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*
AllView823 MB04/18/2024 11:17:33

RNCs by Coast Guard Districts (map):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
01 CGDView53 MB04/18/2024 11:16:57  05 CGDView43 MB04/18/2024 11:17:00  07 CGDView95 MB04/18/2024 11:16:59
08 CGDView166 MB04/18/2024 11:17:00  09 CGDView38 MB04/18/2024 11:17:04  11 CGDView130 MB04/18/2024 11:17:07
13 CGDView198 MB04/18/2024 11:17:10  14 CGDView69 MB04/18/2024 11:17:12  17 CGDView128 MB04/18/2024 11:17:17

RNCs by States:
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
AKView128 MB04/18/2024 11:17:31  ALView30 MB04/18/2024 11:17:32  CAView127 MB04/18/2024 11:17:33
CTView13 MB04/18/2024 11:17:35  DEView3 MB04/18/2024 11:17:46  FLView115 MB04/18/2024 11:17:46
GAView11 MB04/18/2024 11:17:46  HIView49 MB04/18/2024 11:17:46  IDView7 MB04/18/2024 11:17:48
ILView2 MB04/18/2024 11:17:49  INView2 MB04/18/2024 11:17:50  LAView78 MB04/18/2024 11:17:50
MAView29 MB04/18/2024 11:17:51  MDView7 MB04/18/2024 11:17:51  MEView15 MB04/18/2024 11:17:52
MIView11 MB04/18/2024 11:17:54  MNView1 MB04/18/2024 11:17:54  MSView37 MB04/18/2024 11:17:55
NCView14 MB04/18/2024 11:17:55  NHView15 MB04/18/2024 11:17:56  NJView13 MB04/18/2024 11:17:56
NVView0 MB04/18/2024 11:17:56  NYView41 MB04/18/2024 11:17:57  OHView1 MB04/18/2024 11:17:57
ORView78 MB04/18/2024 11:17:58  PAView1 MB04/18/2024 11:17:58  POView32 MB04/18/2024 11:17:58
PRView2 MB04/18/2024 11:17:58  RIView16 MB04/18/2024 11:17:59  SCView10 MB04/18/2024 11:18:00
TXView66 MB04/18/2024 11:18:01  VAView22 MB04/18/2024 11:18:01  VTView0 MB04/18/2024 11:18:02
WAView170 MB04/18/2024 11:18:02  WIView7 MB04/18/2024 11:18:03  Note: PO = Pacific Ocean

RNCs by Region (list):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
02View29 MB04/18/2024 11:16:57  03View52 MB04/18/2024 11:17:00  04View25 MB04/18/2024 11:16:57
06View33 MB04/18/2024 11:16:57  07View49 MB04/18/2024 11:17:00  08View101 MB04/18/2024 11:17:04
10View2 MB04/18/2024 11:17:04  12View115 MB04/18/2024 11:17:08  13View5 MB04/18/2024 11:17:11
14View170 MB04/18/2024 11:17:12  15View108 MB04/18/2024 11:17:17  17View143 MB04/18/2024 11:17:19
22View4 MB04/18/2024 11:17:27  24View1 MB04/18/2024 11:17:27  26View26 MB04/18/2024 11:17:28
30View44 MB04/18/2024 11:17:28  32View40 MB04/18/2024 11:17:28  34View61 MB04/18/2024 11:17:28
36View23 MB04/18/2024 11:17:30  40View66 MB04/18/2024 11:17:30   


* 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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