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United States Coast Pilots

The United States Coast Pilot, published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is a series of nine nautical volumes that cover a wide variety of information important to navigators of U.S. coastal and intracoastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes.

Most Coast Pilot information cannot be shown graphically on the standard nautical chart, and is not readily available elsewhere. The topics in the Coast Pilot include, but are not limited to, channel descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, currents, tide and water levels, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation schemes, small-craft facilities, and Federal regulations applicable to navigation.

Coast Pilot #1 - Eastport to Cape Cod (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #2 - Cape Cod to Sandy Hook (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #3 - Sandy Hook to Cape Henry (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #4 - Cape Henry to Key West (2009) - Download

Coast Pilot #5 - Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, & the USVI (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #6 - Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #7 - Pacific Coast - Hawaii - Pacific Islands (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #8 - Alaska-Dixon Entrance to Cape Spence (2010) - Download

Coast Pilot #9 - Alaska-Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea (2009) - Download