Call in Points (C.I.P.)
Every vessel transiting the Seaway must call to certain stations identified by the Seaway. Depending on the station the vessel calls in to, they are required to give certain information:

Name of vessel
Location
Destination
Drafts, Fore and Aft
Cargo
Pilot Requirements
ETA to next C.I.P., etc.

The following is a list of the call in points located on the Seaway:

C2	Call In Point 2
C3	Call In Point 3
C5	Call In Point 5
C6/7	Call In Point 6/7
C8	Call In Point 8
C8A	Call In Point 8A Massena
C9	Call In Point 9
C10/11	Call In Point 10/11
C12	Call In Point 12
C13	Call In Point 13
C14	Call In Point 14
C15	Call In Point 15
C12	Call In Point 12
C13	Call In Point 13
C14	Call In Point 14
C15	Call In Point 15
C16	Call In Point 16
COI	C.I.P. Cross Over Island
CVC	C.I.P. Cape Vincent
LGP	C.I.P. Long Point
LGP-C	C.I.P. Long Point - Central
LGP-N	C.I.P. Long Point - North
LGP-S	C.I.P. Long Point - South
MLO-C	C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - Centre
MLO-N	C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - North
MLO-NS	C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - North Shore
MLO-S	C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - South
MLO-SS	C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - South Shore
NCL-C	C.I.P. Newcastle - Centre
NCL-N	C.I.P. Newcastle - North
NCL-NS	C.I.P. Newcastle - North Shore
NCL-S	C.I.P. Newcastle - South
NCL-SS	C.I.P. Newcastle - South Shore
SOP-C	C.I.P. Sodus Point - Centre
SOP-N	C.I.P. Sodus Point - North
SOP-NS	C.I.P. Sodus Point - North Shore
SOP-S	C.I.P. Sodus Point - South
SOP-SS	C.I.P. Sodus Point - South South

CAR
Location code of Cardinal

CBG
Location code of Cobourg

CEM
Location code of Emergency Dock

CHE
Location code of Cheboygan

CHO
Location code of Chicago

CHR
Location code of Colchester Reef

CJB
Location code of Cornwall Junction Buoy

CKS
Location code of Clarkson

CLE
Location code of Cleveland

CLY
Location code of Clayton

CMC
Location code of Canadian Middle Channel

CMI
Location code of Chicoutimi

CNT
Location code of Conneaut

COI
Call In Point (CIP) name of Cross Over Island

COL
Location code of Colborne

CON
Location code of Contrecoeur

COW
Location code of Cornwall

CRA
Location code of Corunna

CRL
Location code of Carleton Island

CRR
Location code of Carruthers Pt (Tracking To KGN & BAH)

CRY
Location code of Crysler Marina

CSH
Location code of Charity Shoal

CSM
Location code of Cap St. Michel

CSW
Location code of Cote Ste. Catherine Wharf

CTL
Location code of Côteau Landing

CTT
Location code of Courtright

CUT
Location code of Cutler

CVC
Call In Point (CIP) name of Cape Vincent

CVI
Location code of Cove Island

CWD
Location code of Collingwood

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D47
Location code of Buoy D47

DAL
Location code of Dalhousie, N.B.

DES
Location code of Deseronto

DET
Location code of Detroit

DIA
Location code of Diamond Crystal

Downbound
Vessel traveling towards Montreal

DPH
Location code of Depot Harbour

DRL
Location code of Detroit River Light

DRU
Location code of Drummond Island

DTR
Location code of Detour

DUL
Location code of Duluth

DUN
Location code of Dunkirk

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ERI
Location code of Erie

ERU
Location code of Erieau

ESC
Location code of Escanaba

ESX
Location code of Essexville (Across From Bay City)

ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival

ETD
Estimated Time of Departure

ETE
Location code of Emergency Mooring Bollards East

ETR
Location code of Emergency Tie Up Ramey's Bend

ETW
Location code of Emergency Mooring Bollards West

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F-BOH
Location code of BOH Lock Total Weir Flow

F-BOHP
Location code of BOH Power Station Flow

F-CASC
Location code of Cascade Flow

F-CSC
Location code of Cascade Lock Total Weir Flow

FDC
Location code of Fuel Dock Corunna

FDI
Location code of False Ducks Island

FDS
Location code of Fuel Dock Sarnia

FDW
Location code of Fuel Dock Windsor

FER
Location code of Fairport

F-HYDRO
Location code of Ontario Hydro Flow

F-HYGA
Location code of Hydromega Flow

F-HYKA
Location code of Hydrasks Flow

FIS
Location code of Fighting Ils N.Light

F-SLB
Location code of St. Lambert Lock Total Weir Flow

Fleet
Vessels sailing together; vehicles or aircraft under one command or ownership.
Valid fleet codes are:

I = Inland (vessels that transit within the Seaway)
O = Outbound (vessels that transit the Seaway and out to sea)

FTE
Location code of Fort Erie

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GAN
Location code of Gananoque

GAR
Location code of Gary

GAS
Location code of Gaspé

GBY
Location code of Grimsby

GDE
Location code of Goderich

GDI
Location code of Great Duck

GG
Location code of Guard Gate

GGN
Location code of Guard Gate North Wall

GGS
Location code of Guard Gate South Wall

GIT
Location code of Grassy Island Light

GMR
Location code of Grand Marais

GOB
Location code of Gore Bay

GRB
Location code of Grass River Base

GRBY
Location code of Green Bay

GRB1
Location code of Vessel Tracking to GRB

GRC
Location code of Gros Cap Reef L

GRH
Location code of Grand Haven

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HAM
Location code of Hamilton

HLX
Location code of Halifax, N.S.

HOL
Location code of Holland

HPC
Location code of Holding Port Colbourne

HPT
Location code of Hay Point

HPW
Location code of Holding Port Weller

HRB
Location code of Harbor Beach, Michigan

HSP
Location code of Havre Saint-Pierre

HUR
Location code of Huron

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IDH
Location code of Indiana Harbour

IDL
Location code of Iles De La Madeleine

IND
Location code of Indian Point Anchorage (St Clair River - Sarnia)

ING
Location code of Ingelside

IRA
Location code of Emegency Anchorage Iroquois

ISI
Location code of Ironsides Island

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JCB
Location code of Jacques Cartier Bridge

JNT
Location code of Johnstown

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KDN
Location code of Kincardine

KEN
Location code of Kenosha

KGN
Location code of Kingston

KGV
Location code of Kingsville

KLY
Location code of Killarney

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LAN
Location code of Lanorie

LAS
Location code of La Salle (Detroit River)

LDI
Location code of Linda Island

LEA
Location code of Leamington

LGP
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Long Point

LGP-C
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Long Point - Central

LGP-N
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Long Point - North

LGP-S
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Long Point - South

LGS
Location code of Long Sault

LOC
Location - An alphanumeric code indicating the last location of a vessel. Please use the glossary headings to find the definition of the location code.

Locks
An enclosure with gates at either end for lifting and lowering vessels from one level to another. A three digit alpha code is used to identify the lock location.
The following locks are found on the Seaway:

SLB	St. Lambert Lock
SLBL	St. Lambert Lock Lower Wall
SLBU	St. Lambert Lock Upper Wall
CSC	Cote Ste. Catherine
CSCL	Cote Ste. Catherine Lock Lower Wall
CSCU	Cote Ste. Catherine Lock Upper Wall
B03	Lock 3 Beauharnois
B03L	Lock 3 Beauharnois Lower Wall
B03U	Lock 3 Beauharnois Upper Wall
B04	Lock 4 Beauharnois
B04L	Lock 4 Beauharnois Lower Wall
B04U	Lock 4 Beauharnois - Upper Wall
B04U-N	Lock 4 Beauharnois - North Wall
SNL	Snell Lock
SNLL	Snell Lock Lower Wall
SNLU	Snell Lock Upper Wall
IKE	Eisenhower Lock
IKEL	Eisenhower Lock Lower Wall
IKEU	Eisenhower Lock Upper Wall
IRO	Iroquois Lock
IROL	Iroquois Lock Lower Wall
IROU	Iroquois Lock Upper Wall
L01	Lock 1 - Welland Canal
L02	Lock 2 - Welland Canal
L03	Lock 3 - Welland Canal
L04	Lock 4 - Welland Canal
L05	Lock 5 - Welland Canal
L06	Lock 6 - Welland Canal
L07	Lock 7 - Welland Canal
L08	Lock 8 - Welland Canal
L1N	North Wall - Lock 1 - Welland Canal
L1S	South Wall - Lock 1 - Welland Canal
L2N	North Wall - Lock 2 - Welland Canal
L2S	South Wall - Lock 2 - Welland Canal
L3N	North Wall - Lock 3 - Welland Canal
L3S	South Wall - Lock 3 - Welland Canal
L4E	Lock 4 East - Welland Canal
L4NE	North Wall Lock 4 East - Welland Canal
L4NW	North Wall Lock 4 West - Welland Canal
L4W	Lock 4 West - Welland Canal
L5E	Lock 5 East - Welland Canal
L5W	Lock 5 West - Welland Canal
L6E	Lock 6 East - Welland Canal
L6SE	South Wall Lock 6 East - Welland Canal
L6SW	South Wall Lock 6 West - Welland Canal
L6W	Lock 6 West - Welland Canal
L7NE	Northeast Wall Lock 7 - Welland Canal
L7NW	Northwest Wall Lock 7 - Welland Canal
L7SE	Southeast Wall Lock 7 - Welland Canal
L7SW	Southwest Wall Lock 7 - Welland Canal
L8NE	Northeast Wall Lock 8 - Welland Canal
L8NW	Northwest Wall Lock 8 - Welland Canal
L8SE	Southeast Wall Lock 8 - Welland Canal
L8SW	Southwest Wall Lock 8 - Welland Canal

LOR
Location code of Lorain Harbour

LPB
Location code of Long Point Bay Anchorage

LRS
Location code of Lancaster

LSC
Location code of Lake St Clair Light

LTC
Location code of Little Current Ontario

LUD
Location code of Ludington

LVW
Location code of Lakeview

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Mxx.x
Location code of Mile xx.x; Miles from opening of Seaway or Welland Canal, where xx.x is the distance in nautical miles

MAC
Location code of Marine City

MAI
Location code of Mariatown, ON

MAR
Location code of Marquette

MAS
Location code of Massena, NY

MAT
Location code of Matane

MBH
Location code of Marblehead, OH

MCC
Location code of Michigan City

MCDLDI
Location code of Macdonald Island

MCL
Location code of Murray Canal

MDI
Location code of Main Duck Island

MDI-1
Location code of Point between Charity Shoal & MDI

MDI-2
Location code of Point between MDI & Charity Shoal

MEA
Location code of Meaford

MEL
Location code of Melocheville Emergency Anchorage

MEL.B
Location code of Meldrum Bay

MEN
Location code of Menominee (Michigan)

MID
Location code of Midland, Georgian Bay

MIL
Location code of Milhaven

MKB
Location code of Mackinaw Bridge

MLO
Location code of Mid Lake Ontario

MLO-1
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - To Toronto

MLO-C
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - Centre

MLO-N
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - North

MLO-NS
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - North Shore

MLO-S
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - South

MLO-SS
Call In Point (CIP) name of C.I.P. Mid Lake Ontario - South Shore

MNS
Location code of Manistee

MNT
Location code of Manitowoc

MOA
Location code of Morrisburg Anchorage

MON
Location code of Monroe Michigan

MOO
Location code of Mooretown, Ont

MOR
Location code of Morrisburg

MRB
Location code of Marine Base

MRH
Location code of Mentor Harbour

MRN
Location code of Marinette

MSL
Location code of Marysville

MSS
Location code of Mason Point

MTA
Location code of Maitland Anchorage

MTH
Location code of Michipicoten

MTL
Location code of Montreal

MTLxx
Location code of Montrealxx

MTN
Location code of Marathon

MW1
Location code of Old Bridge 12 - Microwave 1

MWK
Location code of Milwaukee

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NAN
Location code of Nanticoke

NBR
Location code of Niagara Bar

NBW
Location code of New Brunswick Ports

NCL
Location code of Newcastle

NCL-C
Call In Point (CIP) name of Newcastle - Centre

NCL-N
Call In Point (CIP) name of Newcastle - North

NCL-NS
Call In Point (CIP) name of Newcastle - North Shore

NCL-S
Call In Point (CIP) name of Newcastle - South

NCL-SS
Call In Point (CIP) name of Newcastle - South Shore

NFL
Location code of Newfoundland Ports

NIA
Location code of Niagara On The Lake

NOY
Location code of Pointe Noire (Sep)

NSC
Location code of Nova Scotia Ports

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OAK
Location code of Oakville

OEN
Location code of Owen Sound

OGD
Location code of Ogdensburg N.Y.

OJB
Location code of Ojibway

Order of Turn
The order which vessels travel through a lock.

OSW
Location code of Oswego

OWA
Location code of Oshawa

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P07
Location code of Bridge 7a/7b

P09
Location code of St. Louis Bridge

P10
Location code of Valleyfield Bridge

PAB
Location code of Port Albert

PAI
Location code of Passage Isl

PAL
Location code of Port Alfred

PAN
Location code of Point Anne

PAT1
Location code of Pointe Aux Trembles 1

PAT2
Location code of Pointe Aux Trembles 2

PAT3
Location code of Pointe Aux Trembles 3

PAT4
Location code of Pointe Aux Trembles 4

PBC
Location code of Port Bruce

PBW
Location code of Port Burwell

PCA
Location code of Port Cartier

PCD
Location code of Port Credit

PCH
Location code of Port Colborne Harbour

PCP
Location code of Port Colborne Piers

PDA
Location code of Port Dalhousie

PDV
Location code of Port Dover

PEI
Location code of Prince Edward Island Ports

PEL
Location code of Port Elgin, Ontario

PEN
Location code of Penetanguishene

PFT
Location code of Pointe Fortier

PHP
Location code of Port Hope

PIC
Location code of Picton

PIG
Location code of Pig Point (Amherst Island)

PIL
Location code of Pilon Island

Pilotage
All activities related to ensuring that vessels transiting the Seaway do so in a safe, efficient and economical manner.
Below are the Canadian and U.S. Pilotage Authorities:
Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Ltd.
Laurentian Pilotage Authority
Office of Great Lakes Pilotage

PKG
Location code of Pickering

PKS
Location code of Pancake Shoal

PLB
Location code of Port Lambton

PLI
Location code of Pelee Island

PMC
Location code of Port Mcnicoll

PMD
Location code of Port Maitland

PNO
Location code of Pointe-Noire (SGY)

PNT-1
Location code of Point Required To Drive Vessel Models

POH
Location code of Port Huron

PPS
Location code of Pointe-Aux-Pins

PRA
Location code of Prescott Anchorage

PRB
Location code of Port Robinson

PRS
Location code of Prescott, ON

PSD
Location code of Parry Sound

PST
Location code of Port Stanley

PSY
Location code of Psyche Shoal

PTxx
Location code of Point for Vessel Tracking Pointxx, Where xx is the Tracking Point Number

PWH
Location code of Port Weller Harbour

PWP
Location code of Port Weller Piers

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Q01
Location code of Lachine Dock

QBC
Location code of Quebec

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RAC
Location code of Racine

RBL
Location code of Roberts Landing

R-xxxx
Location code of Running Delay Location, where xxxx is the point at which the delay has occurred

REC
Location code of Recors Point

RKI
Location code of Rimouski

ROC
Location code of Rochester

ROH
Location code of Rondeau Harbour

ROK
Location code of Rockport

RRG
Location code of River Rouge Michigan (Detroit)

RRK
Location code of Red Rock

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SAL
Location code of Salt Dock Light

SAN
Location code of Sandusky

SAW
Location code of Saginaw

SBC
Location code of Small Boat Wharf Port Colborne

SBI
Location code of Station Belle Isle

SBV
Location code of Ste. Anne De Bellevue

SBW
Location code of Small Boat Wharf - Port Weller

SCD
Location code of St Clair Michigan (St Clair River)

SEA
Location code of Sea

Sector
A defined traffic section of the Seaway. The seven sectors defined within the system are:
Beauharnois (Sector 1)
Eisenhower (Sector 2)
Iroquois (Sector 3)
Clayton (Sector 4)
Lake Ontario East (Sector 5a)
Lake Ontario West (Sector 5b)
Newcastle North (Sector 6a)
Newcastle South (Sector 6b)
Welland (Sector 7)

SEP
Location code of Sept-Iles

SES
Location code of South East Shoal

SHE
Location code of Sheboygan

SHORE-N
Location code of North Shore Vessel Tracking Point

SHORE-S
Location code of South Shore Vessel Tracking Point

SHP
Location code of Stonehouse Point

SIA
Location code of Sarnia

SIU
Location code of Stag Island Upper Light

SLEM
Location code of St Louis Emergency Anchorage

SMP
Location code of Six Mile Point

SMT
Location code of Summerstown

SNI
Location code of St. Nicolas Island

SNIA
Location code of St. Nicholas Island Anchorage - Turning Point

SOL
Location code of Soo Locks

SOM
Location code of Sombra

SOO
Location code of Sault Ste Marie

SOP-C
Call In Point (CIP) name of Sodus Point - Centre

SOP-N
Call In Point (CIP) name of Sodus Point - North

SOP-NS
Call In Point (CIP) name of Sodus Point - North Shore

SOP-S
Call In Point (CIP) name of Sodus Point - South

SOP-SS
Call In Point (CIP) name of Sodus Point - South Shore

SOR
Location code of Sorel

SOU
Location code of Southampton, ON

SPA
Location code of Spanish

SRG
Location code of Saint-Romuald

STP
Location code of Stoneport, MI

STPA
Location code of Grassy Island Anchorage

STPA
Location code of Stonehouse Point Anchorage

SUM
Location code of Summerside, P.E.I.

SUP
Location code of Superior, WI

SYD
Location code of Sydney, N.S.

SZQ
Location code of St. Zotique Anchorage

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TAC
Location code of Taconite Harbour

TB1
Location code of Turning Basin 1

TB2
Location code of Turning Basin 2

TCY
Location code of Tracy

THS
Location code of Thessalon

TNT
Location code of Trenton, MI

TOB
Location code of Tobermory, ON

TOL
Location code of Toledo

TON
Location code of Tonawanda

TOR
Location code of Toronto

TRS
Location code of Traverse Shoal

TRV
Location code of Trois Rivières

TON
Location code of Tonawanda

TSC
Location code of Traverse City

TUN
Location code of Thunder Bay

TWH
Location code of Two Harbours

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ULP
Location code of Upper Lakes Ports

UPA
Location code of Union Park/Whaleback Shoal/Bay State Anchorage

Upbound
Vessels traveling towards Lake Erie

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VAL1
Location code of Valleyfield East

VAL2
Location code of Valleyfield North

VAL3
Location code of Valleyfield South

VEM
Location code of Valleyfield Emergency Anchorage

VER
Location code of Vermillon

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W01
Location code of Wharf 01 - Port Weller East (Old Coal)

W02
Location code of Wharf 02 - Port Weller West (Sand Dk)

W03
Location code of Wharf 3 - The Homer Dock

W05
Location code of Wharf 05 Industrial Docks - Thorold

W06
Location code of Wharf 06 Industrial Docks - Thorold

W07
Location code of Wharf 07 Ontario Paper Dock - Thorold

W08
Location code of Wharf 08 Quno Dock - Thorold

W09
Location code of Wharf 09 Beaver Board Dock - Thorold

W10
Location code of Wharf 10 - Welland Dock

W11
Location code of Wharf 11 - Canada Starch Company

W12
Location code of Wharf 12 - Stone Dock

W13
Location code of Wharf 13 - Robin Hood Mills

W14
Location code of Wharf 14 - R.E. Law

W15
Location code of Wharf 15

W16
Location code of Wharf 16 - R & P Dock

W17
Location code of Wharf 17 - Old Furnace Dock

W18-1
Location code of Wharf 18-1 West Street Wharf

W18-2
Location code of Wharf 18-2 Port Colborne Fuel Dock

W18-3
Location code of Wharf 18-3 Valley Camp Dock

W19E
Location code of Wharf 19 East - Maple Leaf

W19W
Location code of Wharf 19 West

W20
Location code of Wharf 20 - Gov't Dock

W51
Location code of Wharf 51 Below Lock 1

W52-52A
Location code of Wharf 52 and 52A - Port Weller Dry Dock

W54
Location code of Wharf 54 - Robin Hood Wall

W55
Location code of Wharf 55 Port Colborne Dry Docks

W57
Location code of Wharf 57

W59
Location code of Wharf 59 Marsh Engineering Dock

WAL
Location code of Wallaceburg

W-BOH
Location code of BOH Pool Level

WFI
Location code of Wolfe Island

WFP
Location code of Whitefish Point

WFR
Location code of Whitefish River

WHE
Location code of Wheatly

WHI
Location code of Whitby

WIN
Location code of Windsor

W-LAP
Location code of Laprairie Water Level

W-LGS
Location code of Long Sault Level

WRN
Location code of Wiarton

WSL
Location code of Wilson Hill Anchorage

W-VAL
Location code of Valleyfield Level

WAY
Location code of Wyandotte

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YNG
Location code of Youngstown

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