NOTICES TO MARINERS
PUBLICATION
EASTERN EDITION

Colour Web Patches are free to the mariner, and given the quality of many printers, should reproduce well. They will be available in real time all around the world.

CHS welcomes your feedback on this service at chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The cumulative chart corrections published in Notices to Mariners can now be accessed at

https://www.notmar.gc.ca/corrections-en.php

CHART EDITIONS

The three terms described below are used to indicate the publication status of Canadian charts.

NEW CHART - "NEWCHT"

The first publication of a Canadian chart embracing an area not previously charted to the scale shown, or embracing an area different from any existing Canadian chart.

NEW EDITION - "NEWEDT"

A new issue of an existing chart containing amendments essential to navigation in addition to those issued in Notices to Mariners and making existing editions obsolete.

REPRINTS

A new issue of the current edition of a chart incorporating no amendments of navigational significance other than those previously promulgated in Notices to Mariners. It may also contain amendments from other sources provided they are not essential to navigation. Previous printings of the current edition remain in force.

The current chart edition dates can be accessed at www.chs-shc.gc.ca/charts-cartes/paper-papier/index-eng.asp

Background

By providing nautical charts to the public, the goal of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) is to provide services for safe navigation in a fiscally responsible manner. As a result, CHS continues to expand its portfolio of nautical paper charts that are printed using Print On Demand (POD) technology. These charts are easily recognized by their whiter paper and the coloured logo of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. This new technology enables CHS to print charts in a more efficient manner, while enhancing chart content through being able to quickly add new and important information. POD technology provides customers with up-to-date charts without the historical hand-drawn corrections or glued-on patches. Additionally, this technology eliminates out-of-stock situations which arise with the traditional printing and warehousing methods. In the event of a national emergency, CHS can respond to the appropriate authorities with the best available information very quickly.

Care of Your POD Chart

CHS encourages its customers to handle the POD charts more carefully than the traditional lithographic charts. When plotting information on POD charts, use HB pencils and apply limited pressure. Testing has suggested that an Indian gum eraser is more effective than alternatives when used on the product. This eraser is also suitable for charts printed using lithographic processes.

Mariners are advised that ECDIS may not display some isolated shoal depths when operating in "base or standard display" mode. Route planning and monitoring alarms for these shoal depths may not always be activated. To ensure safe navigation and to confirm that a planned route is clear of such dangers, mariners should visually inspect the planned route and any deviations from it using ECDIS configured to display "all data". The automated voyage planning check function should not be solely relied upon.

Since November 14, 2012, the restricted speed area currently in place as per the St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations between the Detroit River light and Peche Island light is reduced in size by relocatingthe southern point of the restricted speed area from its current location at the Detroit River light to a new location at Bar Point light D33. (This notice refers to the previous one published in November 2012 with number *1103.)

The waters in and around the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park are well known for the resident endangered beluga population and the wide diversity of whales that migrate there to feed, particularly between April and November.

Regulatory protection measures

All whale species that are found in the St. Lawrence are protected under the Marine Mammal Regulations, pursuant to the Fisheries Act. Within the boundaries of the Marine Park, specific measures are set out in the Marine Activities in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park Regulations, pursuant to the Act Establishing the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park. Any collision with a marine mammal within the Marine Park must immediately be reported to a park warden at 1-866-508-9888. For collisions that occur outside the Marine Park or for any situation involving a marine mammal that is dead or in trouble, contact the emergency network at 1-877-722-5346 or on channel 16.

For more information on the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, see section 5C of the Notices to Mariners Annual Edition 2017.

Voluntary protection measures

Provisional measures in effect from May 1^st to October 31^st, 2017. See map below.

These measures apply to merchant vessels and cruise ships between Pointe à Boisvert and Cap de la Tête au Chien to prevent collisions with whales. These measures should only be taken when they will not jeopardize navigational safety.

Caution area (yellow area): To reduce the risk of collisions with whales that can be present anywhere in this area, heightened vigilance of navigators is critical. Posting a lookout is recommended in order to increase the chances of seeing the whales and thus taking necessary measures to avoid them. If bypassing the whales is not possible, slow down and wait for the animals to move away to a distance greater than 400 meters (0.215 nautical miles) before resuming original speed. It is more difficult to see the animals at night therefore increased caution is recommended.

Slow down to 10 knots or less area (red area): To reduce the risk of collisions with whales in this feeding area, it is recommended that vessels slow down to a maximum speed through the water of 10 knots and post a lookout. It is further recommended to remain in the Laurentian Channel to the north of Île Rouge to minimize the impact of noise in a sensitive area south of this island, which is highly frequented by herds of beluga whales composed of females and young.

Area to be avoided (hatched red area): To reduce noise and the risk of collisions with whales, vessels should avoid transiting through this area which is highly frequented by blue whales, an endangered species. If the area cannot be avoided, slow down to a speed through the water of 10 knots or less.

Mariners should replace the following values for Baie-Trinité, Index no. 2815 published in the 2017 Canadian Tide and Current Tables with the attached table for Baie-Trinité on page 64, Volume 3, 2017 Canadian Tide and Current Tables, St. Lawrence River and Saguenay Fjord.

The Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Quebec Region has recently been informed that there is an error in the 2017 Canadian Tide and Current Tables, Volume 3, St. Lawrence River and Saguenay Fjord, page 64, Index no. 2815 – BAIE-TRINITÉ.

Mariners and users are advised that tidal prediction calculations for the secondary port of Baie-Trinité should be carried out on the reference port of SEPT-ÎLES rather than of Pointe-au-Père. The information and tidal differences for secondary port BAIE-TRINITÉ should be located in the block of stations on SEPT-ÎLES.

The tidal predictions of times and heights of the high and low tides on the website for Baie-Trinité are however correct.

Insert the new part of Table 3 provided in Section 1 of this monthly edition.

https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/ed052017-part1-tidal-information.pdf

The Canadian Hydrographic Service has been recently informed that there is an error in the following chart catalogue:

Catalogue 2: Pacific Coast/Côte pacifique

Affix patch to Catalogue 2: Pacific Coast/Côte pacifique provided in Section 1 of this monthly edition.

https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/ed072017-part1-catalogue2-patch.pdf

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Reference Chart: 4002

Due to an increased presence of endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, mariners are requested to proceed with caution in all areas of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the following coordinates:

47º 10’ N 062º 00’ W; 47º 10’ N 065º 00’ W; 50º 20’ N 065º 00’ W; 50º 20’ N 062º 00’ W.

Within this area, all vessels 65 feet (19.8 m) or longer are requested to reduce speed (a speed of 10 knots is suggested, but not obligatory) until September 30, 2017. Report all observations of dead or injured marine mammals by calling 1-866-567-6277 (Marine Animal Response Society) or 1-877-772-5346 (Réseau québécois d’urgences pour les mammifères marins). The reporting of live whale sightings using Whale Alert is encouraged (http://www.whalealert.org/).

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Reference Chart: 4002

In order to promote navigation safety and protection of the marine environment due to an increased presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, all vessels of 65 feet (19.8m) or longer are instructed to proceed at a speed not exceeding 10.0 knots over the ground in the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the following coordinates: 47º 10’ N 062º 00’ W; 47º 10’ N 065º 00’ W; 50º 20’ N 065º 00’ W; 50º 20’ N 062º 00’ W.

Failure to comply with this speed restriction could lead to enforcement action under section 7 of the Collision Regulations.

Report all observations of live, dead or injured whales to the Canadian Coast Guard on VHF ch 16 or by calling the Marine Animal Response Society at 1-866-567-6277 or the Réseau québécois d’urgences pour les mammifères marins at 1-877-722-5346. The reporting of live whale sightings using Whale Alert is encouraged as well (http://www.whalealert.org/)

(NOTSHIP M1717/17, Q1189/17)

The Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices is now published on a monthly basis on the Notices to Mariners website. This will allow mariners to remain up-to-date each month on which Temporary and Preliminary notices are in effect, and also reference the complete notices for the details.

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1.3 The St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area

The St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area was designated pursuant to the Oceans Act on June 2, 2017. The full text of the regulations may be accessed in the Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 151, No. 12, 1199-1205 (http://canadagazette.gc.ca).

Coordinates

The St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Areais bounded by a series of rhumb lines drawn from points 1 to 10, and then back to point 1. All geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) are expressed in the North America Datum 1983 (NAD83) reference system.

The St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Areais shown in the map below:

Regulatory Requirements for Vessels Operating in the St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area

•See Section 5A - General Regulatory Requirements for all Oceans Act Marine Protected Areas.

•Specific requirements for the St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area

oVessels must avoid discharge of ballast water in the Marine Protected Area. However, under certain circumstances, vessels when navigating on transoceanic voyages mayconduct ballast exchanges in the portion of the Marine Protected Area that overlaps with the Laurentian Channel, where the water depth is at least 300 m, and only between the dates December 1 and May 1. Please see the Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations for additional guidance (including exceptions) on ballast water management in and around the Marine Protected Area.

Guidelines for Vessels Operating in the Area (Year Round)

The following procedures are recommended in order to safeguard the Marine Protected Area and its resources.

1.Vessels must comply with all relevant provisions of the Marine Mammal Regulations pursuant to the Fisheries Act. Further guidance is found in Section 5 - General Guidelines for Aquatic Species at Risk and Important Marine Mammal Areas.

2.Report any marine mammal collisions, entanglements, distressed or dead animals to the Marine Animal Response Society’s emergency hotline (1-866-567-6277), or via VHF channel 16. Sightings of healthy marine mammals should be reported to XMARwhalesightings@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. The following information about the sighting should be included: date, time, location, and species. Photos and videos should be submitted if available.

3.Report all live and dead sea turtle sightings and incidents (e.g. entanglements, collisions) to the Canadian Sea Turtle Network’s hotline (1-888-729-4667) or online at http://seaturtle.ca/turtle-sighting/. The following information about the sighting or incident should be included: date, time, location, species, and condition of the animal. Photos and videos should be submitted if available.

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Reference Chart: 4906

Tabusintac buoy TA47 (LL 6240.22) (47° 20’ 27.1”N 064° 57’ 27.0”W) has been replaced by

Tabusintac Gully light buoy TA47 (LL 1240.22) (47° 20’ 27.1”N 064° 57’ 27.0”W).

(G2017-062, 063)

Reference Chart: 4913

Fox Dens Gully buoy TK12 (LL 6262.18) (47° 53’ 07.2”N 064° 30’ 20.4”W) has been replaced by

Fox Dens Gully light buoy TK12 (LL 1262.18) (47° 53’ 06.7”N 064° 30’ 27.4”W).

(G2017-057, 058)

Reference Chart: 14853 (U.S.)

The Canadian Coast Guard intends to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

The light Courtright (LL 753) (42° 48’ 23.1”N 082° 28’ 42.5”W)

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties. Comments should be directed to the following within three months from the date of this notice:

Supervisor, Gary Greer

Aids to Navigation and Waterways

Canadian Coast Guard

28 Waubeek St.

Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1B9

Email: gary.greer@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(B2017-013)

Reference: Notice 1114(P)/14 is cancelled (Chart 6267).

(A2017-049)

Reference: Notice 609(P)/15is cancelled.

Reference Chart: 4236

The following aids to navigation remain unchanged:

Musquodoboit Harbour Spar YV20 (LL 5566.115) (44° 42’ 34.0”N 063° 04’ 50.0”W)

Musquodoboit (NE Francis Nose Is) Spar YV22 (LL 5566.13) (44° 42’ 58.0”N 063° 05’ 03.1”W)

(F2016-022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027, 028, 029, 031, F2017-021)