NOAA produces and maintains a suite of nautical charts that cover the coastal waters of the U.S. and its territories. NOAA’s charts are available in a variety of formats, including:

• Traditional paper charts
• Print-on-Demand charts: up-to-date paper charts with current Notice to Mariners corrections
• Raster Navigational Charts® (NOAA RNCs): bitmap electronic images of paper charts
• Electronic Navigational Charts® (NOAA ENCs): vector charts that conform to international standards

NOAA also produces several nautical publications. For example, the United States Coast Pilot® is a series of nautical books with a variety of important information for navigators to supplement the nautical chart.