AMO Currents - Coast Guard will not publish most volumes of 2008 Light Lists

AMO Currents - Posted: August 8, 2008

Coast Guard will not publish most volumes of 2008 Light Lists

In a notice published in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard announced it will not be publishing the 2008 editions of Volumes 1-4 and Volumes 6-7 of the Light Lists. The only edition that will be published in 2008 is Volume 5 (Mississippi River System).

The Coast Guard is adjusting to a new printing cycle and, when the transition is complete, annual editions of the Light Lists will be available earlier in the calendar year, according to the Coast Guard.

Since the printing of the 2007 editions occurred in November 2007, they will remain effective for approximately 14 months. Between the printing of editions, each Light List is required to be kept up-to-date every week by applying corrections published in the applicable Coast Guard Local Notices to Mariners or the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Weekly Notice to Mariners. The 2009 editions of Volumes 1-4 and 6-7 will be published in early 2009, according to the Coast Guard.

For more information, contact Frank Parker at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters by phone at (202) 372-1551, or by .