Chart No.

1
Midterm Week 1
NAV-1 (Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation 1)
 At the end of the lesson the students
will be able to:
Extract information from the chart regarding its
publication

Learning
outcomes
CONT
ENTS
0 Importance of symbols and abbreviations on chart

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02 Chart no.1
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Importance of
symbols and
abbreviations on
chart
INTRODUCT
ION
navigation chart, map designed and
used primarily for navigation. A
nautical chart presents most of the
information used by the marine
navigator, including latitude and
longitude scales, topographical features,
navigation aids such as lighthouses and
radio beacons, magnetic information,
indications of reefs and shoals, water
depth, and warning notices. Such
information allows both plotting a safe
course and checking progress while
sailing.
 Importance of symbols and abbreviations
01 Chart Symbols and abbreviations
on chart
A thorough knowledge of Chart symbol and
abbreviation is highly insisted. Without
understanding the correct symbols and its
meaning, the reliability of the chart work will
be diminished and the chances of errors will
be higher. Any out of ordinary symbols which
normally one don’t come across should be
noted and checked using Nautical Publication
5011 . While doing Chart plotting, it is a good
practise to keep NP 5011 ready for reference.

Raunek. (2019, June 18). 8 things to consider while doing nautical chart plotting on ships. Marine Insight. https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/8-things-to-consider-while-doing-nautical-chart-plotting-on-ships/
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Chart no.1
 Chart no.1
02 Uses of chart no.1 and its indication

U.S. Chart No. 1 describes the symbols,

abbreviations, and terms used on nautical charts.
It is produced by NOAA and the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The symbols for
paper charts and their analogous digital products,
such as NOAA raster navigational charts are
shown, as well as the symbols used to portray
NOAA electronic navigational charts data on
Electronic Chart Display and Information
Systems (ECDIS).

U.S. office of coast survey. (n.d.). Noaa.Gov. Retrieved March 18, 2022, from https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/us-chart-1.html
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