ALL Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) and Traditional Paper Nautical Charts are being canceled.

In a 2019 notice in the Federal Register, NOAA announced that it is gradually discontinuing the production and maintenance of all NOAA traditional paper nautical charts and Raster Navigational Chart products and services. All RNCs will be canceled by January 2025. More information is available on the Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts webpage.

Only active charts (RNCs that have not yet been canceled) are available for download through the links below.

A list of active charts, canceled charts, and pending chart cancellations is available on the Dates of Latest Editions webpage.


Chart Downloader for NOAA RNC®

The Raster Navigational Charts are available in BSB format.

User's Agreement to Terms and Conditions.

There are several options for downloading:

1. Select a zip file of an Individual RNC.
2. Select up to twenty Specific RNCs that will be dynamically zipped and made available for download.
3. Write an application or script that uses the data in the RNC Product Catalog, an XML file that contains the status of the RNCs available for download.
4. Select one of the pre-packaged zip files below:

All RNCs:
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
AllView914 MB03/14/2024 12:15:31

RNCs by Coast Guard Districts (map):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
01 CGDView60 MB03/14/2024 12:14:52  05 CGDView59 MB03/14/2024 12:14:52  07 CGDView164 MB03/14/2024 12:14:57
08 CGDView166 MB03/14/2024 12:14:57  09 CGDView38 MB03/14/2024 12:14:57  11 CGDView130 MB03/14/2024 12:15:08
13 CGDView198 MB03/14/2024 12:15:09  14 CGDView69 MB03/14/2024 12:15:09  17 CGDView128 MB03/14/2024 12:15:18

RNCs by States:
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
AKView128 MB03/14/2024 12:15:30  ALView30 MB03/14/2024 12:15:30  CAView127 MB03/14/2024 12:15:33
CTView19 MB03/14/2024 12:15:33  DEView3 MB03/14/2024 12:15:44  FLView154 MB03/14/2024 12:15:45
GAView15 MB03/14/2024 12:15:45  HIView49 MB03/14/2024 12:15:47  IDView7 MB03/14/2024 12:15:48
ILView2 MB03/14/2024 12:15:48  INView2 MB03/14/2024 12:15:49  LAView78 MB03/14/2024 12:15:49
MAView29 MB03/14/2024 12:15:49  MDView20 MB03/14/2024 12:15:52  MEView15 MB03/14/2024 12:15:53
MIView11 MB03/14/2024 12:15:55  MNView1 MB03/14/2024 12:15:55  MSView37 MB03/14/2024 12:15:55
NCView14 MB03/14/2024 12:15:56  NHView15 MB03/14/2024 12:15:56  NJView15 MB03/14/2024 12:15:56
NVView0 MB03/14/2024 12:15:57  NYView47 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58  OHView1 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58
ORView78 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58  PAView1 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58  POView32 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58
PRView28 MB03/14/2024 12:15:58  RIView16 MB03/14/2024 12:16:02  SCView14 MB03/14/2024 12:16:03
TXView66 MB03/14/2024 12:16:03  VAView31 MB03/14/2024 12:16:04  VTView0 MB03/14/2024 12:16:04
WAView170 MB03/14/2024 12:16:04  WIView7 MB03/14/2024 12:16:05  Note: PO = Pacific Ocean

RNCs by Region (list):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
02View29 MB03/14/2024 12:14:52  03View58 MB03/14/2024 12:14:52  04View42 MB03/14/2024 12:14:52
06View37 MB03/14/2024 12:14:54  07View81 MB03/14/2024 12:14:57  08View119 MB03/14/2024 12:14:57
10View28 MB03/14/2024 12:15:01  12View115 MB03/14/2024 12:15:08  13View5 MB03/14/2024 12:15:09
14View170 MB03/14/2024 12:15:10  15View108 MB03/14/2024 12:15:17  17View143 MB03/14/2024 12:15:18
22View4 MB03/14/2024 12:15:26  24View1 MB03/14/2024 12:15:26  26View26 MB03/14/2024 12:15:26
30View44 MB03/14/2024 12:15:26  32View40 MB03/14/2024 12:15:26  34View61 MB03/14/2024 12:15:29
36View23 MB03/14/2024 12:15:29  40View66 MB03/14/2024 12:15:30   


* Zip File Date Time indicates when the zip file was created in Coordinated Universal Time.

Resources:
Click RNC Dates for more information about the Print Date, NTM Date and various Cleared Dates.
Click Coast Survey's Inquiry page if you have comments or suggestions.

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