NOTICES TO MARINERS
PUBLICATION
EASTERN EDITION

CONTENTS

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Geographical positions refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic chart unless otherwise indicated.

Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward.

Visibility of lights is that in clear weather.

Depths - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart.

Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, Large Tide unless otherwise indicated.

Distances may be calculated as follows:

Temporary & Preliminary Notices are indicated by a (T) or a (P) in Section 1, respectively. Please note that Nautical charts are not amended by the Canadian Hydrographic Service for Temporary (T) and Preliminary (P) Notices. It is recommended that mariners chart these corrections in pencil. The list of charts affected by Temporary and Preliminary Notices are revised and promulgated quarterly in Section 1 of the Monthly Edition.

Please note that, in addition to the temporary and preliminary changes normally advertised as (T) and (P) Notices, there are a few permanent changes to aids to navigation that have been advertised as Preliminary Notices to Mariners while charts are being updated for new editions.

Marine Information Report & Suggestion Sheet
Mariners are requested to notify the responsible authorities when new or suspected dangers to navigation are discovered, changes observed in aids to navigation or corrections to publications are seen to be necessary. Such communications can be made using the Marine Information Report & Suggestion Sheet inserted on the last page of each monthly edition of Notices to Mariners.

Canadian Hydrographic Service - Information Published in Section 2 of Notices to Mariners
Mariners are advised that only the most critical changes that directly affect safety to navigation are issued in Section 2 – Chart Corrections. This limitation is required to ensure that charts remain as clear and easy to read as possible. As a result, mariners may see minor discrepancies of a non-critical nature between information in official publications. For example, a small change in the nominal range or focal height of a light may not result in the production of a chart correction in Notices to Mariners,  but may result in a correction in the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication.

In case of discrepancy between information provided on CHS charts relating to aids to navigation, and the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication, the latter shall be deemed as containing the most up-to-date information.

Canadian Nautical Charts & Publications
A source list of Canadian nautical charts and publications is published in Notice No. 14  of the Notices to Mariners Annual Edition 2018. The source supply and the prices effective at the time of printing are listed. For current chart edition dates, please refer to the following website: www.chs-shc.gc.ca/charts-cartes/paper-papier/index-eng.asp

CHART CORRECTIONS - SECTION 2

Corrections to nautical charts will be listed in numerical order by chart number. Each chart correction listed applies only to that particular chart. Related charts, if any, will have their own specific correction listed separately.

Users should also refer to CHS Chart 1: Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms for additional information pertaining to the correction of charts.

The illustration below describes the elements that will comprise a typical Section 2 chart correction:

The last correction number is identified with the LNM/D or Last Notice to Mariners Number / Date.

NOTICES TO MARINERS WEBSITE – MONTHLY EDITIONS, CHART CORRECTIONS, AND CHART PATCHES

The Notices to Mariners website allows users to access the monthly publications, chart corrections, and chart patches.

Users can subscribe for free to the email notification service  to receive notifications when charts of interest are updated, including their patches, as well as when a new monthly edition becomes available online.

ADVISORY NOTICES TO SHIPPING (BROADCAST AND WRITTEN)

The Canadian Coast Guard is implementing a number of changes to the aids to navigation system in Canada.

These changes are advertised as Notices to Shipping (Broadcast and Written) by the Canadian Coast Guard, and are then followed up with Notices to Mariners, then charts are updated by hand correction, reprints or new editions.

Mariners are advised that all relevant Written Notices to Shipping should be kept until superseded by Notices to Mariners or through revised charts issued by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS).

Written Notices to Shipping are available on the Canadian Coast Guard website at: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/NOTSHIP.

The Canadian Hydrographic Service is reviewing the impact of these changes with the Canadian Coast Guard and together are preparing an action plan on the issuing of chart revisions.

For further information, contact your local Regional Notices to Shipping (NOTSHIP) issuing authorities.

Index

NUMERICAL INDEX OF CANADIAN CHARTS AFFECTED

SECTION 1 - GENERAL AND SAFETY INFORMATION

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE CHART PATCHES

Colour Web Patches are free to the mariner, and given the quality of many printers, should reproduce well. They will be available in real time all around the world.

CHS welcomes your feedback on this service at chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - CUMULATIVE CHART CORRECTIONS

The cumulative Notices to Mariners corrections for charts can now be accessed at http://www.notmar.com/corrections-en.php.

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - CURRENT CHART EDITION DATES

CHART EDITIONS

The three terms described below are used to indicate the publication status of Canadian charts.

NEW CHART - "NEWCHT"

The first publication of a Canadian chart embracing an area not previously charted to the scale shown, or embracing an area different from any existing Canadian chart.

NEW EDITION - "NEWEDT"

A new issue of an existing chart containing amendments essential to navigation in addition to those issued in Notices to Mariners and making existing editions obsolete.

REPRINTS

A new issue of the current edition of a chart incorporating no amendments of navigational significance other than those previously promulgated in Notices to Mariners. It may also contain amendments from other sources provided they are not essential to navigation. Previous printings of the current edition remain in force.

The current chart edition dates can be accessed at www.chs-shc.gc.ca/charts-cartes/paper-papier/index-eng.asp

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - PRINT ON DEMAND CHARTS - CARE AND USE

Background

By providing nautical charts to the public, the goal of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) is to provide services for safe navigation in a fiscally responsible manner. As a result, CHS continues to expand its portfolio of nautical paper charts that are printed using Print On Demand (POD) technology. These charts are easily recognized by their whiter paper and the coloured logo of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. This new technology enables CHS to print charts in a more efficient manner while enhancing chart content through being able to quickly add new and important information. POD technology provides customers with up-to-date charts without the historical hand-drawn corrections or glued-on patches. Additionally, this technology eliminates out-of-stock situations which arise with the traditional printing and warehousing methods. In the event of a national emergency, CHS can respond to the appropriate authorities with best available information very quickly.

Care of Your POD Chart

CHS encourages its customers to handle the POD charts more carefully than the traditional lithographic charts. When plotting information on POD charts, use HB pencils and apply limited pressure. Testing has suggested that an Indian gum eraser is more effective than alternatives when used on the product. This eraser is also suitable for charts printed using lithographic processes.

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - TRANSPORT CANADA NAVIGATION SAFETY - ECDIS

Mariners are advised that ECDIS may not display some isolated shoal depths when operating in "base or standard display" mode. Route planning and monitoring alarms for these shoal depths may not always be activated. To ensure safe navigation and to confirm that a planned route is clear of such dangers, mariners should visually inspect the planned route and any deviations from it using ECDIS configured to display "all data". The automated voyage planning check function should not be solely relied upon.

TRANSPORT CANADA - RESTRICTED SPEED AREA - ST. CLAIR AND DETROIT RIVER

Since November 14, 2012 the restricted speed area currently in place as per the St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulation between the Detroit River light and Peche Island light is reduced in size by relocating the southern point of the restricted speed area from its current location at the Detroit River light to a new location at Bar Point light D33. (This notice refers to the previous one published in November 2012 with number *1103)

SAGUENAY-ST. LAWRENCE MARINE PARK AND SURROUNDING WATERS - WHALE PROTECTION

The waters in and around the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park are well known for their resident threatened beluga population and the wide diversity of whales that migrate there to feed, particularly between April and November.

REGULATORY PROTECTION MEASURES

All whale species that are found in the St. Lawrence are protected under the Marine Mammal Regulations, pursuant to the Fisheries Act. Within the boundaries of the Marine Park, specific measures are set out in the Marine Activities in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Regulations, pursuant to the Act Establishing the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park. Any collision with a marine mammal within the Marine Park must immediately be reported to a park warden at 1-866-508-9888. For collisions that occur outside the Marine Park or for any situation involving a marine mammal that is dead or in trouble, contact the emergency network at 1-877-722-5346 or on channel 16.

For more information on the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, see section 5C of the Annual Edition of the Notices to Mariners - April 2015 to March 2016.

VOLUNTARY PROTECTION MEASURES

Provisional measures in effect from May 1st to October 31st, 2016. See map below.

These measures apply to merchant vessels and cruise ships between Pointe à Boisvert and Cap de la Tête au Chien to prevent collisions with whales. These measures should only be taken when they will not jeopardize navigational safety.

Caution area (yellow area): To reduce the risk of collisions with whales that can be present anywhere in this area, heightened vigilance of navigators is critical. Posting a lookout is recommended in order to increase the chances of seeing the whales and thus taking necessary measures to avoid them. If bypassing the whales is not possible, slow down and wait for the animals to move away to a distance greater than 400 meters (0.215 nautical miles) before resuming original speed. It is more difficult to see the animals at night therefore increased caution is recommended.

Slow down to 10 knots or less area (red area): To reduce the risk of collisions with whales in this feeding area, it is recommended that vessels slow down to a maximum speed through the water of 10 knots and post a lookout. It is further recommended to remain in the Laurentian Channel to the north of Île Rouge to minimize the impact of noise in a sensitive area south of this island, which is highly frequented by herds of beluga whales composed of females and young.

Area to be avoided (hatched red area): To reduce noise and the risk of collisions with whales, vessels should avoid transiting through this area which is highly frequented by blue whales, an endangered species. If the area cannot be avoided, slow down to a speed through the water of 10 knots or less.

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE - ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING TIDAL INFORMATION TABLES ON CHARTS

Mariners are advised that the tidal levels listed in the 2016 edition of Canadian Tide and Current Tables, volumes 2 and 3 have been updated. This revision is aimed to get more precise tidal predictions in time and height. This will result in corrections to the Tidal Information Table shown on charts. These corrections will be published in 2016, through Notices to Mariners.

SECTION 2 - CHART CORRECTIONS

SECTION 3 - RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION CORRECTIONS

SECTION 4 - SAILING DIRECTIONS AND SMALL CRAFT GUIDE CORRECTIONS

ATL 105 — Cape Canso to Cape Sable (including Sable Island), Second Edition, 2014 —

Chapter 3 — Paragraph 122
Delete: “A light (495) … from the light tower.”
Replace by: A light (495) is shown from a skeleton tower, having red and white daymarks on Brig Point. A former light structure stands nearby.

(A2016-005.6)

ATL 106 — Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, First Edition, 2001 —

Chapter 2 — Paragraph 108
Delete: “A light (197) … inner end of the breakwater.”
Replace by: A light (197.3) is shown from a mast, having a red triangular daymark, near the outer end of the breakwater.

(A2016-006.14)

ATL 108 — Gulf of St. Lawrence (Southwest Portion), First Edition, 2006 —

Chapter 3 — Paragraph 30, after “Fairway light”
Delete: and bell

(A2016-008.11)

ATL 109 — Gulf of St. Lawrence (Northeast Portion), First Edition, 2006 —

Chapter 2 — Paragraph 86, after “a vertical clearance of”
Delete: 129 feet (39.3 m)
Replace by: 126 feet (38.4 m)

(Q2016-052.1)

ATL 110 — St. Lawrence River — Cap Whittle/Cap Gaspé to Les Escoumins and Anticosti Island, Third Edition, 2011 —

Chapter 1 — Paragraph 100
Delete: There is a slipway  for small craft south
Replace by: There is a launching ramp  east

(Q2016-053.1)

Chapter 1 — Delete paragraph 117
Replace by: 117 There is a strong tidal stream  in the vicinity of Île à Mouton.

(Q2016-051.1)

ATL 111 — St. Lawrence River — Île Verte to Québec and Fjord du Saguenay, Third Edition, 2007 —

Chapter 1 — Paragraph 79, after “with a clearance of”
Delete: 2.9 m
Replace by: 3.3 m

(Q2016-022.1)

Chapter 1 — Paragraph 113, after “NW and NE faces;”
Delete: the depth is 4.2 m alongside the SW face.
Replace by: the SW face has depths of 2.6 to 4.2 m alongside.

(Q2016-059.1)

Chapter 2 — In the vicinity of paragraph 4, Table 2.2 Summary of air obstructions for this booklet
Make the following changes in the “Bridge/Bare cable” and “Cable with ice” columns.

(Q2016-050.1)

Chapter 3 — Paragraph 103.1, last line
Add: There are lights (1875.9, 1875.8) on each end of the breakwaters, at the entrance to the basin.

(Q2016-048.1)

Chapter 3 — In the vicinity of paragraph 136
Insert the new diagram of BERTHIER-SUR-MER  that is provided in Section 4  of this Monthly Edition.
https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/ed102016-part4-atl111-berthiersurmer.pdf

(Q2016-058.1)

Chapter 3 — Delete paragraph 136
Replace by: 136  A marina (Le Havre de Berthier-sur-Mer), protected by a breakwater, is situated in Trou de Berthier; the approach to the marina is marked with private buoys  and leading lights. There are perches indicating the drying area. (For further information on facilities, consult the Appendices.) A floating wharf  used by tour boats is situated near the end of the breakwater. The approach to the small craft basin is restricted by a shoal  with a depth of 0.3 m (2015). (See the Berthier-sur-Mer diagram.)

(Q2016-058.2)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 36, after “with a minimum vertical clearance of”
Delete: 92 m or *72 m
Replace by: 89 m or *78 m

(Q2016-050.7)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 44, after “a vertical clearance of”
Delete: 49 m or *data not available
Replace by: 47 m or *43 m

(Q2016-050.8)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 44, last line
Add: (See the CAP SAINTE-MARGUERITE CABLE — VERTICAL CLEARANCES diagram in the Appendices.)

(Q2016-050.9)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 54, after “a vertical clearance of”
Delete: 61 m or *33 m
Replace by: 62 m or *50 m

(Q2016-050.10)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 129, after “with a vertical clearance of”
Delete: 2.4 m
Replace by: 3.1 m

(Q2016-023.2)

Chapter 4 — Paragraph 130, after “span of the bridge”
Delete: 7.4 m
Replace by: 7.8 m

(Q2016-023.3)

APPENDICES — Insert the diagram CAP SAINTE-MARGUERITE CABLE — VERTICAL CLEARANCES
that is provided in Section 4 of this Monthly Edition.
https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/ed102016-part4-atl111-capsaintemarguerite-cable.pdf

(Q2016-050.11)

ATL 112 — St. Lawrence River — Cap-Rouge to Montréal and Rivière Richelieu, Third Edition, 2009 —

Chapter 1 — Paragraph 95, after “highway bridge with a vertical clearance of”
Delete: “3.7 m. Further… vertical clearance of 5.8 m.”
Replace by: 3.3 m. Further upstream, there is a second bridge  which is a fixed railway bridge with a vertical clearance of 4.9 m.

(Q2016-032.1)

Chapter 2 — After paragraph 198
Insert: 198.1  La Grande Rivière and Bras Nord, both channels passing through Îles de Boucherville, are marked with private buoys during the navigation season.

(Q2016-047.1)

CEN 308 — Rideau Canal and Ottawa River, First Edition, 2003 —

Chapter 5 — After paragraph 4
Insert: 4.1  Boaters are advised to use caution  when approaching dams from either an upstream or downstream direction. Most dam installations have ice booms, debris booms and security booms though they might not all be charted.

(C2016-015.02)

Chapter 5 — Adjacent to paragraph 4.1, add a caution pictograph.

(C2016-015.01)

Chapter 5 — Paragraph 52, after “Woolsey Narrows”
Insert: /Défilé Woolsey

(C2016-015.09)

Chapter 5 — After paragraph 53
Insert: 53.1  A submarine  outfall pipe is on the north side of Défilé Woolsey, 1214 feet (370 m) west of the aforementioned overhead cables.

(C2016-015.03)

Chapter 6 — After paragraph 4
Insert: 4.1  Boaters are advised to use caution  when approaching dams from either an upstream or downstream direction. Most dam installations have ice booms, debris booms and security booms though they might not all be charted.

(C2016-015.05)

Chapter 6 — Adjacent to paragraph 4.1, add a caution pictograph.

(C2016-015.04)

Chapter 6 — Paragraph 168, last line
Add: Two submarine cables  cross the Mattawa River upstream of the road bridge.

(C2016-015.10)

Chapter 7 — After paragraph 4
Insert: 4.1  Boaters are advised to use caution  when approaching dams from either an upstream or downstream direction. Most dam installations have ice booms, debris booms and security booms though they might not all be charted.

(C2016-015.07)

Chapter 7 — Adjacent to paragraph 4.1, add a caution pictograph.

(C2016-015.06)

Chapter 9 — Paragraph 26, after “Riviѐre du Nord.”
Insert: A private light  marks the extremity of the floating wharves.

(Q2016-019.1)

INDEX — After “Deerhorn Rock, 75”
Insert: Défilé Woolsey, 57

(C2016-015.08)

SECTION 5 - LIST OF LIGHTS, BUOYS AND FOG SIGNALS CORRECTIONS

You can access the online form on the following page: https://www.notmar.gc.ca/incident-en.php or you can use the printable pdf version : https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/monthly-form-en.pdf