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The U.S. Government's Coast Pilot® is a free downloadable publication for mariners. Its extensive chapters provide a huge amount of invaluable information like:
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channel descriptions
anchorages
bridge and cable clearances
currents, tide and water levels
prominent features
pilotage
towage
weather |
ice conditions
wharf descriptions
dangers
routes
traffic separation schemes
small-craft facilities
Federal regulations applicable to navigation |
Maine is covered in 6 chapters of book 1 of the Coast Pilot. You can see the areas below. Chapters 1 through 3 cover general information. Each chapter is separately downloadable or you can download all chapters as a single zip file ( click here to pull the full zip file direct from their site). You can download individual chapters below.
Key Point: The government publishes critical updates to the Coast Pilot. Be sure to go to the NOAA site to get the latest.
Front Pages
Title page, Preface, and Graphic Index
Chapter 1
General Information
Chapter 2
Navigation Regulations
Chapter 3
Eastport to Cape Cod (Overview)
Chapter 4
Quoddy Narrows to Calais, Maine
Chapter 5
Quoddy Narrows to Petit Manan Island, Maine
Chapter 6
Petit Manan Island to Jericho Bay, Maine
Chapter 7
Jericho Bay to Penobscot Bay, Maine
Chapter 8
Muscongus Bay to Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Chapter 9
Cape Elizabeth, Maine to Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Chapter 10
Cape Ann to Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Chapter 11
Boston Harbor and Approaches
Chapter 12
Minots Ledge to Provincetown, Massachusetts
Appendix
T-Tables
Distances, Meteorological and Climatological Data
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