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CHARTWORK PLANNING SYMBOLS

PLANNED TRACK: Draw the
planned track boldly, writing the
course along the track, with the
course to steer in brackets alongside
and speed in the box, underneath,
the figures for course and speed
should be sufficiently far away for
the track, to permit necessary
chartwork.
TIDAL STREAM indicates, the
expected tidal stream, showing the
direction by a three headed arrow,
the strength of the current inside
the box and the
time at which it is
effective. This symbol is often used
instead

DANGERS: Emphasize dangers near
the track by outlining them boldly
in pencil (or colored ink if the chart
is to used often). In pilotage water,
the safe depth sounding line should
be drawn in to show limits of the
navigable channel. Remember that
this will vary with the height of the
tide.

CLEARING BEARINGS: Draw
clearing bearings boldly using solid
arrowheads pointing towards the
object NLT (not less than or
NMT (not more than) should be
written along with arrow line.
A clearing bearing should be drawn sufficiently, clear of the danger so that the
ship is still safe even if the bridge is on the bearing line but turning away from
the danger.
Allow for more bridge being on the line, with the stem or stern on the
dangerous side of it, whichever is the greater.
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CHARTWORK PLANNING SYMBOLS




DISTANCE TO RUN: Indicate the
distance to destination, rendezvous
etc. Numbers should be upright

PLANNED POSITION & TIME:
Indicate the time it is intended to be
at particular positions at regular
intervals, using bubbles close to
but clear of track. It is suggested
that ocean passage be marked every
24 hours (0001) and 1200 or 0600
and 1800), coastal passages more
frequently, every 2hours.

SUNRISE & SUNSET: Indicate the
times of sunrise and sunset at the
expected positions of the ship at
those times.

VISUAL LIMITS of LIGHTS: Indicate
the arcs of the visual limits of lights
that may be raised or dipped the
rising/dipping range
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CHARTWORK PLANNING SYMBOLS




CHANGE OF CHART
The positions of changes of
chart should be indicated
double parallel lines, either
vertical or horizontal