Waterways Management in Alaska
- 74 Federal waterways
- Over 1,500 Federal aids to navigation (ATON)
- Vessel traffic service operations in Prince William Sound
- Bridge permitting – For questions regarding bridge permitting, contact Mr. Scott at Clinton.L.Scott@uscg.mil
- Private aids to navigation (PATON) permitting
- Publishing marine safety information (MSI) via U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center: Navigation Center Website
- Eight Coast Guard ATON units (six ships and two aids to navigation teams)
Notices
Alaska – Farewell to traditional nautical charts
NOAA has ended the production of traditional paper charts for Alaskan waters. This change supports larger-scale, more accurate NOAA ENC® electronic navigational charts. For more details, visit: NOAA Nautical Charts .
A Custom Chart application is available at: NOAA Custom Chart Tool .
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM)
Mariners may subscribe to receive BNMs via email rather than VHF only. Subscribe here: BNM Subscription .
BNMs can also be viewed and downloaded from: D17 BNM Database .
For questions regarding BNMs, contact Todd Buck:
(907) 463-2269
todd.r.buck@uscg.mil
Legacy Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) replaced
The LNM has been replaced with a web-application available at: NAVCEN MSI Application .
Weekly Local Notice to Mariners: D17 Weekly LNM .
Marine Events in Alaska
Sponsors of regattas or marine parades that add navigational risk must submit an Application for Approval of Marine Events in accordance with 33 CFR 100.
PATON
PATONs are privately owned aids to navigation. Application form CG-2554 is available: PATON Application .
For PATON questions or submissions: JuneauDPW@Outlook.Com
Report Marine ATON Discrepancies