Office of Coast Survey – Professional Mariner

07 May

NOAA vessel returns to Great Lakes for survey work

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey, surveying

(WASHINGTON) — For the first time since 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vessel Thomas Jefferson is underway in the Great Lakes. The vessel and its crew of NOAA Corps officers and professional mariners are working with NOAA scientists to map the waters of western and central Lake Erie and eastern Lake Ontario this year to improve navigation…

01 Jun

Sunset begins for paper charts as NOAA shifts to digital delivery

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsENC, Lake Tahoe, marine navigation, mariners, maritime industry, maritime news, Office of Coast Survey, Raster Sunset Plan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began to phase out production of its paper nautical charts on Feb. 26 starting with Lake Tahoe, the first of 1,700 charts being converted to exclusively digital delivery. The Raster Sunset Plan being implemented by NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey includes a process to notify mariners of the transition for each paper chart…