Marine Service Charts (MSC) - Free
Marine Service Charts (MSC) list frequencies, schedules
and locations of stations disseminating NWS products. They
also contain additional weather information of interest
to the mariner. Charts are also available via the Internet
as listed below.
Both sides of the charts are available, both in JPG
and PDF formats. The front side of the charts shows
the map and the back side shows the text that accompanies
the chart. PDF format is helpful if you need to zoom in
on a specific area of the chart.
Note - The only Marine Service Chart routinely updated is MSC-15, Alaskan Waters. Updated information formerly included in other MSCs can most often be found on the Marine Forecasts or NOAA Weather Radio webpages or from your Local Weather Forecast Office.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF VALUE TO THE MARINER
NOAA PUBLICATIONS
Sea State Photographs for Determining Wind Speed the Beaufort Wind Force Scale (small version)
Sea State Photographs for Determining Wind Speed the Beaufort Wind Force Scale (large version)
Sky Watcher Cloud Chart
Mariner's
Weather Log Magazine
Voluntary Observing Ship Program
Brochure (Page 1) (Page 2) Free6
NWS Observing Handbook NO.1
(05/10) Free 6
Marine Report User Guide
Worldwide
Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules
NOAA Weather
Radio Brochure
National
Ocean Service United States Coast Pilot
Directory of Private
Weather Services - Free10
Hurricane brochures - Free10
Tropical Cyclones -
A Preparedness Guide - Free10
Mariners Guide for Hurricane Awareness in the North Atlantic Basin (2.3 MB PDF)
Tsunami Safety Brochure
TSUNAMI The Great Waves - Free 11
NOAA SEA GRANT PUBLICATIONS
Search for NOAA Sea Grant Publications
FCC PUBLICATIONS
Title 47 Part 80 - Code of Federal Regulations
NGA PUBLICATIONS
NGA Publication 117 "Radio Navigational Aids" (2014)13
American Practical
Navigator (Bowdich) Publication 9 (2002)13
Pilot Chart Atlas, 5 areas
13
Sailing Directions, 42 volumes13
U.S. Notices to
Mariners13
U.S. Notices to
Mariners #1, Special Notice to Mariners Paragraphs
U.S. COAST GUARD PUBLICATIONS
USCG Local Notices to Mariners
USCG Light Lists
USCG Proceedings Magazine
U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) {24 hour Regional Contacts for Emergencies
}
NAVY PUBLICATIONS
U.S.
NAVY Hurricane Havens/Heavy Weather Handbooks + more
Non-U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Canadian Coast Guard Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (RAMN) - $18.95 Cdn
The British Admiralty List of Radio Signals8
Volume 1 Coast Radio Stations (2 parts)
Volume 2 Radio Navigational Aids, Satellite Navigation
Systems, Legal Time,
Radio Time Signals & Electronic Fixing Systems
Volume 3 Maritime Safety Information Services (2 Parts)
Volume 4 Meteorological Observation Stations
Volume 5 Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems
Volume 6 Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services &
Port Operations (5 parts)
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
The
SafetyNET Users Handbook - Free
International SafetyNET Manual, 2011; IMO-908E12
NAVTEX Manual, 2012; IMO-951E12
GMDSS Handbook, 2013; IMO-IF970E12
SOLAS Consolidated Edition, 2014; IMO-IF110E12
SOLAS CHAPTER V SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
WMO Publication 9 - Weather Reporting 15
Volume A - Observing Stations
Volume C1 - Meteorological Bulletins
Volume C2 - Transmission Programmes (Includes broadcast information)
Volume D - Information for Shipping (Includes broadcast information)
WMO Publication 49 Technical Regulations Basic Documents
Volume I – General Meteorological Standards and
Recommended Practices 2011/2012
WMO Publication 471 -
Guide
to Marine Meteorological Services,
Third edition; 200115
WMO Publication 558 - Manual On Marine Meteorological Services; 2012 edition15
Volume I Global Aspects
Volume II Regional Aspects
MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report
2. Available Internet: Via http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/index.html
Or from your local National Weather Service
Forecast Office.
6. (Some publications available only to ships participating in U.S. VOS program)
National Weather Service
Voluntary Observing Ship Operations Manager
Paula Rychtar
NDBC Bldg #1100
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
228-688-1457
228-688-3153 (FAX)
paula.rychtar@noaa.gov
http://www.vos.noaa.gov
8. UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way, Tauton, Somerset
TA1 2DNm United Kingdom
+44(0) 1823 337900 x3333
+44(0) 1823 323753 FAX
info@hydro.gov.uk
http://www.ukho.gov.uk
http://www.admiralty.co.uk/SitePages/Distributors.aspx
(Distributors)
10. National Weather Service
Industrial Meteorology
Staff
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)-713-0258
(301)-713-0610
nws.im@noaa.gov
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/im/
11. International Tsunami Information Center
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176
Honolulu, HI
96818
808-725-6050
808-725-6055
(FAX)
itic.tsunami@noaa.gov
http://www.tsunamiwave.org
12. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR
UK
+44 207 7357611
+44 207 5873210
FAX (general enquiries)
+44 207 5873241
FAX (publication sales)
Telex: 23588
info@imo.org
http://www.imo.org
13. Available on-line and no longer printed by U.S. Government. Many NGA publications available
from commercial vendors, see NGA webpage for references.
15. American Meteorological Society
Attn: WMO Publications Center
45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108 USA
1-617-227-2425 Fax: 1-617-742-8718
wmopubs@ametsoc.org
http://www.wmo.int/e-catalog/index_en.php?SORT=N&q;=
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