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Notices to Mariners
September 30, 2022
Safety First, Service Always
Monthly Summary
of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Notices to Mariners – Monthly Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Edition No. 09/2022
Aussi disponible en français :
Avis aux navigateurs – Sommaire mensuel des avis temporaires et préliminaires
Édition n° 09/2022
Published under the Authority of:
Canadian Coast Guard Programs
Aids to Navigation and Waterways
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7
For more information, contact Notmar.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada,
as represented by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans
and the Canadian Coast Guard, 2022.
Cat. No. Fs151-19E-PDF (Electronic PDF, English)
ISSN 2561-5106
Cat. No. Fs151-19F-PDF (Electronic PDF, French)
ISSN 2561-5114
Explanatory Notes
Geographical positions refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic Service chart (unless otherwise indicated).
Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward.
Visibility of lights is that in clear weather.
Depths - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart.
Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, Large Tide (unless otherwise indicated).
EXPLANATION OF TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES TO MARINERS
Certain Notices to Mariners appearing in the monthly editions have a (T) or (P) appended to the regular number. These letters indicate that the information contained in the notice is of a temporary or preliminary nature, respectively.
TEMPORARY (T) NOTICES
If a temporary change in conditions affecting navigation exists and if the change will be effective for a period of over three months, a temporary (T) notice will be published. Temporary changes which are effective for periods of less than three months will not normally be published (unless it is of exceptional interest). Otherwise, information will be promulgated as a Navigational Warning (NAVWARN) by the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre(s) in the affected area. (T) notices will be cancelled as necessary.
Please note that (T) notices with an end date will be automatically cancelled once the end date has passed. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.
PRELIMINARY (P) NOTICES
a. When important changes affecting navigation are to take place in the near future, a Notice to Mariners describing the change will be published, so that mariners will have advance information on the change. Such notices will be designated (P).
b. When a change in conditions affecting navigation has taken place but full information is not available, a preliminary (P) notice giving available information will be published. This notice will be followed by a regular notice when complete information becomes available. The regular notice will cancel the (P) notice.
c. When a change has taken place which is too complex to describe in a written notice, a (P) notice giving general information will be published. This notice will explain that follow up action will be taken to update charts by publishing patch corrections, new editions or new charts.
Please note that following the expiry of the 90-day comment or objection period, (P) notices describing proposed changes or intention to discontinue will be automatically cancelled. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.
ACTION REQUIRED ON RECEIPT OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
It is not customary to make permanent corrections to charts and publications from (T) & (P) notices. On receipt of such notices, the information they contain should be noted in pencil on the affected charts and/or publications.
CAUTION
Mariners are reminded that charts and publications are not corrected from (T) & (P) notices when purchased from suppliers. For the list of charts affected by (T) & (P) notices, please refer to the index on page ii of this publication.
INDEX OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
INDEX OF CHARTS AFFECTED BY (T) & (P) NOTICES
| 1236 | 2017 | 2181 | 4858 |
| 1310 | 2018 | 2291 | 4921 |
| 1312 | 2021 | 2315 | 4956 |
| 1316 | 2044 | 3980 | 6022 |
| 1317 | 2058 | 4203 | 6035 |
| 1429 | 2060 | 4426 | 6037 |
| 1430 | 2067 | 4460 | 6108 |
| 1509 | 2077 | 4466 | 7661 |
| 1510 | 2085 | 4468 | 14853 |
| 1550 | 2086 | 4821 | |
| 2006 | 2123 | 4847 |
Newfoundland and Labrador Coast
Temporary Notices
No notices applicable for this edition.
Preliminary Notices
Atlantic Region
|
Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*706(P)/22White Bay and / et Notre Dame Bay – Notice of Proposed Changes
Reference chart: 4821
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
Proposed Changes |
|
Gull Island |
326 |
49° 59’ 48.3”N |
Discontinue the fog signal. |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
(N2022-132)
*707(P)/22Conception Bay – Notice of Proposed Changes
Reference chart: 4847
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
Proposed Changes |
|
Bell Island Ferry Wharf Light & Fog Signal |
494 |
47° 37’ 45.9”N |
Discontinue the fog signal. |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
(N2022-131)
*708(P)/22Greenspond Harbour to / à Pound Cove – Notice of Proposed Changes
Reference chart: 4858
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
Proposed Changes |
|
Puffin Island |
430 |
49° 03’ 42.0”N |
Discontinue the fog signal. |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
(N2022-130)
Atlantic Coast
Temporary Notices
*111(T)/21Rivière des Prairies – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 1509
Repair work is taking place 24 hours a day at the Pie-IX
bridge as of August 17th, 2020.
Buoys, jetties, and a turbidity curtain are in place.
(NW-Q-1112-20)
*206(T)/21Plans, Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay (côte nord/north shore) – Federal Wharf Closed to Navigation
Reference: Notice *1118/19 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 4921
The federal wharf at Chandler is closed to navigation. For
safety reasons, it is not permitted to berth at the
wharf.
For more information, please contact Mr. Simon Bilodeau at
Transport Canada at 418-563-2325 or by email at the following
address: simon.bilodeau@tc.gc.ca.
(NAVWARN NW-Q-1580-16)
*318(T)/21Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins – Scientific Moorings
Reference chart: 1236
Over 80 underwater scientific moorings have been placed in the area delimited by the following positions:
|
Pt 1: |
49° 18’ 00.7”N |
067° 40’ 03.6”W |
|
Pt 2: |
49° 18’ 12.0”N |
067° 43’ 30.8”W |
|
Pt 3: |
49° 17’ 31.3”N |
067° 43’ 32.4”W |
|
Pt 4: |
49° 17’ 25.3”N |
067° 40’ 15.5”W |
(NW-Q-0968-20)
*207(T)/22Port de Québec – Obstruction
Reference chart: 1316
Power boat 6 metres in length reported sunk at 46° 43.830’N 071° 20.000’W.
(NW-Q-1348-21)
*208(T)/22Sault-au-Cochon à/to Québec – Waterway Information
Reference chart: 1317
Shallower depth of 5.9 metres located at: 47° 08.911’N 070° 40.591’W.
(NW-Q-0092-22)
*209(T)/22Rivière Ristigouche / Restigouche River – Federal Wharf Closed to Navigation
Reference: Notice 716(T)/19 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 4426
The federal wharf at Miguasha is closed to navigation. For reasons of safety and because of the collapsing risk, it is not permitted to berth at the wharf or to come closer than 20 metres from these structures.
For more information, please contact the regional representative of port operations at Transport Canada, Quebec region, M. Hugues Gagnon-Montreuil at 581-398-8378.
(NW-Q-0318-16)
*307(T)/22Port de Québec – Waterway Information
Reference chart: 1316
Repair work with scaffolding taking place on the Pierre-Laporte bridge Monday to Saturday. Bridge clearance reduced by 2.6 metres.
(NW-Q-0182-22)
*411(T)/22Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Floating and Falling Debris
Reference chart: 1312
Floating and falling debris reported beneath the bridge located at 46° 04.783’N 073° 09.205’W. The bridge is marked with yellow buoys suspended at mid-height between the deck and the water level. Warning signs installed above.
(NW-Q-1266-19)
*513(T)/22Plans, Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay (côte nord/North Shore) – Federal Wharf Permanently Closed to Navigation
Reference chart: 4921
The federal wharf in Paspébiac is permanently closed to navigation. For safety reasons, it is forbidden to moor there or drive in a vehicle.
For additional information, please contact the program officer responsible for Paspébiac port operations at Transport Canada, Mr. Hugues Gagnon-Montreuil at 418-398-8378 or TC.QUEPorts-PortsQUE.TC@tc.gc.
*709(T)/22Port de Québec – Bridge Lights Temporarily Unlit
Reference chart: 1316
The following four red lights, located on the Pierre-Laporte bridge, are temporarily unlit:
|
Pont Pierre-Laporte Northeast Light |
46° 44.815’N 071° 17.480’”W |
|
Pont Pierre-Laporte Northwest Light |
46° 44.809’N 071° 17.502’”W |
|
Pont Pierre-Laporte Southeast Light |
46° 44.629’N 071° 17.368’”W |
|
Pont Pierre-Laporte Southwest Light |
46° 44.622’N 071° 17.390’”W |
(NW-Q-1281-21, NW-Q-1282-21, NW-Q-1283-21, NW-Q-1284-21)
*809(T)/22Port de Montréal – Waterway Information: Calculation of Under-Keel Clearance
Reference chart: 1310
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic
Services has been using all Canadian Hydrographic Service
water-level stations for the calculation of passage
authorizations in the Sorel–Montreal sector of the
navigational waterway, namely Sorel, Contrecoeur, Varennes,
Montreal-Frontenac and Montreal-Jetty No. 1.
In light of the particular features of the navigational
waterway in the portion between buoys M84 (downstream of the
municipality of Verchères) and M157 (opposite to the Port of
Montreal, section 109) as well as the No. 1 Anchorage
Pointe-aux-Tremble, it was agreed to adjust upward the
available water column by 10 cm in this portion.
The minimum water column in this portion of the navigational
waterway as per the Varennes hydrographic station, obtained
after adjustment, will be used for the calculation of
under-keel clearance.
(NW-Q-0776-22)
*810(T)/22Île du Petit Mécatina aux/to Îles Sainte-Marie – Waterway Information: Shoal
Reference chart: 4468
Rocky shoal located at the entrance to Harrington Harbour.
Navigation must take place between the wharf and the red
lantern at 50° 29.832’N 059° 28.581’W.
(NW-Q-1494-20)
*811(T)/22Cap-aux-Meules – Waterway Information: Restrictions
Reference chart: 4956
Restrictions in place and mooring prohibited in certain areas
at the fishermen's wharf, at the port of
Cap-aux-Meules.
Contact the port manager for more information at
418-937-7635.
(NW-Q-0199-21)
Preliminary Notices
Atlantic Region
|
Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*710(P)/22Charlottetown Harbour – Notice of Proposed Changes
Reference chart: 4460
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
Proposed Changes |
|
Blockhouse Point |
993 |
46° 11’ 26.1”N |
Decrease intensity of lantern. |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
(G2022-081)
*711(P)/22Hillsborough Bay – Aids to navigation to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 4466
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Spithead East Cardinal |
983.5 |
46° 09’ 12.9”N 063° 07’ 45.4”W |
|
St. Peters Island South |
6001 |
46° 06’ 06.2”N 063° 11’ 37.0”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2022
(G2022-081)
*812(P)/22Halifax Harbour: Black Point to / à Point Pleasant – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 4203
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Herring Cove Breakwater |
522.1 |
44° 34’ 09.6”N 063° 33’ 25.4”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 26, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2022
(F2022-015)
Inland Waters
Temporary Notices
*909(T)/14Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Dock Unserviceable
Reference chart: 2017
The Kingston psychiatric hospital dock is unserviceable and
out of bounds for use as dockage until further notice.
(NOTSHIP C2409/10)
*1005(T)/15Port Dalhousie – East and West Piers: Access Forbidden
Reference chart: 2044
A recent engineering investigation identified structural issues
and safety concerns with both the East and West piers at Port
Dalhousie. In light of the inspection findings, the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans is taking action to protect the safety
of the public by prohibiting vessel, vehicular, and pedestrian
access to the piers.
Vessels can still safely navigate the waters surrounding the
piers, but will be unable to moor at the piers. The City of
St. Catharines will accommodate boaters as possible at other
local wharves.
Mark Sandeman
Area Manager, Client Services
Small Craft Harbours
Central & Arctic Region
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3027 Harvester Road, Unit 310
Burlington, ON L7N 3G7
Telephone: (905) 639-2050
Facsimile: (905) 639-5975
Email: mark.sandeman@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
(NOTSHIP C567/15)
*515(T)/16Harbours on the East Shore of Lake Superior/Ports sur la rive est du lac Supérieur – Buoys Temporarily Discontinued
Reference chart: 2315
The Canadian Coast Guard has temporarily discontinued the
following aids to navigation:
XT1, XT2, XT3, XT4, XT5, XT6, XT7, XT8, XT9, XT10, XT11,
XT12.
(NOTSHIP C1045)
*814(T)/16Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island – Partially Submerged Fixed Steel Barges
Reference chart: 2060
There are 3 partially submerged fixed steel barges in North
end of West Lake (43° 57’ 02.3”N 077° 20’ 12.8”W), which have
been reported just below the water line.
Barges are marked with cautionary buoys.
(NOTSHIP C1641/14)
*1011(T)/16Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Silting Reported
Reference chart: 2077
Silting reported in main entrance channel to Fifty Point
Marina. Centre of channel depth reported to be 1.9 metres
with shallower depths on the sides.
Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.
(NOTSHIP C2266/16)
*1218(T)/16Hamilton Harbour – Silting Reported
Reference chart: 2067
Silting reported along the North faces of Pier 11 and Pier
12:
Pier 11 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 31”N 079° 50’
56”W and 43° 16’ 29”N 079° 50’ 49”W, and at position 43° 16’
28”N 079° 50’ 42”W.
Pier 12 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 27”N 079° 50’
39”W and 43° 16’ 26”N 079° 50’ 33”W.
Mariners are requested to use caution and reduce speed upon
arrival and departure. Seaway draft will be affected when
water level is less than 0.70 metres above chart datum in
these areas.
(NOTSHIP C1831/13)
*1219(T)/16Toronto to/à Hamilton – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2086
Construction operations taking place from November 14, 2016 until approximately 2026 at Lakeview Water Treatment Plant between Marie Curtis Park and Serson Creek. A variety of equipment will be used to expand the land mass along the shoreline. Landfill and 3 islands will be lit and marked.
(NOTSHIP C2533/16)
*108(T)/17Harbours in Lake Erie/Havres dans le lac Érié – Unlit Buoys Temporarily Repositioned
Reference chart: 2181
The following unlit spar buoys have been temporarily repositioned due to silting:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Temporary Changes |
|
ES2 |
7169 |
Reposition to 42° 39’ 10.0’’N 081° 12’ 32.0’’W |
|
ES3 |
7170 |
Reposition to 42° 39’ 15.4’’N 081° 12’ 40.7’’W |
|
ES4 |
7171 |
Reposition to 42° 39’ 16.8’’N 081° 12’ 37.7’’W |
The shallowest depth to 3.5M occurs between ES3 and ES4 with the deepest water off the red side of the channel. Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.
(B2017-003)
*309(T)/17Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River – Low Water Levels Reported
Reference chart: 2123
Low water levels have been reported from the south end of the
entrance to Sturgeon Creek Harbour northward.
Annette Winter
Project and Divestiture Officer
Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW)
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON L7S 1A1
Telephone: (905) 315-5286
Email: annette.winter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
(NOTSHIP C58/13)
*1205(T)/17Toronto Harbour – Breakwater Entrance to Marina Closed Due to the Collapse of the Breakwater
Reference chart: 2085
The breakwater entrance to the west of Ontario Place Marina
has been closed due to the collapse of the breakwater.
Sub-surface hazards exist in the breakwater gap and on the
inner and outer edge of the breakwater wall.
Green spar buoy BW1 has been removed, and 3 white and orange
keep out markers have been placed in the breakwater
entrance.
The outer edge of the breakwater wall is marked with 2 white
and orange keep out markers.
The inner edge of the breakwater wall is marked with 3 white
and orange keep out markers.
(NOTSHIP C79/13)
*1206(T)/17Lake Rosseau and/et Lake Joseph – Unlit Buoy Temporary Established
Reference chart: 6022
The following unlit buoy has been temporary established:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
P3/1 |
9089.1 |
45° 08’ 09.0’’N 079° 40’ 36.0’’W |
(D2017-006)
*709(T)/18Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Information Regarding Mooring and Anchoring
Reference: Notice 309(T)/14 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2017
All mooring or anchoring within the public port of Kingston is prohibited outside of designated marina areas until further notice without authorization from the port official.
Inquiries are to be directed to Transport Canada at (416)
952-0475.
*809(T)/18Cobourg to/à Oshawa – Dredging Operations
Reference chart: 2058
Dredging operations in Port Hope Harbour from August 3, 2018
until December 30, 2022. A wave attenuator will block the
entrance to the western basin.
Mariners are requested to stay clear of the area.
(NOTSHIP C1951/18)
*314(T)/20Toronto Harbour – Construction Operations
Reference: Notice 209(T)/20 is now cancelled.
Reference chart: 2085
Construction is taking place at Ashbridge's Bay and consists
of the construction of two breakwaters and of a landform. A
variety of equipment will be used, including tug boats and
barges. Temporary aids to navigation will be placed prior to
and during construction. The operations are scheduled to take
at the following positions:
Breakwater construction operations
43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W
Phase 1: 2020-04-01 through 2020-12-31
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2021-12-31
Phase 3: 2022-04-01 through 2022-12-31
Landform construction operations
43° 39’ 01.4”N 079° 19’ 01.9”W
Implementation of the shoreline infill area is expected to take
approximately five years.
Mariners are requested to keep out of the construction zone.
*710(T)/20Murray Canal to Healey Falls Locks / Murray Canal aux Écluses de Healey Falls – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2021
Construction operations, including diving operations, in progress as of July 6, 2020 between 1100 UTC and 0100 UTC at the mouth of the Trent River south of Dundas Street bridge in Trenton. The site is marked with red, green and white markers. Tug and barge on site, lit at night.
Vessels are advised to use caution when transiting the area and to keep clear of construction operations. Call 416-729-8830 for further details.
(NW-C-1012-20)
*1012(T)/20Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2017
Wharf construction is taking place daily from 1100 UTC to
2300 UTC at the Kingston-Wolfe Island ferry terminal. The
ferry remains operational. Vessels are not permitted to dock
on the south side. The construction area is marked and lit.
(NW-C-1786-20)
*1210(T)/20Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Temporarily Established
Reference: Notice 616(T)/07 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 7661
The unmanned mobile offshore drilling unit “SDC” continues to
be temporarily established at 69° 24.71’N 138° 53.76’W. The
structure is 202.4 metres long and 53 metres wide.
For information, contact Captain Connelly at 1-250-598-4513 or 1-250-744-9818 or e-mail at doncon@islandnet.com or dcmarine@shaw.ca.
*112(T)/21Upper Gap to/à Telegraph Narrows – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2006
Construction operations are currently underway on the Bay of Quinte Skyway Bridge.
During these operations, lit barges are on site and the bridge clearance is 19 metres.
(NW-C-2834-19)
*413(T)/21Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Unlit
Reference chart: 2017
The following aid to navigation is temporarily unlit:
|
Marysville Wharf light |
(LL 399.3): |
44° 11’ 42.4”N 076° 26’ 27.3”W |
(NW-C-1802-20)
*810(T)/21Fort Frances to/à Hostess Island and/et Sandpoint Island – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued
Reference chart: 6108
The following aids to navigation are temporarily discontinued:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Noden Causeway East |
1465 |
48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 47.6”W |
|
Noden Causeway West |
1466 |
48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 49.1”W |
(D2021-026T, 027T)
*907(T)/21Lac des Deux Montagnes – Missing Unlit Buoy
Reference chart: 1510
The following unlit buoy is currently missing and will not be replaced before the 2022 navigation season:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Chenal Saint-Placide buoy HJ17 |
6251.68 |
45° 31’ 20.7”N 074° 12’ 25.1”W |
(NW-Q-1526-20)
*107(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Waterways Information
Reference chart: 1429
Inspection work taking place under the Champlain bridge Monday to Friday from 1000 UTC until 1900 UTC. Tug "Intense" and barge are on site and will be lit and marked at night. Tug "Intense" monitoring VHF channel 79.
(NW-Q-1179-20)
*108(T)/22Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach – Construction Operations Frontenac II Ferry Dock
Reference chart: 2018
Construction operations are taking place daily during daylight hours at the Millhaven and Stella ferry docks. Temporary docks will be installed in the vicinity of the ferry docks. Docks will be marked with buoys and lit with amber lights.
(NW-C-2916-17)
*413(T)/22Detroit River – Waterway Information: Bridge Construction
Reference chart: 14853
Bridge construction operations taking place in an area bounded by:
|
42° 17.200’N 083° 05.633’W |
|
42° 17.183’N 083° 05.600’W |
|
42° 17.067’N 083° 05.667’W |
|
42° 17.000’N 083° 05.717’W |
|
42° 17.017’N 083° 05.750’W |
|
42° 17.100’N 083° 05.667’W |
Unauthorized entry prohibited.
(NW-C-0151-22)
*614(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Repair Work
Reference chart: 1429
Repair work in progress at the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (upstream) between Lasalle and Kahnawake. Bridge deck installed under the bridge span.
(NW-Q-1810-19)
*615(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Demolition
Reference chart: 1429
Demolition work on the old Champlain Bridge in progress. Tugs, workboats, and barges on site.
(NW-Q-0204-21)
*616(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Federal Wharf Permanently Closed to Navigation
Reference chart: 1429
The Lachine Port de Plaisance Marina is permanently closed. Services are no longer available to all pleasure crafts. Access to the navigational channel and canal is not affected.
Mooring prohibited.
(NW-Q-0356-22)
*617(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established
Reference chart: 1430
Six yellow lighted buoys marking a 400 metres breakwater awash temporarily established at the following coordinates:
|
45° 20’ 44.5”N 073° 50’ 32.9”W |
|
45° 21’ 00.3”N 073° 50’ 11.6”W |
|
45° 20’ 47.7”N 073° 50’ 29.4”W |
|
45° 21’ 05.4”N 073° 50’ 07.6”W |
|
45° 20’ 50.0”N 073° 50’ 24.1”W |
|
45° 21’ 11.8”N 073° 50’ 04.6”W |
(NW-Q-0579-22)
*618(T)/22Point Clark to/à Southampton – Aids to Navigation Established
Reference: Notice 1212(T)/21 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2291
Twenty-two sub-surface moorings have been removed and replaced by spar buoys at the following coordinates:
|
44° 13.912'N 081° 37.060'W |
|
44° 22.719'N 081° 32.404'W |
|
44° 13.970'N 081° 37.379'W |
|
44° 22.933'N 081° 33.992'W |
|
44° 13.981'N 081° 38.188'W |
|
44° 23.512'N 081° 31.893'W |
|
44° 15.862'N 081° 36.683'W |
|
44° 23.953'N 081° 32.850'W |
|
44° 15.894'N 081° 37.028'W |
|
44° 25.270'N 081° 29.521'W |
|
44° 15.885'N 081° 37.468'W |
|
44° 25.576'N 081° 30.070'W |
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44° 19.834'N 081° 36.316'W |
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44° 26.041'N 081° 30.817'W |
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44° 19.867'N 081° 36.618'W |
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44° 33.449'N 081° 19.640'W |
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44° 21.668'N 081° 34.609'W |
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44° 33.525'N 081° 19.847'W |
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44° 22.055'N 081° 34.987'W |
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44° 34.184'N 081° 21.275'W |
(NW-C-0708-22)
*813(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Obstruction: Rock
Reference chart: 1430
Uncharted rock with 30 centimetres protruding above the surface reported at 45° 25.062’N 073° 52.098’W.
(NW-Q-0813-22)
Preliminary Notices
Central Region
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Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*814(P)/22Lake Nipissing / Lac Nipissing (Eastern Portion / Partie est) – Unlit Buoy to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 6035
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:
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Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Buoy K8 |
9327 |
46° 14’ 48.7”N 079° 25’ 03.6”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 26, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2022
(D2022-030)
*815(P)/22Iron Island to/à West Bay – Range Lights to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 6037
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:
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Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Sturgeon River front range |
1442 |
46° 19’ 11.0”N 079° 58’ 05.0”W |
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Sturgeon River rear range |
1443 |
308°30' 466 m from front |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 26, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2022
(D2022-027)
*911(P)/22Britannia Bay à/to Chats Falls – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 1550
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:
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Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Aylmer Island |
1299 |
45° 23’ 50.4”N 075° 53’ 18.8”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, September 30, 2022
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, December 29, 2022
(B2022-088)
Pacific Coast
Temporary Notices
*610(T)/21Laredo Sound – Trial AIS Unit Installed
Reference chart: 3980
Jaffrey Rock light and whistle buoy E64 (LL 622- MMSI
993161103) has been equipped with AIS Aids to Navigation
System, providing position information. This system is part
of a Canadian Coast Guard trial.
Please visit http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/e-nav/
for more information about the trial.
Mariners are encouraged to submit their comments to Prince Rupert MCTS Centre
(P2021-013)
Preliminary Notices
Western Region
|
Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
No notices applicable for this edition.
Other (T) & (P) Notices
Temporary Notices
*1105(T)/15Canada – Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels
Reference: Notice 410(T)/2007 is cancelled.
2015 Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, Notice No. 20,
pages A20-1 to A20-4.
Mariners are advised that offshore exploration and
exploitation vessels may be conducting drilling operations in
the following areas:
Gulf of St.
Lawrence
NIL
Mainland
NWT
NIL
Mackenzie Delta
NWT/Beaufort Sea
NIL
Arctic Islands of
the NWT/Arctic Islands of Nunavut
NIL
Eastern Arctic
Offshore
NIL
Davis
Strait
NIL
NOTE: Mariners are advised to obtain up-to-date position reports on drilling vessels and production installations before entering an area of exploration and exploitation. This information is available by contacting, as appropriate, ECAREG CANADA, NORDREG CANADA or CVTS OFFSHORE via any Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre (MCTS).
(NOTSHIP M2215/15) (NEB)
*208(T)/21Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Reference: Notice *819(T)/16 is cancelled.
AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoNs)
Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is continuing to conduct supervised test beds of AIS AtoNs, with the objective of bringing AIS AtoNs to Full Operational Capability (FOC). Specific information on AIS AtoN test bed sites can be found on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal at http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/e-nav/docs/ais-aton-locations-eng.php.
Although AIS was originally developed as a collision avoidance tool for vessels, it also allows for the broadcasting of other types of data, such as the AIS AtoN “Message 21” (AIS AtoN Report).
Ships need to be equipped with standard shipborne AIS equipment for the display of AIS messages. The IMO mandatory carriage requirement for the Class “A” AIS display is the Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD), however, the display and use of the AtoN information may require additional hardware and/or software such as an AIS-connected Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), Electronic Chart System (ECS), Radar or Portable Pilot Unit (PPU).
As the AIS information available to mariners will be dependent on their display system and its compliance with the latest IMO and IALA standards, some transmitted information may not be displayed or may have a different symbol. Mariners are encouraged to install and upgrade systems that provide AIS overlay on ECDIS, ECS and/or Radar. Mariners should be familiar with the display settings on their vessel’s shipborne equipment.
All geographical positions (latitude and longitude) are based on the WGS 84 datum; time is displayed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
CCG is making every effort to broadcast quality information; however, as with any navigational tool, mariners should not rely on this information as their sole means of navigation.
Mariners are advised to consult the CCG e-Navigation web page on AIS AtoN, accessible at http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/e-nav/docs/ais-aton-index-eng.php for pertinent information, including examples of AIS AtoN display and symbology.
Individual NAVWARNs and/or NOTMARs are rarely issued for AIS AtoN trials.
Mariners are requested to provide feedback on the AIS AtoN test beds to the CCG e-Navigation Team at ccg.enav.gcc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. In addition, mariners who wish to participate in CCG’s questionnaire on AIS AtoN are invited to access it at http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/e-nav/docs/asm-aton-survey-eng.php. The collected results will guide the CCG in further developing this information service.
Preliminary Notices
*816(P)/22Canadian Hydrographic Service – Raster Navigational Charts to be Discontinued
The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) has commenced the discontinuation, in progressive phases, of all of its digital Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) offered in BSB format.
CHS will support Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) users by offering Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) in S-57 format, as well as non-GNSS users by continuing to offer Paper Charts.
To learn more about the advantages of ENC over RNC, please visit https://charts.gc.ca/charts-cartes/digital-electronique/raster-enc-eng.html.
Charts to be cancelled in the second phase of this initiative are listed below.
Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by Thursday, November 24, 2022, three months following the initial publication date of Friday, August 26, 2022. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled.
Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.
Comments should be directed to the following email address: chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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BSB Chart |
Title |
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RM-1400 |
Montréal to/à Lake/Lac Ontario |
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RM-1431 |
Canal de Beauharnois |
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RM-1432 |
Lac Saint-François/Lake St. Francis |
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RM-1433 |
Île St-Régis to/à Croil Islands |
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RM-1434 |
Croil Islands to/à Cardinal |
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RM-1435 |
Cardinal to/à Whaleback Shoal |
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RM-1436 |
Whaleback Shoal to/au Summerland Group |
|
RM-1437 |
Summerland Group to/à Grindstone Island |
|
RM-1438 |
Grindstone Island to/à Carleton Island |
|
RM-1439 |
Carleton Island to/au Charity Shoal |
|
RM-2011 |
Belleville Harbour |
|
RM-2017 |
Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches |
|
RM-2018 |
Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach |
|
RM-2019 |
Adolphus Reach to/à Big Bay |
|
RM-2020 |
Belleville to/à Presqu'île Bay |
|
RM-2042 |
Welland Canal St.Catharines to/à Port Colborne |
|
RM-2047 |
Clarkson Harbour |
|
RM-2050 |
Oshawa Harbour |
|
RM-2060 |
Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island |
|
RM-2067 |
Hamilton Harbour |
|
RM-2077 |
Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) |
|
RM-2085 |
Toronto Harbour |
|
RM-2086 |
Toronto to/à Hamilton |
|
RM-2110 |
Long Point Bay |
|
RM-2120 |
Niagara River to/à Long Point |
|
RM-2121 |
Long Point to/à Port Glasgow |
|
RM-2122 |
Pointe aux Pins to/à Point Pelee |
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RM-2123 |
Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River |
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RM-2181 |
Harbours in Lake Erie/Havres dans le lac Érié |
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RM-2205 |
Killarney to/à Little Current |
|
RM-2224 |
Rose Island to/à Parry Sound |
|
RM-2228 |
Lake Huron/Lac Huron (Southern Portion/Partie sud) |
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RM-2235 |
Cape Hurd to/à Lonely Island |
|
RM-2241 |
Port Severn to/à Christian Island |
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RM-2242 |
Giants Tomb Island to/à Franklin Island |
|
RM-2250 |
Bruce Mines to/à Sugar Island |
|
RM-2260 |
Sarnia to/à Bayfield |
|
RM-2261 |
Bayfield to/à Douglas Point |
|
RM-2266 |
Michael's Bay to/à Great Duck Island |
|
RM-2267 |
Great Duck Island to/à False Detour Passage |
|
RM-2273 |
South Baymouth Harbour and Approaches |
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RM-2274 |
Cape Hurd to/à Tobermory and/et Cove Island |
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RM-2283 |
Owen Sound to/à Giant's Tomb Island |
|
RM-2291 |
Point Clark to/à Southampton |
|
RM-2292 |
Chantry Island to Cove Island |
|
RM-2314 |
Port of Thunder Bay |
|
RM-3475 |
Plans – Stuart Channel |
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RM-3477 |
Plans – Gulf Islands |
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RM-3478 |
Plans – Saltspring Island |
|
RM-3479 |
Approaches to/Approches à Sidney |
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RM-3552 |
Seymour Inlet and/et Belize Inlet |
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RM-3554 |
Plans – Desolation Sound |
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RM-3623 |
Kyuquot Sound to/à Cape Cook |
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RM-3624 |
Cape Cook to Cape Scott |
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RM-3670 |
Broken Group |
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RM-3673 |
Clayoquot Sound, Tofino Inlet to/à Millar Channel |
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RM-3679 |
Quatsino Sound |
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RM-3685 |
Tofino |
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RM-3686 |
Approaches to/Approches à Winter Harbour |
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RM-3795 |
Langley Passage, Estevan Group |
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RM-3909 |
Plans – Chatham Sound |
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RM-3910 |
Plans – Milbanke Sound and/et Beauchemin Channel |
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RM-3911 |
Plans – Vicinity of/Proximité de Princess Royal Island |
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RM-3912 |
Plans, Vicinity of/Proximité de Banks Island |
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RM-3920 |
Nass Bay, Alice Arm and Approaches/et les approches |
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RM-3921 |
Fish Egg Inlet and/et Allison Harbour |
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RM-3931 |
Smith Inlet, Boswell Inlet and/et Draney Inlet |
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RM-3932 |
Rivers Inlet |
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RM-3934 |
Approaches to/Approches à Smith Sound and/et Rivers Inlet |
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RM-3944 |
Princess Royal Channel |
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RM-4010 |
Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy: Inner portion / partie intérieure |
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RM-4012 |
Yarmouth to / à Halifax |
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RM-4115 |
Passamaquoddy Bay and / et St. Croix River |
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RM-4116 |
Approaches to / Approches à Saint John |
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RM-4118 |
St. Marys Bay |
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RM-4209 |
Lockeport Harbour and / et Shelburne Harbour |
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RM-4210 |
Cape Sable to / à Pubnico Harbour |
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RM-4233 |
Cape Canso to / à Country Island |
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RM-4234 |
Country Island to / à Barren Island |
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RM-4235 |
Barren Island to / à Taylors Head |
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RM-4236 |
Taylors Head to / à Shut-in Island |
|
RM-4237 |
Approaches to / Approches de Halifax Harbour |
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RM-4240 |
Liverpool Harbour to / à Lockeport Harbour |
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RM-4243 |
Tusket Islands to / à Cape St Marys |
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RM-4342 |
Grand Manan (Harbours / Havres) |
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RM-4381 |
Mahone Bay |
|
RM-4396 |
Annapolis Basin |
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RM-4530 |
Hamilton Sound: Eastern Portion / Partie-est |
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RM-4617 |
Red Island to / à Pinchgut Point |
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RM-4644 |
Bay D'Espoir and / et Hermitage Bay |
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RM-4653 |
Bay of Islands |
|
RM-4722 |
Terrington Basin |
|
RM-4823 |
Cape Ray to / à Garia Bay |
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RM-4824 |
Garia Bay to / à Burgeo |
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RM-4825 |
Burgeo and / et Ramea Islands |
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RM-4826 |
Burgeo to / à François |
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RM-4827 |
Hare Bay to / à Fortune Head |
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RM-4830 |
Great Bay de l'Eau and Approaches / et les approches |
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RM-4831 |
Fortune Bay: Northern Portion / Partie Nord |
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RM-4832 |
Fortune Bay: Southern Portion / Partie Sud |
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RM-4839 |
Head of / Fond de Placentia Bay |
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RM-4841 |
Cape St Mary's to / à Argentia |
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RM-4842 |
Cape Pine to / au Cape St Mary's |
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RM-4843 |
Head of / Fond de St Mary's Bay |
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RM-4844 |
Cape Pine to / à Renews Harbour |
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RM-4846 |
Motion Bay to / à Cape St Francis |
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RM-4847 |
Conception Bay |
|
RM-4848 |
Holyrood and / et Long Pond |
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RM-4849 |
Plans, Conception Bay, Trinity Bay and / et Bonavista Harbour |
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RM-4850 |
Cape St Francis to / à Baccalieu Island and / et Heart's Content |
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RM-4851 |
Trinity Bay: Southern Portion / Partie Sud |
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RM-4852 |
Smith Sound and / et Random Sound |
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RM-4853 |
Trinity Bay: Northern Portion / Partie Nord |
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RM-4854 |
Catalina Harbour to / à Inner Gooseberry Islands |
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RM-4855 |
Bonavista Bay: Southern Portion / Partie sud |
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RM-4856 |
Bonavista Bay: Western Portion / Partie ouest |
|
RM-4857 |
Indian Bay to / à Wadham Islands |
|
RM-4861 |
Fogo Island Northern Portion / Partie Nord |
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RM-4862 |
Carmanville to / à Bacalhoa Island and / et Fogo |
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RM-4863 |
Bacalhao Island to / à Black Island |
|
RM-4865 |
Approaches to / Approches à Lewisporte and / et Loon Bay |
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RM-4866 |
Botwood and Approaches / et les approches |
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RM-4881 |
Gregory Island to Rocky Harbour |
|
RM-4886 |
Twillingate Harbours |
|
RM-4940 |
Northumberland Strait Central Portion - Ports/Harbours |
|
RM-5030 |
Green Bay to / à Double Island |
|
RM-5031 |
St. Lewis Sound and / et Inlet |
|
RM-5032 |
Approaches to / à White Bear Arm |
|
RM-5033 |
Hawke Bay and / et Squasho Run |
|
RM-5042 |
Cut Throat Island to / à Quaker Hat |
|
RM-5043 |
Quaker Hat to / à Cape Harrison |
|
RM-5044 |
Cape Harrison to / à Dog Islands |
|
RM-5045 |
Dog Islands to / à Cape Makkovik |
|
RM-5046 |
Kaipokok Bay and Cape Makkovik to / à Winsor Harbour Island |
|
RM-5047 |
Winsor Harbour Island to / aux Kikkertaksoak Islands |
|
RM-5048 |
Cape Harrigan to / aux Kidlit Islands |
|
RM-5049 |
Davis Inlet to / aux Seniartlit Islands |
|
RM-5051 |
Nunaksuk Island to / aux Calf Cow and / et Bull Islands |
|
RM-5052 |
Seniartlit Islands to / à Nain |
|
RM-5054 |
South Auliatsivik Island to / à Fenstone Tickle Island |
|
RM-5055 |
Cape Kiglapait to / à Khikkertarsoak North Island |
|
RM-5056 |
Khikkertarsoak North Island to / à Morhardt Point |
|
RM-5057 |
Hare Islands to / à North Head |
|
RM-5058 |
North Head to / à Murphy Head |
|
RM-5059 |
Saglek Bay |
|
RM-5060 |
Cape Daly to / à Amiktok Island |
|
RM-5061 |
Amiktok Island to / à Osborne Point |
|
RM-5062 |
Osborne Point to / à Cape Kakkiviak |
|
RM-5063 |
Cape Kakkiviak to / à Duck Islands |
|
RM-5064 |
McLelan Strait |
|
RM-5065 |
Gray Strait and / et Button Islands |
|
RM-5070 |
Satosoak Island to / à Akuliakatak Peninsula |
|
RM-5133 |
Domino Point to / à Cape North |
|
RM-5134 |
Approaches to / Approches À Cartwright: Black Island to / à Tumbledown Dick Island |
|
RM-5135 |
Approaches to / Approches À Hamilton Inlet |
|
RM-5138 |
Sandwich Bay |
|
RM-5162 |
Groswater Bay |
|
RM-5163 |
Ticoralak Head to/à Green Island |
|
RM-5164 |
Lake Melville |
|
RM-5165 |
Epinette Point to/à Terrington Basin |
*912(P)/22Canadian Coast Guard – Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) in Canada
On December 15th, 2022, the Canadian Coast Guard will permanently discontinue the provision of its DGPS service across Canada.
Discontinuing this service aligns with Coast Guard’s efforts to modernize marine navigation services and find alternatives to aging DGPS infrastructures.
Today’s GPS meets the needs of international Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) requirements. Further, for mariners in Canadian waters, there is no carriage requirement for ground- or space-based augmentation capability onboard vessels for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Modern GNSS receivers can use the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) as a viable alternative to DGPS. Coast Guard’s technical review of PNT solutions for Canada, and a study of the performance of WAAS found coverage to be excellent throughout Canada, including up to 72’ north latitude in the Arctic.
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