Mariner’s References - Coastal BC
There are many excellent online documents that can enhance your boating safety and comfort. In lieu of typing long website addresses, the references have been made available on the Silva Bay Yacht Club website. To access a document navigate to http://silvabayyachtclub.com/refs/ and click on the SBYC Index code from the following table:
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SBYC Index |
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AIDS TO NAVIGATION |
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Chart 1 - Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms |
Symbols, abbreviations and terms used on CHS (Canadian Hydrographic Service) nautical charts. |
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Canadian Aids to Navigation System
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Quick reference guide to buoys and other markers. |
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Notices To Ma r iners
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Monthly updates to CHS charts. |
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List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals |
Details the position, light characteristics and description of marine navigation aids. Each document covers a specific area. This used to be a printed document. |
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Management Measures to Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales |
This website is updated each spring with closures and sanctuary zones. There are a couple of handy quick reference pages that can be printed. |
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Area Whiskey Golf (WG) |
Dept of Defence torpedo test range. Only cross when inactive! |
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SAFETY |
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TC Safe Boating Guide |
80 pages of safety tips and requirements for pleasure craft. |
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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS |
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Transport Canada Distress and Safety Radiotelephone Procedures |
An excellent quick reference page of VHF emergency procedures. Customize for your vessel and keep near your radio. |
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Technical Requirements for the Operation of Mobile Stations in the Maritime Service |
Official Industry Canada radio operation requirements. |
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Report a search and rescue incident
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For BC: Toll-free: 1-800-567-5111 Telephone: 250-413-8933 Telephone: #727 |
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TIDES & WEATHER |
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Marine Forecasts and Warnings for Canada |
Environment Canada Marine Forecasts and Warnings Drill down to the area of interest. E.G. Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo |
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Marine Weather Guide - Pacific Coast |
Environment Canada 2-page chart of weather stations and related information |
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Canadian Tide and Current Tables |
Volumes 5-7 covers tides and currents for the entire west coast of Canada for a single year. |
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Current Atlas Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia |
Sailor’s guide to current predictions in the Juan de Fuca Strait. The Current Atlas tables for each year are required.. |
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Waggoner/Current Atlas Tables |
Annual indices into the Current Atlas. There is a cost for these. |
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Beaufort Wind Scale |
Wind speed and wave action of Force 0 through Force 12 winds. |
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Windy.com
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Website and smartphone app that models wind and weather and displays it graphically over a predictive time period. |
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