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 - 43rd Edition, 2013
covers the Great Lakes system, including Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, their connecting waters, and the St. Lawrence River.

This publication has been updated through: 19-MAY-13

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Coast Pilot 6

Chapter	Description	Alternate Downloads (Beta)*
Front	Title page, Preface, Graphic Index, and Table of Contents	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 1	General Information	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 2	Navigation Regulations	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 3	The Great Lakes	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 4	St. Lawrence River Above St. Regis	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 5	Lake Ontario	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 6	Lake Erie	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 7	Detroit River	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 8	Lake St. Clair	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 9	St. Clair River	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 10	Lake Huron	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 11	Lake Michigan	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 12	St. Marys River	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 13	Lake Superior	[XML] [HTML]
Chapter 14	Hudson River, New York Canals, and Lake Champlain	[XML] [HTML]
Appendix A	Appendix A	[XML] [HTML]
Appendix B	Appendix B	[XML] [HTML]
Weekly Record of Updates	Weekly Record of Updates	[XML] [HTML]
Index	Index
		*Not for Navigation

Updates for 43rd Edition, 2013
Date	Download

16-Feb-13	(PDF)
02-Mar-13	(PDF)
10-Mar-13	(PDF)
17-Mar-13	(PDF)
24-Mar-13	(PDF)
31-Mar-13	(PDF)
21-Apr-13	(PDF)
28-Apr-13	(PDF)

Updates for Previous Edition

Corrections for the previous edition will be available for 60 days after the release of the new edition.