NOAA ENCŪ NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION US4WA1IF - STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA INDEX: NOTE A AIDS TO NAVIGATION POLLUTION REPORTS CAUTION - USE OF RADIO SIGNALS (LIMITATIONS) SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CAUTION - TEMPORARY CHANGES WARNING - PRUDENT MARINER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AUTHORITIES CAUTION - QUALITY OF BATHYMETRIC DATA CAUTION - SUBMARINE PIPELINES AND CABLES COLREGS, 80.1385 COOPERATIVE VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE COPYRIGHT MARITIME BOUNDARY NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS NOTE B PUGET SOUND HARBOR SAFETY PLAN RADAR REFLECTORS SMALL ARMS SAFETY ZONE VESSEL TRANSITING WATER LEVELS, CURRENTS, AND TIDES COMMENTS REQUESTED NOTES: NOTE A Navigation regulations are published in Chapter 2, U.S. Coast Pilot 10. 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, 13th Coast Guard District in Seattle, Washington or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers in Seattle, Washington. Refer to charted regulation section numbers. AIDS TO NAVIGATION Consult U.S. Coast Guard Light List for supplemental information concerning aids to navigation. See Canadian List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals for information not included in the U.S. Coast Guard Light List. 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). CAUTION - USE OF RADIO SIGNALS (LIMITATIONS) 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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Consult U.S. Coast Pilot 10 for important supplemental information. CAUTION - TEMPORARY CHANGES Temporary changes or defects in aids to navigation are not indicated. See Local Notice to Mariners. 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information can be obtained at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov AUTHORITIES Hydrography and topography by the National Ocean Service, Coast Survey, with additional data from the Corps of Engineers, Canadian Surveys and U.S. Coast Guard. CAUTION - QUALITY OF BATHYMETRIC DATA The areas represented by the object M_QUAL (Quality of data) are approximate due to generalizing for clarity. Caution is advised, particularly for nearshore navigation or voyage planning. M_QUAL represents areas of uniform quality of bathymetric data. The CATZOC (Category of zone of confidence in data) attribute of M_QUAL provides an assessment of the overall zone of confidence. CAUTION - SUBMARINE PIPELINES AND CABLES Additional uncharted submarine pipelines and submarine cables may exist within the area of this chart. Not all submarine pipelines and submarine cables are required to be buried, and those that were originally buried may have become exposed. Mariners should use extreme caution when operating vessels in depths of water comparable to their draft in areas where pipelines and cables may exist, and when anchoring, dragging or trawling. Covered wells may be marked by lighted or unlighted buoys. COLREGS, 80.1385 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at sea, 1972. The entire area of this chart falls seaward of the COLREGS Demarcation Line. COOPERATIVE VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE A Cooperative Vessel Traffic Services (CVTS) system has been established by the United States and Canada within the adjoining waters in the Juan de Fuca Region. The appropriate Vessel Traffic Center (VTC) (Prince Rupert Traffic, Seattle Traffic, Victoria Traffic) administers the rules issued by both nations; however, it will enforce only its own set of rules within its jurisdiction. COPYRIGHT No copyright is claimed by the United States Government under Title 17 U.S.C. Therefore, no license is required from the U.S. Office of Coast Survey to reproduce or distribute U.S. data shown on this product. However, this product contains Canadian Hydrographic Service copyrighted works, and is published with the authorization of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. A license is required from the Canadian Hydrographic Service (www.charts.gc.ca) to reproduce or distribute Canadian copyrighted works incorporated into this product. MARITIME BOUNDARY Any international maritime boundary shown in the disputed area is without prejudice to the legal position of the United States or Canada. NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS The NOAA Weather Radio station listed below provides continuous weather broadcasts. The reception range is typically 20 to 40 nautical miles from the antenna site, but can be as much as 100 nautical miles for stations at high elevations. Neah Bay, WA KIH-36 162.550 MHz Puget Sound, WA WWG-24 162.425 MHz NOTE B Naval vessels may be maneuvering in circles in this area. Proceed with caution. For further information consult Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners. PUGET SOUND HARBOR SAFETY PLAN The US Coast Guard and the Puget Sound Harbor Safety Committee have developed and adopted a Harbor Safety Plan that formally established a set of Standards of Care for Puget Sound and surrounding waters. These Standards of Care are intended to supplement existing regulations by documenting good marine practices for a variety of operations including tug escorts, pilotage, anchoring, lightering, and provides additional information on required charts, Aids to Navigation and Emergency Response. If your vessel does not already have a copy of the Puget Sound Harbor Safety Plan, visit https://marexps.com/membership/puget-sound-harbor-safety-committee/ or contact the Marine Exchange of Puget Sound at (206) 443-3830. RADAR REFLECTORS Radar reflectors have been placed on many floating aids to navigation. Individual radar reflector identification on these aids has been omitted from this chart. SMALL ARMS SAFETY ZONE Naval Air Station small arms range operates 7 days a week. Red flashing light and flags are displayed during live fire exercises. Use caution when transiting near the zone. VESSEL TRANSITING The U.S. Coast Guard and the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force endorse a system of voluntary measures and minimum distances from shore for certain commercial vessels transiting along the coast anywhere between Cook Inlet, Alaska and San Diego, California. See U.S. Coast Pilot 10 or 8, Chapter 3 for details. WATER LEVELS, CURRENTS, AND TIDES Real-time water levels, tide predictions, and tidal current predictions are available on the internet from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) at https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/water_level_info.html and https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/currents_info.html. COMMENTS REQUESTED NOAA encourages users to submit inquiries, discrepancies, or comments about this chart via NOAA's ASSIST tool at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist/. END OF FILE