NOTICE TO MARINERS
25/2021
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SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND
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DOVER STRAIT TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME
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ROYAL SOVEREIGN LIGHTHOUSE (ALL Vol.A 0843)
Latitude 50° 43.454’N., Longitude 000° 26.086’E.
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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’
Frequency : X band 9320 MHz to 9500 MHz
S band 2920 MHz to 3100 MHz
Display period : On 20 seconds
: Off 40 seconds
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Total 60 seconds
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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.
By Order,
Commander N. Hare,
Director of Navigational Requirements.
Trinity House,
Tower Hill,
London,
EC3N 4DH.
9th December, 2021.