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*
AllView140 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56

RNCs by Coast Guard Districts (map):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
01 CGDView24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  05 CGDView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  07 CGDView2 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52
08 CGDView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  09 CGDView24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  11 CGDView24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52
13 CGDView18 MB11/14/2024 12:37:53  14 CGDView13 MB11/14/2024 12:37:53  17 CGDView58 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54

RNCs by States:
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
AKView58 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56  ALView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56  CAView24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56
CTView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56  DEView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:57  FLView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:57
GAView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:57  HIView12 MB11/14/2024 12:37:57  IDView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:57
ILView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  INView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  LAView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58
MAView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  MDView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  MEView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58
MIView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  MNView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  MSView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58
NCView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  NHView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  NJView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58
NVView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  NYView24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:58  OHView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59
ORView10 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  PAView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  POView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59
PRView2 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  RIView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  SCView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59
TXView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  VAView0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:59  VTView0 MB11/14/2024 12:38:00
WAView13 MB11/14/2024 12:38:00  WIView0 MB11/14/2024 12:38:00  Note: PO = Pacific Ocean

RNCs by Region (list):
NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time* NameXMLSizeZip File Date Time*
02View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  03View24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  04View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52
06View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  07View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  08View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52
10View2 MB11/14/2024 12:37:52  12View19 MB11/14/2024 12:37:53  13View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:53
14View28 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54  15View8 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54  17View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54
22View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54  24View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54  26View24 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54
30View27 MB11/14/2024 12:37:54  32View25 MB11/14/2024 12:37:55  34View14 MB11/14/2024 12:37:55
36View0 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56  40View13 MB11/14/2024 12:37:56   


* 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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