Notices - The Wash to Blakeney - Scroll down as necessary

Week  5

ENGLAND - East Coast - Depths. Drying heights. Light.

Recent survey information has shown that depths and drying heights less than charted exist within the approaches to the Port of Boston. The most significant are as follows:

Depth    Position

5·3m      52° 57´·25N., 0° 07´·86E.

3·5m      52° 57´·15N., 0° 07´·86E.

0·6m      52° 56´·73N., 0° 07´·58E.

0·8m      52° 56´·53N., 0° 07´·16E.

0·3m      52° 56´·19N., 0° 05´·36E.

1·2m      52° 56´·14N., 0° 05´·18E.

Drying height     Position

0·8m      52° 57´·06N., 0° 08´·00E.

0·9m      52° 56´·96N., 0° 07´·81E.

1·9m      52° 56´·88N., 0° 07´·98E.

Light characteristics at Tabs Head light in position 52° 56´·01N., 0° 04´·92E.have been amended to Q.4m1M

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.

These changes will be included in a New Edition of Charts 1200, 5614.11 and 5614.12 to be published early 2023.

Notice 477(P) refers

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Affects:

UKHO SNC: 1200

UKHO SCC: 5614.11 and 5614.12

Imray Full Charts: Y9

Preliminary notice providing details of 6 reductions of depth and three new drying heights in and around the channel leading to the New Cut to Boston.  The channel is significantly shallow.  New charts promised early this year.

SCROLL DOWN FOR PRE-2023 NOTICES

Week  47

EAST COAST OF ENGLAND - CROMER LIGHTHOUSE

Latitude 52° 55.482’N., Longitude 001° 18.990’E.

Racon (ALRS. 51650)

Amendment:

From 28th November to 4th December 2022, Racon will be unreliable due to maintenance work.

No further notice will be given.

Notice Trinity House No 40 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 1535 and 1543

Imray Charts:  C28, C25

A warning from Trinity House that the Racon on the Cromer Lighthouse from 28th November to 4th December 2022, will be unreliable due to maintenance work.

Week  35

New Editions of ADMIRALTY Small Craft Charts to be published on 15th September, 2022

5614.3 Approaches to Lowestoft.  1:25,000

5614.4 A Approaches to Great Yarmouth.  1:25,000

B Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour.  1:7,500

5614.5 A Northern Approaches to Great Yarmouth.  1:25,000

B Great Yarmouth Haven.  1:7,500

5614.20 Whitton Ness to Goole and Keadby and Lowestoft Harbour.  1:6,250

A Lowestoft Harbour.  1:50,000

B Whitton Ness to Goole and Mere Dyke.  1:50,000

C River Trent continuation to Keadby.  1:50,000

Includes full updates for New Edition and Notices to Mariners affecting source charts.

Includes full updates for New Edition and Notices to Mariners affecting source charts.

Includes full updates for New Edition and Notices to Mariners affecting source charts.

Includes full updates for New Edition and Notices to Mariners affecting source charts.

Week  21

ENGLAND - East Coast - Buoy.

Delete

Fl(2)6s Z6 at 52° 57´·52N., 0° 19´·16E.

Notice 1995 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 108 and 1200.

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.9, 5614_10 (Panel A, The Wash Eastern Part) and Chart 5614_11 (Panel A, The Wash Central Part)

Imray Charts:  Y9

Simple deletion of the Z6 Danger Buoy in the Lynn Deeps in the Wash.

Week  19

ENGLAND - East Coast - Buoyage. Pilot boarding place. Radio reporting point.

Insert:

Fl.Y.3s No 1 at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 23´·00E.

Fl(2).R.6s No 2 at 52° 55´·35N., 0° 23´·75E.

Fl(2)G.6s No 3 at 52° 55´·35N., 0° 23´·26E.

King’s Lynn at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 23´·20E.

, direction of vessel movement 190° at

52° 55´·35N., 0° 23´·51E.

Delete:

Fl.Y.3s No 1 at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 21´·50E.

Fl.R.6s No 2 at 52° 55´·00N., 0° 21´·90E.

Fl(2)G.6s No 3 at 52° 55´·00N., 0° 21´·60E.

King’s Lynn at 52° 56´·01N., 0° 21´·83E.

at 52° 54´·95N., 0° 21´·72E.

Notice 1762 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 108.

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.9

Imray Charts:  Y9

This notice adds detail to last week’s notice (1642) notifying the buoyage and Pilot details for the approaches to Kings Lynn (changing to the Bulldog channel from Dalesley’s Sled).  The image explains.

Week  18

ENGLAND - East Coast - NM Blocks. Buoyage. Pilot boarding places.

Insert:

the accompanying block, centred on: 52° 54´·0N., 0° 22´·5E. (each for the SNC and the SCC charts)

Fl.Y.3s No 1 at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 23´·00E.

King’s Lynn at 52° 56´·01N., 0° 23´·22E.

Delete:

Fl.Y.3s No 1 at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 21´·50E.

Former King’s Lynn at 52° 56´·00N., 0° 21´·70E.

Notice 1642 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 1200

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.10 (Panel A  The Wash, Eastern Part)

Imray Charts:  Y9

Two UKHO blocks showing the changes to the approaches to Kings Lynn (now preferring the Bulldog Channel): one for the SNC, the other for the SCC.  The additional changes are a move of the No 1 yellow special buoy and the associated Kings Lynn Pilot Station at the entrance of the Bulldog Channel.

Week  17

ENGLAND - East Coast - Spoil ground.

Insert:

limit of spoil ground, pecked line, joining:

(a) 52° 58´·81N., 0° 11´·51E.

(b) 52° 58´·65N., 0° 11´·49E.

(c) 52° 58´·64N., 0° 12´·03E.

(d) 52° 58´·80N., 0° 12´·04E.

legend, Spoil Ground, within: (a)-(d) above

Notice 1533 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 108, and 1200

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.9 and 5614.11 (Panel A, The Wash Central Part)

Imray Charts:  Y9

Spoil Ground reported just northeast of the No 7 SHB marking the Freeman Channel to and from Boston.

Week  14

ENGLAND - East Coast - Light-beacon. Buoy.

Replace: Fl.Y.2s3m2M B with Fl.Y.2s B at 52° 49´·09N., 000° 21´·14E.

Notice 1316 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 1200.

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.10

Imray Charts:  Y9

Beacon ‘B’ in the approaches to Kings Lynn is replaced by a Yellow Special lit buoy.

Week  10

ENGLAND - East Coast - NM Block. Drying heights. Depths.

Chart 5614.12 (Panel B, Approaches to Boston)

Insert:

the accompanying block, centred on: 52° 56´·6N., 0° 06´·8E.

Chart 5614.12 (Panel A, The Wash Western Part) and 5614.11

Insert

drying height, 1.2, and extend 0m low water line S to enclose 52° 56´·63N., 0° 07´·22E.  Delete depth, 1, close E.

drying height, 0.6, and extend 0m low water line N to enclose 52° 56´·35N., 0° 06´·40E.

Notice 856 refers

Block copyright of the UKHO

Affects:

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.12 (Panels A and B) and 5614.11

Imray Charts:  Y9

Two new drying areas at the entrance channel to Boston.  There is a new UKHO Block showing the new areas (which is repeating NTM546 of week 6).

Week  6

ENGLAND - East Coast - Drying heights. Depth. NM Block.

Insert:

drying height, 1.2, and extend 0m low water line S to enclose 52° 56´·63N., 0° 07´·22E.  Delete depth, 1, close E.

drying height 0.6, and extend 0m low water line N to enclose: 52° 56´·35N., 0° 06´·40E.

Chart 1200 (INT 1556) (Panel B, Approaches to Boston)

Insert:

the accompanying block, centred on: 52° 56´·5N., 0° 06´·7E.

Notice 546 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts: 1200 and 1200 (Panel B, Approaches to Boston)

UKHO Small Craft Charts:  5614.12

Imray Charts:  Y9

Two new drying areas at the entrance channel to Boston.  There is a new UKHO Block showing the new areas.

Scroll down for pre-2022 notices

Week  43

ENGLAND - East Coast - Light-float. Buoy.

The Roaring Middle light-float, LFl.10s7m8M, in position 52° 58´·64N., 0° 21´·08E. has been temporarily removed. A safe water buoy, LFl.10s, has been established in its place.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.

Notice 4382(T) refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts:  108, 1190 and 1200

Imray Charts:  Y9

UKHO Leisure Folios: 5614.9.

A safe water buoy temporarily placed in lieu of the Roaring Middle Light Float central in the Wash.

Week  41

ADMIRALTY CHARTS TO BE PUBLISHED 28 OCTOBER 2021 - LEISURE FOLIOS – NOTICE OF CHANGE

From the 28th October 2021, Leisure folios will be withdrawn in the current folio format and their replacements will be announced over the following 6 weeks as Small Craft Charts.

Between Weeks 43/21 and 48/21, the new Small Craft Charts will be released in batches of around 60 to 90 charts and will result in the current folios being withdrawn for the market.

From Week 4, folios will no longer be available to buy, and all new Small Craft Sheets will be available to order via the POD service.

Our Website will be updated to reflect this change and contain all additional information.

SC5614 - Edition 1 - England - East Coast, Orford Ness to Whitby. –

5614_1 A Orford Ness to Benacre Ness. 1:75,000, B Orford Ness. 1:50,000

5614_2 Lowestoft to Winterton Ness. 1:75,000

5614_3 Approaches to Lowestoft. 1:25,000

5614_4 A Approaches to Great Yarmouth. 1:25,000,   Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour. 1:7,500

5614_5 A Northern Approaches to Great Yarmouth. 1:25,000,  B Great Yarmouth Haven. 1:7,500

5614_6 A Caister-On-Sea to Mundesley. 1:75,000,  B Southwold Harbour. 1:7,500

5614_7 A Cromer to Wells-next-the-Sea. 1:75,000,  B Wells-next-the-Sea. 1:30,000

5614_8 Outer Approaches to The Wash. 1:150,000

5614_9 Approaches to The Wash. 1:75,000

5614_10 A The Wash - Eastern Part. 1:37,500,  B Continuation of Lynn Cut. 1:37,500,  C Kings Lynn. 1:10,000

5614_11 A The Wash - Central Part. 1:37,500,  B Continuation of the River Nene. 1:50,000

C Continuation of the River Nene to Wisbech. 1:50,000

5614_12 A The Wash - Western Part. 1:37,500,  B Approaches to Boston. 1:20,000,  C Boston. 1:10,000

5614_13 Gibraltar Point to Saltfleet. 1:75,000

5614_14 Approaches to the River Humber. 1:75,000

5614_15 River Humber Entrance. 1:37,500

5614_16 Spurn Head to Grimsby Middle. 1:25,000

5614_17 A Approaches to Grimsby. 1:25,000,  B Grimsby. 1:10,000

5614_18 A Immingham to Saltend. 1:25,000,  B Goole. 1:5,000

5614_19 A Kingston Upon Hull to Humber Bridge. 1:25,000,  B Humber Bridge to Whitton Ness. 1:50,000,  C Hull Docks - Western Part. 1:10,000

5614_20 Whitton Ness to Goole and Keadby and Lowestoft Harbour. - A Lowestoft Harbour. 1:6,250

B Whitton Ness to Goole and Mere Dyke. 1:50,000,  C Continuation to Keadby. 1:50,000

5614_21 Spurn Head to Flamborough Head. 1:150,000

5614_22 A Bridlington to Scarborough. 1:75,000,  B Bridlington Harbour. 1:5,000

5614_23 A Approaches to Whitby. 1:25,000,  B Whitby Harbour. 1:7,500,  C Scarborough Bay. 1:10,000,  D Scarborough Harbour. 1:5,000

5614_24 Scarborough to Whitby. 1:75,000

5614_25 Southern North Sea. 1:750,000

One of a series of new Small Craft charts, replacing the Leisure folios. For the convenience of chart users, the number of the withdrawn folio has been retained for these new charts. All sheets have been fully updated for New Editions and Notice to Mariners affecting source charts.

Week  35

New Editions of ADMIRALTY Charts published 16 September 2021

Chart 1200 International Chart Series, England - East Coast, The Wash Ports.  1:37,500

A Boston.  1:10,000

B Approaches to Boston.  1:20,000

C Continuation of the River Nene.  1:50,000

D Continuation of the River Nene to Wisbech.  1:50,000

E Lynn Cut Continued.  1:10,000

F Kings Lynn.  1:10,000

Includes significant safety-related information as follows: changes to depths and contours from the latest Port Authority Surveys.

Week  29

ENGLAND - East Coast - Depths. Drying heights.

Insert:

depth, 5.9 at 52° 56´·13N., 0° 11´·03E.  Delete depth, 8.3, close E.

depth, 6.8 at 52° 56´·03N., 0° 13´·28E.  Delete depth, 7.3, close NW.

depth, 4.7, and extend 5m contour S to enclose 53° 00´·45N., 0° 15´·99E.

drying height, 1.1, and extend 0m low water line N to enclose 53° 01´·20N., 0° 19´·67E.  Delete depth, 4.5, close SE.

drying height, 0.9, enclosed by 0m low water line at 53° 01´·36N., 0° 20´·68E.  Delete depth, 0.8, close SE.

drying height, 2.1, and extend 0m low water line SE to enclose 53° 01´·82N., 0° 22´·43E.  Delete depth, 4.1, and associated 5m contour, close SW.

drying height, 0.6, and extend 0m low water line E to enclose 53° 04´·50N., 0° 20´·26E.  Delete depth, 1.4, close E.

drying height, 3.1, and extend 0m low water line E to enclose 53° 05´·72N., 0° 22´·11E.  Delete drying height, 2.4, close W.

drying height, 2.8, enclosed by 0m low water line 52° 57´·53N., 0° 26´·03E.

depth, 2.3 at 53° 00´·32N., 0° 29´·84E.  Delete depth, 4.1, close SE.

depth, 1.1, enclosed by 2m contour at 53° 00´·03N., 0° 29´·95E.

depth, 0.7, enclosed by 2m contour at 52° 59´·92N., 0° 30´·93E.

depth, 1.6, and extend 2m contour E to enclose 52° 59´·51N., 0° 31´·45E.  Delete depth, 3.2, close NE.

depth, 0.2 at 52° 59´·66N., 0° 35´·67E.  Delete depth, 1.4, close E.

Replace:

depth, 3, with depth, 2.4 at 53° 06´·28N., 0° 22´·65E.

Notice 2835 refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts:  108

Imray Charts:  Y9

UKHO Leisure Folios: 5614.8, 5614.9, 5614.10, 5614.11 and 5614.13.

15 changes of depth in the Wash: 2 in the Gat Channel, 1 in the Boston Deep, 3 (substantial) in the Parlour Channel, 3 off Gibraltar Point, I off the South Sunk Sand and 5 in The Bays.

Week  28

ENGLAND - East Coast - Depths. Drying heights.

Recent survey information has shown changes to charted depths and drying heights in the area of Boston Deep, Gat Channel, Wisbech & Sutton Bridge, Wisbech Channel, Wisbech Eye Channel, River Nene and Hunstanton Bays.

The most significant depths are:

Depths Position

8·3m     53° 00´·41N., 0° 16´·00E.

6·8m     52° 56´·03N., 0° 13´·28E.

0·7m     52° 59´·92N., 0° 30´·93E.

These changes will be included in a New Edition of Chart 1200 to be published mid 2021.  Notice to Mariners will be issued for Chart 108.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.

(ETRS89 DATUM)

Notice 2762(P) refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts:  108 and 1200

Imray Charts:  Y9

UKHO Leisure Folios: 5614.9, 5614.11.

Three reduced individual depths in three entirely separate locations: the Boston Deep, Gat Channel and the Bays.

Week  11

New Editions of ADMIRALTY Charts to be published on 1st April, 2021

Chart 1503 - International Chart Series, England - East Coast, Outer Dowsing to Smiths Knoll including Indefatigable Banks.

surveys.  1:150,000

Chart 1504 - International Chart Series, England - East Coast, Cromer to Orford Ness.

1:150,000

Includes changes to the UK fisheries limits and depths from the latest British Government surveys.

Includes changes to the UK fisheries limits, wrecks, windfarms and depths from the latest British Government surveys.

Week  1

ENGLAND - East Coast - Buoy.

The safe water buoy ‘Fairway’, in position 52° 59´·23N., 0° 58´·53E. is reported off station.

Notice 114(T) refers

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Affects:

UKHO Charts:  108, 1190 and 1503

Imray Charts:  C28

UKHO Leisure Folios: 5614.7.

As reported by the Blakeney Harbour Association the ‘Fairways’ Buoy has been off station since 14th November, 2020.  It is expected to be re-positioned in the Spring.