Virgin Islands Shipping Registry Ritter House, PO Box 4751, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, VG1110 Tel: +1 284 468 2902/2903 • Fax: +1 284 468 2913 • Duty Officer: +1 284 468 9646 Website: www.vishipping.gov.vg • General Email: [email protected]
NOTICE TO MARINERS No.2 - 2021
OWNERS, MANAGERS, OPERATORS, SKIPPERS AND MASTERS OF ALL VESSELS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS.
REFERENCE:
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS INTRODUCED A BVI EXCLUSIVE ZONE INCLUDING A MARINE CORRIDOR FOR TRANSIT TO JOST VAN DYKE FROM NANNY CAY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTLINE AROUND FRENCHMAN’S CAY AND AROUND THE POINT ONTO STEEL POINT AS SET OUT BELOW:
a) Northern boundary - a straight line from the westernmost tip of Jost Van Dyke to the Western most tip of Anegada.
b) Eastern Boundary - a straight line drawn from the easternmost tip of Anegada to Pajaros Point Virgin Gorda.
c) Southern Eastern Boundary - a straight line drawn from Pajaros Point to southern most point of Ginger Island.
d) Southern Boundary a straight line from the southernmost point of Ginger Island touching the southernmost tip of Peter Island and ending at point A (18.29 degrees north 64.63 degrees west).
e) The southern boundary continues north from Point A (18.29 degrees north 64.63 degrees west) to point B (18.365 degrees north 64.63 degrees west), continuing westward from point B to the eastern most point of Little Thatch. A line from the eastern most point of Little Thatch to the eastern most tip of Great Thatch closes off the southern boundary.
f) Western Boundary - a straight line from the easternmost point of Great Thatch to the westernmost point of Jost Van Dyke.
A Department of the Premier’s Office, Government of the Virgin Islands
All traffic operating outside of the navigational limits is restricted and requires pre-clearance from the Multi-Agency Operational Command prior to transit.
This notice has been issued in accordance with section 163 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2001
Mr. John Samuel Director of Shipping Virgin Islands Shipping Registry Ritter House Wickham’s Cay II, Tortola British Virgin Islands VG 1110
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