The Product Maintenance Division is responsible for ensuring that over 420 Nautical Charts and 16 volumes of Sailing Directions in the Region are kept up-to-date. These products are updated through new editions, reprints and patches to ensure that all important navigational information is provided to the mariner in a timely manner. In addition, new information, that is significant to navigation, is advertised immediately through Canadian Coast Guard's "Notices to Shipping" or "Notices to Mariners" publications.