🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between Light List and Coast Pilot • What types of information are in local harbor regulations vs. federal publications • Which publications give channel courses, dangers, and local navigation details

💭 Think About

• Think about what kind of information you need to safely transit a specific channel like York Spit Channel: is it just lights and buoys, or more detailed routing and cautionary notes? • Consider which publication is nationwide and standardized, and which one is written as a narrative guide for coasts and bays. • Ask yourself which titles sound like official, widely used U.S. government publications, and which sound more like specialized or commercial guides.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option is an official NOAA or USCG publication used on most commercial vessels. • Decide which book primarily lists aids to navigation data (light characteristics, positions) but not channel piloting instructions. • Confirm which source typically provides detailed sailing directions, channel descriptions, local hazards, and regulations for a specific bay or coastal area.