{"id":168493,"date":"2016-03-01T09:15:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.wordpress.com\/?p=168493"},"modified":"2016-03-01T09:15:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T14:15:52","slug":"new-tips-for-understanding-nautical-chart-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/new-tips-for-understanding-nautical-chart-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"New tips for understanding nautical chart symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1131\" src=\"https:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/07\/symbolglobe.gif?w=150\" alt=\"SymbolGlobe\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>As a responsible boater, you examine your nautical chart before sailing, determined to avoid problems during a nice trip along the coast. Charts are packed with symbols and abbreviations, so you might refer to the free copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chartno1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Chart No. 1<\/a>, which lists all of the symbols used on NOAA nautical charts. It is an excellent quick reference for identifying unfamiliar symbols.<br \/>\nHowever, sometimes mariners need a deeper understanding&#8230;<br \/>\nCoast Survey is now providing additional information about complex or particularly confusing chart symbols to augment what is available in U.S. Chart No. 1. The first two tip sheets are available now. Coast Survey will add more chart symbology tip sheets to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chartno1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Chart No. 1 webpage<\/a> as the need arises.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Understanding NOAA chart symbology<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168500\" src=\"https:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/k46-1-fishhaven.png\" alt=\"K46.1 - FishHaven\" width=\"425\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chart1\/UnderstandingFishHavens-2016Feb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fish havens<\/a>: The typical U.S. Chart No. 1 entry, such as this one for fish haven, lists only the name and the symbols. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chart1\/UnderstandingFishHavens-2016Feb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tip sheet<\/a> explains what fish havens are, what they look like in context with other charted features, and what restrictions may apply to them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168503\" src=\"https:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/anchoragesymbols.png\" alt=\"AnchorageSymbols\" width=\"425\" height=\"164\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chart1\/UnderstandingAnchoragesandHarborsofRefuge-2016Mar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anchorages and harbors of refuge<\/a>: The anchor symbol has been used for decades to represent an anchorage on U.S. nautical charts, but the specific meaning of the symbol has evolved over the years. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/mcd\/chart1\/UnderstandingAnchoragesandHarborsofRefuge-2016Mar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tip sheet<\/a> explains what the symbol means now \u2013 and, perhaps more importantly, what it doesn\u2019t mean.<br \/>\nQuestions or suggestions? Email <a href=\"mailto:USChart1@noaa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USChart1@noaa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a responsible boater, you examine your nautical chart before sailing, determined to avoid problems during a nice trip along the coast. Charts are packed with symbols and abbreviations, so you might refer to the free copy of U.S. Chart No. 1, which lists all of the symbols used on NOAA nautical charts. It is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/new-tips-for-understanding-nautical-chart-symbols\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New tips for understanding nautical chart symbols&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,10],"tags":[216],"class_list":["post-168493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cartography","category-nautical-charts","tag-u-s-chart-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}