As in previous editions, the symbols used on paper nautical charts produced by NOAA and the NGA and digital raster representations of those charts, such as NOAA

Improve your understanding of charts and you will navigate with increased safety and confidence. First explaining how charts are compiled, this guides you throu

by Gerry Cunningham. Prepared by Paradise Cay Publications.

To sail the oceans needed skill as well as courage and experience, and the sea chart with, where appropriate, the coastal view, was the tool by which ships of t

Chart Number One is essential to correct and accurate use of nautical charts. More than a chart, it is a book that defines the symbols, abbreviations and terms