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APPENDIX B
PART I. INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS(Section V of Chart No. 1)
Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol
(if applicable)
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AAERO, Aero .. Aero light ..................................... P 60
AERO RBn ... Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16
Aero RC ........Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16
Al ..................Alternating .............................. P 10.11
ALP ..............Articulated Loading Platform ....... L 12
Alt .................Alternating .............................. P 10.11
Am ................Amber ...................................... P 11.8
anc ...............Ancient ........................................O 84
ANCH, Anch .Anchorage ........................ N 20, O 21
approx .......... Approximate ................................O 90
Apprs............Approaches.................................O 22
BB ...................Bay, bayou ....................................O 4
Bdy Mon .......Boundary monument ................... B 24
bk .................Broken .........................................J 33Bkw .............. Breakwater ................................. F 4.1
Bl ..................Blue .......................................... P 11.4
BM ................Benc h mark ................................. B 23
Bn ................. Beacon ..........................................O 4
Bn Tr .............Beacon tower ................................ O 3
Br..................Brea kers ..................................... K 17
brg ................Bearing ....................................... B 62
brk ................Broken .........................................J 33
Bu .................Blue .......................................... P 11.4
Cc ...................Course .........................................J 32
C...................Can, cylindrica l............................Q 21
C...................Cove ............................................. O 9
CALM ...........Centenary Anchor Leg Mooring ... L 16
Cas...............Castle ....................................... E 34.2
Cb .................Cobbles..........................................J 8
Cbl ................Cable .......................................... B 46
Cd .................Candela ...................................... B 54
CD ................Chart datum .................................. H 1
Cem ..............Cemetery .................................... E 19
CG ................Coast Guard station .................... T 10
Chan .............Channel ......................................O 14
Ch. ................Church ...................................... E10.1Chy ...............Chimney ...................................... E 22
Cl ..................Clay ................................................J 3
CL................. Clearance ......................... D 20, D 21
cm ................Centimeter(s) .............................. B 43
Co .................Coral ............................................J 10
Co rf .............Coral reef ....................................O 26
Cr .................Creek ............................................O 7
Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol
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Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol(if applicable)
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Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol(if applicable)
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c rs ................Course .........................................J 32
Cup, Cup. ..... Cupola ..................................... E 10.4
Cus Ho .........Customs House .......................... F 61
Cy ................. Clay ................................................J 3
DD...................Destroyed ................................... O 94
Destr .............Destroyed ................................... O 94
dev ...............Deviation ..................................... B 67
DIA, Dia ........Diaphone ..................................... R 11Dir ................. Direc tion ............................. P 30, P 31
dist ................Distant ......................................... O 85
dm ................Dec imeter(s) ............................... B 42
Dn. ................Dolphin ........................................ F 20
Dol. ...............Dolphin ........................................ F 20
DW ...............Deep Water route ........ M 27.1, N 12.4
D Z ................Danger Zone ............................... Q 50
E
E ...................East, easte rn ............................... B 10ED ................Existence doub tful .......................... I 1
EEZ ..............Exclusive Economic Zone ........... N 47
E Int .............. Equa l interva l, isophase ........... P 10.3
Ent r ...............Entrance ..................................... O 16
Est ................Estuary........................................O 17
exper ............Experimenta l ...............................O 93
Exp los .......... Explosive .................................... R 10
Exting, exting Extinguished ............................... P 55
Ff ....................Fine ..............................................J 30
F ...................Fixed ........................................ P 10.1
Fd ................. Fjord ..............................................O 5
F Fl ............... Fixed and flashing .................. P 10.10
FISH .............Fishing ........................................ N 21
Fl ..................Flashing ................................... P 10.4
Fla ................Flare sta ck ...................................L 11
fm ................. Fathom ........................................ B 48
fms ...............Fathoms ...................................... B 48
fne ................Fine ..............................................J 30
Fog Det Lt ..... Fog detec tor light ........................ P 62
Fog Sig ......... Fog signal ..................................... R 1
FP ................. Flagpole ...................................... E 27
FS, FS. ......... Flagstaff ...................................... E 27
ft ................... Foo t, feet ..................................... B 47
GG ..................Gravel ............................................ J 6G ..................Green ....................................... P 11.3
G ..................Gulf ............................................... O 3
Gp Fl ............Group flashing .......................... P 10.4
GP Occ ......... Group occulting ........................ P 10.2
Hh ...................Hard .............................................J 39
h ................... Hour ............................................ B 49
H...................Pilot transferred by helicopter ..... T 1.4HAT.............. Highest astronomica l tide .............. H 3
Hbr Mr .......... Harbormaster .............................. F 60
Histo ric Wk ... Historic wrec k ............................. N 26
Hk ................. Hulk ............................................. F 34
Hor ...............Horizonta lly d isposed .................. P 15
Hor Cl ...........Horizonta l c learance ................... D 21
Hosp .............Hospital .................................... F 62.2
hr ..................Hour ............................................ B 49
hrd ................Hard .............................................J 39
IIALA ............. Interna tional Assoc iation of
.....................Lighthouse Authorities............... Q 130
in .................. Inlet ..............................................O10
Intens ...........Intensified .................................... P 45
Int Q k Fl ........ Interrupted quick flashing ......... P 10.6
IQ ................. Interrupted q uick flashing ......... P 10.6
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I Qk Fl........... Interrupted quick flashing ......... P 10.6
Iso ................Isop hase .................................. P 10.3
IUQ ............... Interrupted ultra quick .............. P 10.8
Kkm ................Kilometer(s) ................................. B 40
kn ................. Kno t(s) ........................................ B 52
LL ...................Loch, lough, lake ...........................O 6Lag ...............Lagoon ..........................................O 8
LANBY.......... Large Automatic Navigational Buoy ... P 8
Lat, lat ...........Latitude ......................................... B 1
LASH ............Lighter aboa rd ship ................... G 184
LAT...............Lowest astronomica l tide ...............H 2
Ldg ...............Landing ....................................... F 17
Ldg ...............Leading ....................................... P 21
Le ................. Ledge ..........................................O 28
L Fl ...............Long flashing ............................ P 10.5
Lndg .............Landing ....................................... F 17LNG .............. Liquified natural gas ..................G 185
Long, long ..... Longitude ...................................... B 2
LOP .............. Line of position ..........S 21, S 31, S 41
LPG .............. Liquified petroleum gas .............G 186
LSS .............. Life saving sta tion ....................... T 12
Lt .................. Light .............................................. P 1
Lt Ho .............Lighthouse ....................................P 1
Lt V ...............Light vessel ...................................O 6
Mm ..................Meter(s) ...................................... B 41
m ..................Minute(s) of time ......................... B 50
m ..................Med ium (in relation to sand) ......... J 31
M ..................Mud, muddy ...................................J 2
M ..................Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45
mag .............. Magnetic ..................................... B 61
MHHW .......... Mean higher high wa ter ...............H 13
MHLW ...........Mean higher low water ................ H 14
MHW ............ Mean high water ........................... H 5
MHWN .......... Mean high wa ter neaps............... H 11
MHWS..........Mean high wa ter springs ............... H 9
Mi ................. Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45
mn ................Minute of time ............................. B 50
Mk ................Mark ..........................................Q 101
MLHW ..........Mean lower high wa ter ................ H 15
MLLW ...........Mean lower low water ................. H 12
MLW .............Mean low water ............................. H 4MLWN...........Mean low wa ter neaps ................ H 10
M LWS...........Mean low wa ter springs ................H 8
mm ...............M illime ter(s) ................................ B 44
Mo ................Morse ....................................... P 10.9
MON, Mon,
Mon. .......... Monument .......................... B 24, E 24
M SL.............. Mean sea level .............................. H 6
Mt ................. Mountain .....................................O 32
Mth ...............Mouth ..........................................O 19
NN...................North, northern .............................. B 9
N ................... Nun ............................................. Q 20
N E ................Northeast .................................... B 13
NM ................Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45
N Mi .............. Nautical mile(s) ........................... B 45
No ................. Number .................................... N 12.2
NP ................Neap tide ..................................... H 17
NW ...............Northwest .................................... B 15
NWS SIG
STA ...........Weather signa l station ................. T 29
OObsc .............Obscured .................................... P 43
Obscd ...........Obscured .................................... P 43
Ob s spot .......Observation spot ......................... B 21
Obstn ............Obstruction ...............K 40, K 41, K 42
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Ob str ............ Obstruction ................................. K 41
Oc .................Occulting .................................. P 10.2
Occ ............... Occulting .................................. P 10.2
Occas ...........Occ asional .................................. P 50
ODAS...........Ocean Data Acquisition System ..Q 58
Or ................. Orange ..................................... P 11.7
PP ...................Pebbles..........................................J 7
P ................... Pillar ............................................Q 23PA .................Position approxima te ..................... B 7
Pa ss .............Passage, pass ............................O 13
PD ................Position doubtful............................ B 8
PTL STA ....... Pilot sta tion ................................... T 3
Pk .................Peak ............................................O 35
Post Off ........Post office ................................... F 63
Priv, p riv ........Private ............................... P 65, Q 70
Prod. well ......Production well............................ L 20
PRO HIB........ Prohibited ................ N 2.2, N 20, N 21
Pyl ................Pylon ........................................... D 26
QQ .................. Quick........................................ P 10.6
Qk Fl.............Quick flashing .......................... P 10.6
RR................... Coast rad io station
.....................providing QTG services .............. S 15
R................... Red .......................................... P 11.2
R ...................Roc ky .............................................J 9
Ra .................Radar reference line ................... M 32
Ra (conspic) .Rada r conspicuous ob ject ............. S 5
Ra Antenna ... Dish aeria l ................................... E 31
Racon ...........Radar transponder beac on ........... S 3
Radar Sc. ..... Radar scanner ......................... E 30.3
Rada r Tr. .......Rada r tower ............................. E 30.2
Radome, Ra
Dome ........Radar dome ............................. E 30.4
Ra Ref .......... Radar reflector .............................. S 4
RBn .............. Circular rad iobeacon ................... S 10
RC ................Circular rad iobeacon ................... S 10
Rd ................. Roads, roadstead ........................O 22
RD ................Directional rad iobeacon .............. S 11
RDF.............. Radio direc tion finding station ..... S 14
Ref. ...............Refuge ......................................Q 124
Rep ...............Reported ........................................ I 3
Rf..................Reef ............................................O 26
RG ................Radio direc tion find ing station ..... S 14Rk ................. Roc ky .............................................J 9
Rky ...............Roc ky .............................................J 9
R Ma st .......... Radio mast .................................. E 28
Ro Ro ...........Roll on Roll off ............................. F 50
R Sta ............Coast radio station
.....................providing QTG services .............. S 15
R Tower ........Rad io tower ................................. E 29
Ru ................. Ruins................................. D 8, F 33.1
RW ...............Rotating radiobeacon .................. S 12
SS ...................Sand ..............................................J 1
S ...................South, southe rn ........................... B 11
S ...................Spar, sp indle ...............................Q 24
s ...................Second of time ............................ B 51
SALM ...........Single Anc hor leg Mooring .......... L 12
SBM .............Single Buoy Mooring ................... L 16
Sc .................Scanner ................................... E 30.3
Sd ................. Sound ......................................... O 12
SD ................Sound ing doubtful .......................... I 2
SE ................Southeast .................................... B 14
sec ................Second o f time ............................ B 51
sf .................. Stiff ...............................................J 36
sft ................. Soft ..............................................J 35
SH ................She lls ...........................................J 12
Sh l ................Shoal...........................................O 25
Si ..................Silt ..................................................J 4
so ................. Soft ..............................................J 35
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Sp ................. Spring t ide ................................... H 16
SP ................Spherica l .....................................Q 22
Sp . ................Sp ire ........................................ E 10.3
Spipe ............Standp ipe .................................... E 21
SPM .............Single point mooring ................... L 12
SS ................Signal sta tion .............................. T 20
st ..................Sto nes............................................J 5
stf ................. Stiff ...............................................J 36
stk................. Stic ky ...........................................J 34
St r ................. Stra it ...........................................O 11Subm ............Submerged ................................. O 93
Subm piles....Submerged piles...................... K 43.1
Sub m ruins ...Submerged ruins...................... F 33.2
sy..................Stic ky ...........................................J 34
SW ...............Southwest ................................... B 16
TT ................... True ............................................ B 63
t ....................Metric ton(s) ................................ B 53
Tel ................. Telephone, telegraph ................... D 27Temp, temp ... Temporary ................................... P 54
Tk ................. Tank ............................................ E 32
Tr, Tr., TR...... Tower .............................. E 10.2, E 20
T T.................Tree tops..................................... C 14
TV Mast ........ Television mast ........................... E 28
TV Tower ......Television tower .......................... E 29
UUncov ...........Uncovers..................................... K 11
UQ ................Ultra quick ................................ P 10.8
Vv ...................Volcanic .......................................J 37
var ................Variation ...................................... B 60
Vert ...............Vertically disposed ...................... P 15
Vert Cl ...........Vertical clearance ........................ D 20
Vi ..................Violet ........................................ P 11.5
Vil .................Village ...........................................D 4
VLCC ............Very large crude carrier.............G 187
vol ................. Volcanic .......................................J 37
VQ ................Very quick ................................ P 10.7
V Qk Fl .........Very quick flash ........................ P 10.7
W
W ..................West, western ............................. B 12
W ..................White ........................................ P 11.1
Wd ................Weed ........................................J 13.1
WG S.............World Geod etic System .............. S 50Whf ...............Wharf .......................................... F 13
WHIS, Whis ..Whistle ........................................ R 15
Wk ................Wreck ............ K 2023, K 2627, K 30
Y
Y ................... Yellow ....................................... P 11.6
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AApt ................Apartment ...................................... Es
BB ...................Black ..............................................Qqbk ................. Black ............................................. Jas
bl ..................Black ............................................. Jas
Blds ..............Boulders.......................................... Je
br ..................Brown ............................................ Jaz
Bu ................. Blue ...............................................Jau
CCap ...............Capitol............................................. Et
Ch ................. Chocolate ...................................... JbaChec ............. Checkered .....................................Qo
ck.................. Chalk................................................Jf
Cn ................. Cinders ...........................................Jp
Co ................. Company ....................................... Eu
Co Hd ...........Coral head .......................................Ji
COLREGS....Co llision regulations .......................Na
Corp .............Corporation .................................... Ev
cps................Cyc les per sec ond .......................... Bj
CRD .............Columbia River Datum .................... Hj
c/ s.................Cyc les per sec ond .......................... Bj
Ct Ho ............Court house ................................... Eo
Ddec ...............Decayed ........................................Jan
deg ...............Degree(s) ....................................... Bn
Di ..................Diatoms.........................................Jaa
Diag ..............Diagonal bands ..............................Qp
Discol wa ter ..Discolored water ............................ Ke
dk ................. Dark ..............................................Jbd
EExplos Anc h .. Explosives anchorage ....................Qk
FFac ty ............Factory ........................................... Ed
F Gp Fl .........Fixed and g roup flashing ................ Pd
fl ...................Flood ..............................................Hq
fly.................. Flinty ............................................. Jao
Fr ..................Foraminifera .................................... Jy
Fu ................. Fuc us .............................................Jaf
GGAB, Gab ..... Gable .............................................. Ei
GCLWD ........ Gulf Coa st Low Water Datum ......... Hk
Gl..................Globigerina ......................................Jz
glac ...............Glac ial ...........................................Jap
gn ................. Green ............................................ Jav
Govt Ho ........Government house ....................... Em
Grd ...............Ground ............................................Ja
Grs ...............Grass .............................................. Jv
gty ................Gritty ............................................Jam
GUN .............Fog gun ..........................................Rd
gy ................. Gray ..............................................Jbb
HHECP ...........Harbor entrance control po int ......... Tb
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Abbreviation ........ Meaning ...........................Symbol(if applicable)
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HHW.............Higher high wa ter ...........................Hb
H S................High school .................................... Eg
ht ..................Height ............................................ Hp
HW ...............High wa ter ......................................Hq
HWF & C ......High water full and change .............Hh
Hz................. Hertz .............................................. Bg
Iin ..................Inch ................................................ Bc
ins................. inches ............................................ Bc
Inst ............... Institute .......................................... En
ISLW ............. Ind ian springs low wa ter .................Hg
KK ...................Kelp .................................................Ju
kc ..................Kilocyc le ......................................... Bk
kHz...............Kilohertz ......................................... Bh
kn ................. Kno t(s) ...........................................Ho
LLa ................. Lava .................................................Jl
LLW .............. Lower low wa ter ............................. He
LOOK TR...... Lookout tower ................................. Tf
lrg .................Large .............................................. Jai
lt ...................Light .............................................. Jbc
Ltd ................Limited ............................................ Er
LW ................Low water ...................................... Hc
LWD .............. Low water da tum ............................ Hd
LWF & C ....... Low water full and change ............... Hi
Mm2 ..............................Square meter(s) ............................. Ba
m3 ..............................Cub ic meter(s) ............................... Bb
Ma ................Mattes...........................................Jag
Magz ............ Magazine ........................................ El
Mc ................Megacyc le(s) .................................. Bl
Mds .............. Mad repores......................................Jj
MHz.............. Megahertz....................................... Bi
Ml .................Marl ................................................. Jc
Mn ................Manganese ..................................... Jq
Mo ................Morse code ..................................... Rf
Ms ................M usse ls........................................... Js
M TL ..............Mea n Tide Level ..............................Hf
NNAUTO .........Nautophone ................................... Rc
Oor ..................Orange .......................................... Jax
Oys...............O yste rs ........................................... Jr
Oz.................Ooze ...............................................Jb
PPav ...............Pavillion .......................................... Ep
Pm ................Pumice ...........................................Jm
Po ................. Polyzoa .........................................Jad
Pt ..................Pteropods ..................................... Jac
QQuar .............Quarantine ..................................... Fd
Qz.................Qua rtz .............................................Jg
RRd ................. Radiolaria ......................................Jab
rd ..................Red ............................................... Jay
rt ...................Rotten ............................................ Jaj
Ry ................. Railwa y, railroa d ............................. Db
SSc ................. Scoriae ............................................Jo
Sch ...............Sc hist ..............................................Jh
Sch ...............Schoo l ............................................. Ef
Sem .............. Semaphore .................................... Tg
Sh ................. Shingle ............................................Jd
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S-LFl .............Short-long flashing ......................... Pb
sml ................Small .............................................Jah
Spg ...............Sponge ............................................Jt
Sp i ................Spicules .......................................... Jx
spk ................Speckled ........................................Jal
Stg ................ Seatang le ....................................... Jw
St M ..............Sta tute m ile(s) ................................ Be
St Mi ............. Sta tute m ile(s) ................................ Be
Str ................. Stream ............................................ Hl
str ................. Strea ky .......................................... Jak
SUB-BELL ....Submarine fog bell .........................Ra
Subm crib ..... Submerged c rib ............................... Ki
SUB-OSC ..... Subma rine osc illato r.......................Rb
Sub vo l .........Submarine volcano ........................ Kd
TT ...................Telephone ................................. Eq,Qt
T ...................Sho rt ton(s) ................................... Bm
T ................... Tufa .................................................Jn
Tel ................. Telegraph ....................................... Qs
Tel off ............Telegraph office .............................. Ek
ten ................Tena cious...................................... Jaq
Uunev .............Uneven ..........................................Jbf
Univ .............. University ....................................... Eh
us ................. Microsecond(s) ............................... Bf
usec .............. Microsecond(s) ............................... Bf
Vvard .............. Varied ............................................Jbe
vel ................. Velocity ..........................................Hnvi ...................Violet ..............................................Jat
Vol Ash .........Volca nic ash ....................................Jk
Wwh................. White ............................................. Jar
WHIS............Whistle ........................................... Qc
Yyd ................. Yard ............................................... Bd
yds................Ya rds.............................................. Bd
yl ...................Yellow ........................................... Jaw
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B Positions, Distances, Direc-
tions, CompassPA .................Position approximate ..................... B 7
PD ................Position doub tful ............................ B 8
N ...................North ............................................. B 9
E ...................Ea st ............................................. B 10
S ...................South .......................................... B 11
W ..................West ............................................ B 12
N E ................Northeast .................................... B 13
SE ................Southea st .................................... B 14
NW ...............Northwest .................................... B 15
SW ...............Southwest ................................... B 16
km ................Kilometer(s) ................................. B 40
m ..................Meter(s) ...................................... B 41
dm ................Dec imeter(s) ............................... B 42
cm ................Centimeter(s) .............................. B 43
mm ...............M illime ter(s) ................................ B 44
M ..................Na utica l mile(s), Sea mile(s) ....... B 45
ft ...................Foot/ feet ...................................... B 47
h ...................Hour ............................................ B 49
m, min...........Minute(s) of time ......................... B 50
s, sec ............Sec ond(s) of time ........................ B 51
kn ................. Kno t(s) ........................................ B 52
t ....................Ton(s) .......................................... B 53cd ................. Candela (new candela) ............... B 54
D Cultural FeaturesRu .................Ruin ..............................................D 8
F PortsLndg .............Landing for boa ts ........................ F 17
RoRo ............Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry .................. F 50
I Depths
ED ................Existence doub tful ........................... l 1SD ................Sounding doubtful ........................... l 2
K Rocks, Wrecks, ObstructionsBr ..................Breakers ..................................... K 17
WK ............... Wreck .......................................... K 20
Obstn ............Obstruction ................................. K 40
L Offshore Installations,
Submarine Ca bles, Submarine
PipelinesFla ................Flare stack ...................................L 11
Pro ................Submerged Production ............... L 20
Well ..............Well
M Tracks, RoutesRa ................. Radar ......................................... M 31
DW ............... Deep Water ..............................M 27.2
N Area s, Limits
No ................. Number .................................... N 12.2DW ...............Deep Water .............................. N 12.4
O Hydrographic TermsSMt ............... Seamount ....................................O 33
P LightsLt ..................Light .............................................. P 1
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F ...................Fixed ........................................ P 10.1
Oc .................Occulting .................................. P 10.2
Iso ................Isop hase .................................. P 10.3
Fl ..................Flashing ................................... P 10.4
LFl ................Long-flashing ........................... P 10.5
Q .................. Quick........................................ P 10.6
IQ ................. Interrupted quick ...................... P 10.6
VQ ................Very quick ................................ P 10.7
IVQ ............... Interrupted very quick .............. P 10.7
UQ ................Ultra quick ................................ P 10.8
IUQ ............... Interrupted ultra quick .............. P 10.8
Mo ................Morse Code ............................. P 10.9
W ..................white ........................................ P 11.1
R ................... red ............................................ P 11.2
G .................. green ........................................ P 11.3
Bu ................. blue .......................................... P 11.4
Vi ..................violet ........................................ P 11.5
Y ................... yellow/orange/Amber ............... P 11.6
Or ................. Orange ..................................... P 11.7
Am ................Amber ...................................... P 11.8
Ldg ...............Leading light ............................. P 20.3
Dir ................. Direc tion light .............................. P 30
occas............occasional ................................... P 50
R lts .............. Air ob struction lights................. P 61.2
priv ...............private ......................................... P 65
Fog Det Lt ..... Fog detec tor light ........................ P 62
Aero ..............Aeronautical ........................ P 60/61.1
Q Buoys, BeaconsD Z ................Danger Zone ............................... Q 50
ODAS...........Ocean Data Acquisition System ..Q 58
Mk ................mark ..........................................Q 101
IALA ............. Internationa l Assoc iation of Lighthouse
Authorities ................................. Q 130
R Fog SignalsExp los .......... Explosive .................................... R 10
Dia ................Diaphone ..................................... R 11
Whis .............Whistle ........................................ R 15
S Radar, Radio, Elec tronic
Position-Fixing SystemsRa .................Coast Radar Sta tion ...................... S 1
Racon ...........Radar transponder beac on ........... S 3
F Racon ........Radar transponder beacon,
responding on a fixed frequency
outside the marine band ............. S 3.4
RC ................Circular (non-direc tional) ma rine
radiobeacon ................................ S 10
RD ................Directional rad iobeacon .............. S 11
RW ...............Rotating-pattern rad iobeacon ...... S 12
RG ................Radio direc tion-find ing stations ... S 14
R................... QTG service , Coa st
..................... radio sta tions............................... S 15
Aero RC ........Aeronautica l rad iobeacon ............ S 16
WG S.............World Geod etic System .............. S 50
T ServicesSS ................Signal sta tion .............................. T 20
IN T ............... international ................................ T 21
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AABAND .................. Abandoned
A/C ........................ Aircraft
AERO RBN ............ Aeronautica l radiobeaconANCH .................... Anchorage
ANCH PROHIB ...... Anchorage prohibited
ANMS.................... Automated Notice to Mariners
APPROX................ Approximate
ART DBN ............... Articulated daybeacon
ART LT................... Articulated light
ATLC ...................... Atlantic
ATON ..................... Aids to Naviga tion
AUTH ..................... Authorized
AUTH CL................ Authorized ClearanceAVG ....................... Average
BBKW ...................... Breakwater
BLDG ..................... Building
BNM ...................... Broadc ast Notice to Mariners
BRG ....................... Bearing
C
C............................ Can(C).......................... Ind ica tes chart has Loran-C TDs
overprinted
CFR ....................... Code of Federal Regulations
CG USACE............. Commanding General, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
CHAN .................... Channel
COE....................... Corps of Engineers
COLREGS............. Collision Reg ulat ions
COMDTINST .......... Commandant Instruction
COMDTPUB........... Commandant Publica tion
CONT..................... Continue
COTP..................... Captain of the Port
CUP....................... Cupola
DD............................ Indica tes NAD 1983 added
DEG ....................... Degrees (Temperature; geo pos)
DESTR................... Destroyed
DG PS.................... Differential Global Positioning
System
DIA ......................... Diameter
DISCONTD ............. Discontinued
DMA ...................... Defense Mapping AgencyDOD ....................... Department of Defense
DR ......................... Dead Reckoning
DW ........................ Deep Water Route
EE ............................ New Edition
ECDIS.................... Electronic Chart Display and
Information Systems
ED ......................... Edition
ED ......................... Existence Doubtful
EEZ ....................... Exclusive Economic Zone
EFF ....................... Effect/Effective
ELB ....................... Exposed Loc ation Buoy
ENTR..................... Entrance
EPA ....................... United Sta tesEnvironmental
Protec tion Agency
ESTA B................... Established
EXPLOS ANCH...... Explosive Anchorage
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FFAD ....................... Fish Aggregating Device
FCC ....................... Federal Communications
Commission
FCZ........................ Fishery Conservation Zone
FM(S) .................... Fathom(s)
FOG SIG ................ Fog Signal Sta tion
FP.......................... Flag Pole
FR.......................... Federal Register
F S.......................... Flag Sta ff
FT.......................... Foot/ Feet
F TR....................... Flag tower
F/ V ......................... Fishing Vessel
GG ........................... Green
G PS....................... Global Positioning System
GRI ........................ Group Repetition Interval
H
HBR ....................... Harbor
HO ......................... House
HOR CL ................. Horizontal Clearance
HR ......................... Hour
HT.......................... Height
HZ.......................... Hertz
IIALA ....................... Internationa l Assoc iation o f
Lighthouse Authorities
ICW ....................... Intrac oastal Waterway
IGLD ...................... International Great Lakes Datum
IHB......................... International Hydrographic Bureau
IHO ........................ International Hydrographic
Organization
IMCO ..................... Inter-governmental Maritime
Consultantive Organization
IMO ........................ International Maritime
Organization
ITU ......................... International Telecommunications
Union
KKHZ ....................... Kilohe rtz
KM ......................... Kilometer
KT(S) ..................... Knot(s)
LLANBY................... Large Automated Navigation
Buoy
LAT........................ Latitude
LB.......................... Lighted Buoy
LBB ....................... Lighted Bell Buoy
LGB ....................... Lighted Gong Buoy
LHB ....................... Lighted Horn Buoy
LLNR...................... Light List Num ber
LLWD ..................... Lower Low Water Datum
LNB ....................... Large Naviga tion Buoy
LNG ....................... Liquidifed Natural Gas
LNM ....................... Loc al Notice to Mariners
LONG .................... Longitude
Look TR ................. Lookout Tower
LOOP .................... Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
LOP ....................... Line of Position
Loran ...................... Long-Range Navigation
LT........................... Light
LT HO .................... Light House
LT O BSC ................ Light Obscured
LWB....................... Lighted Whistle Buoy
LWD ....................... Low Water Datum
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MM ........................... Metric Cha rt
MAINTD ................. Maintained
MAX....................... Maximum
MB......................... Millibar
MDT....................... Moderate
MF......................... Ma rine Facility Cha rt
MHHW ................... Mean Higher High Water
MHW ..................... Mean High Water
MHWL ................... Mean High Water Line
MHZ....................... Megahertz
MICRO TR.............. Microwave Tower
MIN ........................ Minute (time; geo pos)
MLLW .................... Mean Lower Low Water
MLW ...................... Mean Low Water
MLWL .................... Mean Low Water line
MM ........................ Millimeter
Mo (A) .................... Morse Alpha
M SL....................... Mean Sea Level
MT ......................... Mountain, Mount
M/V ........................ Motor Vessel
MWLL.................... Mean Water Level Line
NN............................ New Chart
N ............................ Nun
NAD ....................... North American Datum
NAE....................... National Academy of Engineering
NA S....................... National Academy of Sciences
NIMA ...................... National Imagery and Mapping
Agency
NM ......................... Nautical Mile(s)
NM ......................... Notice to Mariners
NOAA .................... National Oceanographic &
Atmospheric Administration
NOS....................... National Ocean Service
NRC ....................... National Research Council
NWS...................... National Weather Service
OO ........................... Omega Chart
O BSTR .................. Obstruction
OCCASION ............ Occasion/Occasionally
OCS....................... Outer continenta l shelf
ODAS .................... Oceanographic (or Ocean) Data
Ac quisition System
OPAREA ................ Operating Area
OVHD PWR CAB... Overhead Power Cable
PPA .......................... Position Approximate
PAC ....................... Pacific
P/C ........................ Pleasure Craft
PD ......................... Position Doubtful
PPC ....................... Pumping Platform Complex
PPI......................... Plan Position Indicator
PRES .................... Pressure
PRIV ...................... Private, Privately
PRIV MAINTD ........ Privately Maintained
PROHIB ................. Prohibited
PSN ....................... Position
PT(S) ..................... Point(s)
PUB....................... Publication
PWI ....................... Potable Water Intake
RR............................ RedR............................ Revised Print
RACON .................. Rad ar Transponder Beacon
RAMA RK ............... Radar Marker
RA Ref ................... Radar Reflector
RBN ....................... Rad io Beacon
RDF ....................... Radio Direc tion Finder
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REP....................... Reported
RESTR................... Restricted
RF.......................... Representative Fraction
RGE....................... Range
RK ......................... Rock
R/V ........................ Resea rch Vessel
SSAR....................... Search and Rescue
SC ......................... Sma ll Craft
SD ......................... Sound ing Doubtful
SEC ....................... Second (time; geo pos)
SIG STA ................. Signa l sta tion
SM ......................... Sta tute M ile(s)
SO LAS .................. Safety of Life at Sea
SPO R .................... Shoreline Plane o f Referenc e
S SIG STA ............. Sto rm Signa l Sta tion
ST.......................... Saint
STA ........................ Sta tion
S PIPE................... Standpipe
S/ V ........................ Sa iling Vessel
TTD .......................... Time Difference
TEMP .................... Temporary
THRU ..................... Through
TR.......................... Tower
TR.......................... True
TRLB...................... Temporarily Replaced by Lighted Buoy
TRUB ..................... Temporarily Replaced by
Unlighted Buoy
TSD ....................... Time-Speed-Distance
TSS ....................... Traffic Separation Scheme
TSTM ..................... Thunderstorm
UUMIB...................... Urgent Marine Information
Broadcast
UNCOV .................. Unc overs; Dries
US ......................... United Sta tes
USACE.................. U.S. Army Corps of Eng ineers
USC ....................... United States Code
USCG .................... United States Coast Guard
USCGAUX.............. United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary
USC P .................... United Sta tes Co ast Pilot
USDO T .................. United States Department of
Transportation
USPHS.................. U.S. Pub lic Hea lth Service
USPS .................... United Sta tes Pow er Squadrons
UTC ....................... Universal Coordinated Time
VVERT Cl ................. Vertical Clearance
VHFFM ................ Very High Freq uency
Frequency Modulated
VLCTY ................... Veloc ity
V SBY .................... Visib ility
VTC ....................... Vessel Traffic Center
V TS....................... Vessel Traff ic Services
WWEA ...................... Weather
WG S...................... World Geodetic System
WHIS..................... Whistle
WK ........................ Wreck
W/ P ....................... Watching Properly
WRNG ................... Warning
XX ............................ Discontinued Chart
YYD ......................... Yard(s)