13/2022
SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND
DOVER STRAIT TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME
ROYAL SOVEREIGN LIGHTHOUSE (ALL Vol.A 0843)
Latitude 50° 43.454’N., Longitude 000° 26.086’E.
1. DATE
On or about 14th March, 2022.
AMENDMENT:
Pending the decommissioning of the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse, four
cardinal lighted buoys will be established to mark the structure until it has
been dismantled as follows:-
1.1 STATION:
RS NORTH LIGHTED BUOY.
POSITION:
Latitude 50° 43.560’N., Longitude 000° 26.100’E.
DESCRIPTION:
Pillar: Black above yellow: Q: N. Cardinal Topmark: Wave Actuated Bell.
1.2 STATION:
RS EAST LIGHTED BUOY.
POSITION:
Latitude 50° 43.450’N., Longitude 000° 26.250’E.
DESCRIPTION:
Pillar: Black above yellow above black: VQ(3)5 seconds. E. Cardinal Topmark.
1.3 STATION:
RS SOUTH LIGHTED BUOY.
POSITION:
Latitude 50° 43.340’N., Longitude 000° 26.100’E.
DESCRIPTION:
Pillar: Yellow above black: Q (6) + L.Fl.15 seconds: S. Cardinal Topmark. Racon and AIS to be fitted.
Racon as follows:-
TYPE: Agile Frequency
CODE: Morse ‘T’
XBAND 9320 MHz to 9500 MHz
SBAND 2920 MHz to 3100 MHz
DISPLAY PERIOD: On 20 seconds. Off 40 seconds. Total 60 seconds.
AIS as follows:
MMSI to be advised at a later date.
1.4 STATION:
RS WEST LIGHTED BUOY.
POSITION:
Latitude 50° 43.450’N., Longitude 000° 25.900’E.
DESCRIPTION:
Pillar: Yellow above black above yellow: Q(9)15 seconds: W. Cardinal Topmark.
2. DATE:
On or about 21st March, 2022.
AMENDMENT:
The aids to navigation on Royal Sovereign Lighthouse to be permanently discontinued.
Trinity House Notice to Mariners 25/2021 dated 9th December 2021, previously refers.
By Order,
Commander N. Hare,
Director of Navigational Requirements
Trinity House,
Tower Hill,
London.
EC3N 4DH
15th February, 2022.