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Tag Archives: aids to navigation
Building an Aids to Navigation Demonstration Display
This is an Aids To Navigation (ATON) display demonstration board I made, there are flashing LED’s to demonstrate selected ATON’s in the Elliot Bay area around Seattle Washington. There are 27 Aids represented from just south of the Alki Lighthouse … Continue reading →
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Free 2015 Coast Guard Light List
The U.S. Coast Guard has just released the 2015 Light Lists in PDF format for all volumes except Volume V (Volume V is only published in even years). The Light List Volumes are available as a free download or in … Continue reading →
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21st Century ATON’s & Waterway Safety
Tuesday June 3, 2014 I attended the Future of Navigation Listening Session in Seattle. This was a chance for Puget Sound boaters to find out about recent Aids to Navigation changes and hear about changes on the way and for … Continue reading →
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The National Aids to Navigation Museum
The National Aids to Navigation Museum is located in Yorktown, Virginia at the USCG Training Center, in the atrium of Canfield Hall. The Museum is open to everyone that has access to the base, this sadly limits the access by … Continue reading →
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