14Canadian Nautical Charts and Publications and International Publications

Canadian nautical charts and publications are available from authorized Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Chart Dealers. Alternatively, please contact the CHS Sales and Distribution office:

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Regional Chart Catalogues and digital Chart Index are available in PDF format on the Canadian Hydrographic Service website.

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Canadian Tide and Current Tables are available on the Canadian Hydrographic Service website.

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Canadian Sailing Directions are available on the Canadian Hydrographic Service website.
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The List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication are available on the Notices to Mariners website.
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Acts and Regulations can be accessed through Justice Canada website. All regulations are published in bilingual format.

Non-official up-to-date consolidations of the regulations may be accessed through the Transport Canada website.

¹Denotes that every ship fitted with radiotelegraph or radiotelephone installation must carry these regulations.

International Publications

1.Radio Publications

Compulsorily-fitted ship stations not on Convention voyages are required to carry the publication ‘’Radio Aids to Marine Navigation.’’ Additionally, ships making Convention voyages but remaining within Sea Areas A1 or A2 must carry the ITU publication ‘’List of Ship Stations’’ or ‘’List of Call Signs and Numerical Identities,’’ as well as a publication that lists the radiocommunication services of the coast stations in the area in which the ship is navigating, such as the U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) publication ‘’Radio Navigational Aids – Pub 117.’’

Ships making Convention voyages in Sea Areas A3 or A4 must carry the documents listed in Section VA of the ITU publication ‘’Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services’’ as well as the IMO publication ‘’Master Plan of the Shore-Based Facilities for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS Master Plan).’’

2.IMO Publications

The following publications and all other texts issued by IMO, as listed in the IMO Publications Catalogue, which is free, may be ordered through the IMO website or from:

IMO Publishing Service
International Maritime Organization
4 Albert Embankment
London, SE1 7SR
United Kingdom
: + 44(0)20-7735-7611
: + 44(0)20-7587-3241
: sales@imo.org

Payment must be made with order in pounds sterling or U.S. dollar equivalent.
(E = English edition, F = French edition)

IMO has over 200 titles available in printed and electronic format. Details are available on the IMO website.

Since April 1^st, 2013, in an effort to adopt and focus on newer technologies, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) ceased the printing of its List of Lights book, Annual Edition of the Notices to Mariners and also the Radio Aids to Marine Navigation Annual Publication. For complete details, please visit the Notices to Mariners website.

AUTHORIZED DEALERS - CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE

The authorized dealers at major Canadian and Foreign seaports distribute Canadian charts necessary for commercial shipping in their districts.

Authority: Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS)
Transport Canada