NOAA - United States Coast Pilot 9 - Alaska: Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea

Coast Pilot 9 covers the Pacific and Arctic coasts of Alaska from Cape Spencer to the Beaufort Sea.

The United States Coast Pilot® consists of a series of nautical books that cover a variety of information important to navigators of coastal and intracoastal waters and the Great Lakes. Issued in nine volumes, they contain supplemental information that is difficult to portray on a nautical chart.

Topics in the Coast Pilot include channel descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, currents, tide and water levels, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation schemes, small-craft facilities, and Federal regulations applicable to navigation.