August 18, 2007
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NIMA — National Imagery and Mapping Agency
For those of us who don’t live in a city that has a map store. . .
Aeronautical Charts and Publications and Nautical Charts.
The Department of Transportation FAA Distribution Division, is the
distributor of public sale NGA aeronautical charts and publications and
nautical charts.FAA National Aeronautical Charting Office
Distribution Division
10201 Good Luck Road
Glenn Dale, MD 20769-9700 USA
Tel: 301-436-8301
Toll Free: 800-638-8972 (US only)
Fax: 301-436-6829
E-mail: 9-AMC-ChartSales@faa.gov
Internet: http://naco.faa.gov/Nautical Publications
The U.S. Government Printing Office manages the public sale of NGA navigation publications.
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-1954
Tel: 202-512-1800
Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.govMaritime Safety Products and Services
Maritime Safety Information Center. The Center collects, evaluates
and compiles worldwide marine navigation products and databases. It is
responsible for maritime safety and hydrographic activities which
includes support to the U.S. worldwide portfolio of NGA and NOAA
standard nautical charts and hardcopy and digital publications.Publications include the U.S. Notice to Mariners, Sailing
Directions, NGA List of Lights, US Coast Guard Light Lists, American
Practical Navigator (Bowditch) and other navigation science
publications. The Center coordinates the World-Wide Navigational
Warning Service’s NAVAREA IV and NAVAREA XII safety messages, an
essential part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.Electronic access to databases and products is provided at http://www.nga.mil/maritime/.
The site includes U.S. Notice to Mariners and other selected
publications in PDF format; a marine navigation calculator; and
corrections to all NGA, NOS and U.S. Coast Guard hydrographic products.For more information or to submit updated information for navigation publications or charts, e-mail webmaster_nss@nga.mil/ or write to the address below:
Maritime Safety Information Center
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Mail Stop D-44
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
NGA Nautical Charts
are broken down into 9 Regions. Select from the list below for an index
to select your NGA nautical charts. Then place your order through one
of our many Chart Agents
or directly through NACO’s Distribution Division
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- NGA Nautical Introduction
- Region 1 – United States and Canada
- Region 2 – Central and South America and Antarctica
- Region 3 – Western Europe, Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic
- Region 4 – Scandinavia, Baltic and Russia
- Region 5 – Western Africa and the Mediterranean
- Region 6 – Indian Ocean
- Region 7 – Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand
- Region 8 – Oceania
- Region 9 – East Asia
- NGA Miscellaneous Nautical Charts
- Notice of New Editions
Note: NGA will no longer distribute hard copy
versions of the weekly Notice to Mariners. Effective with U.S. Notice
to Mariners Number 1, 2005, they will only be available by visiting U.S. Notice to Mariners.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Nautical Charts
are available for sale through Authorized Chart Agents and from the
National Aeronautical Charting Office’s Distribution Division. Please
select the charts and publications you need from NOAA’s on-line catalog
before placing your order.NOTE:
To have any of these free catalogs mailed to you, contact our Distribution Division
.
