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APPENDIX B

PART I. INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS(Section V of Chart No. 1)

Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol

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AAERO, Aero .. Aero light ..................................... P 60

AERO RBn ... Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16

Aero RC ........Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16

Al ..................Alternating .............................. P 10.11

ALP ..............Articulated Loading Platform ....... L 12

Alt .................Alternating .............................. P 10.11

Am ................Amber ...................................... P 11.8

anc ...............Ancient ........................................O 84

ANCH, Anch .Anchorage ........................ N 20, O 21

approx .......... Approximate ................................O 90

Apprs............Approaches.................................O 22

BB ...................Bay, bayou ....................................O 4

Bdy Mon .......Boundary monument ................... B 24

bk .................Broken .........................................J 33Bkw .............. Breakwater ................................. F 4.1

Bl ..................Blue .......................................... P 11.4

BM ................Benc h mark ................................. B 23

Bn ................. Beacon ..........................................O 4

Bn Tr .............Beacon tower ................................ O 3

Br..................Brea kers ..................................... K 17

brg ................Bearing ....................................... B 62

brk ................Broken .........................................J 33

Bu .................Blue .......................................... P 11.4

Cc ...................Course .........................................J 32

C...................Can, cylindrica l............................Q 21

C...................Cove ............................................. O 9

CALM ...........Centenary Anchor Leg Mooring ... L 16

Cas...............Castle ....................................... E 34.2

Cb .................Cobbles..........................................J 8

Cbl ................Cable .......................................... B 46

Cd .................Candela ...................................... B 54

CD ................Chart datum .................................. H 1

Cem ..............Cemetery .................................... E 19

CG ................Coast Guard station .................... T 10

Chan .............Channel ......................................O 14

Ch. ................Church ...................................... E10.1Chy ...............Chimney ...................................... E 22

Cl ..................Clay ................................................J 3

CL................. Clearance ......................... D 20, D 21

cm ................Centimeter(s) .............................. B 43

Co .................Coral ............................................J 10

Co rf .............Coral reef ....................................O 26

Cr .................Creek ............................................O 7


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c rs ................Course .........................................J 32

Cup, Cup. ..... Cupola ..................................... E 10.4

Cus Ho .........Customs House .......................... F 61

Cy ................. Clay ................................................J 3

DD...................Destroyed ................................... O 94

Destr .............Destroyed ................................... O 94

dev ...............Deviation ..................................... B 67

DIA, Dia ........Diaphone ..................................... R 11Dir ................. Direc tion ............................. P 30, P 31

dist ................Distant ......................................... O 85

dm ................Dec imeter(s) ............................... B 42

Dn. ................Dolphin ........................................ F 20

Dol. ...............Dolphin ........................................ F 20

DW ...............Deep Water route ........ M 27.1, N 12.4

D Z ................Danger Zone ............................... Q 50

E

E ...................East, easte rn ............................... B 10ED ................Existence doub tful .......................... I 1

EEZ ..............Exclusive Economic Zone ........... N 47

E Int .............. Equa l interva l, isophase ........... P 10.3

Ent r ...............Entrance ..................................... O 16

Est ................Estuary........................................O 17

exper ............Experimenta l ...............................O 93

Exp los .......... Explosive .................................... R 10

Exting, exting Extinguished ............................... P 55

Ff ....................Fine ..............................................J 30

F ...................Fixed ........................................ P 10.1

Fd ................. Fjord ..............................................O 5

F Fl ............... Fixed and flashing .................. P 10.10

FISH .............Fishing ........................................ N 21

Fl ..................Flashing ................................... P 10.4

Fla ................Flare sta ck ...................................L 11

fm ................. Fathom ........................................ B 48

fms ...............Fathoms ...................................... B 48

fne ................Fine ..............................................J 30

Fog Det Lt ..... Fog detec tor light ........................ P 62

Fog Sig ......... Fog signal ..................................... R 1

FP ................. Flagpole ...................................... E 27

FS, FS. ......... Flagstaff ...................................... E 27

ft ................... Foo t, feet ..................................... B 47

GG ..................Gravel ............................................ J 6G ..................Green ....................................... P 11.3

G ..................Gulf ............................................... O 3

Gp Fl ............Group flashing .......................... P 10.4

GP Occ ......... Group occulting ........................ P 10.2

Hh ...................Hard .............................................J 39

h ................... Hour ............................................ B 49

H...................Pilot transferred by helicopter ..... T 1.4HAT.............. Highest astronomica l tide .............. H 3

Hbr Mr .......... Harbormaster .............................. F 60

Histo ric Wk ... Historic wrec k ............................. N 26

Hk ................. Hulk ............................................. F 34

Hor ...............Horizonta lly d isposed .................. P 15

Hor Cl ...........Horizonta l c learance ................... D 21

Hosp .............Hospital .................................... F 62.2

hr ..................Hour ............................................ B 49

hrd ................Hard .............................................J 39

IIALA ............. Interna tional Assoc iation of

.....................Lighthouse Authorities............... Q 130

in .................. Inlet ..............................................O10

Intens ...........Intensified .................................... P 45

Int Q k Fl ........ Interrupted quick flashing ......... P 10.6

IQ ................. Interrupted q uick flashing ......... P 10.6


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I Qk Fl........... Interrupted quick flashing ......... P 10.6

Iso ................Isop hase .................................. P 10.3

IUQ ............... Interrupted ultra quick .............. P 10.8

Kkm ................Kilometer(s) ................................. B 40

kn ................. Kno t(s) ........................................ B 52

LL ...................Loch, lough, lake ...........................O 6Lag ...............Lagoon ..........................................O 8

LANBY.......... Large Automatic Navigational Buoy ... P 8

Lat, lat ...........Latitude ......................................... B 1

LASH ............Lighter aboa rd ship ................... G 184

LAT...............Lowest astronomica l tide ...............H 2

Ldg ...............Landing ....................................... F 17

Ldg ...............Leading ....................................... P 21

Le ................. Ledge ..........................................O 28

L Fl ...............Long flashing ............................ P 10.5

Lndg .............Landing ....................................... F 17LNG .............. Liquified natural gas ..................G 185

Long, long ..... Longitude ...................................... B 2

LOP .............. Line of position ..........S 21, S 31, S 41

LPG .............. Liquified petroleum gas .............G 186

LSS .............. Life saving sta tion ....................... T 12

Lt .................. Light .............................................. P 1

Lt Ho .............Lighthouse ....................................P 1

Lt V ...............Light vessel ...................................O 6

Mm ..................Meter(s) ...................................... B 41

m ..................Minute(s) of time ......................... B 50

m ..................Med ium (in relation to sand) ......... J 31

M ..................Mud, muddy ...................................J 2

M ..................Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45

mag .............. Magnetic ..................................... B 61

MHHW .......... Mean higher high wa ter ...............H 13

MHLW ...........Mean higher low water ................ H 14

MHW ............ Mean high water ........................... H 5

MHWN .......... Mean high wa ter neaps............... H 11

MHWS..........Mean high wa ter springs ............... H 9

Mi ................. Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45

mn ................Minute of time ............................. B 50

Mk ................Mark ..........................................Q 101

MLHW ..........Mean lower high wa ter ................ H 15

MLLW ...........Mean lower low water ................. H 12

MLW .............Mean low water ............................. H 4MLWN...........Mean low wa ter neaps ................ H 10

M LWS...........Mean low wa ter springs ................H 8

mm ...............M illime ter(s) ................................ B 44

Mo ................Morse ....................................... P 10.9

MON, Mon,

Mon. .......... Monument .......................... B 24, E 24

M SL.............. Mean sea level .............................. H 6

Mt ................. Mountain .....................................O 32

Mth ...............Mouth ..........................................O 19

NN...................North, northern .............................. B 9

N ................... Nun ............................................. Q 20

N E ................Northeast .................................... B 13

NM ................Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45

N Mi .............. Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45

No ................. Number .................................... N 12.2

NP ................Neap tide ..................................... H 17

NW ...............Northwest .................................... B 15

NWS SIG

STA ...........Weather signa l station ................. T 29

OObsc .............Obscured .................................... P 43

Obscd ...........Obscured .................................... P 43

Ob s spot .......Observation spot ......................... B 21

Obstn ............Obstruction ...............K 40, K 41, K 42


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Ob str ............ Obstruction ................................. K 41

Oc .................Occulting .................................. P 10.2

Occ ............... Occulting .................................. P 10.2

Occas ...........Occ asional .................................. P 50

ODAS...........Ocean Data Acquisition System ..Q 58

Or ................. Orange ..................................... P 11.7

PP ...................Pebbles..........................................J 7

P ................... Pillar ............................................Q 23PA .................Position approxima te ..................... B 7

Pa ss .............Passage, pass ............................O 13

PD ................Position doubtful............................ B 8

PTL STA ....... Pilot sta tion ................................... T 3

Pk .................Peak ............................................O 35

Post Off ........Post office ................................... F 63

Priv, p riv ........Private ............................... P 65, Q 70

Prod. well ......Production well............................ L 20

PRO HIB........ Prohibited ................ N 2.2, N 20, N 21

Pyl ................Pylon ........................................... D 26

QQ .................. Quick........................................ P 10.6

Qk Fl.............Quick flashing .......................... P 10.6

RR................... Coast rad io station

.....................providing QTG services .............. S 15

R................... Red .......................................... P 11.2

R ...................Roc ky .............................................J 9

Ra .................Radar reference line ................... M 32

Ra (conspic) .Rada r conspicuous ob ject ............. S 5

Ra Antenna ... Dish aeria l ................................... E 31

Racon ...........Radar transponder beac on ........... S 3

Radar Sc. ..... Radar scanner ......................... E 30.3

Rada r Tr. .......Rada r tower ............................. E 30.2

Radome, Ra

Dome ........Radar dome ............................. E 30.4

Ra Ref .......... Radar reflector .............................. S 4

RBn .............. Circular rad iobeacon ................... S 10

RC ................Circular rad iobeacon ................... S 10

Rd ................. Roads, roadstead ........................O 22

RD ................Directional rad iobeacon .............. S 11

RDF.............. Radio direc tion finding station ..... S 14

Ref. ...............Refuge ......................................Q 124

Rep ...............Reported ........................................ I 3

Rf..................Reef ............................................O 26

RG ................Radio direc tion find ing station ..... S 14Rk ................. Roc ky .............................................J 9

Rky ...............Roc ky .............................................J 9

R Ma st .......... Radio mast .................................. E 28

Ro Ro ...........Roll on Roll off ............................. F 50

R Sta ............Coast radio station

.....................providing QTG services .............. S 15

R Tower ........Rad io tower ................................. E 29

Ru ................. Ruins................................. D 8, F 33.1

RW ...............Rotating radiobeacon .................. S 12

SS ...................Sand ..............................................J 1

S ...................South, southe rn ........................... B 11

S ...................Spar, sp indle ...............................Q 24

s ...................Second of time ............................ B 51

SALM ...........Single Anc hor leg Mooring .......... L 12

SBM .............Single Buoy Mooring ................... L 16

Sc .................Scanner ................................... E 30.3

Sd ................. Sound ......................................... O 12

SD ................Sound ing doubtful .......................... I 2

SE ................Southeast .................................... B 14

sec ................Second o f time ............................ B 51

sf .................. Stiff ...............................................J 36

sft ................. Soft ..............................................J 35

SH ................She lls ...........................................J 12

Sh l ................Shoal...........................................O 25

Si ..................Silt ..................................................J 4

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Sp ................. Spring t ide ................................... H 16

SP ................Spherica l .....................................Q 22

Sp . ................Sp ire ........................................ E 10.3

Spipe ............Standp ipe .................................... E 21

SPM .............Single point mooring ................... L 12

SS ................Signal sta tion .............................. T 20

st ..................Sto nes............................................J 5

stf ................. Stiff ...............................................J 36

stk................. Stic ky ...........................................J 34

St r ................. Stra it ...........................................O 11Subm ............Submerged ................................. O 93

Subm piles....Submerged piles...................... K 43.1

Sub m ruins ...Submerged ruins...................... F 33.2

sy..................Stic ky ...........................................J 34

SW ...............Southwest ................................... B 16

TT ................... True ............................................ B 63

t ....................Metric ton(s) ................................ B 53

Tel ................. Telephone, telegraph ................... D 27Temp, temp ... Temporary ................................... P 54

Tk ................. Tank ............................................ E 32

Tr, Tr., TR...... Tower .............................. E 10.2, E 20

T T.................Tree tops..................................... C 14

TV Mast ........ Television mast ........................... E 28

TV Tower ......Television tower .......................... E 29

UUncov ...........Uncovers..................................... K 11

UQ ................Ultra quick ................................ P 10.8

Vv ...................Volcanic .......................................J 37

var ................Variation ...................................... B 60

Vert ...............Vertically disposed ...................... P 15

Vert Cl ...........Vertical clearance ........................ D 20

Vi ..................Violet ........................................ P 11.5

Vil .................Village ...........................................D 4

VLCC ............Very large crude carrier.............G 187

vol ................. Volcanic .......................................J 37

VQ ................Very quick ................................ P 10.7

V Qk Fl .........Very quick flash ........................ P 10.7

W

W ..................West, western ............................. B 12

W ..................White ........................................ P 11.1

Wd ................Weed ........................................J 13.1

WG S.............World Geod etic System .............. S 50Whf ...............Wharf .......................................... F 13

WHIS, Whis ..Whistle ........................................ R 15

Wk ................Wreck ............ K 2023, K 2627, K 30

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AApt ................Apartment ...................................... Es

BB ...................Black ..............................................Qqbk ................. Black ............................................. Jas

bl ..................Black ............................................. Jas

Blds ..............Boulders.......................................... Je

br ..................Brown ............................................ Jaz

Bu ................. Blue ...............................................Jau

CCap ...............Capitol............................................. Et

Ch ................. Chocolate ...................................... JbaChec ............. Checkered .....................................Qo

ck.................. Chalk................................................Jf

Cn ................. Cinders ...........................................Jp

Co ................. Company ....................................... Eu

Co Hd ...........Coral head .......................................Ji

COLREGS....Co llision regulations .......................Na

Corp .............Corporation .................................... Ev

cps................Cyc les per sec ond .......................... Bj

CRD .............Columbia River Datum .................... Hj

c/ s.................Cyc les per sec ond .......................... Bj

Ct Ho ............Court house ................................... Eo

Ddec ...............Decayed ........................................Jan

deg ...............Degree(s) ....................................... Bn

Di ..................Diatoms.........................................Jaa

Diag ..............Diagonal bands ..............................Qp

Discol wa ter ..Discolored water ............................ Ke

dk ................. Dark ..............................................Jbd

EExplos Anc h .. Explosives anchorage ....................Qk

FFac ty ............Factory ........................................... Ed

F Gp Fl .........Fixed and g roup flashing ................ Pd

fl ...................Flood ..............................................Hq

fly.................. Flinty ............................................. Jao

Fr ..................Foraminifera .................................... Jy

Fu ................. Fuc us .............................................Jaf

GGAB, Gab ..... Gable .............................................. Ei

GCLWD ........ Gulf Coa st Low Water Datum ......... Hk

Gl..................Globigerina ......................................Jz

glac ...............Glac ial ...........................................Jap

gn ................. Green ............................................ Jav

Govt Ho ........Government house ....................... Em

Grd ...............Ground ............................................Ja

Grs ...............Grass .............................................. Jv

gty ................Gritty ............................................Jam

GUN .............Fog gun ..........................................Rd

gy ................. Gray ..............................................Jbb

HHECP ...........Harbor entrance control po int ......... Tb


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HHW.............Higher high wa ter ...........................Hb

H S................High school .................................... Eg

ht ..................Height ............................................ Hp

HW ...............High wa ter ......................................Hq

HWF & C ......High water full and change .............Hh

Hz................. Hertz .............................................. Bg

Iin ..................Inch ................................................ Bc

ins................. inches ............................................ Bc

Inst ............... Institute .......................................... En

ISLW ............. Ind ian springs low wa ter .................Hg

KK ...................Kelp .................................................Ju

kc ..................Kilocyc le ......................................... Bk

kHz...............Kilohertz ......................................... Bh

kn ................. Kno t(s) ...........................................Ho

LLa ................. Lava .................................................Jl

LLW .............. Lower low wa ter ............................. He

LOOK TR...... Lookout tower ................................. Tf

lrg .................Large .............................................. Jai

lt ...................Light .............................................. Jbc

Ltd ................Limited ............................................ Er

LW ................Low water ...................................... Hc

LWD .............. Low water da tum ............................ Hd

LWF & C ....... Low water full and change ............... Hi

Mm2 ..............................Square meter(s) ............................. Ba

m3 ..............................Cub ic meter(s) ............................... Bb

Ma ................Mattes...........................................Jag

Magz ............ Magazine ........................................ El

Mc ................Megacyc le(s) .................................. Bl

Mds .............. Mad repores......................................Jj

MHz.............. Megahertz....................................... Bi

Ml .................Marl ................................................. Jc

Mn ................Manganese ..................................... Jq

Mo ................Morse code ..................................... Rf

Ms ................M usse ls........................................... Js

M TL ..............Mea n Tide Level ..............................Hf

NNAUTO .........Nautophone ................................... Rc

Oor ..................Orange .......................................... Jax

Oys...............O yste rs ........................................... Jr

Oz.................Ooze ...............................................Jb

PPav ...............Pavillion .......................................... Ep

Pm ................Pumice ...........................................Jm

Po ................. Polyzoa .........................................Jad

Pt ..................Pteropods ..................................... Jac

QQuar .............Quarantine ..................................... Fd

Qz.................Qua rtz .............................................Jg

RRd ................. Radiolaria ......................................Jab

rd ..................Red ............................................... Jay

rt ...................Rotten ............................................ Jaj

Ry ................. Railwa y, railroa d ............................. Db

SSc ................. Scoriae ............................................Jo

Sch ...............Sc hist ..............................................Jh

Sch ...............Schoo l ............................................. Ef

Sem .............. Semaphore .................................... Tg

Sh ................. Shingle ............................................Jd


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S-LFl .............Short-long flashing ......................... Pb

sml ................Small .............................................Jah

Spg ...............Sponge ............................................Jt

Sp i ................Spicules .......................................... Jx

spk ................Speckled ........................................Jal

Stg ................ Seatang le ....................................... Jw

St M ..............Sta tute m ile(s) ................................ Be

St Mi ............. Sta tute m ile(s) ................................ Be

Str ................. Stream ............................................ Hl

str ................. Strea ky .......................................... Jak

SUB-BELL ....Submarine fog bell .........................Ra

Subm crib ..... Submerged c rib ............................... Ki

SUB-OSC ..... Subma rine osc illato r.......................Rb

Sub vo l .........Submarine volcano ........................ Kd

TT ...................Telephone ................................. Eq,Qt

T ...................Sho rt ton(s) ................................... Bm

T ................... Tufa .................................................Jn

Tel ................. Telegraph ....................................... Qs

Tel off ............Telegraph office .............................. Ek

ten ................Tena cious...................................... Jaq

Uunev .............Uneven ..........................................Jbf

Univ .............. University ....................................... Eh

us ................. Microsecond(s) ............................... Bf

usec .............. Microsecond(s) ............................... Bf

Vvard .............. Varied ............................................Jbe

vel ................. Velocity ..........................................Hnvi ...................Violet ..............................................Jat

Vol Ash .........Volca nic ash ....................................Jk

Wwh................. White ............................................. Jar

WHIS............Whistle ........................................... Qc

Yyd ................. Yard ............................................... Bd

yds................Ya rds.............................................. Bd

yl ...................Yellow ........................................... Jaw

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B Positions, Distances, Direc-

tions, CompassPA .................Position approximate ..................... B 7

PD ................Position doub tful ............................ B 8

N ...................North ............................................. B 9

E ...................Ea st ............................................. B 10

S ...................South .......................................... B 11

W ..................West ............................................ B 12

N E ................Northeast .................................... B 13

SE ................Southea st .................................... B 14

NW ...............Northwest .................................... B 15

SW ...............Southwest ................................... B 16

km ................Kilometer(s) ................................. B 40

m ..................Meter(s) ...................................... B 41

dm ................Dec imeter(s) ............................... B 42

cm ................Centimeter(s) .............................. B 43

mm ...............M illime ter(s) ................................ B 44

M ..................Na utica l mile(s), Sea mile(s) ....... B 45

ft ...................Foot/ feet ...................................... B 47

h ...................Hour ............................................ B 49

m, min...........Minute(s) of time ......................... B 50

s, sec ............Sec ond(s) of time ........................ B 51

kn ................. Kno t(s) ........................................ B 52

t ....................Ton(s) .......................................... B 53cd ................. Candela (new candela) ............... B 54

D Cultural FeaturesRu .................Ruin ..............................................D 8

F PortsLndg .............Landing for boa ts ........................ F 17

RoRo ............Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry .................. F 50

I Depths

ED ................Existence doub tful ........................... l 1SD ................Sounding doubtful ........................... l 2

K Rocks, Wrecks, ObstructionsBr ..................Breakers ..................................... K 17

WK ............... Wreck .......................................... K 20

Obstn ............Obstruction ................................. K 40

L Offshore Installations,

Submarine Ca bles, Submarine

PipelinesFla ................Flare stack ...................................L 11

Pro ................Submerged Production ............... L 20

Well ..............Well

M Tracks, RoutesRa ................. Radar ......................................... M 31

DW ............... Deep Water ..............................M 27.2

N Area s, Limits

No ................. Number .................................... N 12.2DW ...............Deep Water .............................. N 12.4

O Hydrographic TermsSMt ............... Seamount ....................................O 33

P LightsLt ..................Light .............................................. P 1


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F ...................Fixed ........................................ P 10.1

Oc .................Occulting .................................. P 10.2

Iso ................Isop hase .................................. P 10.3

Fl ..................Flashing ................................... P 10.4

LFl ................Long-flashing ........................... P 10.5

Q .................. Quick........................................ P 10.6

IQ ................. Interrupted quick ...................... P 10.6

VQ ................Very quick ................................ P 10.7

IVQ ............... Interrupted very quick .............. P 10.7

UQ ................Ultra quick ................................ P 10.8

IUQ ............... Interrupted ultra quick .............. P 10.8

Mo ................Morse Code ............................. P 10.9

W ..................white ........................................ P 11.1

R ................... red ............................................ P 11.2

G .................. green ........................................ P 11.3

Bu ................. blue .......................................... P 11.4

Vi ..................violet ........................................ P 11.5

Y ................... yellow/orange/Amber ............... P 11.6

Or ................. Orange ..................................... P 11.7

Am ................Amber ...................................... P 11.8

Ldg ...............Leading light ............................. P 20.3

Dir ................. Direc tion light .............................. P 30

occas............occasional ................................... P 50

R lts .............. Air ob struction lights................. P 61.2

priv ...............private ......................................... P 65

Fog Det Lt ..... Fog detec tor light ........................ P 62

Aero ..............Aeronautical ........................ P 60/61.1

Q Buoys, BeaconsD Z ................Danger Zone ............................... Q 50

ODAS...........Ocean Data Acquisition System ..Q 58

Mk ................mark ..........................................Q 101

IALA ............. Internationa l Assoc iation of Lighthouse

Authorities ................................. Q 130

R Fog SignalsExp los .......... Explosive .................................... R 10

Dia ................Diaphone ..................................... R 11

Whis .............Whistle ........................................ R 15

S Radar, Radio, Elec tronic

Position-Fixing SystemsRa .................Coast Radar Sta tion ...................... S 1

Racon ...........Radar transponder beac on ........... S 3

F Racon ........Radar transponder beacon,

responding on a fixed frequency

outside the marine band ............. S 3.4

RC ................Circular (non-direc tional) ma rine

radiobeacon ................................ S 10

RD ................Directional rad iobeacon .............. S 11

RW ...............Rotating-pattern rad iobeacon ...... S 12

RG ................Radio direc tion-find ing stations ... S 14

R................... QTG service , Coa st

..................... radio sta tions............................... S 15

Aero RC ........Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16

WG S.............World Geod etic System .............. S 50

T ServicesSS ................Signal sta tion .............................. T 20

IN T ............... international ................................ T 21


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AABAND .................. Abandoned

A/C ........................ Aircraft

AERO RBN ............ Aeronautica l radiobeaconANCH .................... Anchorage

ANCH PROHIB ...... Anchorage prohibited

ANMS.................... Automated Notice to Mariners

APPROX................ Approximate

ART DBN ............... Articulated daybeacon

ART LT................... Articulated light

ATLC ...................... Atlantic

ATON ..................... Aids to Naviga tion

AUTH ..................... Authorized

AUTH CL................ Authorized ClearanceAVG ....................... Average

BBKW ...................... Breakwater

BLDG ..................... Building

BNM ...................... Broadc ast Notice to Mariners

BRG ....................... Bearing

C

C............................ Can(C).......................... Ind ica tes chart has Loran-C TDs

overprinted

CFR ....................... Code of Federal Regulations

CG USACE............. Commanding General, U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers

CHAN .................... Channel

COE....................... Corps of Engineers

COLREGS............. Collision Reg ulat ions

COMDTINST .......... Commandant Instruction

COMDTPUB........... Commandant Publica tion

CONT..................... Continue

COTP..................... Captain of the Port

CUP....................... Cupola

DD............................ Indica tes NAD 1983 added

DEG ....................... Degrees (Temperature; geo pos)

DESTR................... Destroyed

DG PS.................... Differential Global Positioning

System

DIA ......................... Diameter

DISCONTD ............. Discontinued

DMA ...................... Defense Mapping AgencyDOD ....................... Department of Defense

DR ......................... Dead Reckoning

DW ........................ Deep Water Route

EE ............................ New Edition

ECDIS.................... Electronic Chart Display and

Information Systems

ED ......................... Edition

ED ......................... Existence Doubtful

EEZ ....................... Exclusive Economic Zone

EFF ....................... Effect/Effective

ELB ....................... Exposed Loc ation Buoy

ENTR..................... Entrance

EPA ....................... United Sta tesEnvironmental

Protec tion Agency

ESTA B................... Established

EXPLOS ANCH...... Explosive Anchorage

Abbreviation ........ Meaning

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NOAA Chart User's Ma nua l

FFAD ....................... Fish Aggregating Device

FCC ....................... Federal Communications

Commission

FCZ........................ Fishery Conservation Zone

FM(S) .................... Fathom(s)

FOG SIG ................ Fog Signal Sta tion

FP.......................... Flag Pole

FR.......................... Federal Register

F S.......................... Flag Sta ff

FT.......................... Foot/ Feet

F TR....................... Flag tower

F/ V ......................... Fishing Vessel

GG ........................... Green

G PS....................... Global Positioning System

GRI ........................ Group Repetition Interval

H

HBR ....................... Harbor

HO ......................... House

HOR CL ................. Horizontal Clearance

HR ......................... Hour

HT.......................... Height

HZ.......................... Hertz

IIALA ....................... Internationa l Assoc iation o f

Lighthouse Authorities

ICW ....................... Intrac oastal Waterway

IGLD ...................... International Great Lakes Datum

IHB......................... International Hydrographic Bureau

IHO ........................ International Hydrographic

Organization

IMCO ..................... Inter-governmental Maritime

Consultantive Organization

IMO ........................ International Maritime

Organization

ITU ......................... International Telecommunications

Union

KKHZ ....................... Kilohe rtz

KM ......................... Kilometer

KT(S) ..................... Knot(s)

LLANBY................... Large Automated Navigation

Buoy

LAT........................ Latitude

LB.......................... Lighted Buoy

LBB ....................... Lighted Bell Buoy

LGB ....................... Lighted Gong Buoy

LHB ....................... Lighted Horn Buoy

LLNR...................... Light List Num ber

LLWD ..................... Lower Low Water Datum

LNB ....................... Large Naviga tion Buoy

LNG ....................... Liquidifed Natural Gas

LNM ....................... Loc al Notice to Mariners

LONG .................... Longitude

Look TR ................. Lookout Tower

LOOP .................... Louisiana Offshore Oil Port

LOP ....................... Line of Position

Loran ...................... Long-Range Navigation

LT........................... Light

LT HO .................... Light House

LT O BSC ................ Light Obscured

LWB....................... Lighted Whistle Buoy

LWD ....................... Low Water Datum


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MM ........................... Metric Cha rt

MAINTD ................. Maintained

MAX....................... Maximum

MB......................... Millibar

MDT....................... Moderate

MF......................... Ma rine Facility Cha rt

MHHW ................... Mean Higher High Water

MHW ..................... Mean High Water

MHWL ................... Mean High Water Line

MHZ....................... Megahertz

MICRO TR.............. Microwave Tower

MIN ........................ Minute (time; geo pos)

MLLW .................... Mean Lower Low Water

MLW ...................... Mean Low Water

MLWL .................... Mean Low Water line

MM ........................ Millimeter

Mo (A) .................... Morse Alpha

M SL....................... Mean Sea Level

MT ......................... Mountain, Mount

M/V ........................ Motor Vessel

MWLL.................... Mean Water Level Line

NN............................ New Chart

N ............................ Nun

NAD ....................... North American Datum

NAE....................... National Academy of Engineering

NA S....................... National Academy of Sciences

NIMA ...................... National Imagery and Mapping

Agency

NM ......................... Nautical Mile(s)

NM ......................... Notice to Mariners

NOAA .................... National Oceanographic &

Atmospheric Administration

NOS....................... National Ocean Service

NRC ....................... National Research Council

NWS...................... National Weather Service

OO ........................... Omega Chart

O BSTR .................. Obstruction

OCCASION ............ Occasion/Occasionally

OCS....................... Outer continenta l shelf

ODAS .................... Oceanographic (or Ocean) Data

Ac quisition System

OPAREA ................ Operating Area

OVHD PWR CAB... Overhead Power Cable

PPA .......................... Position Approximate

PAC ....................... Pacific

P/C ........................ Pleasure Craft

PD ......................... Position Doubtful

PPC ....................... Pumping Platform Complex

PPI......................... Plan Position Indicator

PRES .................... Pressure

PRIV ...................... Private, Privately

PRIV MAINTD ........ Privately Maintained

PROHIB ................. Prohibited

PSN ....................... Position

PT(S) ..................... Point(s)

PUB....................... Publication

PWI ....................... Potable Water Intake

RR............................ RedR............................ Revised Print

RACON .................. Rad ar Transponder Beacon

RAMA RK ............... Radar Marker

RA Ref ................... Radar Reflector

RBN ....................... Rad io Beacon

RDF ....................... Radio Direc tion Finder


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REP....................... Reported

RESTR................... Restricted

RF.......................... Representative Fraction

RGE....................... Range

RK ......................... Rock

R/V ........................ Resea rch Vessel

SSAR....................... Search and Rescue

SC ......................... Sma ll Craft

SD ......................... Sound ing Doubtful

SEC ....................... Second (time; geo pos)

SIG STA ................. Signa l sta tion

SM ......................... Sta tute M ile(s)

SO LAS .................. Safety of Life at Sea

SPO R .................... Shoreline Plane o f Referenc e

S SIG STA ............. Sto rm Signa l Sta tion

ST.......................... Saint

STA ........................ Sta tion

S PIPE................... Standpipe

S/ V ........................ Sa iling Vessel

TTD .......................... Time Difference

TEMP .................... Temporary

THRU ..................... Through

TR.......................... Tower

TR.......................... True

TRLB...................... Temporarily Replaced by Lighted Buoy

TRUB ..................... Temporarily Replaced by

Unlighted Buoy

TSD ....................... Time-Speed-Distance

TSS ....................... Traffic Separation Scheme

TSTM ..................... Thunderstorm

UUMIB...................... Urgent Marine Information

Broadcast

UNCOV .................. Unc overs; Dries

US ......................... United Sta tes

USACE.................. U.S. Army Corps of Eng ineers

USC ....................... United States Code

USCG .................... United States Coast Guard

USCGAUX.............. United States Coast Guard

Auxiliary

USC P .................... United Sta tes Co ast Pilot

USDO T .................. United States Department of

Transportation

USPHS.................. U.S. Pub lic Hea lth Service

USPS .................... United Sta tes Pow er Squadrons

UTC ....................... Universal Coordinated Time

VVERT Cl ................. Vertical Clearance

VHFFM ................ Very High Freq uency

Frequency Modulated

VLCTY ................... Veloc ity

V SBY .................... Visib ility

VTC ....................... Vessel Traffic Center

V TS....................... Vessel Traff ic Services

WWEA ...................... Weather

WG S...................... World Geodetic System

WHIS..................... Whistle

WK ........................ Wreck

W/ P ....................... Watching Properly

WRNG ................... Warning

XX ............................ Discontinued Chart

YYD ......................... Yard(s)

Appendix B–Abbreviations

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