NOAA's new "Custom Chart" Application

As most know by now, NOAA is no longer in the business of producing paper charts themselves, and is instead relying on the ability of individual users and others (like chartbook publishers) to create and print their own "custom" charts from NOAA's ENC charts. This has worked fine in some respects, but problems have been reported relative to the rendering of dense graphical information in printed form for some charts.

For those using ENCs, which is their largest proportion of users, this is not a problem as one can pan in and pan out to see whatever detail is needed. However with their custom printed charts that is not the case.

As reported in this Sail Magazine article, NOAA is working a solution, but that will likely not be available until November. For more information, copy, paste and click the following link: https://sailmagazine.com/cruising/seamanship/noaas-custom-chart-program…;