US SFO 45 US SFOSan 43.5 Francisco Bay Bridge US SFO 39 Santa Fe Channel

US SFO 35 Yerba US RCH 16 ---US RCH 19 US SFO FMC 3 3 FMC SFO US

US SFO FMC 2 2 FMC SFO US C US SFO FMC 1 1 FMC SFO US US SFO 33 Buena AQUATIC Pier 39 PARK US SFO 31 Island US RCH 17 US RCH RLW FORT MASON CENTER (Richmond Long Wharf) (IMTT) B ---US RCH 20 US SFO 29 Where the US SFO 23 US SFO 19 US SFO 17 ---US RCH 21 US SFO 27 US SFO 15 A US SFO 9 US SFO 7 US RCH 22 US RCH 23 US SFO 3 US RCH 14 (Calif. Oils Terminal) US SFO 1 (Gypsum Dock)

Ferry US SFO FB Building Bay Bridge US RCH 12 US RCH 24 US SFO 22.5 (Richmond Terminal 3) heck is AIS Destination Code: US RCH Richmond US SFO 26 US SFO 28 US RCH 9 AIS Destination Code: US SFO US SFO 30 San (BP/ARCO) US SFO 32 Francisco US SFO 36 US SFO 38 Bay US SFO 40 US SFO 42 US RCH 6 South Beach Marina Point (RCIP) Collinsville?

PAC BELL PARK Pt. Richmond US RCH 1 (Terminal 1) US SFO 48 US SFO 50 A guide to marine geography, US RCH 4 5 7 8 10 US SFO 54 US RCH 2 11 Pt. Potrero facility names and AIS destination (Foss) INSET 3 (Graving Docks) INSET 2 codes in the Area (PIERS)

US OAK 9 US OAK 7 US OAK 8 US OAK 22 Bay Bridge US OAK 21 US OAK 20 US OAK 65 US OAKUS 55 OAK US 56 OAK 57 Howard US OAKUS 58 OAK US 59 OAK 60 US OAK 63 US OAK US61 OAK 62 Terminal Schnitzer ( Ferry Landing) Oakland US OAK 23 Steel US OAK 67 US OAK CS Outer US OAKUS 68 OAK 69 Turning Harbor US OAK 24 Oakland Estuary Basin US OAK 33 US OAK 25 US NGZ 4 US OAK 32 (Reefer Docks) US OAK 34 Inner Harbor US OAK 30US OAK 26 US NGZ 1 US NGZ 2 (Gateway Ferry Landing) (Bay Ship & Yacht) US OAK 35

US OAK 36 9th Avenue Terminal US OAK 37

Turning Basin US OAK CS

Encinal US OAK 38 US OAK 40 Basin AIS Destination Code: US OAK AIS Destination Code: US NGZ Oakland This publication serves as a reference to the geographic and AIS destination terminology commonly used by commercial LT.7 vessel operators and the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic US OAK 55 Service on VHF Channels 13 and 14. It may be used alone or in LT.8 US OAK 56 Oakland Estuary conjunction with the “MARINERS, Do you speak Channel 14?” US OAK 57 INSET 4 brochure available from the San Francisco Marine Exchange US OAK 58 INSET 5 (415-441-7988 or www.sfmx.org). Recreational boaters and other mariners should periodically monitor VHF Channel 14 for valuable information on commercial vessel movements. (OUTER) (BERTHS) PORT OF OAKLAND (INNER) (BERTHS) (For complete listing of AIS destination codes, visit:

The maps on these pages are courtesy of the Tidebook Company of San Francisco. All Rights Reserved. This pamphlet was published by a grant from the Dept. of Fish and Game’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response www.uscg.mil/d11/vtssf/training) Alternate communication format is available upon request. If reasonable accommodation is needed, call OSPR at ©2009 Dept. of Fish and Game, R. Hughes (layout) & R. Imai (GIS) 06/09 - Reprint 5,000 pieces. (916) 445-9338 or the Relay (Telephone) Service for the deaf or hear-impaired from TDD phones at The cover photo is by Lew Van DeMark. All Rights Reserved. June, 2009, Third Edition 1-800-735-2929. Facility Names Are Subject To Change TToo Petaluma

AISSacramento Destination Code: Napa US PUM Bridge Petaluma River River Causeway Bridge Vallejo Where the heck is Collinsville? San Pablo AIS Destination Code: US VLO W h e re th e h e c k is C o llin s v ille ? Channel Bay Mare Is. Benicia A Guide to marine geography, AIS Destination Code: US BNC No. 26 To A G u id e to m a rin e g e o g ra p h y Carquinez US SFO A26 Collinsville Bridge Sacramento facility names and AIS Destination Codes in the US BNC 1 Middle AIS Destination Code: US SAC a n d fa c ility n a m e s in th e Channel Carquinez Dillon US BNC 2 (Mothball Fleet) Ground Pumphouse Davis Pt. US ROD 8 Pt. US BNC 3 (Selby) US BNC 4 U.P. RR US CCR 2 TheseSThese a nmaps F ra maps nare c is cnot oare B intended anot y A reintended a for navigational for navigational use use Pacific (Valero) US CCR 3 Pinole Shoal Refining US ROD 3 Bridge US MRZ 7 US CCR 4 New York Pt. FacilityFacility names names are current are current as of as this of editionthis edition (Jan. (Feb. 2007) 2002) US ROD 1 US ROD 4 US MRZ 8 Port Chicago USROD 5 Strait Shore Terminals(Avon) (Martinez) (Rodeo) US PBG 2 (Diablo Services) Antioch US MRZ 1 US MRZ 6 Echo US PPG 3(Bay Bulk) Bridge (Ozol) US MRZ 5(Amoroc) AIS Destination Code: US SCK Buoy Pt. Pinole US PPG 4 SanRafeal Rock Quarry US MRZ 2 (POSCO) US PPG 5 To Stockton SanAIS Destination Rafael Code: US SRF US MRZ 3 (Dow Chemical) US PPG 6 (McNears)McNears US SRF 1 (Shell) (Goldbond {Domtar}) Pt. SanPt. PedroSan Pedro Pittsburg Martinez AIS Destination Code: US PBG Pt. San AIS Destination Code: US MRZ Pablo Pt. Chauncey Brothers I. P A C I F I C Bluff Pt. Southampton Richmond-San Rafael Shoal Channel Bridge Richmond ChevronRichmond AIS Destination Code: US RCH AIS Destination Code: Larkspur Long Wharf AIS Destination Code: LK Red Long Wharf US XTN Pt. Simpton Rock US RCH RLW See INSET 3 Tiburon No. 5 Racoon Strait Angel Island San US SFO A5 Alpha Brooks Buoy Island Pt. Knox Francisco Southampton Pt. Blunt AIS DestinationTiburon Code: US XTN Shoal Channel AIS Destination Code: US JMC Bay San Precautionary Sausalito Sausalito re AIS Destination Code: US JMC ho A Harding s re Rock Buoy a Golden O Gate Alcatraz I. Deep Water US SFO AZ Bridge US SFO AZ Traffic Lane Oakland Disposal Site 11 Treasure Pt. Bonita AIS Destination Code: US OAK Westbound Lane US SFO D11 No. 7 Island Bay Bridge US SFO A7 November See INSET 4 Bay Bridge Eastbound Lane Blossom Buoy Rock Buoy I Mile H Rock Presidio Shoal G Yerba Buena See INSET 5 Island Golden San See INSET 1 E AIS DestinationMain Code: Ship US Channel SFO BARCHA Gate M ain Ship Channel Bridge D Francisco Pier 70 AIS Destination Code: US SFO 70 C US SFO isc c ra n F o Alameda AIS Destination Code: US SFO Francisco AIS Destination Code: US NGZ B San Francisco A S.F. Sea Buoy Pier 96 No. 8 US SFO 96N SEE INSET 2 US SFO A8 (Pilot Area) US SFO 96S Whiskey OAK Buoy Hunters Point INSET 1

SanAIS Destination Leandro Code: US SNH No. 9

San Bruno Shoal Channel US SFO A9

Sierra Bay Buoy

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This brochure was developed by the Prevention Hayward-San Mateo Bridge Through People work group of the San Francisco Bay SFO Harbor Safety Committee, with special thanks to The Tidebook Co. of S.F. and Jan Van Coops of the California Coastal Commission.

Anchorage and Vessel Traffic Lane locations are approximate. Maps are not to be used for navigational purposes. Shoreline shown is approximate Mean Sea Level. 1927 NAD. Lambert conformal conic projection.

Base Map Source: Map of the North Half of California USGS, 1970

To Redwood City JVC, 2/1/2002 AIS Destination Code: US RWC