Notices to Mariners

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GENERAL NOTICES

2017-04/071 LOWER SEA SCHELDT - ANTWERP SCHELDT QUAYS: SHIPS DESTINED FOR SCHELDT QUAYS ON ANTWERP ROADS UPSTREAM OF THE RHINE QUAY Ref. BaZ 2017-01/019 (GNA: Joint Announcement 05-2016) Modify in the text as follows: Article 2. 2.1 point 4: Replace “described in points 3 and 4” by “described in points 2 and 3” Article 2. 2.1 point 5: Replace: “with destination S20 and S21” by “with destination S19 (from MP 225), S20 and S21” Below the explanation, point 5: Replace: “Fax 0031 (0) 118 467 700” by “Fax 0031 (0) 118 467 700 or 0031 (0) 118 418 142” Source: GNA: Bass 08-2017 - Joint Announcement 01-2017

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BELGIUM

2017-04/072(P) NEW AND MODIFIED TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES (TSS) AND ROUTEING MEASURES - OVERVIEW MAP Charts: D11, 101 (INT1474), 102 (INT1480) Overview map of the new and modified traffic separation schemes and routeing measures: see flyer in annex. Source: IMO COLREG.2/Circ.67 and IMO: SN.1/Circ.333

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2017-04/073 COASTAL ROUTE - DE PANNE-OOSTENDE - VICINITY NIEUWPOORT - WAVE RECORDER BUOY AKUST18 REMOVED - CORRECTION OF CHARTS AND LIST OF LIGHTS Charts: D11, 102 (INT1480) List of Lights Delete on charts and List of Lights: Wave recorder buoy aKust18 in position 51°09,65’N 002°41,43’E (LL nat. no. 0405.1). Source: MRCC MSI 056/17

2017-04/074 COASTAL ROUTE - DE PANNE-OOSTENDE - VICINITY NIEUWPOORT - AKUST4 AND HD12 ESTABLISHED - CHART CORRECTION Charts: D11, 102 (INT1480) Insert on charts: - Wave recorder buoy aKust4, yellow spherical with light character Fl(5)Y.20s, in

position 51°09,63’N 002°41,45’E. - Special marking buoy HD12, yellow conical with light character Fl.Y.5s and yellow

lying cross as topmark, in position 51°09,63’N 002°41,48’E. Source: MRCC MSI 060/17 and 061/17

2017-04/075 COASTAL ROUTE - DE PANNE-OOSTENDE - VICINITY RAVERSIJDE - WAVE RECORDER BUOY AKUST30 REMOVED - CORRECTION OF CHARTS AND LIST OF LIGHTS Charts: D11, 102 (INT1480), 101 (INT1474) List of Lights Delete on charts and List of Lights: Wave recorder buoy aKust30 in position 51°13,23’N 002°52,17’E (LL nat. no. 0433). Source: MRCC MSI 057/17

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2017-04/076(T) UPPER SEA SCHELDT - REDE VAN ANTWERPEN - MOORING PROHIBITION QUAYS S15 UP TO S17A Charts: 104/03, 106 (INT1478) A mooring prohibition is in force at Scheldt quays S15 up to S17A from mooring post 170 up to mooring post 198. The works will last until September 2018, longer or shorter in duration depending on the progress of the works. The mooring prohibition applies to all shipping excepted for the vessels of the contractor. Source: Haven van Antwerpen NP 17/054

2017-04/077(T) UPPER SEA SCHELDT - REDE VAN ANTWERPEN - MOORING PROHIBITION QUAY S22 Charts: 104/03, 106 (INT1478) A mooring prohibition is in force at Scheldt quays S22 from mooring post 259 up to mooring post 279. The works will last until and including 13 March 2017, longer or shorter in duration depending on the progress of the works. Due to dredging operations on the location of the pontoon Antoon van Dijck, the compiling of the pontoon is temporarily moved to the location mentioned above. The mooring prohibition applies to all shipping excepted for:

• Mooring pontoon Antoon Van Dijck, dim. 100 x 20 metres

• Pontoon Salome 1, dim. 65 x 9,5 metres

• Pontoon Salome 2, dim. 65 x 9,5 metres

• Bridge pontoon, dim. 59,5 x 5 metres. Total length and width: 165 x 24 metres Moored pontoons carry mandatory anchor lights from darkness. Source: Haven van Antwerpen NP 17/073

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THE NETHERLANDS

2017-04/078 WESTERN SCHELDT - SCHAAR VAN DE SPIJKERPLAAT- SOUNDINGS - CHART CORRECTION Charts: 104/09, 104/10 Insert the sounding -0,8m in position 51°25,57’N 003°40,22’E surrounded by a depth contour of 0m. Source: NLHO BaZ 2017-06/73

2017-04/079 WESTERN SCHELDT - PAS VAN TERNEUZEN - DOW CHEMICAL - CORRECTION OF CHARTS AND LIST OF LIGHTS Charts: 104/09 List of Lights Delete: Pile and light Fl.R.3s in position 51°21,03’N 003°47,26’E (LL B0238.2 - 0680.1) Replace light: Fl.R.3s by Fl(3)R.10s in position 51°21,03’N 003°47,29’E (LL B0238.4 - 0680.2) Insert: Pile and light Fl(3)Y.10s in position 51°21,04’N 003°47,25’E (LL 0682.1) Pile and light Fl(3)Y.10s in position 51°21,03’N 003°47,31’E (LL 0682.2) Source: NLHO BaZ 2016-23/238

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MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION (MSI)

Valid on 16/02/2017 (WGS84)

> 16/625 APPROACH WESTERN SCHELDT - THORNTON ROUTE Light buoy VLIZ, 51°34,75’N 002°59,59’E is temporarily withdrawn. > 16/641 APPROACH WESTERN SCHELDT - VAARWATER SCHEUR M/V Eben Haezer has lost explosive in position 51°25,06’N 003°16,73’E. Shipping is requested not to fish nor to anchor in the vicinity. > LB002/17 APPROACH OOSTENDE Light buoy O3, 51°14,93’N 002°54,37’E: topmark lost.

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Price (excl. handling costs): Subscription Price No 01 - No 26: 50 euros per year (reference: BaZ2017/AL)Subscription Price No 02 - No 26: 30 euros per year (reference: BaZ2017)Price NtM No 01: 20 euros (reference NtM2017/1)

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Bearings are true directions calculated from sea for light sectors.Lengths relative to Greenwich.

Published by: Administrateur-generaal Jacques D’Havé IVA Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust (MDK) Brussel 2017

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Compiled by: afdeling KUST - Vlaamse Hydrografie Vrijhavenstraat 3 8400 Ostend

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June 1, 2017

On the 1 June 2017 at 00:00 UTC (02:00 local time), new shipping routes will come into force on the Belgian and Dutch (south) part of the North sea. These new routes will increase the safety of shipping and limit the risk of environmental pollution. In addition ports will become safer and more accessible and the space in the North Sea will be used as efficiently as possible.

More informationAll activities in the North Sea are recorded in the (national) Marine Spatial Planning.

This is a joint publication between the Rijkwaterstaat (Dutch administration for infrastructure) and the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, in close collaboration with the Dutch Coastguard, the MDK (Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services), the hydrographic services and the regional authorities.

www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/nieuwescheepvaartroutes 0800 – 8002

www.hydro.nl

www.mobilit.belgium.be/nl/scheepvaart

www.vlaamsehydrografie.be

New shipping routes along the Belgian - Dutch North sea coastFor stops on the Western Scheldt: For through traffic and passage planning:

NL/BA 110 (INT 1473) NL 1970NL/BA 116 (INT 1477) NL 1035 (INT 1046)NL/BA 120 (INT 1479) BE 102 (INT 1480)BE 101 (INT 1474)BE D11

Deep Draught Planning Guide: For small craft and recreational traffic:

HP 8 NL 1801

New maps

New (printed) nautical charts and ENCs will be released mid-April and will be available to buy through the usual channels. Make sure you have the new nautical charts on board in time.

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CautionFor the introduction of the new routes, physical adjustments will be necessary at sea. Before and during the placing of these channel markings, marine traffic will be informed through Notices to Mariners (NtMs) and navigation messages from the Coastguard.

Federal Public ServiceMobility and Transport

Annex to BaZ 2017-04/072(P)

Situation from 1 June 2017New routes in the North Sea

The North Sea is one of the busiest and most intensively used seas in the world. For certain shipping areas along the Belgian and Dutch North Sea coast there were as yet no fixed routes. To improve the flow of shipping in this area, the Netherlands and Belgium have jointly adapted their shipping routes. The new routes will fill areas where there were previously no routes, resulting in a continuous routeing system from France to Germany.The new routes will help ships with navigation, improve safety at sea and reduce the risk of environmental pollution. In addition the flow of traffic will be improved, as activities that impede shipping are prohibited on the new routes.

What you can expect from the new routes: • Recommended shipping routes around wind farms and sailing possibilities through

Dutch wind farms;• Separation of incoming and outgoing traffic near the precautionary area “North Hinder”

and the traffic separation schemes “Off North Hinder” and “At West Hinder;• Precautionary areas in busy zones;• Organisation and optimisation of traffic around the Schouwenbank pilotage zone and

associated routes;• Adaptation of the Schouwenbank anchoring area.

Situation before 1 June 2017

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New rules for navigation in wind farmsFollowing the setting up of the new routes, Belgium and the Netherlands have concluded agreements on the crossing of wind parks: • Small ships (< 24 m) may cross Dutch wind farms under certain conditions. • All Belgian wind farms are closed to shipping.• In the Dutch energy production zone Borssele, a shipping corridor has been established

allowing passage of ships less than 45m long.

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