CONTACT US - U.S. COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER

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You can contact us 24 hours a day and 7 days a week using the telephone number, or mailing address at the bottom of all our web pages or via this page.

To sign-up for free navigation notices and updates, go here: Navigation Center Email Services and RSS Feeds.
To report a system outage, discrepancy or problem, go here: ATON, GPS, AIS, LRIT. GPS users experiencing map or addressing problems should visit our GPS Mapping Problems page.

For our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) go here: AIS, GPS, LRIT, NavRules
For other inquires visit these external links or use the submission form that follows:

• Recreational Boating Safety (regulations, alerts, recalls, links, and more...)
• Coast Guard Academy, recruiting
• The National Pollution Funds Center
• Other USCG Centers of Excellence: Vessel Documentation, Vessel Movement , Marine Saftey

Subject: *	Click on down arrow for choices ==> Aids to Navigation (ATON) Automatic Identification System (AIS) Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) General Comment or Question Global Positioning System (GPS) Inspected Towing Vessel (ITV) Application International Ice Patrol (IIP) LNMs, Charts, Chart Corrections, or Light Lists Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Maritime Telecommunications Navigation Navigation Rules, Regulations and Standards Port Access Route Studies (PARS) Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) Report an Illegal Charter Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) Vessel Traffic System (VTS) Web Site Issues Other
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Category: *	Please select category ==> General Conduct of Vessels Lights & Shapes Sound & Light Signals Technical Requirements Alternative Compliance Comment/suggestion - reply requested Comment/suggestion - no reply requested Correction Waterway Regulations
Category: *	Please select category ==> Report an AIS Problem AIS Aids to Navigation AIS Class A Device AIS Class B Device AIS Data Requests AIS Encoding. Installation or Set-up AIS Interference, Outage or Spoofing AIS Requirements and Standards Application Specific Messages Comment/Suggestion Other
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