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PUB. 154 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ BRITISH COLUMBIA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2005 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2005 NINTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 154, Sailing Directions (Enroute) British Columbia, for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, Ninth Edition, 2005, is issued for use in conjunction with Pub. and navigate so that the designated course is continuously 120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and being made good. Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are Pubs. 153, 155, 157, 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward 158, and 159. which currents set. 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 30 April 2005, includ- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, ing Notice to Mariners No. 18 of 2005. omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal Explanatory Remarks passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department in meters, or tenths of miles. of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing theses following another name are alternate names that may Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the port approach information which supplements the largest scale interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas status of an area by the United States Government. called “Sectors.” 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. degrees are used. 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. in each Sector. NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- follows: sions of these web sites. 0.0 1. Mailing address: 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0Maritime Division scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0ST D 44 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.04600 Sangamore Road appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.0Bethesda MD 20816-5003 facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0 2. E-mail address: aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- [email protected] ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities date of the publication shown above. Important information to are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in amend material in the publication is available as a Publication Pub. 150, World Port Index. Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not website. described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (PDUs) Broadcasts, should be consulted. http://164.214.12.145/sdr 0.0 Sales.—For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 0.0 Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same DC 20402-0001. Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a (202) 512-1800. course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the 0.0GPO Bookstore Website designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow 0.0http://bookstore.gpo.gov Pub. 154 III 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Canadian Sailing Directions. 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0 Various port handbooks. the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners various shipping companies. No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- ments. cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division ments in possession of the Agency. website. 0.0 Internet Web sites, as follows: 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (Special Warnings) 0.0 1. Fraser Port Authority http://164.214.12.145/warn/warn_j_query.html 0.0 http://www.fraserportauthority.com 0.0 2. Lighthouses of British Columbia 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions 0.0 http://fogwhistle.ca/bclights from which winds blow. 0.0 3. Nanaimo Port Authority 0.0 http://www.npa.ca Reference List 0.0 4. Port Alberni Port Authority 0.0 http://www.alberni.net/harbor-havre 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 0.0 5. Prince Rupert Port (The New World Port) publication were: 0.0 http://www.rupertport.com/home.html IV Pub. 154 Contents Preface. III Index—Gazetteer . V Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 The Strait of Juan de Fuca . 1 Sector 2 Haro Strait and Adjacent Channels . 15 Sector 3 The Strait of Georgia—South Part . 27 Sector 4 The Gulf Islands . 53 Sector 5 The Strait of Georgia—Central Part and Head . 69 Sector 6 Desolation Sound . 83 Sector 7 Discovery Passage—Cape Mudge to Malcolm Island . 93 Sector 8 Queen Charlotte Strait . 107 Sector 9 Vancouver Island—Cape Beale to Estevan Point . 127 Sector 10 Vancouver Island—Estevan Point to Triangle Island . 143 Sector 11 The Inner Passage—Cape Caution to Cape Mark . 161 Sector 12 The Inner Passage—Milbanke Sound to the Skeena River . 179 Sector 13 Chatham Sound—Hecate Strait to Dixon Entrance . 197 Sector 14 Hecate Strait—East Side . 221 Pub. 154 V Contents Sector 15 The Queen Charlotte Islands—East Coast . 239 Sector 16 The Queen Charlotte Islands—West Coast . 257 Sector 17 Dixon Entrance . 271 VI Pub. 154 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 154 Pub. 154 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91 26.21 26.52 26.82 27.13