[Public-List] Paper charts

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Gord,

The US no longer prints lithographic charts, but have gone with Print On 
Demand. 
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20131022_nauticalcharts.html 
This solves their inventory issues. See also, 
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/pod/index.html

  - George

On 5/21/15 9:53 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List wrote:
> Hello friends -
>
> I¹m preparing for a committee meeting of an organization whose board I sit
> on governs a museum¹s shipwreck exploration activities.  Our objective is to
> draft a manual for operation of our research/dive 60¹ vessel.
>
> I¹m a Canadian...  the organization is American.  One of my colleagues on
> the board has commented that the US gov no longer publishes paper charts as
> does our Canadian Hydrographic Service.  Is this true?
>
> Standing by for your advice ­ and also for editorial comments on the idea
> that I am working to draft a manual for safe operation of a vessel after
> what I admitted I did to myself last weekend....
>
> Gord #426 Surprise
> __________________________________

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