BLACKFRIARS BLACKFRIARS ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TIDEWAY NAVIGATION CENTRAL BRIDGE RAIL BRIDGE & MILLENNIUM BRIDGE To accompany “Rowing on the Tideway – A Code of Practice for Rowing on the Tidal Thames” (Edition3/r1 2017) Blackfriers Pier SOUTHWARK TOWER OF BRIDGE LONDON ST. All steers, coxes and coaches must be fully conversant with the WATERLOO KATHARINE’S BRIDGE Tower Rowing Code and be authorised by their clubs before navigating on N BRIDGE DOCK the Tideway. The steers is Master of the Vessel and is legally Pier responsible for the navigation, safety and behaviour of their crew Kings reach CANNON STREET Always carry out a thorough Risk Assessment before going afloat – CHARING CROSS RAIL see the Rowing Code for further details Festival RAIL BRIDGE London Bridge (HUNGERFORD) BRIDGE Pier City Pier

SPEED L HMS BELFAST TOWER Col Regs / starboard side rule applies T IM O I N T BRIDGE Upper

LONDON EYE K 1 LAMBETH BRIDGE TO 2

When rowing in either direction, and regardless of the stream 2 K pool

1 ST. SAVIOUR’S DOCK

N

Waterloo Pier T I

O

T

direction, rowing boats should stay as close to the Starboard or M

I

S Westminster Pier 12L

P D E

right-hand bank as is safe E ST. WESTMINSTER Don’t stop, turn, cross, overtake or do slow-moving exercises within SAVIOUR’S WESTMINSTER BRIDGE DOCK 75m of any bridges PALACE Large motor vessels have right of way and always allow them space Lambeth to use the Fairway / deep water reach HEART OF LONDON All boats in the Fairway have Right of Way and overtaking boats Between Westminster and Tower Bridges: must give way. Never cross in front of a boat in the Fairway LAMBETH This is by far the busiest part of the Tideway, especially in the Rowing boats may use the stretch between Bridge and BRIDGE Lambeth Pier summer months. Expect very high traffic and a lot of rough water Chelsea Bridge without informing London VTS and should navigate The PLA strongly encourage small boats to transit this section according to Col Regs but must avoid this area 3 hours before Millbank before 10.00am on weekend mornings and 2 hours after high tide, due to large freight vessel movements Pier Commuter services run less frequently at weekends above All outings below Wandsworth bridge must be pre-approved by the Chelsea Bridge but sightseeing trips still operate from around club Safety Advisor 10.00am VAUXHALL BRIDGE VICTORIA RAIL (GROSVENOR) Westminster MI6 BRIDGE Boating Base Chelsea St. George’s Wharf Pier reach BATTERSEA Nine Elms ROAD BRIDGE reach CHELSEA BATTERSEA BRIDGE POWER STATION Kayaking London EPIC CIC ALBERT BRIDGE Cremone Wharf

PEED S ZO Battersea H N G I E

WANDSWORTH BRIDGE

reach H

CHELSEA H

I

N

D G TO LAMBETH BRIDGE

O

H

HSZ

HARBOUR S D P E E

Chelsea Harbour Pier

BATTERSEA Including behind you and always assume that RAIL BRIDGE KEEP A GOOD LOOKOUT others cannot see you – if in doubt, stop and shout Rowers must inform London VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) when navigating below Chelsea Bridge Boathouse/club Reach LEGEND River at high water name BRIDGE LANDMARK To contact London VTS: Do not scale. This diagram is for general guidance only Starboard line when Pontoon Closed Arch Exclusion Wandsworth call 020 8855 0315 or use VHF ch.14 and not intended to be Plantation Wharf inbound (Col Regs) Zone definitive. Some ‘Local D reach A listening watch should be kept on ch.14 Col Regs – starboard Names’ have been used. at all times when navigating through rule applies regardless FAIRWAY FAIRWAY Please refer to The Rowing of stream direction Code (Third Edition 2015) WANDSWORTH BRIDGE Central London and Admiralty Chart 3319 Starboard line when Moorings for detailed information. outbound (Col Regs) Original illustration drawn SMUGGLERS WAY by [email protected] WASTE TRANSFER STATION for the Port of London Thames Barge Passenger Pier Draw Vessel Authority – www.pla.co.uk River Wandle & Tunnel Site wharf vessel halt Dock D entering the river PLA & Neil Pickford © 2017 Bell Lane Creek