CHS SDIR CEN 300F Great Lakes General Info 2021 /12 (French)

CHS SDIR CEN 300F Great Lakes General Info 2021 (French)

General Information for the Great Lakes is grouped in this booklet.

The Sailing Directions booklets are an indispensable companion to nautical charts. They are a great tool for planning and assisting in navigation because they provide information that cannot be shown on a chart.

Author: CHS

Date: 2021

Format: Comb Bound Booklet

Number of Pages: 102

CHAPTER 1 General Navigational Information
Routes and navigational hazards ____________________________________ 1-1
• Ship routing systems _________________________________________ 1-1
• Fishing vessels ______________________________________________ 1-2
• Winter navigation____________________________________________ 1-2
Nautical publications ______________________________________________ 1-3
• Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) publications ________________ 1-3
• Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) publications ________________________ 1-3
Nautical charts ___________________________________________________ 1-4
Magnetic variation ________________________________________________ 1-6
Cables __________________________________________________________ 1-7
Water level information____________________________________________ 1-7
Aids to navigation_________________________________________________ 1-8
Electronic positioning systems _____________________________________ 1-10
Pilotage ________________________________________________________ 1-10
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) _____________________________________ 1-11
Use of radio _____________________________________________________ 1-11
Search and rescue________________________________________________ 1-13
Cold water survival ______________________________________________ 1-14
CHAPTER 2 Regulations
List of Statutes, Regulations, Guidelines and Conventions _______________ 2-1
Regulations ______________________________________________________ 2-2
CHAPTER 3 General Geographic information and Broad Description
of Port Facilities
Geographical and physical features __________________________________ 3-1
The provinces ____________________________________________________ 3-3
St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes system___________________________ 3-5
Port facilities_____________________________________________________ 3-7
CHAPTER 4 Natural Conditions
Seabed __________________________________________________________ 4-1
Ice______________________________________________________________ 4-3
• Types of ice ________________________________________________ 4-3
• Ages of ice _________________________________________________ 4-3
• Concentration _______________________________________________ 4-3
• Forms of floating ice _________________________________________ 4-4
• Surface features _____________________________________________ 4-4
• Other terms common to shipping________________________________ 4-4
• Ice coverage ________________________________________________ 4-5
Water levels_____________________________________________________ 4-11
Seiches _________________________________________________________ 4-14
Currents _______________________________________________________ 4-15
Meteorological information________________________________________ 4-16