EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
c. Format.
(1) Charts will be prepared in booklet form, with separate booklets for each major
waterway (e.g., Lower Mississippi River, McClellan-Kerr). Additionally, booklets may be
prepared for sale by reach or pool.
(2) Page size will be suitable for navigational use, and may vary depending on scale and
detail appropriate to the waterway.
d. Content. Each chart booklet will contain:
(1) A general section at the front including, at a minimum:
(a) index
(b) legend of chart symbols and abbreviations
(c) general notes on waterway/chart usage
(d) copy of relevant navigation regulations (33 CFR)
(e) reference to USCG regulations for drawbridges
(f) reference to USCG Light List for characteristics
(g) chart availability information - address, cost
(h) update information - method of publishing changes
(i) date of next scheduled revision
(2) A graphic overview of the waterway, marked with rectangles to reference chart pages.
(3) Chart Pages, in conformance with "Charted features" and "Chart standards" below.
(See Appendixes G and H.)
(4) Profile drawings for each bridge, lock/dam, and overhead crossing (except where a
large number within a short distance makes this impractical to show) on the page opposite the
relevant chart section. Profile drawings will include vertical and horizontal clearances for each
bridge and overhead crossing, unless such clearances are identified beside the charted features.
(See Appendix I.)
e. Charted features. Charts shall be drafted to depict necessary and useful features for
navigation, avoiding excessive clutter with extraneous information. Each chart page will include
the waterway name, scale, and direction of north. Charted features will include:
(1) Topography - shorelines (at selected datum), shoreline features, tributary rivers or
creeks, location of cities and towns, selected railroads and highways. Levees and floodwalls
significant to the USACE.
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