The United States Coast Pilot is published by the National Ocean Service (NOS), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pursuant to the Act of 6 August 1947
(33 U.S.C. 883a and b), and the Act of 22 October 1968 (44 U.S.C. 1310).

The Coast Pilot supplements the navigational information shown on NOAA nautical charts. The
Coast Pilot is continually updated and maintained from inspections conducted by NOAA survey
vessels and fi eld parties, corrections published in Notices to Mariners, information from other
Federal agencies, State and local governments, maritime and pilots’ associations, port authorities,
and concerned mariners.
NOAA’s Offi ce of Coast Survey encourages public feedback regarding its suite of nautical charting
products and services through the Nautical Inquiry/Discrepancy Reporting System. This system
allows comments, inquiries and chart discrepancies to be submitted directly to NOAA’s nautical
charting program. Inquiries are typically acknowledged by email within one day, and ninety
percent are answered or resolved within fi ve days.