CHS SDIR PAC 200 General Info Pacific 2022/08

(These Sailing Directions are only available in English)

CHS Sailing Direction PAC 200 General Information for the Pacific Coast
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: 113

CHAPTER 1 General Information, Routes and Port Facilities
Canada____________________________________________________ 1-1
British Columbia ____________________________________________ 1-2
Transportation ______________________________________________ 1-3
Communications ____________________________________________ 1-5
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)____________________________________ 1-5
Border Crossing _____________________________________________ 1-8
Security __________________________________________________ 1-10
Regulations _______________________________________________ 1-12
Routes ___________________________________________________ 1-12
Pilotage __________________________________________________ 1-17
Port Facilities and Services____________________________________ 1-20
CHAPTER 2 Navigational Hazards
Seamounts _________________________________________________ 2-1
Hydrographic and Seismic Surveys_______________________________ 2-1
Firing Practice and Exercise Areas _______________________________ 2-2
Fishing Vessels ______________________________________________ 2-3
Aquaculture ________________________________________________ 2-6
Traffic_____________________________________________________ 2-6
Cables and Pipelines__________________________________________ 2-8
Bridges____________________________________________________ 2-9
Magnetic Anomalies __________________________________________ 2-9
Natural Environment and Protected Areas ________________________ 2-10
Search and Rescue __________________________________________ 2-12
Cold Water Survival_________________________________________ 2-16
CHAPTER 3 Aids to Navigation, Radio and Electronic Positioning
Aids to Navigation ___________________________________________ 3-1
Radio Aids to Navigation ______________________________________ 3-3
Radar_____________________________________________________ 3-7
Global Navigation Satellite Systems ______________________________ 3-8
CHAPTER 4 Nautical Publications
CHS Publications ____________________________________________ 4-1
Nautical Charts _____________________________________________ 4-3
CCG and Other Publications ___________________________________ 4-9
CHAPTER 5 Natural Conditions
Seabed ____________________________________________________ 5-1
Meteorology ________________________________________________ 5-2
West Vancouver Island ________________________________________ 5-5
Juan de Fuca Strait __________________________________________ 5-6
Strait of Georgia_____________________________________________ 5-7
Johnstone Strait Region _______________________________________ 5-9
Northern Shelf Region ________________________________________ 5-9
Deep Sea Region____________________________________________ 5-10
Water Density______________________________________________ 5-10
Ice ______________________________________________________ 5-11
Tide and Current Information _________________________________ 5-12
Tides ____________________________________________________ 5-12
IV
Surface Currents ___________________________________________ 5-12
Tidal Currents _____________________________________________ 5-16
Non-tidal Currents __________________________________________ 5-17
Waves____________________________________________________ 5-23
Tsunami __________________________________________________ 5-26