# Kachemak Bay Chart Drawing & Transcription Checklist
## Personal Practice Checklist — Reference Chart 16645 / Light List Vol VI

> [!NOTE]
> **Candidate Drill Note:** This checklist is an independent study tool for verifying personal chart-drawing recall and Light List transcription accuracy. The sounding tolerance (±5 fathoms) and memorized benchmarks are strictly the candidate's personal practice drill standards, not an official USCG examination rubric.

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## SECTION 1: Clockwise Geographic Inventory (42 Sequential Stops)

Master sequence from Anchor Point clockwise around Kachemak Bay to Flat Island:

1. Anchor Point
2. Mutnaia Gulch
3. Bluff Point
4. Diamond Ridge
5. Archimandritof Shoals
6. Homer & Homer Spit
7. Coal Point & Coal Bay
8. Kachemak City
9. Mud Flats
10. Martin River
11. Chugachik Island
12. Bear Cove & Bear Island
13. Aurora Lagoon
14. Glacier Spit
15. Halibut Cove & Lagoon
16. Ismailof Island
17. Peterson Point & Peterson Bay
18. China Poot Bay
19. McKeon Flats & McKeon Rock
20. Neptune Bay
21. Anisom Point
22. Sixty Foot Rock
23. Cohen Island
24. Yukon Island
25. Hesketh Island
26. Eldred Passage
27. Sadie Cove
28. Tutka Bay
29. Kasitsna Bay
30. Nubble Point
31. Barabara Point
32. Seldovia Point
33. Seldovia Bay & Watch Point
34. Point Naskowhak
35. Point Pogibshi
36. Dangerous Cape
37. Bird Reef
38. Passage Island & nearby waterfall
39. Port Graham
40. Russian Point
41. Nanwalek, English Bay & River
42. Flat Island

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## SECTION 2: 37 Physical Aids to Navigation (Light List Order)

*Excludes LLNR numbers and geographic coordinates per recall protocol. Dual heights denote 2025 study sheet followed by current Light List update.*

| # | Aid Name | Characteristic | Height (Sheet / Current) | Range | Structure / Daymark / Remarks |
|---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| 1 | **Flat Island Light** | Fl W 4s | 15 ft / 70 ft | 8 NM | NR on skeleton tower. |
| 2 | **Port Graham Entrance Shoal Buoy 1** | *Unlighted* | — | — | Green can. Marks entrance shoal north of Passage Island. |
| 3 | **Port Graham Entrance Light** | Fl W 4s | — / 50 ft | 5 NM | NR on small house. Obscured 313° to 070°. |
| 4 | **Port Graham Buoy 3** | *Unlighted* | — | — | Green can. |
| 5 | **Port Graham Daybeacon 4** | *Unlighted* | — | — | TR on pile. |
| 6 | **North Spit Daybeacon 5** | *Unlighted* | — | — | SG on pile. |
| 7 | **Port Graham Daybeacon 6** | *Unlighted* | — | — | TR on pile. |
| 8 | **Point Pogibshi Light** | Fl W 2.5s | 20 ft / 94 ft | 6 NM | NR on skeleton tower. |
| 9 | **Seldovia Bay Entrance Light** | Fl W 6s | 2 ft / 64 ft | 7 NM | NR on small house. Obscured 202°–080° and 088°–098°. |
| 10 | **Seldovia Bay Lighted Buoy 1** | Fl G 2.5s | — | 4 NM | Green. |
| 11 | **Seldovia Bay Lighted Buoy 2** | Fl R 4s | — | 4 NM | Red. |
| 12 | **Seldovia Bay Light 3** | Fl G 4s | — / 45 ft | 4 NM | SG on small house. |
| 13 | **Seldovia Dock Lights (2)** | F R | — / 15 ft | — | Pair of fixed red lights on poles. Private aid. |
| 14 | **Seldovia Bay Buoy 4** | *Unlighted* | — | — | Red nun. |
| 15 | **Seldovia Breakwater Light 5** | Fl G 2.5s | — / 22 ft | 3 NM | SG on skeleton tower. |
| 16 | **Tutka Bay Buoy 2** | *Unlighted* | — | — | Red nun. Marks entrance shoal. |
| 17 | **Sixty Foot Rock Light** | Fl W 4s | — / 79 ft | 8 NM | NR on skeleton tower. |
| 18 | **Archimandritof Shoal Lighted Buoy 1** | Fl G 2.5s | — | 3 NM | Green. Marks SE extremity of shoals. |
| 19 | **Homer Spit Light 3** | Fl G 6s | 0 ft / 34 ft | 5 NM | On tower on top of Land's End Resort hotel roof. Obscured 040°–060°. |
| 20 | **Homer Pioneer South Dolphin Light** | Fl R 4s | — / 32 ft | — | On dolphin. Private aid. |
| 21 | **Homer Pioneer Middle Dolphin Light** | Fl R 4s | — / 32 ft | — | On dolphin. Private aid. |
| 22 | **Homer Pioneer North Dolphin Light** | Fl R 4s | — / 32 ft | — | On dolphin. Private aid. |
| 23 | **Homer Pioneer Dock South Light** | F R | — / 32 ft | — | On dock corner. Private aid. |
| 24 | **Homer Pioneer Dock North Light** | F R | — / 32 ft | — | On dock corner. Private aid. |
| 25 | **Homer Breakwater Light 2** | Q R | 0 ft / 20 ft | 4 NM | TR on skeleton tower. |
| 26 | **Homer Deepwater South Lighted Mooring Buoy** | Fl W 6s | — | — | White with blue horizontal band. Private aid. |
| 27 | **Homer Deepwater South Dolphin Light** | Fl R 6s | — / 12 ft | — | On dolphin. Private aid. (Note 6s period vs north dolphin). |
| 28 | **Homer Deepwater Dock South Light** | F R | — / 30 ft | — | On dock corner. Private aid. |
| 29 | **Homer Deepwater Dock North Light** | F R | — / 30 ft | — | On dock corner. Private aid. |
| 30 | **Homer Deepwater North Dolphin Light** | Fl R 4s | — / 30 ft | — | On dolphin. Private aid. (Note 4s period vs south dolphin). |
| 31 | **Homer Deepwater North Lighted Mooring Buoy** | Fl W 6s | — | — | White with blue horizontal band. Private aid. |
| 32 | **Gull Island Light 4** | Fl R 4s | — / 94 ft | 4 NM | TR on skeleton tower. |
| 33 | **West Ismailof Island Light** | Fl W 6s | — / 60 ft | — | On skeleton tower. Private aid. |
| 34 | **Halibut Cove Light 2** | Fl R 6s | — / 70 ft | 4 NM | TR on small house. Obscured 024°–119°. |
| 35 | **Halibut Point Daybeacon** | *Unlighted* | 20 ft / — | — | NR on spindle. Unlighted daybeacon. |
| 36 | **Anchor Point Light** | Fl W 6s | 16 ft / 41 ft | 8 NM | NR on skeleton tower. Obscured 174°–346.5°. |
| 37 | **AOOS Data Lighted Buoy 204** | Fl (5)Y 20s | — | — | Yellow sphere (3 ft diameter). Maintained by AOOS. |

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## SECTION 3: Exact Dock Depths, Critical Hazards & Cable Clearances

### Commercial Dock Dimensions & Depths
- **Pioneer Dock:**
  - Outer Face: 469 ft (accommodates vessels to 750 ft LOA with mooring dolphins).
  - Alongside Depth: **40 ft** reported (MLLW).
  - Deck Height: 32 ft.
  - Tidal Current: Strong eddy sets east (parallel to dock face) on both flood and ebb, stronger on the ebb.
- **Deep Water Dock:**
  - East Face: 324 ft face plus 450 ft mooring facilities (dolphins and buoys, total 774 ft berth).
  - Alongside Depth: **40 ft** reported (MLLW).
  - Deck Height: 28 ft.
  - Tidal Current: Flood sets onto the dock; ebb sets off the dock more strongly.
  - Berthing: Portside-to recommended on outer face except for certain large-vessel loading operations.
- **Fish Dock:**
  - Outer Face: 383 ft.
  - Alongside Depth: **20 ft** reported (MLLW).
  - Deck Height: 31 ft.

### Critical Navigational Hazards
- **Coal Bay Submerged Wreck:** Covered **3 ft** at MLLW in Coal Bay northeast of Homer Spit.
- **Archimandritof Shoals:** Extends 1.5 NM west of Homer Spit; 1996 report noted depths **2 fathoms less than charted** (not 2 fathoms deep); contains detached boulders not marked by kelp.
- **North Shore Boulders:** Irregular depths with detached boulders inside the **10-fathom curve** between Anchor Point and Bluff Point.
- **Seldovia Entrance Shoal:** Red Bluff rock uncovers **4 ft** at MLLW on western side of entrance.
- **Yukon-Hesketh Channel Shoal:** Midchannel shoal of **2.5 fathoms** (channel not recommended).
- **Halibut Cove Shoals:** Shoals of **4 and 4.75 fathoms** lie due east of Halibut Cove Light 2.

### Overhead & Submarine Cable Areas
- **Overhead Power Cable Clearances:**
  - Jakolof Bay: **51 ft**
  - Tutka Bay: **78 ft**
  - China Poot Bay: **152 ft**
  - Sadie Cove: **170 ft**
- **Submarine Cable Corridors:**
  - Trans-Bay Corridor: Extends from Homer Spit south-southeast across the bay to Neptune Bay.
  - Seldovia Cable Area: Extends from the breakwater southwest past Powder Island.
  - Port Graham: Cable area crossed inside the entrance fairway.

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## SECTION 4: Candidate Sounding Drill Pegs (Personal ±5 Fathom Drill)

*Reference sounding benchmarks for personal chartlet practice:*

- Outer entrance fairway (Anchor Pt to Point Pogibshi): **25 to 30 fathoms**
- Central bay fairway (abeam Homer Spit): **20 to 25 fathoms**
- Commercial anchorage (northeast of Homer Spit Light 3): **10 to 23 fathoms**
- Reference anchorage (Sixty Foot Rock in line with Coal Point): **22 fathoms**
- Seldovia Bay inner anchorage (0.8 NM south of Light 3): **9 to 10 fathoms**
- Port Graham inner anchorage: **10 to 17 fathoms**
- Kasitsna Bay anchorage (sheltered by Nubble Point): **12 to 15 fathoms**
- Halibut Cove outer anchorage: **23 fathoms**