Fonds consists of a package of ship charts and drawing material dating to 1960. They are wrapped in plastic, never opened.

Fonds consists of an examiner's certificate of qualification stating that William Thomas Dunlin is qualified to discharge the duties of examiner in navigation and seamanship, dated 23 April 1894.

Also includes a passenger list for RMS Tahiti dated 10 October 1913 including route chart, pages 34 and 35 from the San Francisco Chronicle dated 16 January 1915, a package of participant permits (all permits have been torn out) from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco 1915 signed by J. Millford with an envelope, and a ticket for the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, 1935.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook of the german ship M/V Weser. Each page is a fold-out plan or chart and the book is entirely in German.

Fonds consists of letters discussing associated lifeboat plans between board of steamship inspector, Department of Marine and Fisheries and Wallace Shipyards Limited. Also includes some specifications sheets, dating from 1916 to 1924.

Fonds consists of documents related to the operation of the Sooke Radio Station including a department of Transport, Telecommunications and Electronics Branch instruction manual for marine communications control systems.

Also includes a June 1987 Victoria Coast Guard Radio Station Information Manual Edition III, certificates and background information related to Canadian Coast Guard, Sooke Coast Guard Radio Station, and five technical plans.

Fonds consists of a manual for the installation, running, and maintenance of the Scott-Paine, air/sea rescue launch, 1941.

Fonds consists of a photocopy and a transparency copy of the profile after section elevation of SS Princess Alice.

Fonds consists of correspondence and documents relating to the professional life of Norman Turner, marine surveyor, dating from 1962 to 1964.

1. Reports and Correspondence from Department of Transport, marine regulations branch, dating to 1962.
2. Reports, correspondence, and certificates of markings from Department of Transport and reports and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada. Relating primarily to registries of shipping queries, dating to 1963.
3. Surveyor’s reports, builder’s certificates, and certificates of survey from the Department of Transport.
4. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1963.
5. Correspondence, survey forms, and annual surveys from the Department of Transport, Ottawa, dating to 1964.
6. Registrars of shipping from the department of Transport and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada, dating from 1964.
7. General correspondence and survey forms from the department of Transport dating to 1964.
8. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1964.
9. Forms, correspondence, and surveyor’s reports dating to 1964.
10. Blank survey formula forms from Norman Turner, marine surveyor and ships plans by Raymond H. Richards, naval architect & marine surveyor.
11. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Mr. Jack H. Pert regarding measuring survey request, dated January 1964.
12. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Yarrows Limited. And Victoria Machinery Depot Co., Limited and ships plans from Yarrows Limited, dating to 1962.
13. Correspondence relating to measuring surveys for the British American Oil Company Limited and architectural plans for mooring float for B.A. Oil and Royal Victoria Yachting Club.

Fonds consists of oversize plans of the Canadian Marine Service Badge and the colour code for Canadian Marine Service Badge for the Department of Transport and a book titled "Usque Ad Mare: A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services", by Thomas E. Appleton, published by the Department of Transport in 1968.

Fonds consists of a book titled "A Treatise on Shipbuilding and a Treatise on Rigging Written About 1620-1625", edited by W. Salisbury and R.C. Anderson, published by the Society for Nautical Research, 1958.