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Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 06/2020 ATL 100 SECOND EDITION Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Canada Canada Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 06/2020 ATL 100 SECOND EDITION General Information Atlantic Coast Sailing Directions Pictograph legend Anchorage Wharf Marina Current Caution Light Radio calling-in point Lifesaving station Pilotage Search and Rescue Newfoundland and Labrador 1-800-563-2444 1-709-772-5151 Maritime Region 1-800-565-1582 Laurentian Region 1-800-463-4393 Boating Safety Infoline 1-800-267-6687 Department of Fisheries and Oceans information line 1-613-993-0999 Cover photograph The M/T Catherine Knutsen at anchor off Long Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador. B O O K L E T A T L 1 0 0 Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 06/2020 Sailing Directions General Information Atlantic Coast Second Edition 2007 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Users of this publication are requested to forward information regarding newly discovered dangers, changes in aids to navigation, the existence of new shoals or channels, printing errors, or other information that would be useful for the correction of nautical charts and hydrographic publications affecting Canadian waters to: Director General Canadian Hydrographic Service Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E6 The Canadian Hydrographic Service produces and distributes Nautical Charts, Sailing Directions, Small Craft Guides, Canadian Tide and Current Tables and the Atlas of Tidal Currents of the navigable waters of Canada. These publications are available from authorized Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart Dealers. For information about these publications, please contact: Canadian Hydrographic Service Fisheries and Oceans Canada 200 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E6 Phone: 613-998-4931 Toll free: 1-866-546-3613 Fax: 613-998-1217 E-mail: [email protected] or visit the CHS web site for dealer location and related information at: www.charts.gc.ca © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2007 Catalogue No. Fs 72-3/19-2007E ISBN 978-0-660-19774-6 Ottawa, 2007 (Aussi disponible en français) II his is a corrected reprint of the 2007 edition of this booklet. As such, all Notices to Mariners up to and including the Monthly Edition shown in the table below have been incorporated Tin this reprint. This booklet should be kept up-to-date by applying corrections published in Section 4 of the monthly Canadian Notices to Mariners at: http://www.notmar.gc.ca. This booklet should not be used without reference to the pertinent corrections in Notices to Mariners. Record of corrections to this Sailing Directions booklet from monthly Notices to Mariners. CORRECTIONS NM No. Inserted by: NM No. Inserted by: NM No. Inserted by: NM No. Inserted by: NM No. Inserted by: 06/2020 III Preface ____________________________________________________ VI Explanatory notes ____________________________________________ VII Abbreviations ________________________________________________ IX CHAPTER 1 General Navigational Information Routes and Navigational Hazards ________________________________ 1-1 Ship Routeing Systems ________________________________________ 1-2 Navigation in Ice ____________________________________________ 1-3 Ship Icing (Freezing Spray) ____________________________________ 1-5 Oil and Gas Exploration _______________________________________ 1-6 Nautical Charts _____________________________________________ 1-6 Nautical Publications of Canadian Hydrographic Service ______________ 1-9 Canadian Coast Guard ________________________________________ 1-9 Canadian Coast Guard Publications _____________________________ 1-10 Aids to Navigation __________________________________________ 1-10 Positioning Systems _________________________________________ 1-11 Marine Communications _____________________________________ 1-12 Search and Rescue (SAR) _____________________________________ 1-13 Cold Water Survival _________________________________________ 1-14 Pilotage __________________________________________________ 1-15 Regulations _______________________________________________ 1-16 Fishing Methods ____________________________________________ 1-21 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE Aquaculture _______________________________________________ 1-24 Environmentally Sensitive Marine Areas _________________________ 1-26 CHAPTER 2 General Geographic and Port Information Geographical and physical features ______________________________ 2-1 Provinces __________________________________________________ 2-2 Port Facilities _______________________________________________ 2-6 CHAPTER 3 Natural Conditions Seabed ____________________________________________________ 3-1 Magnetic Anomalies __________________________________________ 3-4 Ice _______________________________________________________ 3-4 Types of Ice ____________________________________________ 3-4 Stages of Development of Sea Ice _____________________________ 3-4 Forms of Sea Ice _________________________________________ 3-5 Ice Surface Features _______________________________________ 3-5 Tides ____________________________________________________ 3-12 Currents __________________________________________________ 3-18 Meteorological Information ___________________________________ 3-21 APPENDICES Sail Plan ___________________________________________________ A-1 Sea Surface Temperature ______________________________________ A-3 Average Wind Speed __________________________________________ A-4 Fishing Zones _______________________________________________ A-8 ILLUSTRATIONS Ship icing __________________________________________________ 1-5 Icing ______________________________________________________ 1-6 Special Tidal Surfaces _________________________________________ 1-8 Cold Water Survival _________________________________________ 1-14 Effect of wind on exposed persons _______________________________ 1-15 Fishing Methods ____________________________________________ 1-21 Typical Aquaculture Site Layouts _______________________________ 1-25 Extent of Sea Ice _____________________________________________ 3-9 IV Extreme and Mean Limits of Icebergs for March to June Inclusive ______ 3-13 The Average Progression of the Tide _____________________________ 3-15 Surface Circulation _________________________________________ 3-20 Air Temperature ____________________________________________ 3-22 Average Barometric Pressure at Sea Level ________________________ 3-26 Fog ______________________________________________________ 3-29 Grand Banks of Newfoundland — Visibility _______________________ 3-30 Index ______________________________________________________ I-1 Notes _____________________________________________________ N-1 V he Second Edition of Sailing Directions, ATL 100 — General Information — Atlantic Coast, 2007, has been compiled from Canadian Government and other information sources. In gen- Teral, all hydrographic terms used in this booklet are in accordance with the meanings given in the Hydrographic Dictionary (Special Publication No. 32), published by the International Hydrographic Bureau. The general information of the Atlantic Coast is grouped in this booklet. It contains navigational information, a brief description of the main port facilities as well as geographic, oceanographic and PREFACE atmospheric characteristics. The detailed description of the geographical areas is given in a series of booklets. Their limits are printed on the back cover of the booklets. The descriptive booklets should be consulted in conjunction with the ATL 100 — General Information booklet. The photographs are supplied by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. VI anadian Sailing Directions amplify mile, which has now been adopted by most maritime charted details and provide important nations, is equal to 1,852 m (6,076 ft). Cinformation of interest to navigation Speeds are expressed in knots; a knot is which may not be found on charts or in other marine 1 nautical mile per hour. publications. Sailing Directions are intended to be Depths, unless otherwise stated, are referred read in conjunction with charts quoted in the text. to chart datum. As depths are liable to change, par- ticularly those in dredged channels and alongside Remarks wharves, it is strongly recommended that these be confirmed by enquiry to the appropriate local Buoys are generally described in detail only authority. where they have special navigational significance, Elevations and vertical clearances are given or where the scale of the chart is too small to clearly above Higher High Water, Large Tides; in non-tidal show all the details. waters they are referred to chart datum. Chart references, in italics in the text, nor- Heights of objects, as distinct from the eleva- mally refer to the largest scale Canadian chart but tions, refer to the heights of structures above the occasionally a smaller scale chart may be quoted ground. where its use is more appropriate. The List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals num- relating to the vertical mo- Tidal information ber is shown in brackets following the navigational vements of the water is not given and the Canadian aid (light, leading lights, buoy). The expression Tide and Current Tables should be consulted. “seasonal” indicates that the navigational aid is However, abnormal changes in water level are operational for a certain period during the year; mentioned. mariners should consult the List of Lights, Buoys and Names have been taken from the official source. Fog Signals to determine the period of operation. The Where an obsolete name still appears on the chart expresion “private” means that the aid is privately NOTES EXPLANATORY or is of
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