CHS SDIR ATL 100 Canada Atlantic Coast 2021/12

Canadian Sailing direction - ATL 100 (2nd Edition) provides detailed general information for the Canadian Atlantic coast.

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Author: CHS

Date: 2021

Format: Comb Bound Booklet

Number of Pages: 87

CHAPTER 1 General Navigational Information
Routes and Navigational Hazards________________________________ 1-1
Ship Routeing Systems ________________________________________ 1-2
Navigation in Ice ____________________________________________ 1-3
Ship Icing (Freezing Spray) ____________________________________ 1-5
Oil and Gas Exploration_______________________________________ 1-6
Nautical Charts _____________________________________________ 1-6
Nautical Publications of Canadian Hydrographic Service ______________ 1-9
Canadian Coast Guard________________________________________ 1-9
Canadian Coast Guard Publications_____________________________ 1-10
Aids to Navigation __________________________________________ 1-10
Positioning Systems _________________________________________ 1-11
Marine Communications _____________________________________ 1-12
Search and Rescue (SAR) _____________________________________ 1-13
Cold Water Survival_________________________________________ 1-14
Pilotage __________________________________________________ 1-15
Regulations _______________________________________________ 1-16
Fishing Methods____________________________________________ 1-21
Aquaculture _______________________________________________ 1-24
Environmentally Sensitive Marine Areas _________________________ 1-26
CHAPTER 2 General Geographic and Port Information
Geographical and physical features ______________________________ 2-1
Provinces __________________________________________________ 2-2
Port Facilities _______________________________________________ 2-6
CHAPTER 3 Natural Conditions
Seabed ____________________________________________________ 3-1
Magnetic Anomalies __________________________________________ 3-4
Ice _______________________________________________________ 3-4
Types of Ice ____________________________________________ 3-4
Stages of Development of Sea Ice _____________________________ 3-4
Forms of Sea Ice _________________________________________ 3-5
Ice Surface Features_______________________________________ 3-5
Tides ____________________________________________________ 3-12
Currents__________________________________________________ 3-18
Meteorological Information ___________________________________ 3-21