossing, traffic separation M 23
Chart  beacons Q 2–5
Cubic meter Bb
 datum A 3, C a, H 1, 20  buoys Q 2–5
 dimension A8  lights P 11.1–11.8 Cultivated
 number A1–2  topmarks Q 2–5   fields Cl
  reference to another A 18–19   shellfish K 47
COLREGS demarcation line Na
 scale A 13 Cultural features D
 title A 10 Columbia River Datum Hj
Cupola E 10.4
Chemical dumping ground N 24 Column E 24
Current H 42–43, m, t
Chemical pipeline L 40.1–40.2 Compass rose A c, B 70
 diagram Ht
Chimney E 22 Composite   in restricted waters H 42
  group-flashing P 10.4
Chocolate J ba Customs
 group-occulting P 10.2
 house F 61
Church E 10.1 Conical buoy Q 20  limit N 48
 dome E 10.4   office F 61
 spire E 10.3 Conifer C 31.3, j
 tower E 10.2 Cutting D 14
Consol beacon S 13
Cinders Jp Cycles per second Bj
Conspicuous landmark E2
Circular (non-directional) aeromarine S 10 Cylindrical buoy Q 21
Conspicuous, radar S5
radiobeacon Cypress buoy Cr
Container crane F 53.2
Circular (non-directional) marine S 10
radiobeacon Contiguous zone N 44

Cirripedia J ae Continental shelf N 46

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D Designation of Draft M 6, N 12.4
 beacon Q 10  area I 20–22
Dam F 44  berth F 19.1  channel I 20–22
Danger  buoy Q 11
Dredging (extraction) area N 63
  firing area N 30, Q 50, 125  platform L2
  isolated mark Q 130.4   reporting point M 40.1 Drying
 line K1   tidal stream, position of tabulated data H 46  contour I 30
  signal station T 35   transit shed F 51  height H 20, I 15
 zone Q 50 Detector light P 62 Duck blind K j–k
Dangerous Development area L4 Dumping ground N c, d, g
  cargo berth F 19.3
  chemical waste N 24
 rock K 0–13, 14.2 Deviation
  explosives N 23.1–23.2
 wreck K 28  dolphin F 21
Dunes C8
Dark J bd DGPS correction transmitter S 51
Data collection buoy Q 58 Diaphone R 11 E

Diatoms J aa East B 10
Datum
  cardinal mark Q 130.3
 chart H 1, 20
Diffuser L 43
  sounding reduction H1 Ebb tide stream H 41
Dike F1
Daymark (dayboard) Q 10, 80–81, 110, l Eddies H 45
Direction
Daytime light P 51 Edition note A6
  of buoyage Q 130.2
Deadhead K 43.2   finding, radio station S 14 Eelgrass Ct
  of flow F 44
Decayed J an  light P 30.1–31 Elevation of light H 20, P 13
Deciduous   of traffic M 10, 11, 26.1–26.2, 40.1 Ellipsoid A3
 woodland Ci Directional radiobeacon S 11 Embankment D 15
Decimeter B 42 Directions, compass B Entry prohibited area N 2.2, 31
Deep water Discolored water Ke
  anchorage area N 12.4 Environmentally Sensitive Sea Area N 22
 route M 27.1–27.3 Dish aerial E 31 (ESSA)

Degaussing range N 25 Disposition of lights P 15 Established (mandatory) direction of M 10

 buoy Q 54 traffic flow
Distance B
Degree B4   along waterway B 25.1–25.2 Eucalypt C 31.8
  measured, beacons marking Q 122 Evergreen C 31.2
Depth
Disused Example of
charted H 20
 pipeline/pipe L 44   conspicuous landmarks E2
contours I 30
 platform L 14   fog signal descriptions R 20–22
minimum K 46.2, M 27.2   submarine cable L 32   full light description P 16
observed H 20
Diurnal tide H 30  landmarks E1
out of position I 11   routing measures M 18–29.2
safe clearance K 3, 30, f Dock
swept I 24, a, b, K 2, 27, 42, f   dry, graving F 25 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) N 47
units used for Ab   floating F 26 Exercise area, submarine N 33
unknown K 3, 13, 23, 28, 30, 40, a,  wet F 27
L 21.1 Existence doubtful I1
Dolphin F 20–21
Depths I Explanatory notes A 11, 16
Dome E 30.4
Derrick, oil L 10 Explosive fog signal R 10
Doubtful
 depth I2 Explosives
  existence I1   anchorage area N 12.7
 position B8   dumping ground N 23.1–23.2
Extinguished light P 55

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Extraction area N 63 Floating Graving dock F 25
 barrier F 29.1
F  dock F 26
Gray J bb
Factory Ed   oil barrier F 29.1 Green J av, P 11.3, Q 2
  wind farm L 5.2
Faint sector P 45.1–45.2   wind turbine L 5.1 Gridiron F 24
Fairway M 18 Flood Hq Gritty J am
Farm  barrage F 43 Groin F6
 marine K 48.1–48.2   tide (stream) H 40
Ground Ja
 wave L6 Floodlit, floodlight P 63  tackle Q 42
 wind L 5.2
Fog Group
Fast ice, limit N 60.1   detector light P 62   fixed and flashing Pd
Fathom(s) B 48  light P 52   flashing P 10.4
 signals R  occulting P 10.2
Feet B 47  quick P 10.6
Foot B 47
Fence Dg   short flashing Pc
Footbridge D 20.2   very quick P 10.7
Ferry M 50–51
  terminal, RoRo F 50 Foraminifera Jy Gulf Coast Low Water Datum Hk

Filao C 31.7 Foreshore Cc Gulf Stream limits Hu

Fine J 30 Form lines C 13 Gun R 10

Fireboat station Tc Fort E 34.2 H

Firing Fortified structure E 34.1 Hachures Cf
  danger area N 30 Foul Harbor
  danger area buoy Q 50  area Ko  installations F 10–34
  practice signal station T 36  ground K 31.1–31.2  limit N 49
Fish Front light P 23   master’s office F 60
 haven K 46.1–46.2
Fucus J af Harbors F
  marine farm K 48.1–48.2
 trap K 44.2–45, Q i Hard J 39
G
 weir K 44.2
Health office F 62.1
Gable Ei
Fishery zone limit N 45
Height Hp
Gas
Fishing  datum H 20
  pipe line L 40.1
 harbor F 10  drying H 20, I 15
  pipeline area L 40.2
  limit (fish trap area) Nb   light (elevation of) H 20, P 13
 prohibited N 21.1 Gasfield name L1  rocks K 10–11
 stakes K 44.1  spot C 10–11, 13, H 20
Gate F 42
  of structure E 4–5
Fixed
Geographical positions B 1–16  tide H 20, P 13
 bridge D 20.1
  of top of trees C 14
  flashing, and P 10.10, d Glacial J ap   of wellhead L 23
 light P 10.1
 point B 22 Glacier C 25 Heliport, Helipad D 18
Flagstaff, Flagpole E 27 Globigerina Jz Hertz Bg
Flare stack E 23, L 11 Glossary Ae High water H 18, 20
Flashing light P 10.4 Gong R 16, Q b High Water Full and Change Hh
Flat coast C5 Grass C s, J v Higher High Water H 20, b
Flinty J ao Grassfields Cm Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) H3
  area with J 20
Float K q, Q s Highway D 10
Gravel C c, J 6, 20  markers Da

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Hillocks C4 Joss house E 13 direction P 30.1–31
disposition P 15
Horizontal K elevation P 13
 light P 15
Kelp J 13.1–13.2, u exhibited only when specially needed P 50
 clearance D 21
faint sector, with P 45.1–45.2
Horizontally disposed P 15 Kilocycle Bk
float Q 30.1–31
Horn R 13 Kilohertz Bh in line P 21.1–21.2
Kilometer B 40 intensified sector, with P 46.1–46.2
Hospital E g, F 62.2
landmarks, on P7
Hour B 49 Knot B 52, H o leading P 20.1–23
Hulk F 34, K 20–21, 23 L marking fairway P 20.1–23
Moiré effect P 31
I Lake C 21, 23
period P 12
  intermittent C 21
IALA Maritime Buoyage System Q 130 range P 14
LANBY Pf sector P 40.1–46.2
Ice
Landing special P 60–66
 boom F 29.1
  beacon (cable) Q 123 structures P 1–7
  fast (ice front) N 60.1
  sea ice (pack ice) seasonal N 60.2   boats, for F 17 synchronized P 66
  signal station T 30   seaplanes, for N 13 times of exhibition P 50–55
 stairs F 18 vessel P e, Q 32
Illuminated P 63
Landmarks E Light characters P 10.1–10.11
Imprint A4
Lane, submarine transit N 33 Lighted
Inadequately surveyed area I 25  beacon P 4, Q o
Large J ai
Inch Bc   beacon tower P3
Large Automatic Navigational Buoy Pf  marks Q 7–8
Incineration area N 65 (LANBY)   mooring buoy Q 41
  offshore platform P 2.1–2.2
Indian Spring Low Water Hg Lateral marks (IALA System) Q 130.1
Lighthouse P1
Inshore traffic zone M 25.1–25.2 Latitude B1
Lights P
Installations, offshore L Lattice beacon Q 111
Lights exhibited only when specially P 50
Intake pipe L 41.1–41.2, b Lava C 26, J 9, I needed
Intense P 46.1–46.2 Layout of chart A Lights in line P 21.1–21.2
Intensified sector P 46.1–46.2 Leading Lights Marking Fairways P 20.1–23
 beacons Q 120
Intermittent river C 21
 lights P 20.1–23 Lights with limited times of exhibition P 50–55
International  line M1 Limit of
 boundary N 40–41 area feature in general Cq
Least depth K 26–27, 30
  chart number A2
  in narrow channel I 12 area into which entry is prohibited N 2.2, 31
  nautical mile, sea mile B 45
contiguous zone N 44
Leisure facilities U
Interrupted light continental shelf N 46
 quick P 10.6 Levee F1 danger line K1
  ultra quick P 10.8
Lifeboat T 12–13 development area L4
  very quick P 10.7
 mooring T 13 dredged area I 20
Intertidal area J 20–22  station T 12 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) N 47
Isogonic lines (Isogonals) B 71 fast ice N 60.1
Lifting bridge D 23.3
fishery zone N 45
Isolated danger mark Q 130.4 Light J bc fishing area Nb
Isophase light P 10.3 arc of visibility, with restricted P 44.1–44.2 Gulf Stream Hu
character P 10.1–11.8 nature reserve N 22
J chart limits, off P8 no discharge zone Ni
Jetty F 14, a–c color P 11.1–11.8 restricted area M 14, N 2.1
description P 16 routing measure M 14–15

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safety zone L3 Marks Mine (ore extraction) E 36
sea ice (pack ice) seasonal N 60.2  cardinal Q 130.3
Minefield N 34
unsurveyed area I 25  colored Q 101
Linear scale A 14–15   isolated danger Q 130.4 Mine-laying practice area N 32
 lateral Q 130.1
Local magnetic anomaly B 82.1–82.2  lighted Q 7–8 Minor
 minor Q 90–102.2   impermanent marks Q 90–92
Lock F 41.1–41.2  light P 1, note after P 5
  new danger Q 130.7
  signal station T 24   light floats Q 30.1–31
  safe water Q 130.5
Log pond F 29.1  special Q 130.6  marks Q 100–102.2
  wreck (new danger) Q 130.7  pile F 22
Logo A 12  post F 22
Marl Jc
Long-flashing light P 10.5 Minute
Marsh C 33   of arc B5
Longitude B2
  of time B 50
Mast
Lookout
 radar E 30.1 Mixed bottom J 12.1–12.2
 pilot T2
  radio, television E 28
 station Te Moiré effect light P 31
 wreck K 25
Low water H 19, 20 Mole F 12
Mattes J ag
 line I 30
Maximum Monument E 24
Lower light P 23
  authorized draft M6 Moored storage tanker L 17
Lower low datum Hd  speed N 27
Mooring
Lower low water He Mean   berth number Q 42
  High Water (MHW) H 5, 20, 30  canal Ff
Lower water full & change Hi   High Water Neaps (MHWN) H 11   ground tackle L 18, Q 42
Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) H2   High Water Springs (MHWS) H9   life boat T 13
  Higher High Water (MHHW) H 13, 30  numerous Q 44
M   Higher Low Water (MHLW) H 14   scientific mooring buoy Qr
  Low Water (MLW) H 4, 20, 30   Single Buoy (SBM) L 16
Madrepores Jj
  Low Water Neaps (MLWN) H 10   Single Point (SPM) L 12
Magnetic Bq   Low Water Springs (MLWS) H8  trot Q 42
 anomaly B 82.1–82.2   Lower High Water (MLHW) H 15  visitors’ Q 45
 compass B 68.1–71   Lower Low Water (MLLW) H 12, 20, 30  buoy Q 40–45
 variation B 68.1–71, p   Sea Level (MSL) H 6, 20   lighted Q 41
  tide level Hf   tanker L 16
Main light visible all-round P 42.1–42.2
Measured Distance Q 122   telegraphic Q 43
Major   telephonic Q 43
 light P1 Medium J 31
  light off chart limits P8 Morse Code
Megacycle BI   fog signal Ra
Manganese Jq  light P 10.9
Megahertz Bi
Mangrove C 32 Mosque E 17
Meter B 41
Manually activated P 56, R 2 Motorway D 10
Microsecond Bf
Marabout E 13 Mud C c, J 2
Mid-channel buoy Qe
Marginal notes A Muslim shrine Ea
Mile
Marina F 11.1   nautical (sea mile) A 15, B 45 Mussels Js
 facilities Ua  statute B 25.1–25.2, e
  three nautical mile line Nh N
Marine
 farm K 48.1–48.2 Military area N 30–34 National
 reserve N 22  limits N 40–49
Millimeter B 44  park N 22
Maritime limit N 1.1–1.2
Minaret E 17 Natural
Mine (explosive) N 23.1  features C
 watercourse I 16
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Nature Offshore Pile F 22
 reserve N 22  Installations L  submerged K 43.1–43.2
  of the seabed J   platform, lighted P 2.1–2.2
Pillar
  position, tidal levels H 47
Nautical mile B 45  buoy Q 23
Ogival buoy Q 20  monument E 24
Nautophone R 13
Oil Pilot T 1–4
Neap tide H 10–11, 17, 30–31
 barrier F 29.1–29.2   boarding place T 1.1–1.3
Nets, tunny K 44.2–45  derrick L 10   helicopter transfer T 1.4
  installation buoy, Catenary Anchor Leg L 16   look out T2
New Mooring (CALM)   office T 2–3
  edition date A6  pipeline L 40.1
  danger mark Q 130.7 Pilotage T 1–4
  pipeline area L 40.2
Nipa palm C 31.5, 32 Pipe
Oilfield with name L1
  intake L 41.1–41.2, b
No anchoring area N 20 One-way track M 5.1–5.2, 27.3  outfall L 41.1–41.2
No bottom found I 13  overhead D 28
Ooze Jb
  pneumatic (bubbler) F 29.2
No discharge zone Ni Opening bridge D 23.1
Pipeline
Non-dangerous wreck K 15, 29 Orange J ax, P 11.7  buried L 42.1
Non-directional radiobeacon S 10   land, on D 29
Ordnance, unexploded Kp  overhead D 28
Non-tidal basin F 27 Outfall pipe L 41.1–41.2  submarine L 40.1–44
 tunnel L 42.2
North B9 Overfalls H 44
  cardinal mark Q 130.3 Platform L 2, 10, 13–14, 22, P 2
Overhead  cleared L 22
Northeast B 13  cable D 27  submerged KI
Northwest B 15  pipe D 28
 transporter D 25 Point
Notes A 11, 16   base point for territorial sea baseline N 42
Oysters Jr   fixed B 22
Notice board Q 126, T d   Single Point Mooring (SPM) L 12
P
Notice to mariners A7   symbols, position B 32–33
Pack ice, limit N 60.2  triangulation B 20
Nun buoy Q 20
Paddy field Cn Pole Q 90
O
Pagoda E 13 Police station, marine Tb
Obelisk E 24
Painted board Q 102.2 Polyzoa J ad
Obscured sector P 43.1–43.2
Palm C 31.4 Pontoon F 16
Observation spot B 21  bridge D 23.5
Park ranger station Tg
Obstruction K 40–48.2 Port
  light, air P 61.1–61.2 Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) N 22
  pilotage service, with T4
Occasional light P 50 Patent slip F 23   signal station T 21–23

Occulting light P 10.2 Path D 12 Ports F

Ocean current H 43 Pebbles J7 Position

 accurate B 2, E 2
ODAS buoy L 25, Q 58 Perch Q 91   approximate B 7, E 2
Period of light P 12   of buoy or beacon Q1
Office
 doubtful B8
 customs F 61 Pictorial sketches E 3.1–3.2   of fog signal R1
 harbormaster’s F 60
Pier F 14   of pilot cruising vessel T 1.1–1.3
 health F 62.1
 promenade F 15   tidal levels H 47
 pilot T 2–3
 ruined F 33.2   tidal stream data H 46
 quarantine Fe

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Positions B R Reference to
 symbolized B 30–33   adjoining chart A 19
Races H 44   charted units Ab
Post F 22, K 43.1
Racon S 3.1–3.6   larger-scale chart A 18
  covers and uncovers Kr
  office F 63 Radar Reflector, radar Q 10–11, S 4
 submerged K 43.1  beacon S 2–3.6 Refuge
Power   conspicuous feature S5  beacon Q 124
  overhead cable D 26, H 20   dome (radome) E 30.4   for shipwrecked mariners T 14
  submarine cable L 31.1–31.2  mast E 30.1
 range M 31 Regions, IALA Q 130.1
  transmission line Dh
  reference line M 32.1–32.2
Relief C 10–14
Practice area (military) N 30–34   reflector Q 10–11, S 4
 scanner E 30.3 Reported
Precautionary area M 16, M 24
 station S1  anchorage N 10
Preferred channel buoy Q 130.1   surveillance system M 30–32.2  danger I4
 tower E 30.2  depth I 3.1–4
Private   transponder beacon, racon S 3.1–3.6
 buoy Q 70   transponder beacons on floating S 3.6 Reporting, radio M 40.1–40.2
 light P 50, 65 marks Rescue station T 11–12
Production  tower E 29
Reservation line Nf
 platform L 10 Radio S 10–18.7
 well L 20   direction-finding station S 14 Reserve fog signal R 22
Prohibited  mast E 28 Reserved anchorage area N 12.9
 anchoring N 20   repoting line M 40.2
 area N 2.2, 31   reporting point, calling-in or way point M 40.1 Resilient beacon P5
 diving N 21.2   station, QTG service S 15 Restricted
  fishing N 21.1 Radiobeacon S 10–16  area M 14, N 2.1, 20–27
Promenade pier F 15   light sector P 44.1–44.2
Radiolaria J ab
Protective structures F 1–6.3 Retroreflecting material Q6
Radome E 30.4
Pteropods J ac Rice paddy Cn
Railway D 13, b
Public Buildings F 60–63  station D 13 Riprap Pa

Publication note A4 Ramark S2 River C 20

 intermittent C 21
Pumice Jm Ramp F 23
Road D 10–11
Pump-out facilities Fd Range P 14
Rock J 9.1, K 10–15, a–b
Pylon D 26, E 29 Rapids C 22
Rocket station T 12
Q Rate Hn
Rocky J 9.1
QTG service S 15 Rear light P 22   area which covers and uncovers J 21
Qualifying Terms J 30–39 Reclamation area F 31 Roll-on, Roll-off ferry terminal (RoRo) F 50
Quarantine Recommended Rotating-pattern radiobeacon S 12
  anchorage area N 12.8   deep water track M 27.3, a–b
  building, health office F 62.1   direction of traffic flow M 11, 26.1–26.2, 28.1 Rotten J aj
  office Fe  route M 28.1 Roundabout M 21
 track M 3–4, 6
Quarry E 35.1–35.2 Route M 27.1–28.2
Red J ay, P 11.2, Q 3
Quartz Jg Routing Measures M 18–29.2
Reed beds C 33
Quay F 13 Rubble Ce
Reef J 22, K 16, g–h, m
Quick light P 10.6 Ruin D 8, F 33.1

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Ruined Sector lights P 40.1–46.2 Soft J 35
 landmark D8
See adjoining chart A 19 Sounding I 10–16
 pier F 33.2
  datum C a, b, K h
Semaphore Tf
S   doubtful depth I2
Semi-diurnal tide H 30   out of position I 11
Safe  unreliable I 14
  clearance depth K 3, 30, f Separation
  vertical clearance D 26, i  line M 12 Source diagram A 17
  water mark Q 130.5  scheme M 10–13, 20.1–29.2
South B 11
 zone M 13
Safety   cardinal mark Q 130.3
 fairway M 18 Services T
Southeast B 14
 zone L3
Settlements D 1–8
Southwest B 16
Sailing club F 11.3
Sewer L 41.1–41.2
Spar buoy Q 24
Salt pans C 24
Shading Cg
Special
Sand C c, J 1
Shapes of buoys Q 20–26  lights P 60–66
Sandhills C8  marks Q 130.6
Shark nets F 29.1   purpose beacon Q 120–126
Sandwaves J 14   purpose buoy Q 50–71
Shed, transit F 51
Sandy shore C6 Speckled J al
Shellfish bed K 47
Satellite Navigation System S 50–51 Speed limit N 27
Shells J 11
Scale A 13–15 Spherical buoy Q 22
Shingle C c, J d
Scanner, radar E 30.3 Spicules Jx
Shingly shore C7
Schist Jh Spindle buoy Q 24
Shoal sounding on rock Kb
School Ef Spire E 10.3
Shore, shoreline C 1–8
Scoriae Jo Spoil ground N 62.1–62.2
Short-long flashing Pb
Scrubbing grid F 24 Sponge Jt
Shrine E 13
Sea mile (nautical mile) A 15, B 45 Spot height C 10–11, 13, H 20
Signal
Seabed, types of J 1–15, a–bf  fog R Spring
 stations T 20–36  tide H 16, 30–31
Seagrass J 13.3
Silo E 33  seabed J 15
Seal
  chart producer A 12 Silt J4 Square
 sanctuary N 22  meter Ba
Single   shaped beacon QI
Seaplane   Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM) L 12
 anchorage N 14   Buoy Mooring (SBM) L 16 Stake K 43.2, Q 90
  landing area, operating area N 13   Point Mooring (SPM) L 12 Station
Seasonal Sinker Kn   Coast Guard T 10–11
 buoy Q 71   coast radar M 30, S 1
  sea ice limit N 60.2 Siren R 12   DGPS, providing corrections S 51
Sketches E 3.1–3.2   QTG, providing radio service S 15
Sea-tangle Jw   radar surveillance M 30
Seawall F 2.1–2.2 Slack water H 31   radio direction finding S 14
 railway D 13
Seaward limit of Slipway F 23
 rescue T 11–12
  contiguous zone N 44 Small J ah  signal T 20–36
  territorial sea N 43  tide H 30
Small craft
Second   leisure facilities U Statute E 24
  of arc B6  mooring Q 44
  of time B 51 Statute mile Be
Snag K 43.2

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Steep coast C3 Surveyed  scale T 32.1
 coastline C1   signal station T 33
Steps F 18
 inadequately I 25  table A g, H 30–31
Sticky J 34 Timber yard F 52
Suspended well L 21.1–21.2
Stiff J 36 Time
Swamp C 33
Stock number Ad   signal station T 31
Swept   units of B 49–51
Stones C 7, J 5  area I 24, b
  area with J 20  channel Ia Tomb Eb
  wire drag, by K 2, 27, 42, f Ton, tonnage, tonne (weight) B 53, m
Stony shore C7
Swing bridge D 23.2 Topmark Q 9–11, 82, 102.1
Storage tanker L 17
Swinging circle N 11.2 Tower E 20
Storm signal station T 28
Symbolized positions B 30–33  beacon P 3, Q 110–111
Straight territorial sea baseline N 42  church E 10.2
Synchronized light P 66  radar E 30.2
Strand Cc
 radio E 29
T
Streaky J ak  television E 29
Tanker  water E 21
Stream C 20, H I, I c   anchorage area N 12.5
  Gulf Hu Track D 12, M 1–6, 27.3
 CALM L 16
  tidal signal station T 34   storage, moored L 17 Traffic
  tidal table H 31, 46
  separation scheme (TSS) M 10–15, 20–26.2
 tide H 40–41 Tank E 32
  basic symbols M 10–15
Street D7 Telegraphic mooring buoy Q 43     example M 18–29.2
  signal station T 21–22, 25.1
Strip light P 64 Telephone Eq
  surveillance station M 30
 line D 27
Stumps of piles/posts K 43.1–43.2
Training wall F5
Telephonic mooring buoy Q 43
Submarine
Transhipment
 cable L 30.1–32 Television
 area N 64
  cable area L 30.2  mast E 28
 facilities F 50–53.2
  exercise area N 33  station E 27
 pipeline L 40–44  tower E 29 Transit
  power cable L 31.1   lane (submarine) N 33
Temple E 13
  power cable area L 31.2  line M2
  transit lane N 33 Temporary  shed F 51
 volcano Kd   buoy (seasonal) Q 71
Transmission line D 26–27, h
 light P 54
Submerged
Transmitter, AIS S 17.1–17.2
 crib Ki Tenacious J aq
  duck blind Kk Transponder beacon S 3.1–3.6
 jetty Fb Terms relating to tidal levels H 1–17, a–k
 platform Kl Transporter
Territorial Sea N 42–43
  production well L 20  bridge D 24
  rock, beacon on Q 83 Tidal   overhead (aerial cableway) D 25
  well (buoyed) La  basin F 28
Trap, fish K 44.2–45, Q i
 wreck K 22–23, 26–30  harbor F 28
 levels H 1–17, 20 Traveling crane F 53.1
Subsidiary light P 42.1–42.2  stream H1
Trees
Subsurface Ocean Data Acquisition L 25   signal station T 34
  height of top C 14
System (ODAS)   station H 46
  types of C 31–32, i–k
  table A g, H 31
Sunken   streams and currents H 40–47 Triangular shaped beacon Ql
  danger (swept) Kf  table H 30
 wreck Kc Triangulation point B 20
Tide
Superbuoy Q 26  gauge T 32.1–32.2 Trot, mooring Q 42
  level terms H 1–17, a–k True (compass) Bs
Supply pipeline L 40.1–40.2
 rips H 44
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Tufa Jn Vertical Wet dock F 27
 clearance D 22, 23.1, 23.4, 23.6–28
Tun buoy Q 25 Wharf F 13
  color striped Q5
Tunnel D 16  lights P 15 Whistle R 15
 pipeline L 42.2  buoy Qc
Vertically disposed P 15
Tunney nets K 44.2–45 White J ar, P 11.1
Very quick light P 10.7
 area K 45
Wind
Vessel, light Pe
Turbine  farm E 26.2, L 5.2
 wind E 26.1, L 5.1 Viaduct Df   signal station T 29
 underwater L 24  turbine E 26.1, L 5.1
Views E 3.1–3.2
Two-way Windmill E 25.1–25.2
Village D4
 route M 27.2, 28.1–28.2
Withy Q 91–92
 track M 4, 5.2 Violet J at, P 11.5
Woodland
Tyfon R 13 Virtual AIS S 18.1–18.7
 coniferous Cj
Types of Visitor’s  deciduous Ci
  fog signals R 10–16  berth F 19.2
Woods, wooded C 30
  seabed, intertidal areas J 20–22  mooring Q 45
Works
U Volcanic J 37
  at sea, (reclamation area) F 31
 ash Jk
Ultra quick light P 10.8   on land F 30
Volcano Kd   under construction, works in progress F 32
Uncovers K 11, 21, h
W World Geodetic System (WGS) S 50
Under construction D d, F 30–32
Wall, training F5 Wreck K 20–30, c
Underwater   buoy (marking new danger) Q 130.7
 installations L 20–25 Warehouse F 51  mast K 25
 rock K 13–15
 turbine L 24 Water Y
 discolored Ke
Uneven J bf  features C 20–25 Yacht
 intake L 41.1–41.2, b   berths without facilities F 11.2
Unexploded ordinance Kp
 pipeline L 40.1, 41.1  club F 11.3
Units A b, B 40–54   pipeline area L 40.2, L 41.2
Yard Bd
 tank E 21
University Eh  timber F 52
 tower E 21
Unsurveyed Yellow J aw, P 11.6
Waterfalls C 22
 coastline C2
 depths I 25 Watermill Ec
Z
Zone
Unwatched, unmanned light P 53, e Wave
  Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) N 47
  actuated fog signal R 21–22
Update A7  fishing N 45
 farm L6
  inshore traffic M 25.1–25.2
Upper light P 22   seaward, contiguous N 44
Way point M 40.1
Urban area D1  separation M 13, 20.1–20.3
Weather signal station T 29
V Weed J 13.1–13.2
Variation, magnetic B 68.1–71, p Weir, fish K 44.2
Varied J be Well Ee
Various limits N 60.1–65  submerged La
 suspended L 21
Vegetation C 30–33, i–t  production L 20
Velocity Hn Wellhead L 21.1–21.2, 23
West B 12
  cardinal mark Q 130.3

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Region A
Lateral Marks

Port Hand Starboard Hand Preferred Channel Preferred Channel

to Starboard to Port

BUOYAGE BUOYAGE
DIRECTION DIRECTION

red Color green red with one green horizontal band Color green with one red horizontal band

cylindrical (can), pillar, spar Buoy conical (nun), pillar, spar cylindrical (can), pillar, spar Buoy conical (nun), pillar, spar

single red cylinder (can) Topmark (if any) single green cone, point upward single red cylinder (can) Topmark (if any) single green cone, point upward

Lights (if any): may have any phase characteristic other than that used for preferred channels Lights (if any) are composite group flashing

Quick Flashing Fl (2+1)

Flashing

Long Flashing

Group Flashing

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Region B
Lateral Marks

Port Hand Starboard Hand Preferred Channel Preferred Channel

to Starboard to Port

BUOYAGE BUOYAGE
DIRECTION DIRECTION

green Color red green with one red horizontal band Color red with one green horizontal band

cylindrical (can), pillar, spar Buoy conical (nun), pillar, spar cylindrical (can), pillar, spar Buoy conical (nun), pillar, spar

single green cylinder (can) Topmark (if any) single red cone, point upward single green cylinder (can) Topmark (if any) single red cone, point upward

Lights (if any): may have any phase characteristic other than that used for preferred channels Lights (if any) are composite group flashing

Quick Flashing Fl (2+1)

Flashing

Long Flashing

Group Flashing

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Cardinal Marks in Regions A and B

Lights, when fitted, are white

E
W

N
VQ

or Q

POINT OF
W INTEREST E

VQ (9) 10s VQ (3) 5s

or Q (9) 15s or Q (3) 10s

SW

SE
VQ (6) + L Fl 10s

or Q (6) + L Fl 15s

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Regions A and B

Isolated Danger Marks Safe Water Marks Safe Water Marks

Color black with one or more red horizontal band(s) Color red and white vertical stripes Color yellow

optional, but not conflicting with lateral marks;

Buoy Buoy spherical, pillar or spar Buoy optional, but not conflicting with lateral marks
pillar or spar preferred

Topmark (if any) always fitted with double spheres Topmark (if any) single red sphere Topmark (if any) single yellow “X” shape

Lights (if any) Lights (if any) Lights (if any)

Color white Color white Color yellow

Rhythm group flashing Rhythm Iso Rhythm Fl Y

Oc Fl (4) Y

L Fl 10s May have any rhythm other than those used for
white lights on cardinal, isolated danger or safe
Morse “A” water marks.

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Notice No. Corrected on Corrected by Notice No. Corrected on Corrected by Notice No. Corrected on Corrected by

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 Section Key
A Chart Number, Title and Marginal Notes INT 500
412
Mercator Projection
Scale 1:100,000 at Lat. 59°30'
53rd Ed., Feb. 2019 DEPTHS IN METERS

32
0
B330
340
350

0
0 10
20
30

40
Positions, Distances, Directions and Compass
Magnetic Variation
4°30'W 2011 (8'E)
LOCAL MAGNETIC ANOMALY
(see note)

C
30
330
0

50

Natural Features
31

MAGNE TIC

Marsh
300

60
60
290

70
300

D
FIXED BRIDGE
4 15'W ( 2011

clr 20.0
280

AR
80

Cultural Features
V

Tel HOR CL 25 FT
90
270

90

VERT CL 20 FT
270

AN
8'

NU SE
100
260

A L DE C R E A

E Landmarks
120

110
250

TANK
0

(202)
24

120
240

15
0
130
23

210
0

F
22
180
0
0

Ports
14

210
200
160
150
1
190 170
180

H
Tide rips
Overhead power

kn
cable

3.
0 2.5 kn Tides and Currents
Safe vertical clearance

(see Note)
(magenta)

Charted vertical
clearance

I
15 89 Unsurveyed

Depths 30 FEET
APR 2011 10
13 12 10
13
119 17

J Nature of the Seabed Gravel Rock

K Rocks, Wrecks and Obstructions 35 Rk Crib

L Fl.Y Prod Well Pipe

Offshore Installations (cov 24ft) Crib Well
22 22

M
DW
VHF 80
Tracks and Routes Ra

N
Disposal Area 92
20.1

Areas and Limits Log boom

Depths from survey
of 2010 85

P
RED
Fl.WRG.4s
Lights 21m 18-12M

GREEN

Q
Bn
Buoys and Beacons
R
RG Bn
R

R
Q(6)+LFI 15s
Fog Signals BELL HORN(1) 15s
WHIS
Fl 3s 70m 29M
SIREN Mo(N) 60s

S
CONSOL Bn
Radar, Radio and Satellite Navigation Systems 190 kHz
MMF

T Services NWS SIG STA

U Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities

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