NOTICES TO MARINERS
PUBLICATION
WESTERN EDITION

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

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.

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.

The Canadian Coast Guard is modernizing and consolidating its Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres. Clients will continue to receive the high-quality service they have come to expect.

Once complete, there will be a total of 12 MCTS Centres strategically located across the country. Additional information pertaining to this project will be advertised to clients by all available means.

Western Region

Comox MCTS will consolidate to Victoria MCTS in Winter/Spring 2016

The new technology will increase efficiency permitting employees to have a greater ability to focus on the safety services they provide to mariners. Mariners are encouraged to visit the Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (RAMN), www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/Home and Notices to Mariners (NOTMAR), www.notmar.gc.ca PART 3 on a monthly basis for updated information and potential changes to contact information and marine broadcast schedules.

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.

This is to notify you that a new Ship Safety Bulletin  has recently been posted to the Transport Canada website at: www.tc.gc.ca/ssb-bsn/

To go online to view or download this bulletin, please click on the link below:

SSB#08/2016 - Regulations for Vessel Air Emissions: Sulphur in Fuel Content Verification Process
RDIMS#11568812

Sign yourself up for e-Bulletin to receive an e-mail notice each time a new Ship Safety Bulletin is published on our Web site

Contact us at: marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or 1-855-859-3123 (Toll Free).

This is to notify you that a new Ship Safety Bulletin  has recently been posted to the Transport Canada website at: www.tc.gc.ca/ssb-bsn/

To go online to view or download this bulletin, please click on the link below:

SSB#09/2016 - Interim Measure – Provisional Marine Medical Certificates
RDIMS#12228657

Sign yourself up for e-Bulletin to receive an e-mail notice each time a new Ship Safety Bulletin is published on our Web site

Contact us at: marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or 1-855-859-3123 (Toll Free).

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5) Under keel Clearance

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5) Directives concerning Under Keel Clearance

In order to maximize the loading, operators and captains of wide-beam vessels and long vessels determine the minimum under keel clearance (UKC) by using the minimal authorized speed established at 7 knots in the UKC table. That constrains up bound vessels in Quebec-Montreal sector to transit during a long period with at minimum speed because of window passages restrictions. The speed between Quebec and Trois-Rivières can be influenced by the tide and the passage can be completed in 7 hours. But, Trois-Rivières and Montreal sector depends only on water levels; the vessel, not being able to go faster than 7 or 8 knots over the water (SOW) , corresponding to a speed of 5 knots over the ground (SOG) it will take 12 hours to complete the transit. Thus the vessel will cause a congestion of the system for a long period, that makes difficult to coordinate passages and safe meetings because they have to favor transits mainly during daylight and can anchor only in short time anchorages.

The hydraulic pressure on these very wide ships is important, at low speed they are less manoeuvrable and the response time is slower. When we need to push the ship to increase the pressure of water on the rudder to thwart a yaw, the ship inertia is so heavy it takes several minutes to have the wished effect. The operators and the captains should thus plan their transits at a minimum speed of 10 knots SOW , in order to reduce the transit time and allow the ship to be in the system for an acceptable and plannable time while favoring daylight passages and by ensuring a good maneuverability.

In order to ensure a safe conduct and allow the coordination of the transits in opposite directions of vessels in the Saint-Lawrence between Quebec City and Montreal, vessels with beam greater than 32.50 meters (Post-Panamax) shall:

-Conform with the under keel clearance calculation table as per notice to mariners 27C.

-When up bound to a destination upstream Quebec City, ensure to have an under keel clearance permitting a transit at a minimum speed of 10 knots on the water.

-When down bound from a locality upstream Quebec City ensure to have an under keel clearance permitting a transit at a minimum speed of 7 knots on the water

Notwithstanding the preceding, all vessels should be capable to reduce their speed if necessary in order to allow the coordination of the meetings between ships and conform to the voluntary measures of speed reduction.

Reference Chart: 7646

Insert this footnote to the release of chart 7646:

M’Clintock Bay has been removed from chart 7646 and replaced with Putulik (Hat Island).
MClintock Bay can be found on chart 7736.

Reference Chart: 6242

The following unlit buoy has been permanently established:

Red River Netley Cut Cautionary unlit buoy YNCN (LL 9801.5) (50° 18’ 40.0’’N 096° 50’ 03.3’’W)

(A2016-009)

Reference Chart: 7760

Gjoa Haven Breakwater light (LL 4585.1) has been established in position 68° 37’ 13.4’’N 095° 52’ 41.7’’W. It is a red flashing light [FlR 4S (PRIV)] with a height of 10.5 metres, and is located on the outer end of the small craft breakwall.

Mariners are advised that the small craft breakwall is currently shown on electronic navigational chart CA573391, but is not yet shown on chart 7760.

(NOTSHIP A115/12)

Reference Chart: 3424

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:

Harris Island North Port Daybeacon (LL 5104.3) (48º 25’ 28.6’’N 123º 17’ 22.7’’W) will change to
Harris Island North Cardinal buoy (VJ) (48º 25’ 30.8’’N 123º 17’ 23.8’’W).

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties.
Comments should be directed to the following within three months from the date of this notice:

Superintendent, Kevin Carrigan
Aids & Waterways, Western Region
Canadian Coast Guard
25 Huron Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 4V9
Telephone: 250-480-2602
Fax: 250-480-2702
Email: kevin.carrigan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(P2016-069)