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Tom Tursi and Frank Mummert of the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship host a free webinar on December 7th at 10 a.m. Eastern covering the current state of paper and electronic nautical charts for U.S. waters.0:14 NOAA discontinued its traditional printed chart sales but continues to maintain an updated Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) database, accessible three ways: the NOAA online chart viewer, the NOAA Custom Chart (NCC) application that generates up-to-date PDF charts for printing or screen use, and ENC data feeds for compatible navigation software.0:37 The webinar also covers U.S. Coast Guard format revisions to the online Light List, Local Notices to Mariners (LNM), and Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNM), and how these coordinate with the ENC database.1:26 Tursi and Mummert compare free NOAA and Coast Guard data against commercial chart plotters and paid navigation and weather applications.2:08 Registration requires an email to office@mdschool.com; registrants receive a Zoom link and access to the recording.2:29 The central argument: paper charts remain viable because the NCC application lets mariners print current, full-size color charts on demand.Watch

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