Customer Reviews

Chart No. 1: Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms

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If you boat, you need charts. If you have charts, you need this book. This is a replacement for the government published chart 1. It is well laid out and easy to use once you spend a few minutes with it and a chart of your favorite area for boating.
Quibles - The abbreviations are split into three sections, so if you don't find your chart abbreviation in one index, go to the next, or the next. I feel that this would be more useful as one index, with descriptions like in a dictionary - Fl G - (All) Flashing Green light.....

I used this book while taking an ASA sailing course on navigation. It is easy to use and great for someone who has never looked at a chart before.

I am a map person and this guide is the ultimate resource for ALL icon/keys on every ocean or lake chart currently published in the USA. Highly educational for the boater who wants to be able to read and understand your chart down to the smallest detail.

It's all the right information - but the entire book is printed in a very difficult to read grey tone. How do I know its grey and not just a light printing - because there is black print on the first and last pages of the book, next to the notorious grey that continues throughout. hard to read in the day time - bet its even harder to read at night under a red headlamp. Simply low quality printing... very disappointing for a navigational aid and guide. One star was the lowest rating I could give, else I would simply give this book an "incomplete" and make them do it all over again.

Chart #1 defines and explains all of the symbold used on the coast guard charts for navigation. A mus have for any serious boater.

The best darn little booklet you can get if you are interested in any way with nautical charts. It is a MUST if you want to learn/do marine navigation.

Excellent product in brand new condition. Quick shipment & a very smooth transaction. Thank You

I waited over a month and had to purchase the book elsewhere after paying through Amazon. I went on my boat trip without the book and still don't know if it has arrived at my house yet.