PUB. 181 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ GREENLAND AND ICELAND ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Springfield, Virginia © COPYRIGHT 2014 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2014 TWELFTH 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 III 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the Preface date of the publication shown above. Important information to amend material in the publication is updated as needed and 0.0 Pub. 181, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Greenland and available as a downloadable corrected publication from the Iceland, Twelfth Edition, 2014, is issued for use in conjunction NGA Maritime Domain web site. with Pub. 180, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Arctic Ocean. Companion volumes are Pubs. 182 and 183. 0.0NGA Maritime Domain Website 0.0 Digital Nautical Chart 19 and 28 provides electronic chart http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal coverage for the area covered by this publication. 0.0 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 16 August 2014, in- 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same cluding Notice to Mariners No. 33 of 2014. Subsequent publi- manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a cation updates have corrected this publication to 17 September course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of or- 2016, including Notice to Mariners No. 38 of 2016. igin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow Explanatory Remarks for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, and navigate so that the designated course is continuously be- 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- ing made good. Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and which currents set. pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, Sec- 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but tions 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing Direc- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, tions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nauti- mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal cal charts and is not readily available elsewhere. passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 port approach information which supplements the largest scale minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen- in meters, or tenths of miles. cy. This publication is divided into geographic areas called 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally “Sectors.” those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees theses following another name are alternate names that may from 000° (north) to 360°, measured clockwise. General bear- appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted ings are expressed by initial letters of points of the compass only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings have such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended de- specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the grees are used. interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their 0.0 Charts.—Reference to charts made throughout this publica- spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political tion refer to both the paper chart and the Digital Nautical Chart status of an area by the United States Government. (DNC). 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place names radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- in each Sector. mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers 0.0 Corrective Information.—Users should refer corrections, (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. additions, and comments to NGA’s Maritime Operations Desk, 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to as follows: web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- 0.0 1. Toll free: 1-800-362-6289 ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- 0.0 2. Commercial: 571-557-5455 drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. 0.0 3. DSN: 547-5455 NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 4. 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Information 0.0 Agency on the ISPS Code can be found at the International Maritime Mail Stop N64-SFH Organization web site: 0.0 7500 Geoint Drive 0.0 Springfield VA 22150-7500 0.0International Maritime Organization Home Page Pub. 181 IV http://www.imo.org 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warn- Lists should be consulted for complete information. ings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon promul- Maritime Administration (MARAD) Advisories.—MA- gation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners No. 1. RAD Advisories rapidly disseminate information on maritime A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is printed in dangers, safety, government policy, and other time-sensitive each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broadcast Warn- matters pertaining to U.S.-flag vessel operations. MARAD Ad- ings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Special visories are issued by the Office of Security to vessel masters, Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division web site. ship operators, and other U.S. Maritime interests. Advisories 0.0 Time.—Time is normally expressed as local time unless spe- are communicated via telex or other message formats and are cifically designated as Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). published on the MARAD web site and in the National Geo- spatial-Intelligence Agency’s Weekly Notice to Mariners. 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions from which winds blow. 0.0Maritime Administration (MARAD) Home Page http://www.marad.dot.gov/newsroom Reference List 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where ap- 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this propriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which fa- publication were: cilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 Canadian Sailing Directions. ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 Various port handbooks. in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in various shipping companies. Pub. 150, World Port Index. 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not ments. described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine ments in possession of the Agency. Broadcasts, should be consulted. Pub. 181 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 181 Pub. 181 V 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