Aids to Navigation Program

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PATON DISCREPANCY REVIEW
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Presentation Objectives

• To acquire a general knowledge of the
  responsibilities of the Auxiliary for checking
  aids for discrepancies.
• To understand the three classes of private aid to
  navigation.
• To be able to recognize a discrepancy on a
  private aid to navigation.

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PATON Categories

• Class 1
• Class 2
• Class 3

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Definition of Class I

• An aid to navigation on a marine structure or
  other works, which the owner is legally
  obligated to establish, maintain and operate.
• Aid still needs a Coast Guard permit.

CLASS 1
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Definition of Class 2

• An aid to navigation, exclusive of Class 1,
  which is located in waters used by general
  navigation.
• Usually are lateral aids.

CLASS2
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Definition of Class 3

• Aids to Navigation, exclusive of Class 1, which
  are located in waters not ordinarily used by
  general navigation.
• Often are regulatory buoys.

CLASS 3
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A I D D E F E C T S
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M O R E I S S U E S
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LED LANTERN

• (Light Emitting Diode)

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Model 601

• Not approved for use by USCG.
• 2 NM range.
• Self-contained.
• May be used on private aids.
• Small, lightweight, easy to install,inexpensive.

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Programming the light characteristic

• Lantern color determined by colored dot near
  serial number.
• Any flash characteristic can be programmed using
  a Universal TV remote control.
• Security code must be entered to prevent
  accidentally changing characteristic.
• Follow instructions supplied with lantern.

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Service Life of Lantern

• LED lanterns do not burn out.
• Light output degrades over time.
• Replace lanterns according to Duty Cycle.
• 10-29 duty cycle replace every 12 yrs.
• 30-100 replace every 8 years.
• Replace battery every 4 years.

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Battery Box

• There are single and double battery boxes.
• A vent valve must be installed.
• Box may be painted the color of the buoy.

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Sound Systems

• There are three main types of wave actuated sound
  signals
• Whistle
• Bell
• Gong

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Whistle

• Whistle is made of cast bronze and is mounted
  inside the cage.
• As air is forced through the whistle, the
  familiar drone sound is made.

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BELLS

• Bells used on lighted and unlighted buoys and are
  made of a copper-silicon alloy.
• External tappers impact the fixed bell when wave
  motion causes the buoy to roll.

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Small Lights and Daymarks
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Dont get too close to this ATON! Stay in the channel.
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Check after storms. Panels are designed to break away so that high winds or waves will not destroy the supporting pile or structure.
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Single Pile Structure

• Used in protected or semi-exposed locations where
  fixity can be attained.

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Multiple Pile Structures

• Used when fixity can not be achieved with single
  pile.
• Two categories
• Dolphin
• Platform Structure

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Dolphin

• Battered pile
• Three to seven piles driven at an angle with the
  bottoms spread and the tops secured with wire
  rope or bolts and shear connectors.

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Dolphin

• Cluster pile
• Three or more piles driven vertically with their
  surfaces in contact with each other and wrapped
  tightly at various heights.

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7, a small light, off Castle Island in Boston Harbor.
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Platform Structure
Lantern
Battery Box

• Three or more separate piles driven vertically,
  connected at the top by a platform that spreads
  the load over all the piles. Usually is the
  foundation for skeleton towers.

Things to check on this aid.
Tower
Platform Structure
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Dayboards

• A dayboard shall always be installed for maximum
  utility.
• The dayboard should be the dominant component of
  the silhouette with the battery box hidden behind
  it.

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On what side should you pass this mark?
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It is a little easier to make the decision in the
daylight!
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Raising the dayboard makes it more obvious.
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Dayboards

• The first letter refers to the shape or purpose
  of the dayboard.

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Dayboards

• The letter represents the key or background color.

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Dayboards

• Additional information is shown by letters placed
  after a dash (-)
• I - Intracoastal
• SY - yellow square
• TY - yellow triangle

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Front Panel Symbol KWR Main panel is white. Center stripe is red.

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Dayboards

• The letter indicates the color of stripe
• (range dayboards only).

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Operational Requirements

• Contrast
• Vegetation
• Background
• lights

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Backing Material

• Delamination should not have progressed over more
  than 25 percent of the backing material.
• Material should not be sufficiently warped to
  visibly detract from the signal.
• Mounting points should not be softened or
  deteriorated to the degree that the board may
  come loose during a storm.
• Great photo opportunities.

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Films, Numbers, Letters, and Borders.

• Delamination of the film should not progress over
  10 of the surface area.
• Material should not be cracked, checked or
  abraded so as to provide a dull or roughened top
  surface.
• Attached material should not have peeled more
  than 10 of the surface area.
• Good Photo opportunities

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Fading. . .

• There is no practical way to measure fading.
• Replacement is based on the judgment of servicing
  personnel.
• Aid must be able to display the intended signal
  until its next scheduled service date.

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. . . more FADING
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HOW to report non-permitted aids to the CG ANT
(Coast Guard Aid to Navigation Team)

• NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report
• Important to identify the name of the aids
  owner.
• The owner is responsible for submitting an
  application and for making all repairs and
  updates for a PATON-Private Aid to Navigation.

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NS-PN03 PATON Discrepancy Report

• Has nine sections
• 1. Member information.
• 2. Coast Guard Notification.
• 3. Aid Identification.
• 4. Horizontal and Vertical Locations.
• 5. Aid to Navigation Characteristics.
• 6. Discrepancies Observed on Aids to Navigation.
• 7. Non-Permitted Aids to Navigation Data.
• 10. Comments.
• 11. Report Distribution.

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A COPY OF THE NS-04 PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION REPORT IS BEING HANDED OUT FOR THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION. PLEASE FOLLOW ALONG WHILE REFERENCING THIS FORM.
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NS-PN04 Private Aid to Navigation Report
Section 1. MEMBER INFORMATION Fill out your
personal data
SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION SECTION 1 - MEMBER INFORMATION
MEMBER NUMBER MEMBER NUMBER MEMBER NUMBER MEMBER NUMBER LAST NAME, FIRST NAME AND INITIAL LAST NAME, FIRST NAME AND INITIAL   TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER UNIT (DIST/DIV/FLOT) UNIT (DIST/DIV/FLOT) UNIT (DIST/DIV/FLOT)
1134567 1134567 1134567 1134567 JONES, JAMES A. JONES, JAMES A.   789-344-6789 789-344-6789 789-344-6789 789-344-6789 013-10-07 013-10-07 013-10-07
DATE OBSERVED   TIME OBSERVED   OPCON     E-MAIL ADDRESS            
14-Mar-2009 14-Mar-2009 2200   ANT BOSTON ANT BOSTON   JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM JAJONES_at_AOL.COM

• MEMBER NUMBER
• LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, INITIAL
• TELEPHONE NUMBER Where you can be reached
  during normal business hours.
• UNIT (Dist/Div/Flot) i.e. 013-10-07 D1,
  Division 10, Flotilla 7.
• DATE OBSERVED
• TIME OBSERVED
• OPCON
• E-MAIL ADDRESS

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NS-PN04 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 2 COAST GUARD NOTIFICATION
• Only use when you have already communicated
  directly with a C.G ANT or other C.G. agency.

• Coast Guard Unit Notified.
• Time Reported (hhmm)
• Date Reported (DD-MMM-YY)
• Communication method used (Information block)
• Radio, Telephone, E-Mail, Other, see Comments.
• This section is NORMALLY not used when reporting
  non-permitted aids to navigation.

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NS-PN04 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 3 AID IDENTIFICATION
• Aid ownership - Select the type of owner
• COAST GUARD
• STATE
• PRIVATE - PATON
• USACE US Army Corps of Engineers
• NOAA

LLNR Will not be known or not have
one NAME OF THE AID Use the Light List as a
guide PATON NUMBER May not be known CHART
NUMBER CHART EDITION CHART DATE (MMM-YY)
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NS-PN04 Private Aid to Navigation Report Report

• Section 4 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOCATIONS.

LATITUDE (Formatted as DD-MM-SS.SS
N) LONGITUDE (Formatted as DDD-MM-SS.SS
W) GPS DATUM (DATUM loaded in your GPS
Set) METHOD USED TO TAKE FIX Select GPS,
DGPS, GPS with WAAS, or OTHER, see Comments.
QC CHECK, select HDOP (Horizontal Dilution
of Position) EPE (Estimated Position
Error) QC READING (EPE or HDOP reading on site
from GPS.) TIME WHEN TAKEN Format as HHMM.
as HHMM)
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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 4 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOCATIONS.
• OFFICIAL NAME OF LOCATION where the aid is
  located.
• GPS MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER.
• GPS OPERATION, select
• 2D
• 3D
• 3D DIFFERENTIAL
• NOT AVAILABLE

OFFICIAL NAME OF LOCATION GPS MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER
PULPIT HARBOR, CAMDEM MAINE GPS 72 - GARMIN
GPS OPERATION
3D
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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 4 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOCATIONS
• CHARTED DEPTH take from the NOAA chart.
• DEPTH DIFFERENCE system calculated.
• METHOD USED FOR DEPTH - ECHO SOUNDER, LEAD LINE,
  SOUNDING POLE, DEPTH NOT TAKEN, OTHER, see
  Comments.
• MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER of echo sounder.
• OBSERVED DEPTH take from the echo sounder.
• TRNSDCR CORR. Distance from the location of the
  transducer to the waterline.

CHT. DEPTH U/M DEPTH DIFFERENCE DEPTH DIFFERENCE DEPTH DIFFERENCE
12.0 FT 0.6 FT
METHOD USED FOR DEPTH MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER OBSERVED DEPTH OBSERVED DEPTH CORR. FOR TRANSDUCER CORR. FOR TRANSDUCER
ECHO SOUNDER WIDE 100 HUMMINGBIRD 11.4 FT 2.0 FT
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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 4 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL .
• HEIGHT OF TIDE take from the Almanac Screen on
  your GPS.
• CORRECTED DEPTH AT DATUM system calculated.
• TIME when the depth was taken, format as HHMM.

HEIGHT OF TIDE HEIGHT OF TIDE CORR. DEPTH   TIME OF OBSERVATION
4.1 FT 9.3 FT 1350
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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 5 AID TO NAVIGATION CHARACTERISTICS.
• Check boxes that apply
• TYPE OF AID
• TYPE OF BUOY
• AID STRUCTURE
• LIGHT COLOR
• SOUND
• ELECTRONIC

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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 6 DISCREPANCIES OBSERVED.
• Check any discrepancies that are observed on the
  private aid
• CRITICAL DISCREPANCIES
• URGENT DISCREPANCIES
• ROUTINE DISCREPANCIES
• DOCUMENT AND SPECIFICATION CHECKS.

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NS-PN03 Private Aid to Navigation Report

• Section 7 NON-PERMITTED AID TO NAVIGATION DATA.
• Fill in as much information as you can. Priority
  is from the top downward.
• Owners Name
• Owners Telephone Number
• Owners E-mail address
• Owners Address, City, State, Zip
• POC Person of Contact.
• Local Waterway Administrator Harbormaster
• Telephone Number
• E-mail Address

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What is meant by the term checking of a Private
aid?

• You completed a full pre-underway check of your
  measuring devices per the guidelines and
  determined that they are working accurately and
  that all of the necessary tools are available.
• On-scene, you took a fix alongside the aid in the
  channel per the guidelines and recorded the data
  on a worksheet, including the Quality evidence.
• On-scene, you checked the depth of water per the
  guidelines and recorded the data on a worksheet,
  including the Quality evidence.
• You completed an 7054 PATON Discrepancy Report to
  notify the Coast Guard of any discrepancy.

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REPORT all non-permitted private aids to the
Coast Guard through established Division
channels.

• ALSO REPORT all Private Aids to Navigation
  activity to AUXDATA as a Mission 31 on an 7030
  Activity Report Mission Individual form.
• A non-permitted private aid report is considered
  a discrepancy/

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Any more questions about reporting Non-permitted
PrivateAids to Navigation?