2002
Portwide
71 Northfleet Hope. Tilbury Grain Terminal Inner Berth. Recommended Berthing/Unberthing Parameters.
2003
Portwide
34 Thames Estuary. Radio Reporting Requirements.
2004
Middle
M26 Cruise Vessel Operations in the Upper Pool.
2005
Portwide
14 Boatmen and Agents Notification & Availability
16 Saundersness Shoal. Blackwall Reach – Reduced Depths
18 London Pilotage District. Use of Non-authorised Persons
19 Thames Estuary. Amendment to Specified Vessel Regulations and Procedures for the transit of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) vessels through the Outer Estuary.
24 New MAIB Accident Reporting Requirements.
28 Dangers on the use of VHF Radio in Collision Avoidance.
35 Navigational Risk Assessments. Guidance to Vessel Owners and Operators.
Middle
M26 Palace of Westminster – Exclusion Zone buoyage.
Lower
L5 Thames Estuary. Maplin Sands. Replacement of Wave Recording Equipment
L11 Thames Estuary. Water depths outside marked navigation channels & anchorages.
L32 Thames Estuary. The Oaze, Knock John and Princes Approach alteration and movement of existing buoys and establishment of new buoys.
2006
Portwide
3 Amendment to procedures for the Transit of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Vessels Through the Outer Estuary.
4 Marine Guidance Note 308 (M+F). Mooring, Towing or Hauling Equipment on all vessels – Safe installation and safe operation.
6 Amendment to Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames 2005.
7 Safety Advice for the users of Ribs and High-speed craft.
9 Port Service Provider ID Cards.
12 High Tidal Ranges and Vessel Speed.
14 River Thames Speed Limits.
15 River Thames – Requests for Ease Downs.
16 River Thames. Port Operational VHF Frequencies
20 River Thames. Dartford Creek – Dredging and Bank Remedial Work.
23 River Users Incident & Near Miss Report Form
26 Security and Dangerous Substances Notification Requirements
28 Dangers of small craft anchoring and navigating in Approach Channels, Narrow Channels and Fairways.
Upper
U6 Mortlake Reach. Kew Shoal
U13 Wandsworth to Teddington – Rowing Coaching Launches – Dispensation to Exceed the 8 knot Speed Limit between Wandsworth Road Bridge and Teddington
U14 Mortlake and Syon Reach – Navigation in the vicinity of Kew Road Bridge and
Pier.
U15 Rules for Navigation of Vessels under Oars on the Tidal Thames.
Middle
M1 Battersea Shoal – Channel Alignment.
M27 No.4 Arch Closed to Navigation.
Lower
L2 Thames Estuary. The Oaze Precautionary Area and The Warp Pilot Boarding Area.
L3 Thames Estuary. The Oaze Precautionary Area and The Warp Pilot Boarding Area.
L5 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.
L10 Thames Estuary. Fishing Vessels. Keeping a proper lookout and VHF listening watch.
L16 River Thames, St Clements Reach – Site of Former Empire Paper Mills Jetty – Establishment of Special Buos.
2007
Portwide
3 River Thames – Jenningtree Point Shoal. Relocation of Jenningtree Buoy.
7 Regulations for the Opening and Shutting of Tower Bridge.
10 Thames AIS – Mandatory Carriage Requirement & Appointment of PLA as Passenger Registrar.
11 Code of Practice for the Safe Mooring of Vessels on the Thames 2003. Amendments to Section Five.
13 Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames 2005. Amendment to Section 9.3.
14 Woolwich Reach. Thames Barrier Closures Environment Agency Programme 50.
15 Compliance with General Directions 8/2006 Generic Port Passage Plans.
19 Pilotage Directions 2006 – Amendment to Pilotage Direction No.4(3).
20 Safety Advice for the Users of Ribs and High-Speed Craft.
21 Vessels licensed as Ship Towage Tugs by the Port of London Authority.
22 Thames AIS – Mandatory carriage requirements and vessels operating in the Thames AIS mandatory carriage area on a temporary basis.
24 Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 – Drink / Drugs Awareness Campaign
25 Ship Arrival and Departure Notifications.
26 Amendment to PLA Tide Tables 2008 – Reporting Points.
Upper
U14 Barn Elms, Corney, Mortlake and Syon Reach Navigation Buoys
U15 United Hospital and University of London Winter Regattas
U17 Wapping to Battersea Reach. Establishment of Four Tide Boards.
U18 Barking to Chiswick Reach. Seismic Survey
Middle
M21 Saundersness Shoal – Reduced Depths.
M37 Lambeth Reach. Vauxhall & Lambeth Bridges – Structural Surveys.
M38 Limehouse Reach. Rebuilding of the River Wall immediately downstream of Canary Wharf Pier.
M42 Wapping to Battersea Reach. Establishment of Four Tide Boards.
M44 Barking to Chiswick Reach. Seismic Survey.
M45 Bridge Arch Closures. Blackfriars Bridge/Blackfriars Rail Bridge
Lower
L5 Borehole Operations – London Array Wind Farm
L7 Establishment of Navigation Buoys to mark the channel in Holehaven Creek from western entrance to Reclamation Wharf (Pitsea land fill).
L9 Thames Estuary. Princes Channel. Dredging Operations
L12 Thames Estuary. Princes Channel. Princes 7 Buoy
L13 River Thames – Sea Reach – Deployment of Oceanographic Monitoring Equipment
Note: All other Notices to Mariners issued prior to this date are self-cancelling or sufficiently promulgated.
Notices of a permanent nature are available in booklet form: ‘Permanent Notices to Mariners 2005’
copies of which may be obtained in the near future by sending a suitable stamped and addressed envelope to the address below.
Copies of all current and permanent Notices to Mariners, Byelaws and Directions may also be viewed and/or downloaded from the PLA’s website at ‘www.portoflondon.co.uk’, under ‘Maritime’/ ‘Regulatory’.
Attention is drawn to the Port of London Authority Handbook of Tide Tables for 2007 and the Hourly Tide Tables for 2007 for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Southend, Coryton, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge. Copies of these tables can also be obtained from the address below.
All times of tidal and astronomical predictions are in Greenwich Mean Time and will need to be adjusted, by the addition of one hour, from 0100 25th March, 2007 to 0100 28th October, 2007 whilst British Summer Time is in force.
