This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM covers the navigation role of the U.S. Coast Guard: Navigation Rules * International Rules * Inland Rules * Changes to the NavRules * Arcs of Visibility * NavRules FAQ * About NAVCEN * Nav Notes and Information * GPS * Differential GPS (DGPS) * Nationwide DGPS * LORAN C * CGSIC * Electronic Navigation * Maritime Telecommunications * Local Notice to Mariners * Light List & Corrections * Vessel Traffic Services * Nav Pubs and Documents * Navigation Rules, also known as the Rules of the Road or the Nav Rules. These rules are broken down into International Rules and Inland Rules. The International Rules are applicable on waters outside of established navigation lines of demarcation. The lines are called COLREGS Demarcation Lines and delineate those waters upon which mariners shall comply with the Inland and International Rules. This disc is a subset of our six-disc megaset on the U.S. Coast Guard, ISBN 1592485421, which has over 180,000 pages on every facet of Coast Guard operations, equipment and history. This CD-ROM has over 21,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable! Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are.