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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

US4HA70M - FRENCH FRIGATE SHOAL

Index:
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AUTHORITIES
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
NOTE A
ANCHORGE REGULATIONS
CFR
POLLUTION REPORTS
WARNING PRUDENT MARINER
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
CAUTION: AID TO NAVIGATION TEMPORARY CHANGES
CAUTION: LIMITATIONS OF USE OF RADIO SIGNALS
CAUTION: NO RECENT HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TIDAL INFORMATION
COLREGS, 80.1410

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS: For Symbols and Abbreviations, see Chart no. 1. 

AUTHORITIES: Hydrography and topography by the National Ocean Service, Coast Survey, with additional data from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, and other sources.

AIDS TO NAVIGATION: Consult U.S. Coast Guard Light List for supplemental information concerning aids to navigation.  

NOTE A: Navigation regulations are published in Chapter 2, U.S. Coast Pilot 7. Additions or revisions to Chapter 2 are published in the Notice to Mariners.  Information concerning the regulations may be obtained at the Office of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Hawaii or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers in Honolulu, Hawaii.Refer to Code of Federal Regulations section numbers.

Anchorage regulations may be obtained at the Office 
of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, 
Hawaii.

Refer to Code of Federal Regulations section numbers.

POLLUTION REPORTS: Report all spills of oil and hazardous substances to 
the National Response Center via 1-800-424-8802 (toll free), 
or to the nearest U.S. Coast Guard facility if telephone communication is impossible (33 CFR 153).  

WARNING PRUDENT MARINER: The prudent mariner will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids. See U.S. Coast Guard Light List and U.S. Coast Pilot for details.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Consult U.S. Coast Pilot 7 for important supplemental information.

CAUTION: Temporary changes or defects in aids to navigation are not indicated.  See Local Notice to Mariners.

CAUTION: Limitations on the use of radio signals as aids to marine navigation can be found in the U.S. Coast Guard Light Lists and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Publication 117.Radio direction-finder bearings to commercial broadcasting stations are subject to error and should be used with caution.

CAUTION: Recent hydrographic surveys do not exist in this area. The hydrographic surveys used did not achieve full bottom coverage, thus uncharted coral heads may exist. 
Uncharted areas of submerged reef of unknown depth may exist. Extreme caution should be exercised when navigating.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional information can be obtained at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov

TIDAL INFORMATION:For tidal information see the NOS Tide Table publication or go to http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov.

COLREGS, 80.1410: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions of Sea, 1972.
The entire area falls seaward of the COLREGS Demarcation Line.

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