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- What do you mean by “print-on-demand”?
- What do you mean by up-to-date?
- Are OceanGrafix charts NOAA approved?
- What is an OceanGrafix “remote printer”?
- How do I know which charts I will need?
- What is meant by “Local Notice to Mariners”?
- What is meant by “Notice to Mariners”?
- What is meant by a chart “Edition”?
- How do I purchase the charts?
What do you mean by “print-on-demand”?
NOAA nautical charts are printed by OceanGrafix only after they are ordered, ensuring they are always up-to-date with the most current information available.
back to topWhat do you mean by “up-to-date?”
All OceanGrafix nautical charts are updated before printing with the most current Notice To Mariners, NGA (formerly NIMA) Notices, and critical safety information provided by NOAA.
back to topAre OceanGrafix charts NOAA approved?
Yes. All OceanGrafix navigational charts have been approved by NOAA. They meet the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Carriage Requirements and are SOLAS compliant. For Statement of Authenticity, Currency, and Content for Print-On-Demand (POD) Nautical Charts information provided by NOAA, click here.
back to topWhat is an OceanGrafix “remote printer”?
Select authorized OceanGrafix agents have installed proprietary printers that are linked directly to OceanGrafix. Official NOAA cartographic data is downloaded daily to these remote printers, ensuring that every Charts-on-Demand™ chart is 100% up-to-date when printed.
back to topHow do I know which charts I will need?
Use our dynamic chart catalog, SPICA, to find charts in any of the four NOAA regions:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
- Pacific Coast, Including Hawaiian, Mariana and Samoa Islands
- Alaska, Including the Aleutian Islands
- Great Lakes and Adjacent Waterways
Or view a list of all charts.
back to topWhat is meant by “Local Notice to Mariners”?
Each week, each of the nine US Coast Guard Districts issues a LNM. A LNM provides timely marine safety information applicable to all vessels for the correction of nautical charts, the US Coast Pilot, and the USCG Light List. This includes aids to navigation, lights, bridges, cables, pipelines, wrecks, obstructions, Federal Waterways, waterway operations, and dangers to navigation. LNM are published at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/default.htm
back to topWhat is meant by “Notice to Mariners”?
This is the U.S.-wide Notice for ocean-going vessels. Each week the NGA issues the NM. It provides timely marine safety information for the correction of nautical charts, the US Coast Pilot, and the NGA List of Lights, and the USCG Light List. NM are published at http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/
back to topWhat is meant by a chart “Edition”?
A New Edition brings a NOAA Nautical Chart up to date for all chartable information available to NOAA including hydrography, shoreline, and marine safety information published in the LNM and NM. About 250 new editions are issued per year with the time between new editions ranging from every six months to several years depending upon the chart. The status of new editions is published at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm
back to topHow do I purchase the charts?
Use our dynamic chart catalog, SPICA, to find charts in any of the four NOAA regions:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
- Pacific Coast, Including Hawaiian, Mariana and Samoa Islands
- Alaska, Including the Aleutian Islands
- Great Lakes and Adjacent Waterways
Or view a list of all charts.
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