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Important Advisories - Responsibilities of the registered user
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NOTMAR User Profile Setup:
Step 1) Accessing the "Create User Profile" setup page
Step 2) Registering your email address and personal password
Step 3) Selecting charts to receive Section II chart correction notices by email
Step 4) Setting up your notification preferences and activating your NOTMAR profile
Step 5) Final step: Activating your personal profile
Registering your email address to receive the complete Monthly Notices to Mariners Editions
Activating your profile to receive Monthly publications
Maintaining your NOTMAR profile
Forgot Password
Weekly/Monthly Email Notifications
Reviewing the Section II notices that have affected your charts by visiting notmar.gc.ca and accessing your personal NOTMAR profile
Changing the registered email address and password
Unsubscribe from Chart Updates
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NOTMAR Online Services
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) encourages all NOTMAR clients to benefit from the NOTMAR online service available at
www.notmar.gc.ca. This service provides clients with
Notices to Mariners:
- on a weekly and monthly basis through the NOTMAR online search feature, where clients can simply select their chart numbers to review and apply Notices to Mariners - chart corrections (Section II);
- through downloadable files (PDF) of the following publications:
The online service also provides its clients with an archival system of Notices to Mariners.
CCG has taken its service one step further, providing a 'personalized service' for each of its clients the "NOTMAR user profile". This feature allows NOTMAR clients to set up an account and register their nautical charts to receive applicable Notices to Mariners- Chart Corrections (Section II) right to their inbox. With this free service, registrants are automatically notified on a weekly or monthly basis by e-mail when Notices to Mariners - Chart Corrections are published affecting their charts. A 'back dated' feature has also been implemented, in case clients are away for a period of time, they may simply go into their profile and review their notices dated back for a period of four weeks.
Important Advisories - Responsibilities of the registered user
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Excerpts from the
Canada Shipping Act, Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations , 1995
CARRIAGE OF CHARTS, DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS 4.(1) Subject to subsection (2), the master and owner of every ship shall have on board, in respect of each area in which the ship is to be navigated, the most recent editions of the charts, documents and publications that are required to be used under sections 5 and 6. MAINTENANCE OF CHARTS, DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS 7.The master of a ship shall ensure that the charts, documents and publications required by these Regulations are, before being used for navigation, correct and up-to-date, based on information that is contained in the Notices to Mariners , Notices to Shipping or radio navigational warnings. |
- It is the responsibility of the registered user to manage and review their personal profile to ensure it is maintained, active and up to date.
- Should a NOTMAR account not be accessed over a one year period of time, or should a registered email address become invalid: The Canadian Coast Guard holds the right to deactivate your account, therefore stopping future advisories until a request to reactivate has been made. In order to reactivate your account it is the responsibility of the registered user to contact the NOTMAR online team at notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca requesting a reactivation. Accounts that are deactivated for a period of 3 years will be removed from the NOTMAR online service.
- It is the responsibility of the registered user to change the registered password should they feel or know that their personal password is known by someone else.
- It is the responsibility of the registered user to frequently review the chart selections in their personal profile to ensure all selected charts are appearing correctly and are activated.
- It is the responsibility of the registered user to ensure the NOTMAR administrator email account ( notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) is not identified as SPAM mail through their personal software tools and/or Internet Service Providers.
- It is the responsibility of the registered user to add new charts to their profile when chart numbers have been withdrawn and/or replaced by a new chart (chart number) issued by the Canadian Hydrographic Services ( CHS ). Mariners are informed of these changes in
Section I of the Monthly, Notices to Mariners or by visiting the
CHS - Replaced and Withdrawn website. When a chart number is discontinued the NOTMAR online service automatically removes:
- the old Notices to Mariners- Chart Correction (Section II) notices from the search engine database, (or when a new edition is released)
- the chart number from the selection list; and
- from the user profiles as it is no longer a 'current' chart.
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Subscribe to complete monthly Notice to Mariners editions:
**Important note: Please ensure the following email address ( notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) is registered in your SPAM filters prior to starting this process. If the address is identified as SPAM from your internet service provider you will not receive your activation email or the services you subscribed for. **
Visit www.notmar.gc.ca/go.php?doc=eng/index and simply click on "Receive complete Monthly Notices to Mariners editions" displayed on the left side menu under "Subscribe to email notification services".You will be requested to review and accept the NOTMAR Waiver of Responsibility prior to setting up a personal profile. If the Legal Disclaimer is not accepted you will be prevented from creating a profile.
Step 1) Registering your email address
You must enter the email address where you wish to receive your Notices to Mariners.
Step 2) Final step: Activating your personal profile
You will receive a NOTMAR activation email at your registered email address. You must click the "activate" link in the email to start receiving your Monthly Notices to Marinerspublications electronically. You will then be presented with the following message on your screen "Your subscription to receive the Monthly Notices to Mariners publications has been successfully activated".
Note: Depending on the various internet service providers and site traffic, there can often be a delay of a few hours prior to receiving your activation email.
Unsubscribe from Complete monthly Notices to Mariners editions
Should you no longer wish to receive our Notices to Mariners email notification personalized services you may unsubscribe by clicking on "Unsubscribe from Complete monthly Notices to Mariners editions" located on the service menu at www.notmar.gc.ca.
Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the NOTMAR online team at any time at notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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NOTMAR User Profile Setup:
**Important note: Please ensure the following email address ( notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) is registered in your SPAM filters prior to starting this process. If the address is identified as SPAM from your internet service provider you will not receive your activation email or your weekly/monthly section II Notices to Mariners. **
Step 1) Accessing the "Create User Profile" setup pageVisit www.notmar.gc.ca/go.php?doc=eng/index and simply click on "Create User Profile" displayed on the left side menu under "online services".
You will be requested to review and accept the NOTMAR Privacy Statement and the NOTMAR - Waiver of Responsibility prior to setting up a personal profile. If the Privacy Statement and Legal Disclaimer are not accepted you will be prevented from creating a profile.
Step 2) Registering your email address and personal password
You must first enter the email address where you wish to receive your Notices to Mariners. Then choose a personal password that should not be shared with anyone and that will be required each time you wish to access your profile. Re-enter the same email address and password for confirmation purposes.
Step 3) Selecting charts to receive Section II chart correction notices by email
A drop down box will appear. This box lists all nautical in which Notices to Mariners correspond to at the time of registering.
In order to benefit from this online service you will need to select specific charts in which you wish to receive Section II Chart Correction Notices to Mariners on. These notices will be issued and sent to you by email based on the charts you select.
You may select as many charts as you wish, by double clicking on the chart number in the drop down list. To ensure your selections have been successful, a list of your charts will appear on screen with a check mark in the box below the chart number. It is essential that you review this list to ensure all your nautical charts have been properly selected.
If you need to remove a chart from your selection, remove the check mark associated with the chart number you wish to remove and click the link "Remove unchecked charts from list". Remember to click "submit charts" in order to save these changes to your profile.
Once all charts have been selected at the bottom of the screen you are required to click on "Submit Charts".
Step 4) Setting up your notification preferences and activating your NOTMAR profile
Next select and submit your notification preferences (i.e. notification frequency - weekly/monthly and language preference), then click "Submit Notification Preferences". The "manage Profile" page will display a summary of the information you have submitted as part of your registered profile.
You must click on the "Create Profile" button to complete your profile setup.
Please note: Your NOTMAR personal profile is not activated until you receive your Activation email and respond by clicking on the activation link.
Step 5) Final step: Activating your personal profile
You will receive a NOTMAR activation email at your registered email address. You must click the "activate" link in the email to start receiving your Section II - Chart correction Notices to Mariners.
Note: Depending on the various internet service providers and site traffic, there can often be a delay of a few hours prior to receiving your activation email.
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Maintaining your NOTMAR profile
Once you have created your personal NOTMAR profile you can view or modify it at any time by visiting the NOTMAR site at http://www.notmar.gc.ca/.
To access your profile, click on "Sign In to your NOTMAR Profile" located on the side menu under "Registered users".
Your personal email address and password are required in order to access your online profile.
Click "Edit my profile", you will have the options to change your email address, password, add/remove charts and manage your notification preferences.
If modifying your chart selections, click on "add and delete charts". A drop down box will appear. This box lists all nautical charts in which Notices to Mariners correspond to at the present time.
In order to benefit from this online service you will need to select specific charts in which you wish to receive Section II Chart Correction Notices to Mariners on. These notices will be issued and sent to you by email based on the charts you select.
You may select as many charts as you wish, by double clicking on the chart number in the drop down list. To ensure your selections have been successful, a list of your charts will appear on screen with a check mark in the box below the chart number. It is essential that you review this list to ensure all your nautical charts have been properly selected.
If you need to remove a chart from your selection, remove the check mark associated with the chart number you wish to remove and click the link "Remove unchecked charts from list". *Remember to click "submit charts" in order to save these changes to your profile.
Forgot Password
If you have forgotten your password, click on the "Sign-in to your NOTMAR Profile" located on the side menu bar and at the bottom of the sign-in screen is a "Forgot your password" link. Click on this link and enter the registered email address. You will receive an email advising you of your password for your account in order to access it. You are strongly encouraged to change your password when signing in to your profile.
Please refer to "Changing the registered email address and password"
Weekly/Monthly Email Notifications
The registered user will receive e-mail notifications on a weekly/monthly basis whether or not the charts in the registered user profile have been affected by Notices to Mariners, Section II - Chart Corrections.
These email notifications will come from the NOTMAR administrator account ( notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca)
If your charts were affected the NOTMAR online service will provide the registered user with a listing of charts found in their profile that have been affected by Notices to Mariners Section II - Chart Corrections. The registered user may click on the chart numbers affected to receive the notices for that week/month.
At any time, if you suspect a problem with your notifications, please contact the NOTMAR online team at notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca to investigate.
Reminder: The law requires mariners to maintain and update their nautical charts and publications on a regular basis, by applying all sections (1 to 5) of the Notices to Mariners publication.
Reviewing the Section II notices that have affected your charts by visiting notmar.gc.ca and accessing your personal NOTMAR profile
Once you sign in to your profile, your "personal Profile" page will appear. This page will list all of the charts within your profile that have been affected by the current week's Section II notices.
A 'back-dated' feature has been provided to allow users to select a particular time frame dating back 4 weeks or less. When selecting these dates, you will be able to view the Section II Notices to Mariners affecting your charts for that time period.
For weekly notification recipients, the 'back dated' feature provides you with an added service where you can select the "All affected charts" option and this feature will display all of the charts within your profile, which have been affected by Section II Chart Corrections Notices to Mariners within the last 4 weeks.
You must click on each of the chart numbers displayed on the screen to obtain the Section II notices affecting each of your charts.
The "edit my profile" link provided on your "personal profile" page is used to modify your profile settings. You will have an option to "add/delete charts" from your profile at any time through this service.
When changing your chart selections you must ensure you click "submit charts" for the system to accept your changes.
The "show all charts" link also provided on the "personal profile" page will display all of the charts which are listed within your profile and all active Section II Notices to Marinerspertaining to these charts. To view reports for each chart click on the chart number and a report will automatically generate displaying all of the active notices affecting that chart number.
Changing the registered email address and password
Should you change (ISP) internet service providers or simply have changed your email address, you can change your current email address by logging in to your personal profile, click "edit my profile" and click "change email". Enter new email address, then click "update". Review the new registered email address for your profile to ensure it appears correctly.
Unsubscribe from Chart Updates
Should you no longer wish to receive your personalized Notices to Mariners service you may unsubscribe your personal profile by clicking on "Unsubscribe from NOTMAR online" located on the service menu at www.notmar.gc.ca.
Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the NOTMAR online team at any time at notmar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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