NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 18740(US3CA70E) - SAN DIEGO TO SANTA ROSA ISLAND INDEX: AUTHORITIES AIDS TO NAVIGATION NOTE A WARNING - PRUDENT MARINER POLLUTION REPORTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAUTION - TEMPORARY CAUTION - LIMITATIONS NOAA VHF - FM WEATHER BROADCASTS CAUTION - SUBMARINE PIPELINES AND CABLES MINERAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES CAUTION - MARINERS COLREGS TIDAL INFORMATION OCEAN DUMPING SITES PACIFIC STATES/BRITISH COLUMBIA OIL SPILL TASK FORCE TRAFFIC SEPERATION SCHEME VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MILITARY EXERCISE AREA IMO AMENDED TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME AUTHORITIES Hydrography and topography by the National Ocean Service, Coast Survey, with additional data from the Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard. 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, 11th Coast Guard District Alameda, California or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles, California. Refer to charted regulation section numbers. 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. 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). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information can be obtained at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. CAUTION - TEMPORARY Temporary changes or defects in aids to navigation are not indicated. See Local Notice to Mariners. CAUTION - 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. NOAA VHF - FM WEATHER BROADCASTS The National Weather Service stations listed below provide continuous marine weather broadcasts. The range of reception is variable, but for most stations is usually 20 to 40 miles from the antenna site, but can be as much as 100 nautical miles for stations at high elevations. Los Angeles, CA KWO-37 162.55 MHz San Diego, CA KEO-62 162.40 MHz Santa Barbara, CA KIH-34 162.40 MHz Santa Barbara Marine, CA WWF-62 162.475 MHz Santa Ana, CA WWG-21 162.45 MHz 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. Uncharted submarine pipelines and cable may exist in the vicinity of oil well structures, and between such structures and the shoreline. Mariners should use caution when anchoring. Oil well structures, submarine pipelines and cables are charted only where outside of the indicated limits of charts 18725, 18744 and 18746. MINERAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES Obstruction lights and sound (fog) signals are required for fixed mineral development structures, subject to approval by the District Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (33 CFR 67). CAUTION - MARINERS Mariners are cautioned that exploratory surveys and exploratory drilling operations may be in progress in, or in the vicinity of, the Southern California Traffic Separation Scheme. These operations may pose hazards to navigation. The most recent Eleventh Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners should be consulted for the schedule of current operations. COLREGS International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972. TIDAL INFORMATION For tidal information see the NOS Tide Table publication or go to http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov. OCEAN DUMPING SITES Regulations for Ocean Dumping Sites are contained in 40 CFR, Parts 220-229. Additional information concerning the regulations and requirements for use of the sites may be obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). See U.S. Coast Pilot appendix for addresses of EPA offices. PACIFIC STATES/BRITISH COLUMBIA OIL SPILL TASK FORCE 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 7, Chapter 3 for details. TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME One-way traffic lanes are RECOMMENDED for use by all vessels traveling between the points involved. They have been designed to aid in the prevention of collisions at the approaches to major harbors and along heavily traveled coastal waters, but are not intended in any way to supersede or to alter the applicable Rules of the Road. Separation zones are intended to separate inbound and outbound traffic and to be free of ship traffic. Separation zones should not be used except for crossing purposes. When crossing traffic lanes and separation zones use extreme caution. A Precautionary Area has been established at Los Angeles - Long Beach. It is recommended that vessels proceed with caution. VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE The Vessel Traffic Service of Los Angeles - Long Beach, jointly operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Exchange, has been established within the approaches to San Pedro Bay. The Working frequency for the VTS is channel 14 VHF/FM (156.7 MHz) and the call sign is "San Pedro Traffic." Upon entering the VTS area, within a 25 nautical mile radius of Pt Fermin (LAT 33°42.3’N, LONG 118°17.6’W), all inbound vessels shall report on channel 14 their vessel name, call sign, position, course and speed, destination, estimated time of arrival to their destination and whether or not their vessel will be taking on a pilot. Outbound vessels shall report 15 minutes prior to reaching the breakwater. To obtain information on the movement of deep draft vessels inside the Federal Breakwater contact the Los Angeles Pilot Station on channel 73 (156.675 MHz) / ph 310-732-3805 or Long Beach Pilot Station on channel 74 (156.6 MHz) / ph 310-432-0664. MILITARY EXERCISE AREA Mariners are cautioned against possible hazards due to military training activities. Normal hours of operation are 0600-2400 local time, daily. For extension of operating times and further information, consult U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners. IMO AMENDED TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME Portions of the traffic separation scheme shown on this chart have been amended by the IMO. See IMO COLREG.2/Circ.64. Please be advised that these portions have not been revised by the United States Coast Guard and that the corresponding changes have not been updated in the Code of Federal Regulations (33 CFR part 167). There are differences between the two traffic separation schemes and caution is advised. END OF FILE