NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

18600(US3OR03E) - TRINIDAD HEAD TO CAPE BLANCO

INDEX:
AUTHORITIES
WARNING - PRUDENT MARINER
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
POLLUTION REPORTS
CAUTION - TEMPORARY
CAUTION - LIMITATIONS
NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS
TIDAL INFORMATION 

AUTHORITIES
Hydrography and Topography by the National Ocean Service, Coast Survey with additional data from the Corps of Engineers, Geological Survey, and U.S. Coast Guard.


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.


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


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


CAUTION - LIMITATIONS
Limitations on the use of certain other 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 WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS
The NOAA Weather Radio stations listed below provide 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.
Eureka/Mt. Pierce, CA	KEC-82		162.40 MHz WX2
Brookings, OR		KIH-37		162.55 MHz WX1


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


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information can be obtained at nauticalcharts.gov.


END OF FILE
Navigation regulations are published in Chapter 2, U.S.
Coast Pilot 7. Additions or revisions to Chapter 2 are pub-
lished 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.