''lease blocks'' ?




"Capt.American" wrote in message
ups.com...

My charts have lat and lon in hours, min and seconds,
shipping lanes,
currents, soundings in fathoms, loran lines, lease blocks,
compass
rose, loran linear interpolator, variation factors,
pollution reports,
ship wrecks, conversion tables, explosive dumping areas,
submarine
operation areas, radio range info, reefs, islands, atolls,
bottom info,
ect..ect..ect and thats the simple charts, not the pilot
chart which
have average currents, wind, and information beyond your
simple
understanding of charts.

After reading the responce you provided I suggest you
hang your charts
on the wall and marvel at all the information you have no
clue existed.
What a putz you are you deserve a chart that rolls up when
you try to
use it. Go buy software with a chart plotter GPS
interface.
Surely you can push a few buttons right?


Ever heard the phrase "off soundings"?


I would agree in a port with major traffic, an up
to date chart is the one to use.

What does traffic have to do with the chart?

High traffic areas have marked channels, dredging, bouys
dragged off
location, ranges, light list, designated anchorage areas,
ect.. and
lots of mariners that submit reports for an up to date
Local Notice to
Mariners. Charts in high traffic areas are in general more
up to date
and critical to safe navigation.

In an area like a secluded cove or harbor with no traffic
and no aids
to navigation and older chart showing depths, currents,
bottom info is
all that is needed to safely navigate.

Hope this helps.

Capt. American

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)