Coop Charting
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The Cooperative Charting Program of the
United States Power Squadrons is conducted in close coordination with
the Marine Chart Division, National Oceanic Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Program is a major public service of
USPS through which USPS members supply information to the Marine
Chart Division of NOS/NOAA leading to corrections to
nautical charts, small
craft charts, and
Coast Pilot publications. They can also supply data on depth surveys,
range status, and formerly, geodetic marks and
aeronautical charts. The Adopt-A-Chart subprogram provides for
individual squadrons to assume responsibility to keep a chart or a portion
of a chart in their local boating area up to date and get recognition on new
editions for their work. We have been told that the Cooperative Charting
Program is recognized as the most effective user-participation program in
all of the Federal services.
Within the
Golden Isles Squadron, Cooperative Charting is
one of our key service activities and is of particular importance in areas
like the Golden Isles where we have the potentially dangerous mix of
commercial shipping, military traffic and recreational boating and
fishing. Charting errors can have disastrous results in that complex
environment. Our squadron has won awards for our COOP Charting activities
but there are opportunities for so much more to be accomplished.
Key Benefits of the COOP Charting Program:
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To learn more about COOP Charting within the
Golden Isles Sail
and Power Squadron, contact our Executive Officer,
Sharon
Hindery, AP
or our COOP Charting Committee Chair, Pat Rodgers, AP at
pat.rodgers@rodgers.org.
More information and the COOP Charting Manual are
available at the United
States Sail and Power Squadron website,
and Further information is available at the US Sail and Power Squadrons
website at
http://www.usps.org/national/coch/.
More information and the COOP Charting Manual are available at the United States Sail and Power Squadron website, and Further information is available at the US Sail and Power Squadrons website at http://www.usps.org/national/coch/.