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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS ON<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">SUBMITTING ATON’S AS A NAUTICAL ITEM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> There is a new requirement submitting ATON’s as a Nautical Item. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">If not listed as having notified the CG the report will go to the cartographers but will receive less credit.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Any light that isn’t marked “Private” should be considered Federal, and treated as such</SPAN>.</P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The link to the USCG Light List is</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">:</SPAN> </P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><A href="http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm" target=_blank>http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This link will soon be available on the CC Web Main Page. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>R/C Richard White <BR>Chair, Cooperative Charting Committee</DIV></body></html>