6436 - Napoiak Channel, including Schooner & Taylor Channel | Mackenzie River Nautical Map

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Chart 6436 is an official, government-authorized nautical navigation chart engineered for commercial tug and barge captains, supply fleets, northern pilots, and river expeditioners. This vital hydrographic publication provides detailed coverage of the Napoiak Channel, including Schooner Channel and Taylor Channel, navigating through intricate passages within Canada's Northwest Territories.

Key Features & Hydrographic Data Included:

• Mackenzie Delta Channel Coverage: Delivers seamless, high-precision coverage of main channels, bank contours, and complex river forks along the Napoiak, Schooner, and Taylor Channels.

• Official Riverine Bathymetry: Features accurate localized depth soundings, channel flow vectors, low-water datum reference levels, and essential hazard markers for shallow mudflats, sandbars, and fast currents.

• Essential Aids to Navigation: Explicitly details official Canadian Coast Guard river buoys, range markers, day beacons, compass roses, and shore-based landmark references for safe piloting.

• High-Contrast Multi-Light Legibility: Printed with premium, high-contrast marine inks specifically formulated to remain clear and easily readable in direct subarctic sunlight or low-light wheelhouse conditions.

• Official Marine Compliance: Fully satisfies mandatory vessel carriage regulations and Canada Shipping Act requirements for commercial transport and resource vessels operating in the Mackenzie River Delta.