Description
A location offshore where a pilot may board a vessel in preparation to piloting it through local waters. Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register in foreign trade with specific draft characteristics. See 46 CFR 15.812 for additional detail. Pilot boarding stations and areas are either a well-defined position, a circular area around a position, or another more complex shaped area with well-defined boundaries. Please see supporting information in the Pilot Boarding Area data set.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website | Unknown | NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ | Unknown | Marine Cadastre Data Registry | Open resource |
| https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/PilotBoarding.zip | ZIP | PilotBoarding.zip | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |