Pilot Charts for Chart Plotters
The conversion from the official pdf files to BSB/kap files was done by the OpenCPN team.
The Latest version was Published January 1st 2011 and has these updates:
* Has a new clearer naming scheme for the files.
* The Chart Names are changed to reflect the months clearer.
* The Charts now has a built in dimming palette for dawn/dusk/night viewing.
* All charts now are compressed to 7z files. This is a superior compression algorithm, resulting in smaller files and faster downloads. Download this open source free software www.7-zip.org/.
* OpenCPN 2.3.1 has a limit of 30 charts in the ChartBar, for earlier versions the limit is 20. When this limit is reached, the largest scale chart will be dropped. If all Pilot Charts are loaded at the same time, there are many areas where the different Pilot Charts overlap. Be very careful when navigating in these areas as the larger scale, more detailed charts, may not be available.
* For this reason, when underway, as opposed to planning a passage, it makes sense to only have one set of Pilot Charts loaded in OpenCPN, covering the actual route.
* For quick switching between consecutive Pilot Charts use the Buttons
Shift to larger scale chart.
Shift to smaller scale chart.Download Pilot Charts
The monthly Pilot Charts for The North Atlantic are split into four separate chartsPilot Charts for The Northern North Atlantic - the far north part.
Pilot Charts for The Central North Atlantic - the main part.
Pilot Charts for The Western North Atlantic - the Caribbean.
Pilot Charts for The Mediterranean
Pilot Charts for The South Atlantic
Pilot Charts for The North Pacific Ocean
The monthly Pilot Charts for The South Pacific are split into two parts, the charts proper, and the information part.
The information part in The South Pacific is not a part of the Pilot Chart itself, as in the other oceans, due to lack of space.
Pilot Charts for the South Pacific
South Pacific Information Sheets
Pilot Charts for The Indian Ocean
MD5 sums.
Alternatively download all Pilot Charts by using this Torrent.(older version)
If the torrent gives you trouble, check that your bittorrent client is looking at the correct trackers:
udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80/announce
http://tracker.openbittorrent.com/announce
Other useful charts
World Wide Magnetic Variation chart from year 2010Blue Marble World Chart