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Alabama
Mobile
Mobile Bar Pilots:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Connecticut
Bridgeport
New Haven
New London, New Haven & Bridgeport Pilots:
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA station (need)
NOAA nearby station observations
Delaware
Wilmington
Pilots’ Association for the Bay and River Delaware:
Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Florida
General Information:
Southeast USA Atlantic Coast Maps
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 4
Coast Pilot 4 covers the Atlantic coast of the United States from Cape Henry to Key West.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 5
Coast Pilot 5 covers the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States from Key West, FL., to the Rio Grande. This area is generally low and mostly sandy, presenting no marked natural features to the mariner approaching from seaward. Coast Pilot 5 also covers Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Maps
Fernandina Beach
Jacksonville
St Johns Bar Pilot Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Miami
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Panama City
St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
Port Canaveral
Canaveral Pilot Association:
Port Everglades
Port Everglades Pilots Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Port Manatee
Florida Pilots Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Tampa
Florida Pilots Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Harbor Pilots:
Georgia
General Information:
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 4
Coast Pilot 4 covers the Atlantic coast of the United States from Cape Henry to Key West.
Savannah & Brunswick
Savannah Pilot’s Association:
International Seamens House:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Louisiana
General Information:
Associated Branch Pilots:
Crescent River Port Pilots Association:
NO-BR Pilots Association:
Tariff Info (PDF)
Louisiana Maritime Association
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 5
Coast Pilot 5 covers the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States from Key West, FL., to the Rio Grande. This area is generally low and mostly sandy, presenting no marked natural features to the mariner approaching from seaward. Coast Pilot 5 also covers Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Louisiana/Mississippi Coastal Region Maps
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)
Maps and hydrological information:
Lake Charles
Lake Charles Pilots, Inc.:
Maps and hydrological information:
Lower Mississippi River
Links ascend, from Southwest Pass to Port Allen, North of Baton Rouge
Plaquemines Port, Harbor And Terminal District
Port Info (PDF)
JURISDICTION (Mile 0 to Mile 81.2 AHP)
Anchorages: (rdb=RIGHT DESCENDING BANK, ldb=LEFT DESCENDING BANK) PILOTTOWN 6.7-1.5 rdb; BOOTHVILLE 18.4-12.2 rdb; OSTRICA 24.4-23.5 rdb; PORT SULPHUR 39.7-37.5 ldb; MAGNOLIA 47.5-45.8 rdb; DAVANT 54.5-53.5 ldb; ALLIANCE 65.8-63.2 rdb; CEDAR GROVE 71.2-70.6 rdb; BELLE CHASSE 75.2-73.1 rdb; WILLS POINT 67.5-66.4 ldb; AUGUSTA 72.0-71.4 rdb; 12 MILE: 79.0-80.8 rdb.
New Orleans
JURISDICTION (Mile 81.2 to Mile 114.9 AHP)
Anchorages: LOWER 9 MILE 82.7 – 85.0 rdb; NEW ORLEANS GENERAL 90.5-91.6 rdb; LOWER KENNER BEND 113.5 – 114.3 rdb.
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
US NWS Real-time river guage and forecasts:
South Louisiana
JURISDICTION (Mile 114.9 to Mile 168.5 AHP)
Anchorages: KENNER BEND 114.7 – 115.6 rdb; AMA 115.5 – 117.3 ldb; BONNE CARRE 127.3 – 128.8 ldb; LAPLACE 134.7 – 135.0 ldb; RESERVE 137.0 – 137.5 rdb; LOWER GRAND VIEW 146.5 – 147.1 ldb; UPPER GRAND VIEW 147.7 – 148.8 ldb; LOWER SUNSHINE 165.0 – 165.9 ldb; UPPER SUNSHINE 166.3 – 167.0 ldb.
US NWS Real-time river guage and forecasts:
Baton Rogue
Tariff Download (large)
JURISDICTION (Mile 168.5 to Mile 232.0 AHP)
Anchorages: WHITE CASTLE 190.4 – 191.1 rdb ;BATON ROUGE GENERAL 225.8 – 227.3 rdb; LOWER BATON ROUGE ANCHORAGE 228.5 – 229.0 ldb; MIDDLE BATON ROUGE ANCHORAGE 229.6 – 229.8 ldb; UPPER BATON ROUGE ANCHORAGE 230.6 – 231.0 ldb
Maps and hydrological Information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Maine
General Information:
Northeast USA Atlantic Coast Maps
Portland
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maryland
Baltimore
The Baltimore Maritime Exchange:
The Association of Maryland Pilots:
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 3
Coast Pilot 3 covers the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, including the New Jersey Coast, Delaware Bay, Philadelphia, the Delaware – Maryland – Virginia coast, and the Chesapeake Bay.
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston Pilots:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 1
Coast Pilot 1 covers the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, and part of Massachusetts, from West Quoddy Head in Maine to Provincetown in Massachusetts. Major ports are at Portsmouth, NH and Boston MA.
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Mississippi
Louisiana/Mississippi Coastal Region Maps
Gulfport
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Pascagoula
Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 5
Coast Pilot 5 covers the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States from Key West, FL., to the Rio Grande. This area is generally low and mostly sandy, presenting no marked natural features to the mariner approaching from seaward. Coast Pilot 5 also covers Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
New York
Albany
Hudson River Pilots:
Maps and hydrological information:
Station ANRN6 – Tivoli South, Hudson River Reserve, NY
NOAA nearby station observations
New York and New Jersey
Sandy Hook Pilots:
Interport Pilots:
Table of distances – South Way:
Table of distances – North Way:
Metro Pilots:
Hudson River Pilots:
Block Island Pilots (Northeast Marine Pilots):
Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey:
Seamen’s Church Institute of NY/NJ:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
Station 44065 Entrance to New York Harbor
NOAA Station ALSN6 – Ambrose Light, NY
NOAA nearby station observations – New York
NOAA nearby station observations – New Jersey
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 2
Coast Pilot 2 covers the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, embracing part of the Massachusetts coast and all of the coasts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
North Carolina
Wilmington
Morehead City
North Carolina State Port Authority
North Carolina State Tariff Info
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Delaware River Pilots
Pilots’ Association for the Bay and River Delaware
Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay:
Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia & South Jersey:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA Nearby station observations
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 3
Coast Pilot 3 covers the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, including the New Jersey Coast, Delaware Bay, Philadelphia, the Delaware – Maryland – Virginia coast, and the Chesapeake Bay.
Puerto Rico
Autoridad de Puertos:
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 5
Coast Pilot 5 covers the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States from Key West, FL., to the Rio Grande. This area is generally low and mostly sandy, presenting no marked natural features to the mariner approaching from seaward. Coast Pilot 5 also covers Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Guayanilla
Capt. Alex E. Cruz
Capt. Fulgencio Anavitate
Ponce
Capt. Alex E. Cruztariff
Capt. Fulgencio Anavitatetariff
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
San Juan
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Rhode Island
Providence
Northeast Marine Pilots, Inc.:
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
South Carolina
South Carolina State Ports Authority (Charleston & Georgetown)
The Maritime Association of South Carolina:
Charleston Branch Pilots’ Association:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 4
Coast Pilot 4 covers the Atlantic coast of the United States from Cape Henry to Key West.
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port of Orange
Sabine Bank Pilots:
Tariff Info (PDF)
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean (need)
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Brownsville
Brazos Pilots:
Brazos Santiago Pilots:
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Corpus Christi
Aransas Corpus Christi Pilots:
Corpus Christi International Seaman’s Center:
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean (need)
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Port Lavaca – Point Comfort
Matagorda Bay Pilots:
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Freeport
Brazos Pilots Association:
The Seaman’s Center, Freeport, TX
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Galveston
Galveston – Texas City Pilots:
Seafarers’ Center of Galveston
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Houston
Houston Pilots:
WGMA:
Suderman & Young
Bay Houston Towing
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Texas City
Galveston-Texas City Pilots:
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 5
Coast Pilot 5 covers the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States from Key West, FL., to the Rio Grande. This area is generally low and mostly sandy, presenting no marked natural features to the mariner approaching from seaward. Coast Pilot 5 also covers Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Virginia
Virginia Ports Authority
Norfolk and Newport News, Yorktown & Hopewell
US NAVY Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot 3
Coast Pilot 3 covers the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, including the New Jersey Coast, Delaware Bay, Philadelphia, the Delaware – Maryland – Virginia coast, and the Chesapeake Bay.
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
Yorktown
Maps and hydrological information:
NOAA nearby station observations
USEFUL LINKS
Heidenreich Innovations LLC: Q88.com
Airport Codes for US & International
AIS (Automatic Identification System):
United States Coast Guard Vessel Search
Live Ships Map – AIS – Vessel Traffic and Positions
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Buoy Data Center
Topics in the Coast Pilot include channel descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, currents, tide and water levels, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation schemes, small-craft facilities, and Federal regulations applicable to navigation.
US Customs and Treasury (all of these pages come up wrong/have moved)
US CUSTOMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages – Bond Requirements
US CUSTOMS Questions and Answers on CBP Bonds
Monetary Guidelines For Setting Bond Amounts
NOAA – National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Office of Coast Survey – United States Coast Pilot ®
US National Data Buoy Center Recent Marine Data real-time hydrological data, weather and forecasts