Navigation

Air Almanac . . .

Provides astronomical data for air navigation. Contains ephemeral data for the year, together with auxilary tables and graphs, and a brief explanation of the use of the volume. Presents data for the Sun, Moon, Aries, planets, and stars.

Astronomical Phenomena for the Year . . .

Prepared in cooperation with the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office. Provides information about sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, stars and other astronomical phenomena. Data are expressed in the scale of universal time, also known as Greenwich mean time.

Astronomical Almanac for the Year...and Its Companion, the Astronomical Almanac Online: Data for Astronomy, Space Sciences, Geodesy, Surveying, Navigation, and Other Applications . . .

Prepared jointly with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, England. Designed in consultation with other astronomers of many countries. Provides current, accurate astronomical data for use in the making and reduction of observations and for general purposes. The Astronomical Almanac Online (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS49630) extends the printed version by providing data best presented in machine-readable form. Online data are provided for several years.

Atlas of Pilot Charts . . .

Each map is labeled for a different month and describes the conditions to be expected in that particular month. Intended to be used in conjunction with other navigational aids. Presents, in graphic form, averages obtained from data gathered over many years in meteorology and oceanography to aid the navigator in selecting the quickest and safest routes. Includes explanations of how to use each type of information depicted in the charts.

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46, Shipping, Pt. 1-40, Revised as of October 1, 2005

Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register

Description: BOOK. 2006.

Price: $46.00

Digital Nautical Publications (CD-ROM)

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Description: SUBSCRIPTION. LIST ID DNP. Issued quarterly. CD-ROM which incororates 122 updated Maritime Safety Publications, covering various aspects of maritime safety issues. Some products included are: United States of America Notice to Mariners, Sailing Directions (Enroute), Sailing Directions (Planning Guide), and Summary of Corrections. Subscription price: Domestic $175.00 a year; Foreign - $245.00 a year. Single copy price: Domestic - $60.00 a copy; Foreign - $84.00 a copy. File Code 2Q.

Price: $175.00

Distances Between Ports, 2001

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Description: BOOK/CD-ROM. 2001. Gives distances between ports in nautical miles. Most of the distances represent the shortest navigable routes. System requirements: Windows: 486 processor; 16M RAM, 24M RAM for NT; 10M free disk space; Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. Macintosh: Power Macintosh; System 7.5.3 or later; 6.5M RAM; 10M free disk space.

Year/Pages: 2001: 138 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket.

Price: $21.00

International Code of Signals for Visual, Sound, and Radio Communicaions, 1969, As Adopted by the Fourth Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization in 1965 . . .

Provides ways and means of communication in situations related essentially to safety or navigation and persons, especially when language difficulties arise. Suitable for transmission by all means of communication, including radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy.

Light List . . .

The following volumes describe the location and characteristics of the lights, fog signals, buoys, daybeacons, lightships, radiobeacons, racons, and LORAN stations in United States waters. They should be corrected each week from the Notice to Mariners or Local Notices to Mariners as appropriate.

List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals.

Lists major fixed and outermost floating aids to navigation, such as sea buoys, safety fairway buoys, traffic separation buoys, etc. Important: These publications should be corrected each week from the Notice to Mariners.

Merchant Marine Deck Examination Reference Material: Reprints From the Light Lists and Coast Pilots

Publisher: Transportation Dept., Coast Guard

Description: BOOK. 2003. Contains reference material for use during an examination for a merchant marine deck license.

Year/Pages: 2003: 316 p.; ill.

Price: $16.40

Nautical Almanac for the Year . . .

These almanacs are produced cooperatively by the United States Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Stationery Office in London. Their purpose is to provide in a convenient form the astronautical data required for sea navigation. Includes the phases of the Moon, nautical eclipses; emphemerides of the Sun, Moon, Aries, and Planets; star charts; standard times; Polaris tables; conversion of arc times; index to selected stars; altitude correction and tables for the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets; and much more.

Radar Navigation and Maneuvering Board Manual, 2001

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Description: BOOK/CD-ROM. 2001. Contains both NIMA Publication 1310, Radar Navigation Manual, 2001; and NIMA Publication 217, Maneuvering Board Manual. System requirements: PC: 486 processor; 16M RAM, 24M RAM for NT; 10M free disk space; and Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. Macintosh: Power Macintosh; System 7.5.3 or later; 6.5M RAM; 10M free disk space.

Year/Pages: 2001: CD-ROM and booklet in plastic case.

Price: $8.00

Radio Navigational Aids, 2002

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Description: BOOK/CD-ROM. 2002. NIMA Publication 117. Contains information available to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency up to October 5, 2002, including Notice to Mariners Number 40, 2002. Should be corrected each week from the Notice to Mariners. Contains a list of selected worldwide stations which provide electronic services to the mariner. Divided into chapters according to the nature of the service performed by the stations.

Year/Pages: 2002: 282 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket.

Price: $39.00

River Navigation Charts . . .

Each volume contains: General Notes; Regulations, Section 7 of River and Harbor Act of 1917; Extracts from sections of the River and Harbor Act of 1899; United States Coast Guard Information; Characteristics of Lights and Notes; Aids to Navigation and Legend; Tabular Index to Navigation Charts; Map Index to Navigation Charts; Navigation Charts; River Terminals; and River Small Boat Harbors, Ramps, Landings, etc.

Sailing Directions (Enroute) . . .

Provides information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Includes detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the latest revised print of the largest scale chart for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Divided into geographic areas. System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows: 486 processor; 16M RAM, 24M RAM for NT; 10M free disk space; and Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. Macintosh: Power Macintosh; System 7.5.3 or later; 6.5M RAM; and 10M free disk space.

Sailing Directions (Enroute): Pacific Islands, 2002

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Description: BOOK/CD-ROM. 2002. NIMA Publication 126.

Year/Pages: 2002: 317 p.; ill. CD-ROM in pocket.

Price: $17.60