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within the three nautical mile limit of U.S. ft. Being phased out of use on larger ves-
territorial waters is illegal (Chesapeake Bay sels. Only allowed if equipment was on
and Long Island Sound are considered to be vessel before 1/78.
within the three-mile limit). Regardless of
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onboard treatment, discharge of any sewage
is illegal in designated no-discharge areas.
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Any direct flow-through system must be
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secured while a vessel is navigating inland
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waters or within three miles of shore. Any
tains greater levels of chemicals.
owner of a vessel with an onboard toilet is
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required to install and use a USCG-certified
than Type I.
marine sanitation device (MSD). The three
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types of MSDs are:
Type III
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of Type III MSD used on recreational boats.
floating solids.
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Obtaining Notices to Mariners
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USCG Local Notices: The U.S. Coast Guard NGA (ex-NIMA) Notices: Notices issued
stopped mailing printed versions of the Local by the National Geospatial-Intelligence
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Notices to Mariners in the spring of 2004. Lo- Agency (ex-NIMA, DMA) are also only
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cal Notices to Mariners are continuing to be available online as PDF files. They can be
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produced, but are now only available as PDF- viewed and searched at the NGA Website:
format file downloads from the Coast Guard’s (http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/index/)
NAVCEN Website (www.navcen.uscg.gov).
Canadian Notices:
Local Notices to Mariners include a wide
variety of information from the local Coast
Canadian Notices to Mariners are pub-
Guard Districts. The Coast Guard has creat-
lished monthly in two editions, one for the
ules
ed an automated email notification program
West Coast, one for the East. Subscribe to R
to let interested mariners know when a new
printed versions or view them online (www.
notice has been posted to the Website. See
notmar.com).
the NAVCEN Website to sign up.
Special Warnings and Notices
Manatees: The West Indian Manatee is a They are quite docile and have no natural
marine mammal protected under the Ma- enemies, but are an endangered species,
rine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and mostly because collisions with boat propel-
the Endangered Species Act of 1973. These lers cause a large number of deaths each
acts make it illegal to harass, hunt, capture year. In the winter, manatees move from the
or kill any marine mammal. The manatee cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the
is a large, slow-moving herbivorous animal Gulf of Mexico and congregate, sometimes
that mainly inhabit the waters of Florida, in large numbers, in warmer freshwater riv-
although they have been sighted from south ers and streams and near the cooling water
Virginia around the Gulf Coast to Texas. discharge outlets of power plants. It is during
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