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Types of Charts
TYPES OF CHARTS FRENCH LANGUAGE NAUTICAL CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS (1966 notes) Present policy is based on Section II of Deputy Minister's letter No. 54 dated June 25, 1959, which states: "1. Translate all tidal and current reports, sailing directions and pilots dealing with the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf. 2. Translate other publications of interest to French-speaking navigators or owners of pleasure craft (should such publications be issued)." Since this policy was stated, a French edition of a symbols and abbreviations sheet has been published and issued free. In 1962 six hundred copies of a French edition of the Quebec to Kingston Pilot was printed, but the sales since publication indicate that the continued translation of pilots is unwarranted. In 1965 a French edition of our chart Lac Saint-Jean was published. Starting in 1967, all tides and current tables, except British Columbia, will be issued in bilingual form. No complaints concerning this policy have been received from the public, reflecting the fact that navigation charts are designed to be used internationally and rely on a minimum knowledge of the language of publication. According to information available from the International Hydrographic Bureau, the majority of nautical charts are published in the English language. Charts primarily designed for use of the fishing industry are produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service. These are navigation charts showing a concentration of depth contours and sea-floor characteristics not normally appearing on a standard navigation chart, but which are of direct value to commercial fishermen in improving their catches. The Decca and Loran navigational lattices are overprinted on the charts. The Canadian Hydrographic Service has produced two charts off the Nova Scotia coast covering the fishing banks east and west of Sable Island. The first of these charts was published 1n1964 and the second in 1965. A complete survey for standard navigation charts of the Grand Banks, using electronic positioning equipment, is in progress. These charts are at a similar scale to the Fisheries Charts and will contain sufficient bathymetry for use of the fishing industry. SMALL BOAT CHARTS (1966 notes) The Canadian Hydrographic Service was originally formed to meet the need of commercial navigation. To this has been added, in recent years, the requirements of defence, oceanography and recreational boating. Since 1945 the fastest growing group of chart users are owners of recreational pleasure craft. Department of Transport statistics for 1964 show that the number of licensed pleasure craft has increased by more than 1,400% since 1945, compared to an increase of 250% for registered commercial vessels. The CHS realized the need for a compact chart for small boat use and in 1962 began issuing series of folded charts. The five that have been issued to date have met with overwhelming public approval.
1952 Standard
charts................................44 1954 Standard charts
(first editions)...............47 1955 Standard
charts (first editions)...............28 1956 Standard
charts (first editions).............. 17 1959
Standard charts (first editions)............... 43 1962
New charts...................................... 26 1963 New Charts..................................... 58 1964
New Charts..................................... 40 1965
New Charts....................................... 35 1966
New charts........................................ 27 1967
New charts.............................................. 27 1973
Standard charts (new editions).............. 108 1946 (January) The
Canadian Surveyor
1939........................................ 19,850
1954 Annual Report:
1955 Annual Report:
1956 Annual Report:
1958 Annual Report: Standard navigation charts............................over 100,000 (from 1959 report: 104,500)
1959 Annual Report: Standard navigation charts................................... 141,100
1962 Annual Report: Charts................................................................. 156,000 1963
Annual Report: Standard
charts................................................. 170,000 1964
Annual Report: Standard and special charts................................ 247,000 1965
Annual Report: Total
number of charts........................................ 253,197 1966
Annual Report: Charts................................................................
250,000 1967
Annual Report: Charts..................................................................
285,000
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