Gone are the days of having to prepare a float plan from scratch each
and every time you go boating. Now, you can do it all electronically, using
Adobe Reader version 8 or later. You can set up a basic plan ahead of time and
save it. Update it when you decide where youre going to go. Then e-mail
the completed plan to whoever you choose to follow up should you not return or
check-in as planned.
The NOAA BookletChart is an experimental product that you can
print at home for free. They are made to help recreational boaters locate
themselves on the water. The Booklet Chart is reduced in scale and divided into
pages for convenience, but otherwise contains all the information of the
full-scale nautical chart. Bar scales are also reduced in scale, but are
accurate when used to measure distances in a BookletChart. Excerpts from the
United States Coast Pilot are included. Most chart notes are consolidated on a
single page for easy reference. Emergency information for the charted area is
printed on the back cover.
This Document provides descriptions and depictions of the basic
elements and symbols used on nautical charts published by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)