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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

US2HA06M - NI'IHAU TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

INDEX:
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AUTHORITIES
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
NOTE A
WARNING - PRUDENT MARINER
POLLUTION REPORTS
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
CAUTION - LIMITATIONS
CAUTION - TEMPORARY CHANGES
RADAR REFLECTORS	
NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS
CABLES AND PIPELINES
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE


SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
For Symbols and Abbreviations see Chart no. 1.

AUTHORITIES
Hydrography and topography by the National Ocean Service, Coast Survey, with additional data from the U.S. Coast Guard and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Consult U.S. Coast Guard Light List for supplemental information concerning aids to navigation.

NOTE A
Navigation regulations are published in Chapter 2, U.S. Coast Pilot 7.  Additions or revisions to Chapter 2 are published in the Notice to Mariners.  Information concerning the regulations may be obtained at the Office of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Hawaii or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Refer to Code of Federal Regulations section numbers.

WARNING - PRUDENT MARINER
The prudent mariner will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids. See U.S. Coast Guard Light List and U.S. Coast Pilot for details.

POLLUTION REPORTS
Report all spills of oil and hazardous substances to the National Response Center via 1-800-424-8802 (toll free), or to the nearest U.S. Coast Guard facility if telephone communication is impossible (33 CFR 153).

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Consult U.S. Coast Pilot 7 for important supplemental information.

CAUTION
Limitations on the use of certain other radio signals as aids to marine navigation can be found in the U.S. Coast Guard Light Lists and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Publication 117.  Radio direction-finder bearings to commercial broadcasting stations are subject to error and should be used with caution.

CAUTION
Temporary changes or defects in aids to navigation are not indicated.  See Local Notice to Mariners.

RADAR REFLECTORS
Radar reflectors have been placed on many floating aids to navigation.  Individual radar reflector identification on these aids has been omitted.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS
The NOAA Weather Radio stations listed below provide continuous weather broadcasts.  The reception range is typically 37 to 74 kilometers / 20 to 40 nautical miles from the antenna site, but can be as much as 185 kilometers / 100 nautical miles for stations at high elevations.

Kokee, HI	KBA-99		162.40 MHz

CABLES AND PIPELINES
Additional uncharted submarine pipelines and submarine cables may exist within the area.  
Not all submarine pipelines and submarine cables are required to be buried, and those that 
were originally buried may have become exposed.  Mariners should use extreme caution 
when operating vessels in depths of water comparable to their draft in areas where pipelines 
and cables may exists, and when anchoring, dragging, or trawling.
Covered wells may be marked by lighted or unlighted buoys.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
The Hawai'ian Islands from longitude 161d W to 176d W are part of the Hawaiian Islands 
National Wildlife Refuge, and under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The islands and atolls in the refuge include Nihoa, Necker Island,French Frigate Shoals, Gardner Pinnacles, Maro Reef, Laysan 
Island,Lisianski Island, Pearl and Hermes Atoll. National Wildlife Refuge System regulations pertaining to these islands and atolls are contained in CFR 50,parts 25-32.  Entry to the refuge is strictly prohibited without prior approval from the Refuge Manager, Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96850.
The restrictions apply to all civilian and military agencies as well as individuals.

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