🧭 Operational Verification Advice (Notmar/Chs) Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 CHS/NOTMAR: consult current Notices to Mariners, CHS publications and NAVWARNs for chart corrections, buoys, and exercise area updates. 97% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Submarine Cables Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 Submarine cables cross Saanich Inlet; one runs from Brentwood Bay to Bamberton; another at mouth of Squally Reach. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Pilotage Listing Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 Bamberton is listed in the Pacific Pilotage Authority schedules (listed as a 'Port' in Schedule I, Part 2). 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Naval Torpedo Firing Area / Exercise Buoys Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 A naval torpedo firing area, marked by buoys, lies about 2 NM within the entrance to Saanich Inlet; avoid if possible. 94% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Bamberton Wharf Dimensions & Limits Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 North wharf: 76 m, 9.0 m alongside; South wharf: 122 m, 4.6 m alongside. Vessels up to ~160 m and ~9.7 m draft have been handled at HW. 93% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Entrance Character / Fairway Caution Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 Saanich Inlet: deep and clear in mid‑channel; isolated rocks, reefs and drying features lie close offshore—keep mid‑channel fairway. 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Mill Bay / Local Shoals And Anchorage Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 Mill Bay (opposite Patricia Bay) is partly encumbered with drying rocks and shoals; anchorage for small craft only with local knowledge. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Military Exercise Area (Wd) Official Source · Verified Jul 10, 2026 Military exercise area 'WD' (~1 sq mile) lies in mid Saanich Inlet NW of Yarrow Point (refer Notices to Mariners for limits). 88% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment