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Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts
Speaker: Ryan Wartick, Navigation Manager, Mid-Atlantic, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Are you aware that NOAA’s raster nautical charts are expected to be phased out by January 2025? Whether you are a regular user of NOAA paper charts or depend on your electronic chart plotter, you should be aware of important changes underway at NOAA regarding how they produce and distribute navigation information. Ryan Wartick, a veteran of Navy and NOAA Corps Sea Service, will present the transition from paper to electronic navigation charts (ENCs), including how underlying hydrographic data is supplied to current chart plotters and how that data will continue to be the basis for alternate sources of paper charts.
The Zoom link will be posted on the home page one week before the program.
Summer Break - no program in August
There is no meeting scheduled for August
Speaker to be confirmed
Speaker and topic are being confirmed. Check back for more details.
This presentation will be hybrid, with in-person attendance at the Elks Lodge in Edgewater MD as well as a Zoom link for virtual attendees. The Zoom link will be posted on the home page one week before the program.
The Elks Lodge is pleased to offer pay-as-you-go bar and dining services to individual attendees, before or during the presentation. Come join us for networking, as early as 5 pm.
Occoquan River: Working Together to Keep the Waters Safe
Join us to learn how stakeholders on the Occoquan River were invited to cooperatively solve a big problem: mixing "human-powered craft" (such as paddleboards and kayaks) with power boats that want to go fast, not thinking about their wake. For four years, CAPCA member Captain Bob Schwartz has been leading a cooperative approach on the Occoquan to keep the waters safe for all types of vessels. His story is inspirational and serves as a model for how to bring together various stakeholders, including boaters, USCG, DNR, Fire, Police, county officials, and CG Auxiliary, to collectively discuss and solve safety challenges.
This presentation will be hybrid, with in-person attendance at the Elks Lodge in Edgewater MD as well as a Zoom link for virtual attendees. The Zoom link will be posted on the home page one week before the program.
The Elks Lodge is pleased to offer pay-as-you-go bar and dining services to individual attendees, before or during the presentation. Come join us for networking, as early as 5 pm.