1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth that a Nuclear Powered Warship will visit the Solent from the 6th to 10th October 2018.
2. Timings for arrival and departure will be promulgated by the usual Shipping Movements programme on the QHM Website.
3. Mariners are advised that the Nuclear Powered Warship while on passage between the Nab Tower and its berth at “C” Anchorage (50 46.1N 001 10.7W) is considered “a vessel constrained by her draught” as defined under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. The vessel will be escorted by tugs and MOD Police patrol vessels. Vessels are to avoid taking any action that will impede her safe passage. General Direction 02/13 (Dormant Exclusion Zone – 250 metres radius) will be in force for this vessel during her transit through the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth.
4. In accordance with paragraph 1d of General Direction 02/18 (Keep Clear of Warship Alongside or at Anchor), for this vessel, a 150 metres exclusion zone is designated while she is at anchor in the Solent.
5. Police craft will be in attendance with the vessel to enforce the requirements of this Local Notice to Mariners. They will be clearly identifiable and will be acting on the authority of the Queen’s Harbour Master. All vessels are to comply with their instructions.
6. Cancel this Local Notice to Mariners on 11th October 2018.
Friday 05 Oct 2018
S O Hopper
Queen's Harbour Master
Owners, Agents, Charterers, Marinas, Yacht Clubs and Recreational Sailing Organisations should ensure that the contents of this Notice are made known to the masters or persons in charge of their vessels or craft.
