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PLA Notices to Mariners

Notices to Mariners provide essential, up to date information and advice to those navigating within the Port of London. Subjects will include (but not be limited to) notification of works and events which may impact on navigation and notification of new and updated rules and regulations for navigation.

Some Notices remain effective indefinitely and these are subsequently published as Permanent Notices to Mariners.

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Current Port-wide Notices
 
17 of 2009- SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TIDAL THAMES
Date Published: 30-Jun-09
 
No 16 of 2009- Operational Berth Names
Date Published: 26-Jun-09
 
15 of 2009- New PLA Publication River Thames Recreational Users Guide
Date Published: 24-Jun-09
 
14 of 2009- MAIB REPORT - HURLINGHAM
Date Published: 12-Jun-09
 
13 of 2009- MAINTENANCE OF VESSEL MOORINGS, WASH AND DRAW-OFF
Date Published: 12-Jun-09
 
12 of 2009- Lower Pool to Wandsworth Reach - Advisory 12 Knot Speed Limit.
Date Published: 18-May-09
 
11 of 2009- New Code of Practice. Code of Practice for Passenger Vessel Operations on the Thames 2009.
Date Published: 12-May-09
 
10 of 2009- PLA A2 Colour Chart Folios
Date Published: 07-May-09
 
8 of 2009- Bow Creek. Regulation of Navigation - River Thames to Three Mills Lock.
Date Published: 05-May-09
 
9 of 2009- Woolwich Reach - Thames Barrier Closures - Environment Agency Amended Programme No.53
Date Published: 05-May-09
 
7 of 2009- PILOTAGE DIRECTIONS 2006
Date Published: 23-Apr-09
 
6 of 2009- Woolwich Reach. Thames Barrier Navigation Restrictions 30th May.
Date Published: 15-Apr-09
 
5 of 2009- Helicopter Demonstrations. Greenwich Reach. River Closures Satudray 9th May - Sunday 10th May
Date Published: 19-Mar-09
 
4 of 2009- CHANGES TO PLA MAJOR INCIDENT PROCEDURE
Date Published: 03-Mar-09
 
2 of 2009- Code of Practice for Craft Towage Operations on the Thames 2007. Amendments to Section 7 and 8.
Date Published: 20-Jan-09
 
1 of 2009- Notices Remaining in Force at 1st January 2009.
Date Published: 05-Jan-09
 
No.18 of 2008- Vessels Licensed as Ship Towage Tugs by the Port of London Authority.
Date Published: 25-Nov-08
 
No.17 of 2008- Pilotage Exemption Certificate and Local Navigation Certificate Assessments
Date Published: 21-Nov-08
 
No.15 of 2008- Basic Pilotage Charge
Date Published: 15-Sep-08
 
No.13 of 2008- New Waste Transfer Jetty for Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd
Date Published: 05-Aug-08
 
No. 9 of 2008- Upper Pool - Tower Bridge Redecoration
Date Published: 16-Jun-08
 
No.7 of 2008- Saundersness Shoal. Blackwall Reach - Reduced Depths.
Date Published: 09-May-08
 
No.6 of 2008- Vessels lying at Public Moorings in the River Thames provided by The Port of London Authority
Date Published: 21-Apr-08
 
No.4 of 2008- Thames AIS. Persons On-Board Reporting
Date Published: 08-Feb-08
 
No.25 of 2007- Ship Arrival and Departure Notifications
Date Published: 14-Dec-07
 
No.19 of 2007- Pilotage Directions 2006 - Amendment to Pilotage Direction No.4 (3)
Date Published: 27-Sep-07
 
No.15 of 2007- Compliance with General Direction 8/2006 Generic Port Passage Plans
Date Published: 31-Jul-07
 
No.13 of 2007- Code of Practice For Ship Towage Operations On The Thames 2005 - Amendment, Section 9.3
Date Published: 19-Jul-07
 
No 11 of 2007- Code of Practice for the Safe Mooring of Vessels on the Thames 2003 - Amendments to Section Five
Date Published: 08-Jun-07
 
No.7 of 2007- Regulations for the Opening and Shutting of Tower Bridge
Date Published: 16-Mar-07
 
No.28 of 2006- Dangers of small craft anchoring and navigating in Approach Channels, Narrow Channels and Fairways
Date Published: 04-Oct-06
 
No.23 of 2006- River Users Incident & Near Miss Report Form
Date Published: 15-Aug-06
 
No.6 of 2006- Amendment to Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames 2005
Date Published: 10-Feb-06
 
No.18 of 2005- London Pilotage District. Use of Non-Authorised Persons
Date Published: 06-May-05
 
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Current Lower & Estuary Notices
 
L21 of 2009- Thames Estuary Princes Channel Princes No. 8 Lighted Buoy Moving
Date Published: 29-Jun-09
 
L20 of 2009- Nore Sand & Oaze Deep - Submarine Cable Installation Operations
Date Published: 26-Jun-09
 
L19 of 2009- North East Spit - Prohibited Anchorage Area
Date Published: 11-Jun-09
 
L18 of 2009- River Thames - Swatchway, Nore Sands and Oaze Areas - Britned Cable Survey
Date Published: 04-Jun-09
 
L17 of 2009-
Date Published: 28-May-09
 
L15 of 2009- RIVER THAMES. SEA REACH - Repositioning of Tanker Buoy CORRECTION
Date Published: 01-May-09
 
L13 of 2009- River Thames. Sea Reach. Shellhaven - Installation of Monitoring Equipment.
Date Published: 17-Apr-09
 
L12 of 2009- River Thames. Sea Reach. Vessels swinging off The Havens - Coordination of Vessel Traffic.
Date Published: 19-Mar-09
 
L11 of 2009- Vessel Traffic Management in the Princes Channel.
Date Published: 19-Mar-09
 
L8 of 2009- London Arrival/Departure Arc - VTS Reporting Procedures.
Date Published: 19-Feb-09
 
L6 of 2009- River Thames. Mucking, Sea Reach and Oaze Environmental Monitoring Buoys.
Date Published: 09-Feb-09
 
L5 of 2009- River Thames. Sea Reach. Establishment of Navigational Buoys.
Date Published: 30-Jan-09
 
L3 of 2009- River Thames. Mucking, Sea Reach and the Oaze Environmental Monitoring Buoys.
Date Published: 23-Jan-09
 
L2 of 2009- River Thames. Sea Reach - Construction of Petroleum Jetty
Date Published: 21-Jan-09
 
L21 of 2008- Thames Estuary Radio Reporting Changes 2009
Date Published: 23-Dec-08
 
L22 of 2008- Vessel Traffic Management in the Knock John Channel - Changes in respect of revised vessel reporting points
Date Published: 23-Dec-08
 
L23 of 2008- Thames Estuary - Radio Reporting Requirements
Date Published: 23-Dec-08
 
L20 of 2008- River Thames. Sea Reach - Construction of Petroleum Jetty.
Date Published: 16-Dec-08
 
L19 of 2008- Bathymetric Surveys in the Thames Estuary from Shellhaven to Sunk
Date Published: 05-Dec-08
 
L18 of 2008- Correction to Lower and Estuary Notice to Mariners L18 of 2008
Date Published: 28-Nov-08
 
L18 of 2008- Buoy changes in the Princes Channel.
Date Published: 17-Nov-08
 
L13 of 2008- Establishment of Environmental Monitoring Stations between London Gateway Site, Maplin Sands and Oaze Restricted Area.
Date Published: 08-Sep-08
 
L12 of 2008- Construction of the Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm and Establishment of 500 metre Safety Zone around the site.
Date Published: 13-Aug-08
 
L9 of 2008- Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment on the Mucking Flats
Date Published: 08-Aug-08
 
L13 of 2007- River Thames - Sea Reach - Deployment of Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment
Date Published: 28-Dec-07
 
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Current Middle River Notices
 
M21 of 2009- Battersea Reach - Battersea Railway Bridge Structural Inspection
Date Published: 17-Jun-09
 
M22 of 2009- Upper Pool Tower Bridge Temporary River Closure
Date Published: 17-Jun-09
 
M20 of 2009- KING’S REACH BLACKFRIARS RAILWAY BRIDGE – ONLY 3 ARCH OPEN TO NAVIGATION OVERNIGHT
Date Published: 12-Jun-09
 
M19 of 2009- Doggetts Coat & Badge Race 2009 - Friday 10th July 2009 Race Start 1230
Date Published: 28-May-09
 
M17 of 2009- All Party Parliamentary Rowing Group Boat Races
Date Published: 27-May-09
 
M18 of 2009- Limehouse Reach - Convoys Wharf Temporary East Cardinal Mark
Date Published: 27-May-09
 
M16 of 2009- KINGS REACH - DIVING OPERATIONS ADJACENT TO BAYNARD HOUSE 11th May 2009 - CANCELLATION
Date Published: 01-May-09
 
M14 of 2009- Barking to Barn Elms Reach - Bore Hole Survey
Date Published: 30-Apr-09
 
M12 of 2009- PORT OF LONDON CHALLENGE RACE - 20 MAY 2009
Date Published: 23-Apr-09
 
M7 of 2009- Chiswick to Barking Reach - Geophysical and Hydrographic Survey
Date Published: 27-Feb-09
 
M3 of 2009- Gun Salutes at the Tower of London 2009.
Date Published: 20-Jan-09
 
M2 of 2009- Lights Established on PLA Mooring Buoys.
Date Published: 06-Jan-09
 
M38 of 2008- Limehouse Reach. Canary Wharf Pier - Refurbishment
Date Published: 19-Dec-08
 
M33 of 2008- King's Reach. Blackfriars Railway Bridge - Refurbishment and Construction of a New Station on the Bridge
Date Published: 30-Oct-08
 
M7 of 2008- Kings Reach, Southwark Bridge - Redecoration
Date Published: 22-Feb-08
 
M21 of 2007- Saundersness Shoal - Reduced Depths
Date Published: 02-Aug-07
 
M27 of 2006- No.4 Arch Closed to Navigation
Date Published: 09-Aug-06
 
M1 of 2006- Battersea Shoal - Channel Alignment
Date Published: 06-Jan-06
 
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Current Upper River Notices
 
U16 of 2009- Horse Reach - Twickenham Festival Dragon Boat Races - 13th June 2009
Date Published: 27-May-09
 
U15 of 2009- Polish Season Boat Race - 30th May 2009.
Date Published: 05-May-09
 
U14 of 2009- Barking to Barn Elms Reach. Bore Hole Survey
Date Published: 28-Apr-09
 
U13 of 2009- Horse Reach. Twickenham and Richmond Regattas
Date Published: 23-Apr-09
 
U12 of 2009- Summer Regattas on the Thames between Kew Rail Bridge and Putney Bridge
Date Published: 25-Mar-09
 
U11 of 2009- CORNEY REACH - Barnes Railway Bridge Refurbishment
Date Published: 03-Mar-09
 
U7 of 2009- Chiswick to Barking Reach - Geophysical and Hydrographic Survey
Date Published: 27-Feb-09
 
U2 of 2009- United Hospitals Rowing Events.
Date Published: 08-Jan-09
 
U14 of 2007- Barn Elms, Corney, Mortlake and Syon Reach Navigation Buoys
Date Published: 09-Oct-07
 
U15 of 2006- Rules for Navigation of Vessels under Oars on the Tidal Thames
Date Published: 11-Sep-06
 
U14 0f 2006- Mortlake and Syon Reach. Navigation in the vicinity of Kew Road Bridge and Pier
Date Published: 11-Sep-06
 
U13 of 2006- Wandsworth to Teddington - Rowing Coaching Launches
Date Published: 18-Jul-06
 
U6 of 2006- Mortlake Reach. Kew shoal
Date Published: 06-Apr-06
 
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