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*
AllView594 MB06/27/2024 11:40:13

RNCs by Coast Guard Districts (map):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
01 CGDView53 MB06/27/2024 11:39:36  05 CGDView43 MB06/27/2024 11:39:36  07 CGDView52 MB06/27/2024 11:39:39
08 CGDView50 MB06/27/2024 11:39:40  09 CGDView38 MB06/27/2024 11:39:42  11 CGDView120 MB06/27/2024 11:39:45
13 CGDView138 MB06/27/2024 11:39:47  14 CGDView69 MB06/27/2024 11:39:50  17 CGDView126 MB06/27/2024 11:39:59

RNCs by States:
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
AKView126 MB06/27/2024 11:40:13  ALView11 MB06/27/2024 11:40:13  CAView118 MB06/27/2024 11:40:13
CTView13 MB06/27/2024 11:40:13  DEView3 MB06/27/2024 11:40:22  FLView52 MB06/27/2024 11:40:22
GAView11 MB06/27/2024 11:40:22  HIView49 MB06/27/2024 11:40:22  IDView7 MB06/27/2024 11:40:22
ILView2 MB06/27/2024 11:40:23  INView2 MB06/27/2024 11:40:24  LAView35 MB06/27/2024 11:40:24
MAView29 MB06/27/2024 11:40:24  MDView7 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27  MEView15 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27
MIView11 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27  MNView1 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27  MSView22 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27
NCView14 MB06/27/2024 11:40:27  NHView15 MB06/27/2024 11:40:28  NJView13 MB06/27/2024 11:40:28
NVView0 MB06/27/2024 11:40:29  NYView41 MB06/27/2024 11:40:29  OHView1 MB06/27/2024 11:40:29
ORView78 MB06/27/2024 11:40:30  PAView1 MB06/27/2024 11:40:30  POView32 MB06/27/2024 11:40:30
PRView2 MB06/27/2024 11:40:30  RIView16 MB06/27/2024 11:40:31  SCView10 MB06/27/2024 11:40:33
TXView24 MB06/27/2024 11:40:33  VAView22 MB06/27/2024 11:40:33  VTView0 MB06/27/2024 11:40:34
WAView109 MB06/27/2024 11:40:35  WIView7 MB06/27/2024 11:40:36  Note: PO = Pacific Ocean

RNCs by Region (list):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
02View29 MB06/27/2024 11:39:36  03View52 MB06/27/2024 11:39:36  04View25 MB06/27/2024 11:39:36
06View33 MB06/27/2024 11:39:39  07View39 MB06/27/2024 11:39:39  08View37 MB06/27/2024 11:39:41
10View2 MB06/27/2024 11:39:43  12View106 MB06/27/2024 11:39:46  13View5 MB06/27/2024 11:39:47
14View166 MB06/27/2024 11:39:50  15View48 MB06/27/2024 11:39:54  17View49 MB06/27/2024 11:39:59
22View4 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08  24View1 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08  26View26 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08
30View42 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08  32View40 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08  34View61 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08
36View23 MB06/27/2024 11:40:08  40View66 MB06/27/2024 11:40:10   


* 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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