[Coch] Up dated Information on ATON's

[Discuss mutual Cooperative Charting problems with fellow Cooperative Charters.]

We are posting some updated information on Nautical reports of the Lights listed in the "Light Lists". We tried to have this in place for the start of the current Cooperative Charting year but the details took a bit longer than anticipated.  Thank you for your continuing support of the program.

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS ON
SUBMITTING ATON’S AS A NAUTICAL ITEM
 
                                                                      There is a new requirement submitting ATON’s as a Nautical Item. 
 
If it is a Federal aid and the report indicates that the Coast Guard [CG] was notified credit will be given, but the report will not go to the cartographers.
 
If not listed as having notified the CG the report will go to the cartographers but will receive less credit.
 
If the report is for a Private aid it must be listed in the light list. If an observer thinks that a private aid belongs in the light list they will need to contact the CG.
 
Any light that isn’t marked “Private” should be considered Federal, and treated as such.
 
The link to the USCG Light List is: 
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm    You should also look at “Nav Pubs and CG Links [upper left corner] for “Light list corrections” that’s a link to the summary of 2007 Light List Corrections from the Local Notice to Mariners.
This link will soon be available on the CC Web Main Page. 

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R/C Richard White 
Chair, Cooperative Charting Committee
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