Be aware that the accuracy of all charts is dependent on the their base survey, which can itself be suspect. Also be aware that the mandated priority of the national hydrographic agencies is to give priority to satisfying national defense interests first, and, second, the needs of commercial shipping. Recreational boating is low on the list. In the Bahamas just two ports, Freeport in Grand Bahama and Nassau Harbour, benefit from detailed coverage. This said, BA charts provide is the best supporting all-area coverage for both passage making, and approaches to the 30 meters/100 feet countour. This is why we chose them. They are superb both for your bluewater transits and offshore coastal navigation.

In this guide we cover suggested transit routes in our Principle Routes at the start of each Cruising Ground section, each route color-coded, with Headings, Distances, and the type of transit (Ocean or Deep Water, Bank or Shallow Water, and Intricate Passages or Passes requiring Visual Navigation). These routes are also described in the text. At the moment when you put the chart to one side, we continue to hold your hand. In each cruising ground chapter, under Pilotage. Talking Captain to Captain, we give you the detailed advice we would give you if we were by your side, with you, at the helm. This guidance is supplemented by air photographs, and photographs of prominent features where these are of value. Some of our destination maps, although not intended for pilotage, show the general line of harbor entries.

British Admiralty Chart Coverage Bahamas
Bahamas Overall Entire Area of the Guide Northern Cruising Ground Little Bahama Bank Northern Abacos (Walkers to Allans-Pensacola) Central Abacos (Allens-Pensacola to Treasure ) Southern Abacos (Treasure to Hole) Grand Bahama Island Freeport	BA 4400 BA 3910 BA 3910 BA 3910 BA 3910 BA 3910 BA 390 & BA 398
Central Cruising Ground Bimini Islands Northern Berry Islands Southern Berry Islands New Providence Island Nassau North Eleuthera Central & South Eleuthera North Andros	BA 3910 BA 3910 & BA 3912 BA 3912 BA 3912 & BA 1489 BA 1452 BA 3912 BA 3912 BA 3912
Southern Cruising Ground Northern Exumas (Allans to Little Farmers) Southern Exumas (Little Farmers to Great Exuma) George Town Little San Salvador Cat Island Conception Island Rum Cay BA San Salvador Long Island	BA 3912 BA 3912 & BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913 BA 3913
Far Horizons Crooked Island Acklins Long Cay Semana Cay Plana Cays Mira Por Vos Passage Mayaguana Hogsty Reef Little Inagua Great Inagua (less western coast) Great Inagua (western coast)	BA 3914 BA 3914 BA 3914 BA 3914 BA 3914 & BA 3907 BA 3914 & BA 3908 BA 3914 and BA 3907 BA 3915 BA 3907 BA 3907 BA 3915
Turks and Caicos Islands Providenciales Providenciales Sandbore Channel Caicos Bank Caicos Bank West Caicos Fish Cay Channel-Ambergris Cays South Caicos South Caicos South Caicos Grand Turk Grand Turk Island North Creek Salt Cay Sand Cay	BA 3907 BA 3907 BA 3907 BA 3907 BA 3907 & BA 1450 BA 3907 & BA 1450 BA 3907 & BA1450 BA 1450 & BA 1441 BA 1441 BA 1441 BA 1441
British Admiralty Chart Titles (working from north to south) BA 3910 BA 390 BA 398 BA 3912 BA 1489 BA 1452 BA 3913 BA 3914 BA 3907 BA 3908 BA 1450 BA 1441 Little Bahama Bank including North West Providence Channel Approaches to Freeport Freeport Roads/Freeport Harbour Bahamas, North East Providence Channel and Tongue of the Ocean New Providence Island (Nassau Harbour outdated) Nassau Crooked Island Passage and Exuma Sound Caicos Passage and Mayaguana Passage Passages between Mayaguana Island and Turks and Caicos Islands, including northern approaches to Haiti and Dominican Republic Passages between Turks and Caicos Islands and Dominican Republic Turks Island Passage and Mouchoir Passage Turks Islands