Viewpoints: Letters / Opinions
Re: No More Traditional Paper Marine Charts
By Donita O'Dell
November 07, 2013
Thursday AM
Paper copies of charts will still be available as POD (print on demand) and from NOAA-certified third parties (complete with updates!). NOAA is ending production of the traditional litho versions because they have declined in popularity as more convenient options (for hard-copy as well as digital) have emerged.
While ECDIS (electronic chart display and information system) may meet the CFR requirement of having current charts on a vessel, prudent mariners should *always* have an up-to-date paper chart on board as back-up. That will not change any time in the near future, even if the type of paper chart does.
Donita O'Dell
Ketchikan, Alaska
About: "Ketchikan resident and mariner"
Received October 31, 2013
- Published November 07, 2013
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NOAA announces end of traditional paper nautical charts - NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains the nation’s suite of over a thousand nautical charts of U.S. coastal waters, announced major changes ahead for mariners and others who use nautical charts. Starting April 13, the federal government will no longer print traditional lithographic (paper) nautical charts, but will continue to provide other forms of nautical charts, including print on demand charts and versions for electronic charting systems. - More...
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