PUB. 142 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ IRELAND AND THE WEST COAST OF ENGLAND ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2004 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2004 NINTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 142, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Ireland and the West 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Coast of England, Ninth Edition, 2003, is issued for use in which currents set. conjunction with Pub. 140, Sailing Directions (Planning 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but Guide) North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, North Sea, and the inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, Mediterranean Sea. omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are 0.0 Companion volumes are Pubs. 141, 143, 145, 146, 147, and mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal 148. passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 10 January 2004, minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed including Notice to Mariners No. 2 of 2004. in meters, or tenths of miles. 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally Explanatory Remarks those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- theses following another name are alternate names that may 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically status of an area by the United States Government. on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. port approach information which supplements the largest scale 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers called “Sectors.” (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the degrees are used. accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for sions of these web sites. radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- in each Sector. scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other Lists should be consulted for complete information. comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where follows: appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.0 1. Mailing address: facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0 Maritime Safety Information Division aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 ST D 44 in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 4600 Sangamore Road are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in 0.0 Bethesda MD 20816-5003 Pub. 150, World Port Index. 0.0 2. E-mail address: 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not 0.0 [email protected] described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine date of the publication shown above. Important information to Broadcasts, should be consulted. amend material in the publication is available as a Publication 0.0 Sales.—For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Safety Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, Information Division website http://164.214.12.145/sdr. DC 20402-0001. Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov; Phone: 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800. manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of charts and are expressed in meters. origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow the geographic area covered by this publication. Special for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon and navigate so that the designated course is continuously promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners being made good. No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is Pub. 142 III printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. ments. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Safety 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- Information Division website http://164.214.12.145/warn/ ments in possession of the Agency. warn_j_quey.html. 0.0 Internet web sites as follows: 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions 0.0 1. Carter, Donald and Diana/Internet Public Library from which winds blow. 0.0 http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/light 0.0 2. Courtie, Liz Reference List 0.0 http://www.isle-of-man.com/galleries/index.htm 0.0 3. Luxton, John 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 0.0 http://www.merseyshipping.co.uk publication were: 0.0 4. Tourism and Leisure, Department of/Lily Publications 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. 0.0 (IOM) Ltd. 0.0 Various port handbooks. 0.0 http://www.gov.im/tourism 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and 0.0 5. Tronicke, Jürgen various shipping companies. 0.0 http://home.t-online.de/home/trollo IV Pub. 142 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . VIII Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 South Coast of Ireland—Mizen Head to Carnsore Point . 1 Sector 2 East Coast of Ireland—Carnsore Point to Strangford Lough . 23 Sector 3 Southwest Coast of Ireland—Mizen Head to Loop Head, including the River Shannon . 39 Sector 4 West Coast of Ireland—Loop Head to Achill Head . 55 Sector 5 Northwest Coast of Ireland—Achill Head to Malin Head . 65 Sector 6 North and Northeast Coasts of Ireland—Malin Head to Strangford Lough Narrows . 75 Sector 7 West Coast of England and South Coast of Wales, including Bristol Channel . 87 Sector 8 West Coast of Wales—Wooltack Point to Holyhead Bay . 109 Sector 9 North Coast of Wales and the West Coast of England—Carmel Head to Formby Point . 119 Sector 10 Irish Sea—East Side—Formby Point to the Mull of Galloway . 133 Sector 11 The Isle of Man . 143 Glossaries . 151 Index—Gazetteer . 155 Pub. 142 V 0.0SECTOR LIMITS—PUB. 142 Pub. 142 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91