[Psml] NOAA Proposal

[Horst Boettge]

The following notice was posted at http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/headline-important.html.
If you have any comments about this proposal, send them through the link inside the last paragraph below. 
As you can see, time is of essence.
 

NOAA’s National Ocean Service is evaluating specific features on nautical charts for their importance to marine navigation. 
The goal is to improve clarity and ease of use. To achieve this, NOAA’s National Ocean Service is proposing the removal of:
• Tide tables 
• Tables of small craft facilities 
Both of these tables will be removed from the following charts: 
11302 11303 11306 11308 11314 11315 11319 11322 11326 11331
11347 11348 11350 11354 11355 11365 11367 11370 11372 11374
11378 11385 11390 11393 11402 11404 11411 11425 11427 11428
11430 11432 11433 11446 11449 11451 11453 11464 11465 11467
11472 11485 11489 11491 11507 11514 11515 11518 11534 11541
11553 12205 12206 12237 12285 12316 12324 12352 12364 12372
13229 13274 18423 18445 18447 18545 18546 18547 18548 18652
18661 18662 18687 
Up-to-date tide information will continue to be available via NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) 
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov. 
NOAA’s National Ocean Service is also proposing the removal of State Plane grid intersection tick marks from all nautical charts.
The State Plane coordinate system was established by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1933 to provide a common reference system 
for surveyors and cartographers. State plane ticks marks are not necessary for marine navigation.
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (OCS) is requesting all comments about these changes be sent via OCS’ inquiry page 
http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/inquiry.aspx before February 20, 2009. 
Any other questions may be directed to the inquiry page or by calling NOAA’s navigation inquiry hotline: 1-888-990-NOAA (6622).
 
 
Stf/C Horst Boettge, SN
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