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United States Coast Pilot®
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The United States Coast Pilot® consists of a series of nautical books that cover a variety of information important to navigators of coastal and intracoastal waters and the Great Lakes. Issued in nine volumes, they contain supplemental information that is difficult to portray on a nautical chart.

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Coast Pilot 6 - 39th Edition, 2009
Coast Pilot 6 covers the Great Lakes system, including Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, their connecting waters, and the St. Lawrence River.
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Coast Pilot 6
Chapter Description
Front Pages Title page, Preface, Graphic Index, and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 General Information
Chapter 2 Navigation Regulations
Chapter 3 The Great Lakes (Overview)
Chapter 4 St. Lawrence River Above St. Regis
Chapter 5 Lake Ontario
Chapter 6 Lake Erie
Chapter 7 Detroit River
Chapter 8 Lake St. Clair
Chapter 9 St. Clair River
Chapter 10 Lake Huron
Chapter 11 Lake Michigan
Chapter 12 St. Marys River
Chapter 13 Lake Superior
Chapter 14 Hudson River, New York Canals and Lake Champlain
Appendix A
Appendix B Distances, Meteorological and Climatological Data
Appendix C Marine Protected Areas
Index
   
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