Within the scope of the port’s navigational Safety Management System, the PLA has recently conducted the regular three-yearly review of its Permanent Notices to Mariners.
As a result the PLA now issues Permanent Notices to Mariners 2008.
This publication supersedes Permanent Notices to Mariners 2005, which will no longer be valid. Any remaining copies should be withdrawn.
Permanent Notices to Mariners 2008 becomes effective as of 1st August 2008.
Copies of the publication will be sent to port and river users, including recipients of Notices to Mariners.
If you do not receive a hard copy or require further copies, please contact Mrs Andrea Chell at Port of London Authority, London River House, Royal Pier Road, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BG.
Summary of Main Changes
1. New Permanent Notices in this publication refer to:
Wandsworth to Teddington – Rowing Coaching Launches
Navigation in the vicinity of Kew Road Bridge and Pier
2. The following Permanent Notices to Mariners have been removed:
Port Entry Guide
Vessel Reporting Requirements
ISPS – Arrival and Reporting Requirements
Conduct of Navigation in the River Thames
Use of Sound Signals
Use of VHF Radio
Radio Watch on Channel 14 VHF
Display of Red Light and/or Flag by Specified Vessels
Navigation of Narrow Boats on the Tidal Thames
Lights to be displayed by Vessels under Oars and Coaching Boats
Sail Boarding on Port of London Waters
Inadequate Waste Reception Facilities
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge – Maintenance Operations
Procedures in the Thames Barrier Control Zone
Tower Bridge Lower Moorings
Westminster Bridge – Barge Transits
