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1. ENC — The only official NOAA charts (1.1) Interactive ENC viewer (Find a single chart and download it) (1.2) Download individual ENC (By chart number) (1.3) Download ENC chart groups (By state or USCG district. See #7) (1.4) Chart groups, file counts, and sizes (1.5) Seamless ENC Online Viewer (Practice reading ENC) (1.6) List of all ENC with latest editions (1.7) New interactive way to overview latest ENC updates (1.8) Progress with the new ENC rescheming plan (1.9) Details of the Rescheming Plan (1.10) MACHC Online Viewer (Same as #1.5, for a few MesoAmerican ENC) (1.11) New ENC chart numbering system
2. Miscellaneous charting links (2.1) How to get a copy of a discontinued paper chart (They are outdated) (2.2) Where to report charting errors to NOAA (2.3) Army Corps of Engineers Inland Charts (iENC) Western Rivers. (2.4) Canadian Charts: Graphic index RNC, paper, and ENC
(2.5) IHO Chart Catalogs (International charts, ENC and paper) (2.6) Alternative viewer from IC-ENC (Same as IHO with more chart info) (2.7) International chart programs (Links from the IHO) (2.8) Hydrographic Offices that produce nautical charts (2.9) ChartWorld (An efficient international chart source) (2.10) East View Nautical source of POD nautical charts from five nations. Additional source of HO charts from several other nations via East View Geospatial. (2.11) Economic official charts for OpenCPN only. (2.12) Economic official ENC for qtVlm only. (2.13) IHO standards for content (S-57) and for display (S-52) (2.14) Base maps for ocean route planning or weather plotting: Atlantic, Pacific (2.15) Great Circle plotting charts, compliments of Starpath: Atlantic, Pacific (2.16) For Vessels with Chart Requirements (ENC or NCC) (2.17) NGA paper charts. These that are available to the public are an anomaly in the nautical chart world, being now the remnants of the historic NGA (DMA) paper charts of international waters. There are thousands of these still available from NOAA print-on-demand outlets at normal chart prices, but these are some 30 years out of date, which is not noted prominently on most outlets. Aids on them are likely changed (check with NGA Light Lists) but they could still be useful for navigation with caution. Chart No. 1 does have a column for unique symbols on these charts, but again they are very old and may not apply. Here is one functional graphic index we have found. They typically cost a bit less than official updated charts, but it could be worth checking what else is available. 3. Unofficial Third-Party Charts (3.1) Navionics (3.2) C-map (3.3) I-boating These are international charts based on official charts, often with crowd sourced or other enhancements, but they may not meet any chart carriage requirements you might be subject to. Each includes an EULA that recommends carrying official charts to back them up. The above links show samples for comparison.
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