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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
 
No.19 of 2008- Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. Drink/Drugs Awareness Campaign.
Date Published: 26-Nov-08
 
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. 12 of 2008- Woolwich Reach - Thames Barrier Closures - Environment Agency Programme No. 52
Date Published: 25-Jul-08
 
No. 11 of 2008- Permanent Notices to Mariners 2008
Date Published: 09-Jul-08
 
No.9 of 2008- Upper Pool. Tower Bridge - Redecoration
Date Published: 02-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.2 of 2008- Termination of PLA Telex Facility
Date Published: 17-Jan-08
 
No.1 of 2008- Notices Remaining in Force at 1st January 2008
Date Published: 31-Dec-07
 
No.26 of 2007- Amendment to PLA Tide Tables 2008 – Reporting Points
Date Published: 17-Dec-07
 
No.25 of 2007- Ship Arrival and Departure Notifications
Date Published: 14-Dec-07
 
No.22 of 2007- Thames AIS - Mandatory Carriage Requirements and Vessels Operating in the Thames AIS Mandatory Carriage Area on a Temporary Basis
Date Published: 08-Oct-07
 
No.20 of 2007- Safety Advice For The Users Of Ribs and High-Speed Craft
Date Published: 04-Oct-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. 10 of 2007- Thames AIS - Mandatory Carriage Requirement an Appointment of PLA as Passenger Registrar
Date Published: 23-May-07
 
No.7 of 2007- Regulations for the Opening and Shutting of Tower Bridge
Date Published: 16-Mar-07
 
No.3 of 2007- River Thames - Jenningtree Point Shoal - Relocation of Jenningtree Buoy
Date Published: 17-Jan-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 26 of 2006- Security and Dangerous Substances Notification Requirements
Date Published: 05-Sep-06
 
No.23 of 2006- River Users Incident & Near Miss Report Form
Date Published: 15-Aug-06
 
No.20 of 2006- River Thames. Dartford Creek - Dredging and Bank Remedial Work.
Date Published: 18-Jul-06
 
No.16 of 2006- River Thames. Port Operational VHF Frequencies
Date Published: 04-Jul-06
 
No.14 of 2006- River Thames Speed Limits
Date Published: 30-May-06
 
No.12 of 2006- High Tidal Ranges and Vessel Speed
Date Published: 08-May-06
 
No.9 of 2006- Port Service Provider ID Cards
Date Published: 24-Apr-06
 
No.6 of 2006- Amendment to Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames 2005
Date Published: 10-Feb-06
 
No.4 of 2006- Marine Guidance Note 308 (M+F). Mooring, Towing or Hauling Equipment on all vessels - Safe installation and safe operation
Date Published: 20-Jan-06
 
No.3 of 2006- Amendment to procedures for the transit of liquified natural gas (LNG) vessels through the outer estuary
Date Published: 16-Jan-06
 
No.35 of 2005- Navigational Risk Assessments. Guidance to Vessel Owners and Operators
Date Published: 15-Dec-05
 
No.28 of 2005- Dangers on the use of VHF Radio in Collision Avoidance
Date Published: 07-Jul-05
 
No.24 of 2005- New MAIB Accident Reporting Requirements
Date Published: 06-Jun-05
 
No.18 of 2005- London Pilotage District. Use of Non-Authorised Persons
Date Published: 06-May-05
 
No.19 of 2005- Thames Estuary. Amendment to Specified Vessel Regulations and Procedures for the Transit of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Vessels through the Outer Estuary
Date Published: 06-May-05
 
No.16 of 2005- Saundersness Shoal. Blackwall Reach - Reduced Depths
Date Published: 26-Apr-05
 
No.14 of 2005- Boatmen and Agents Notification and Availability
Date Published: 07-Apr-05
 
No.34 of 2003- Thames Estuary - Radio Reporting Requirements
Date Published: 05-Jul-03
 
No.71 of 2002.- Northfleet Hope. Tilbury Grain Terminal Inner Berth. Recommended Berthing/Unberthing Parameters.
Date Published: 08-Nov-02
 
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Current Lower & Estuary Notices
 
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
 
L17 of 2008- Benfleet Barrier South Gate Closed to Navigation.
Date Published: 10-Nov-08
 
L16 of 2008- River Thames. Sea Reach. Maplin Sands. Establishment of Radar Reflector Targets
Date Published: 23-Oct-08
 
L14 of 2008- River Thames and Estuary - Sea Reach, Oaze Deep, Knock John and Black Deep Channels. Geotechnical soil investigations and geophysical surveys
Date Published: 10-Sep-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
 
L10 of 2008- Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment on the Little Nore
Date Published: 08-Aug-08
 
L9 of 2008- Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment on the Mucking Flats
Date Published: 08-Aug-08
 
L8 of 2008- River Thames. Sea Reach. Vessels swinging off the Havens - Coordination of Vessel Traffic
Date Published: 15-Jul-08
 
L13 of 2007- River Thames - Sea Reach - Deployment of Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment
Date Published: 28-Dec-07
 
L7 of 2007- Establishment of Navigation Buoys to Mark The Channel in Holehaven Creek from Western Entrance to Reclamation Wharf (Pitsea Land Fill)
Date Published: 15-Oct-07
 
L5 of 2007- Borehole Operations - London Array Wind Farm
Date Published: 25-Sep-07
 
L16 of 2006- River Thames St Clements Reach, Site of Former Paper Mills Jetty, Establishment of Special Buoys
Date Published: 27-Dec-06
 
L10 of 2006- Thames Estuary. Fishing Vessels. Keeping a proper lookout and VHF listening watch.
Date Published: 16-Jun-06
 
L5 of 2006- Entry of Dangerous Substances into Harbour Areas - Notification to the Port of London Authority of Dangerous Substances (in bulk) being transported to and from the Medway.
Date Published: 13-Mar-06
 
L3 of 2006- Thames Estuary. The Oaze Precautionary Area and The Warp Pilot Boarding Area
Date Published: 08-Feb-06
 
L2 of 2006- Thames Estuary. The Oaze Precautionary Area and The Warp Pilot Boarding Area
Date Published: 25-Jan-06
 
L32 of 2005- Thames Estuary. The Oaze, Knock John & Princes Approach alteration and movement of existing buoys and establishment of new buoys
Date Published: 13-Dec-05
 
L11 of 2005- Thames Estuary. Water depths outside marked navigation channels and anchorages
Date Published: 11-Apr-05
 
L5 of 2005- Thames Estuary. Maplin Sands. Placement of Wave Recording Equipment
Date Published: 04-Mar-05
 
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Current Middle River Notices
 
M36 of 2008- Bankside Frost Fair. Waterman's Cutter Procession. Kings Reach. Saturday 13th December 2008.
Date Published: 25-Nov-08
 
M35 of 2008- Battersea Reach. Battersea Railway Bridge Structural Inspection.
Date Published: 11-Nov-08
 
M34 of 2008- Blackwall Reach and Lower Pool. Blackwall and Rotherhithe Tunnels Scour Protection.
Date Published: 05-Nov-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
 
M28 of 2008- Tower Bridge Lower Moorings
Date Published: 23-Sep-08
 
M18 of 2008- Navigation Light Trial
Date Published: 02-Jun-08
 
M7 of 2008- Kings Reach, Southwark Bridge - Redecoration
Date Published: 22-Feb-08
 
M2 of 2008- Gun Salutes At The Tower Of London 2008 - Advanced Notification
Date Published: 16-Jan-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
 
M26 of 2005- Palace of Westminster. Exclusion Zone Buoyage
Date Published: 16-Sep-05
 
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Current Upper River Notices
 
U16 of 2008- Revised Dates for the Oxford and Cambridge University Trial Eights Races.
Date Published: 12-Nov-08
 
U14 of 2008- United Hospital and University of London Winter Regattas
Date Published: 20-Oct-08
 
U12 of 2008- Richmond Lock and Weir Draw-Off 2008
Date Published: 10-Sep-08
 
U11 of 2008- Head of the River Races between Mortlake and Putney
Date Published: 05-Sep-08
 
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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