3-15 Longstone Lighthouse

Trinity House Notice to Mariners, 17/02/2015

NOTICE TO MARINERS
No.3/15 B2
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NORTH EAST COAST OF ENGLAND
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FARNE ISLANDS
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LONGSTONE LIGHTHOUSE (ALL Vol.A.2814)
Latitude 55° 38’.623N., Longitude 001° 36’.653W
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LONGSTONE LIGHT VESSEL
Latitude 55° 39’.390N., Longitude 001° 34’.660W
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Date : On or about 16th March, 2015, for a period of approximately 8 months.

Amendment : (1) Longstone Lighthouse:
All AtoNs to be temporarily discontinued.

(2) Longstone Light Vessel:
To be temporarily established in position Latitude 55° 39’.390N., Longitude 001° 34’.660W.

Description: Red hull: Light tower amidships: Fl (2) 20 seconds:
Nominal range 15 miles carried at a height of at least 12 metres above the water line: exhibited night-time and in periods of reduced visibility and having a composition as follows:
Flash : 0.3 second.
Eclipse : 4.8 seconds.
Flash : 0.3 second.
Eclipse : 14.6 seconds.
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Total : 20.0 seconds.
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Fog signal giving 1 blast of 3 seconds duration every 30 seconds.
Racon as follows:
Type: Agile Frequency.
Code: Morse ‘T’
Nominal Range: Nominal Range 10 miles.
Frequency: X band 9320 MHz to 9500 MHz
S band 2920 MHz to 3100 MHz
Display Period: On 9 seconds
Off 21 seconds
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Total 30 seconds
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AIS message 21 will be displayed.
MMSI number: 992351154

Trinity House Notice to Mariners No.38/2014 B4 dated 19th December, 2014, previously refers.

By Order,

Captain R.H. Barker,
Director of Navigational Requirements.

Trinity House,
London,
EC3N 4DH.
17th February, 2015.