This Chart Legend provides a visual reference and brief description of most objects found on C-MAP NT+ electronic

charts. Images on the left represent relative objects on color displays, while images on the right refer to grayscale displays. These images are only representative of typical systems. Variations of color or grayscale may be noticed from one manufacturers system to another. While display of objects may generally be enabled or disabled by the following categories, those marked with an asterisk (*) will always remain on-screen.

PORT, SERVICES
Breakwater * Groyne *, Causeway * (always dry, intertidal, underwater) Pier, Jetty *

LANDMARKS
Buildings Church Tower Chimney Monument Windmill Pontoon Cemetery

DEPTHS, SOUNDINGS

ATTENTION AREAS
Restricted area

NAV-AIDS (aids to navigation)

Intertidal area *, with low water line

Light in general

Lighthouse

Depth area, with depth line (10 meters) Mast Depth line (out of selected range) Flare stack Flagstaff Windmotor Radar dome Dredged area * Tank Silo Unsurveyed area or minimal depiction area * Fortified structure (an area on the source nautical chart where most information is omitted, to indicate that the chart has too general scale for navigation and to induce the mariner to use more detailed charts) Sounding (depth of 2 meters and 5 dm)

Prohibited area (no unauthorized entry)

Lighted offshore platform *

Caution area (with warning about safety of navigation, e.g. a danger, a risk, a rule, or advice) Anchorage area

Light float, light vessel *

POSITIONS, DIRECTIONS, COMPASS

Symbols in plan: position is center of symbol

Harbor facility in general Fishing harbor

Colors of lights

Drying height above chart datum

Anchorage (no defined limits)

Multiple colored lights on same structure

Symbols in profile: position is at bottom of symbol Dish aerial Landing place Control point * Landing stairs Magnetic variation (see attributes) * Berth with designation Harbor Masters office Dolphin * Custom office Anchor berth, with designation

Sector light (sectors displayed)

Sector light (sectors not displayed) Anchor berth, with swinging circle Light characteristic (e.g. fixed, flashing, etc.), period, elevation, range: see attributes

Sea-plane landing area Buoy shapes: nun, can, spherical, pillar, spar, barrel, superbuoy International and US symbols

Anchoring prohibition area

NATURAL FEATURES
Land area and coastline * Hill, dune Land contour lines Salt pan Pingo * Glacier * Vegetation area Tree

Mooring trot (anchors with chain/wire) Hospital, health office Piles * Post office Slipway, ramp Gridiron Dry dock Floating dock Wet dock Floating oil barrier Area under reclamation * Hulk Gates *, locks Danger line, in general Inshore traffic zone Fishing prohibition area

WRECKS, OBSTRUCTIONS
Diving prohibition area Examples of colored buoys International and US symbols

SEABED TYPE
M Mud Cy Clay Si Silt S Sand St Stone G Gravel P Pebbles Cb Cobbles R Rock Lv Lava Co Coral Vol Ash Volcanic ash K Kelp Grs Grass Stg Sea-tangle Spi Spicules Cir Cirripedia Fu Fucus Ma Mattes S Co Sabellaria

Rock (always dry) * Area to be avoided Rock (covers and uncovers) * Nature reserve Rock (awash) * Bird sanctuary Rock (always underwater) * Game preserve Example of lighted buoy with topmark and radar reflector International and US symbols Radar reflector Buoy and beacon topmarks

Breakers

Wreck showing hull or superstructure S Bk Sandbank Submerged wreck (dangerous)

Seal sanctuary Examples of colored beacons International and US symbols Dumping ground in general

RIVERS, LAKES
River, canal Lake Waterfall

Distance mark Dam, weir Roll-on, roll-off terminal Timber yard Crane Signal station Check point Coastguard station Pilot boarding place Parking for boat and trailers Pharmacy Police Post box Post Office Provisions Public radio Public radio telegraph Public telegraph Public telephone Public toilets Refuse bin Restaurant Sailmaker Sewerage pump-out station Showers

Sh Shells Wd Weed Gd Ground Oz Ooze Ml Marl Sn Shingle Bo Boulders Ck Chalk Qz Quartz Md Madrepore

f Fine m Medium c Coarse bk Broken sy Sticky so Soft sf Stiff v Volcanic ca Calcareous h Hard

Submerged wreck (non-dangerous)

Explosives dumping ground

Cairn

Remains of a wreck / foul area

Chemical wastes dumping ground

Wreck area

Nuclear wastes dumping ground Lateral marks: port, starboard, preferred channel to port, preferred channel to starboard International and US symbols for different regions IALA A and IALA B

Obstruction

Degaussing range

CULTURAL FEATURES
Built-up area Road in general Motorway Major road type A Boat yard Major road type B Bottle gas Major road type C Exits Minor road Track / path Major street Crane Minor street Car parking Caravan site Chandler Coastguard Yacht harbor, marina

Rescue station

Ba Basalt Pm Pumice T Tufa Sc Scoriae Cn Cinders w White bl Black rd Red gn Green b Blue y Yellow gy Grey br Brown ch Chocolate lt Light d Dark

Fish haven * Military area Submerged wellhead * Military practice area (firing danger areas, mine-laying practice areas, etc.) Offshore platform * Minefield Submarine cable Log pond Cardinal marks: N, E, S, W International and US symbols Symbol showing direction of buoyage

Accessories / Marine electronics Bank / Exchange Boat hoist

Mn Manganese Gc Glauconite Oy Oysters Ms Mussels Sp Sponge Al Algae Fr Foraminifera Gl Globigerina Di Diatoms Rd Radiolaria Pt Pteropods Po Polyzoa

Submarine pipeline, with diffuser

Cable area, submarine pipeline area Rocks, wrecks, obstructions, fish havens: the depth value, if known, is encoded into attributes

Spoil ground

Cargo transhipment area

Examples of composite abbreviations:

Incineration area

Isolated danger marks International and US symbols

fS Fine sand bkSh Broken shells SSh Sand with shells BrM Brown mud

TRACKS, ROUTES
Navigation line

Fishing ground

Commercial fishing services

Sch Schist Co Hd Coral Head

Fish trap area, tunny nets area Safe water marks International and US symbols

Recommended track Customs / Custom police Seabed area, rocky area, coral reef Weed / kelp Sand waves Spring in seabed Recommended route centerline Deep water route centerline Submarine transit lane Electricity Engine repairs Fishing / Diving gear, SCUBA recharge Fuel station Harbor Master Deep water route (depth: see attributes) Limit of ice / glacier * Marine farm

Pedestrian way Railway Tunnel, tunnel entrances Airport Bridge * Overhead cable * , with pylons

Electrical / Electronic repairs

Slipway Transportation services Visitors berth

Traffic separation scheme: boundary, lanes, separation zone, separation line

Special marks International and US symbols International boundary on land

Precautionary area International maritime boundary

TIDES, CURRENTS
Health emergency Water Waypoint Yacht Club Tide height (prediction available) Current Water turbulence

Fairway Straight territorial sea baseline Radar range, radar line Territorial sea area, contiguous zone, fishery zone, continental shelf area, EEZ Custom zone, free port area Harbor area (administrative)

Fog signal

Overhead pipeline * Hotel / Inn Telepheric Fence Launderette Other marine repairs

Radar station, radar transponder beacon, radio station

Radio calling-in point

Ferry route

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Issue D - 01OCT2002