Canadian Sailing direction – ATL 100 (2nd Edition) provides detailed general information for the Canadian Atlantic coast. It is the mariners’ responsibility to maintain their digital Sailing Directions file by ensuring that the latest version is always downloaded. Please check this page by the 15th of the month to verify the last update date for the booklet that has been downloaded, and download a new copy as required. Do not leave port without it! Author: CHS Date: 2025 Format: Comb Bound Booklet Number of Pages: 82 CHAPTER 1 General Navigational InformationRoutes and Navigational Hazards________________________________ 1-1Ship Routeing Systems ________________________________________ 1-2Navigation in Ice ____________________________________________ 1-3Ship Icing (Freezing Spray) ____________________________________ 1-5Oil and Gas Exploration_______________________________________ 1-6Nautical Charts _____________________________________________ 1-6Nautical Publications of Canadian Hydrographic Service ______________ 1-9Canadian Coast Guard________________________________________ 1-9Canadian Coast Guard Publications_____________________________ 1-10Aids to Navigation __________________________________________ 1-10Positioning Systems _________________________________________ 1-11Marine Communications _____________________________________ 1-12Search and Rescue (SAR) _____________________________________ 1-13Cold Water Survival_________________________________________ 1-14Pilotage __________________________________________________ 1-15Regulations _______________________________________________ 1-16Fishing Methods____________________________________________ 1-21Aquaculture _______________________________________________ 1-24Environmentally Sensitive Marine Areas _________________________ 1-26CHAPTER 2 General Geographic and Port InformationGeographical and physical features ______________________________ 2-1Provinces __________________________________________________ 2-2Port Facilities _______________________________________________ 2-6CHAPTER 3 Natural ConditionsSeabed ____________________________________________________ 3-1Magnetic Anomalies __________________________________________ 3-4Ice _______________________________________________________ 3-4Types of Ice ____________________________________________ 3-4Stages of Development of Sea Ice _____________________________ 3-4Forms of Sea Ice _________________________________________ 3-5Ice Surface Features_______________________________________ 3-5Tides ____________________________________________________ 3-12Currents__________________________________________________ 3-18Meteorological Information ___________________________________ 3-21
