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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
 
10 of 2010 - Marking of Sterns of Class IV, V & VI Passenger Vessels
Date Published: 19-Jul-10
 
9 of 2010 - New River Thames Recreational Users Site
Date Published: 01-Jul-10
 
8 of 2010 - River Thames Recreational Users Guide 2010 - Teddington to Sea Reach
Date Published: 07-May-10
 
7 of 2010 - Schedule to General Directions for Navigation in the Port of London 2009
Date Published: 07-May-10
 
6 of 2010 - Port Health Requirements under the Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979
Date Published: 31-Mar-10
 
5 of 2010 - Woolwich Reach - Thames Barrier Closures - Environment Agency Programme No.55
Date Published: 05-Feb-10
 
4 of 2010 - River Users Incident & Near Miss Report Form
Date Published: 04-Feb-10
 
3 of 2010 - Vessels Licensed as Ship Towage Tugs by the Port of London Authority
Date Published: 21-Jan-10
 
1 of 2010 - Notices Remaining in Force at 1st January 2010
Date Published: 18-Jan-10
 
28 OF 2009 - P1 PLA EMERGENCY PLANS AND PROCEDURES
Date Published: 15-Dec-09
 
27 of 2009 - Routine VTS Broadcasts
Date Published: 02-Dec-09
 
26 of 2009 - Richmon Lock - New Charging Regime
Date Published: 02-Dec-09
 
24 of 2009 - Improving Visibility of Small Recreational Craft at Night
Date Published: 24-Nov-09
 
22 of 2009 - A New Publication - 'Mariners' Guide to Bridges on the Tidal Thames'
Date Published: 29-Oct-09
 
No 21 of 2009 - High Speed Craft - Flashing Amber Lights
Date Published: 05-Oct-09
 
17 of 2009 - SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TIDAL THAMES
Date Published: 30-Jun-09
 
16 of 2009 - Operational Berth Names
Date Published: 26-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
 
8 of 2009 - Bow Creek. Regulation of Navigation - River Thames to Three Mills Lock.
Date Published: 05-May-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
 
No.17 of 2008 - Pilotage Exemption Certificate and Local Navigation Certificate Assessments
Date Published: 21-Nov-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.4 of 2008 - Thames AIS. Persons On-Board Reporting
Date Published: 08-Feb-08
 
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.6 of 2006 - Amendment to Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames 2005
Date Published: 10-Feb-06
 
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Current Lower & Estuary Notices
 
L26 of 2010 Chartlet - Borehole Operations at Vopak - Chartlet
Date Published: 23-Jul-10
 
L26 of 2010 - Borehole Operations at Vopak
Date Published: 23-Jul-10
 
L25 of 2010 - Revised Reporting Requirements for London Gateway
Date Published: 21-Jul-10
 
L24 of 2010 - Establishment of Navigational Buoy
Date Published: 21-Jul-10
 
L23 of 2010 - Geophysical Survey of CO2 Pipeline Revised Route
Date Published: 28-Jun-10
 
L22 of 2010 - BritNed Interconnector Cable Laying Across the Oaze
Date Published: 15-Jun-10
 
L21 of 2010 - Geophysical Survey of CO2 Pipeline - Sea Reach
Date Published: 10-Jun-10
 
L20 of 2010 - Navigational Buoy Move London Gateway Port Sea Reach
Date Published: 09-Jun-10
 
L19 of 2010 - Establishment of Barge Mooring Off Shellhaven Alpha Jetty - Commencement of Laying of Rock Armour
Date Published: 04-Jun-10
 
L18 of 2010 - Update on Environmental Monitoring Stations between London Gateway Site -  Maplin Sands and Oaze
Date Published: 04-Jun-10
 
L17 of 2010 - Repair work to Oikos Jetty - Canvey
Date Published: 27-May-10
 
L15 of 2010 - London Gateway Port Development - Establishment of Navigational Buoy - Sea Reach
Date Published: 07-May-10
 
L14 of 2010 - Installation of BritNed Cable Princes Channel to Grain
Date Published: 28-Apr-10
 
L13 of 2010 - Update on Environmental Monitoring Stations between London Gateway Site - Maplin Sands and Oaze
Date Published: 27-Apr-10
 
L12 of 2010 - North Cardinal Buoy Established off Bevans Wharf - Gravesend Reach
Date Published: 20-Apr-10
 
L10 of 2010 - London Gateway Dredging Operations - Sea Reach
Date Published: 16-Apr-10
 
L9 of 2010 - London Array Geophysical Survey Knock Deep and Pinces Channel
Date Published: 22-Mar-10
 
L3 of 2009 - MUCKING, SEA REACH AND THE OAZE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING BUOYS
Date Published: 22-Mar-10
 
L8 of 2010 - London Gateway Dredging - Cutter Suction Dredger Operations - Sea Reach
Date Published: 18-Mar-10
 
L7 of 2010 - Commencement of Dredging Operations off London Gateway Construction Works Site
Date Published: 12-Mar-10
 
L26 of 2009 - Site of Tilbury Repair Jetty - Temporary Buoyage
Date Published: 18-Jan-10
 
L2 of 2010 - LONDON GATEWAY PROJECT MAIN CONSTRUCTION WORKS OFF SHELLHAVEN, DREDGING AND SURVEY WORK ALONG LONDON GATEWAY ROUTE
Date Published: 13-Jan-10
 
L1 of 2010 - Erith Reach - Inspection of Erith Pier
Date Published: 06-Jan-10
 
L35 of 2009 - Gravesend Reach - Obstructions off of Bevans Wharf
Date Published: 14-Dec-09
 
L32 of 2009 - Chartlet - L32 of 2009 - Chartlet
Date Published: 23-Nov-09
 
L32 of 2009 - THAMES ESTUARY - LONGSAND & KNOCKDEEP - LONDON ARRAY GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY WORK
Date Published: 23-Nov-09
 
L31 of 2009 Chartlet - London Gateway Survey Campaign
Date Published: 29-Oct-09
 
L23 of 2009 - Mucking,Sea Reach and the Oaze Environment Monitoring Buoys
Date Published: 11-Aug-09
 
L19 of 2009 - North East Spit - Prohibited Anchorage Area
Date Published: 11-Jun-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
 
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
 
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
 
M51 of 2010 - Lambeth Reach - Helicopter Filming Operations
Date Published: 29-Jul-10
 
M50 of 2010 - London Regatta 2010
Date Published: 26-Jul-10
 
M49 of 2010 - Kings Reach Blackfriars Rail and Road Bridges - night time arch closures
Date Published: 23-Jul-10
 
M48 of 2010 - Chelsea Reach - Grosvenor Dock River Wall Survey
Date Published: 19-Jul-10
 
M47 of 2010 - Making Vessels under Oars, Kayaks and, Canoes more visible
Date Published: 16-Jul-10
 
M46 of 2010 - Kings Reach Bore Hole Drilling - President 1918
Date Published: 15-Jul-10
 
M45 of 2010 - Albert Bridge - No4 Arch Closed to Navigation
Date Published: 09-Jul-10
 
M41 of 2010 - Borehole Drilling Battersea Rail Bridge No2 Arch Closure
Date Published: 29-Jun-10
 
M42 of 2010 - Borehole Drilling Tower Bridge No3 Arch Closure
Date Published: 29-Jun-10
 
M44 of 2010 - Blackwall Reach Bay Wharf
Date Published: 29-Jun-10
 
M43 of 2010 - Imperial Wharf Marina Development - Battersea Reach
Date Published: 28-Jun-10
 
M39 of 2010 - Doggett's Coat and Badge Race - 15 July 2010
Date Published: 24-Jun-10
 
M37 of 2010 - Lambeth Reach - Passive Driftwood Collector
Date Published: 22-Jun-10
 
M36 of 2010 - UXO Survey
Date Published: 15-Jun-10
 
M35 of 2010 - Upper Pool Tower Foreshore - Foreshore Clean Up
Date Published: 10-Jun-10
 
M33 of 2010 - Tower Bridge Centre Arch No2 Closures - Upper Pool
Date Published: 09-Jun-10
 
M32 of 2010 - Temporary Arch Closures and Installation of Temporary Moorings - Blackfriars Road & Rail Bridges
Date Published: 09-Jun-10
 
M30 of 2010 - Lighting Maintenance Works - Wandsworth Reach Putney Bridge
Date Published: 04-Jun-10
 
M29 of 2010 - All Party Parliament Rowing Group Boat Races Lambeth Reach 8th July 2010
Date Published: 02-Jun-10
 
M28 of 2010 - UXO Survey
Date Published: 01-Jun-10
 
M26 of 2010 - Borehole Drilling Battersea Rail Bridge No2 Arch Closure
Date Published: 28-May-10
 
M25 of 2010 - Borehole Drilling Chelsea Bridge No3 Arch Closure
Date Published: 28-May-10
 
M20 of 2010 - Borehole Drilling Lambeth Bridge No4 Arch Closure
Date Published: 29-Apr-10
 
M18 of 2010 - Traditional Rowing Events
Date Published: 28-Apr-10
 
M16 of 2010 - GB Challenge Row 2010
Date Published: 23-Apr-10
 
M13 of 2010 - Kings Reach - Southwark Road Bridge Reopening of No.2 Arch and Closure of No.4 Arch
Date Published: 07-Apr-10
 
M10 of 2010 - Albert Bridge No 2 Arch Closed to Navigation Chelsea Reach
Date Published: 16-Mar-10
 
M8 of 2010 - Borehole Survey - Barking to Barn Elms Reach
Date Published: 11-Mar-10
 
M5 of 2010 - Lower Pool - Surrey Entrance and Moorings off Shadwell Basin Entrance
Date Published: 03-Feb-10
 
M3 of 2010 - Gun Salutes at the Tower of London
Date Published: 15-Jan-10
 
M4 of 2010 - Kings Reach - Blackfriars Rail & Road Bridges - Arch Closures to Navigation
Date Published: 15-Jan-10
 
M28 of 2009 - LIMEHOUSE AND BUGSBY’S REACHES - BLUE LIGHTS ON MOORING BUOYS
Date Published: 22-Sep-09
 
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
 
M1 of 2006 - Battersea Shoal - Channel Alignment
Date Published: 06-Jan-06
 
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Current Upper River Notices
 
U17 of 2010 - Making Vessels under Oars, Kayaks and Canoes more visible
Date Published: 16-Jul-10
 
U16 of 2010 - The Wingfield Sculls - 24 August 2010 - Barn Elms and Corney Reach
Date Published: 09-Jul-10
 
U15 of 2010 - Traditional Rowing Pageant - Richmond to Hampton Court Palace
Date Published: 23-Jun-10
 
U14 of 2010 - Twickenham and Richmond Regattas Horse Reach - Twickenham Regatta - Twickenham Festival - Richmond Regatta - White Swan Raft Race
Date Published: 28-Apr-10
 
U12 of 2010 - Hammersmith Bridge Repairs Restricted Headway
Date Published: 16-Apr-10
 
U10 of 2010 - Summer Regattas on the Thames between Kew Rail Bridge and Putney Bridge
Date Published: 24-Mar-10
 
U6 of 2010 - Mortlake Reach - Revetment Repair Work
Date Published: 25-Feb-10
 
U24 of 2009 - Rules for Navigation of Vessels Under Oars on the Tidal Thames
Date Published: 23-Oct-09
 
U14 of 2007 - Barn Elms, Corney, Mortlake and Syon Reach Navigation Buoys
Date Published: 09-Oct-07
 
U6 of 2006 - Mortlake Reach. Kew shoal
Date Published: 06-Apr-06
 
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