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Notice to Mariners NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 01 - 2016 PORT OF LIVERPOOL NOTICES REMAINING IN FORCE Year Number 2012 22 Increased Wind Farm Traffic 2013 8 Delimitation of Liverpool 2 Construction Site 2014 10 Mersey Gateway Crossing – Temporary Works 2014 18 Dredging Campaign 2014 21 Wave Buoy Deployment 2015 8 North1 Gladstone & South 2 Gladstone 2015 14 Alfred Basin – Vessels “second-off” 2015 15 Seaforth Passage Demolition 2015 30 Mersey Gateway Crossing – Temporary Works (Amended) 2015 34 Eastham Channel Dredging Pipeline 2015 38 Runcorn Railway Viaduct All other notices issued prior to this date are considered cancelled or sufficiently promulgated. Copies of the above Notices are attached hereto. th 5 January 2016 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre Port of Liverpool L21 1LA T : +44 (0)151 949 6000 F : +44 (0)151 949 6001 E : [email protected] W : www.peelports.co.uk The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England). Registered Office: Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA Tel: +44 (0)151 949 6000 Fax: +44 (0)151 949 6300 NOTICE TO MARINERS NO.22 – 20 12 RIVER MERSEY AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL INCREASED WIND FARM TRAFFIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT due to an increase in Wind Farm traffic recently and more due in future months, mariners are reminded of the current rules for these vessels navigating in and around the main channel & Wind Farms. The use of the Rock channel for gaining access to and from the Wind Farm is restricted to the period of 2hrs before High Water until 2hrs after High Water. All vessels must ensure that they have sufficient under keel clearance when using this channel. Outside of these periods the wind farm traffic shall be expected to gain access to the Wind Farm between Q3 & Q5 Buoys after obtaining traffic information from Mersey VTS. Captain S.F. Gallimore Harbour Master Peel Ports - Mersey 24th October 2012 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England) Burbo bank windfarm Extension Geotechnical investigation survey area The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA Tel: +44 (0)151 949 6000 Fax: +44 (0)151 949 6300 NOTICE TO MARINERS NO.8 – 20 13 RIVER MERSEY AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL DELIMITATION OF ‘LIVERPOOL 2’ CONSTRUCTION SITE Notice is hereby given that on or around 4th April 2013 buoying operations will commence at a position approximately 175m west of the Seaward Bullnose of Gladstone Lock. These operations will be undertaken by the small work vessel ‘Vixen’. The vessel will be monitoring VHF channel 12 at all times, requesting special consideration through ‘Mersey VTS’ when appropriate. Details of the location of the buoy and delimitation of the construction zone can be found in fig.1 attached. Details and characteristics of the buoy are as follows: Location: • 053° 26.97’N • 003° 01.31’W Characteristics: • Yellow Special Mark Buoy with Yellow St. Andrews cross topmark • Light Characteristics of Gp Fl 2 (3) This notice in addition also advises mariners that, when deployed, the buoy will delimit the edge of the Liverpool 2 construction area. This area is as defined below and subject to the subsequent General Direction issued on 28th March 2013: Liverpool 2 construction area: • Northern Limit- running in a straight line drawn from C22 buoy at an angle of 050° to the Seaforth Wall • Western Limit- a straight line running from C22 Buoy to position of special mark buoy as described in Notice to Mariners No.8 • Southern Limit- A straight line running from the Special Mark buoy as described in Notice to Mariners No.8 to the docking light on Gladstone Lock outer wall The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England) This Notice to Mariners will remain in force until the completion of works circa December 2014. Attachments: Fig1. Proposed position of Special Mark buoy and extent of Liverpool 2 construction area. FIG 1: BUOY DEPLOYMENT LOCATION AND EXTENT OF LIVERPOOL 2 CONSTRUCTION AREA. Captain S.F. Gallimore Harbour Master Peel Ports - Mersey 28th March 2013 NOTICE TO MARINERS No.10 – 2014 PORT OF LIVERPOOL MERSEY GATEWAY CROSSING – TEMPORARY WORKS (AMENDED) Mariners are advised that, commencing 27th May 2014, as part of the above project a temporary trestle bridge across the River Mersey will be constructed. This is to allow the creation of three large pylons which will support the permanent bridge. The trestle bridge and pylon cofferdams will remain in situ until August 2018. A section of the temporary bridge will be able to be opened to allow pleasure craft to navigate upstream of the trestle bridge. On the basis that the trestle bridge will be closed by default, a communication procedure has been agreed between MerseyLink and local sailing clubs to open the trestle bridge on demand. An overview of the procedure is outlined below: 1. One month or more before the anticipated transit date, Masters of vessels which use the channel seasonally (e.g., vessels which go down River in the spring and return in the autumn) must e-mail their movement schedule to MerseyLink. 2. One week before a planned transit, all vessels requiring access through the trestle must e- mail to MerseyLink a passage notice (including likely times required for the trestle opening). 3. Two hours before the allotted opening time, Masters of vessels must telephone MerseyLink to either cancel the opening or confirm the opening (in which case a final ETA at the trestle will be agreed). In addition to the above, MerseyLink may also define with Masters of vessels a procedure for communication by marine VHF. Following the above procedure will allow the MerseyLink construction team sufficient time to rearrange its construction activities etc. whilst the trestle section is open. On this basis, if less than one week’s notice of a planned transit is given, MerseyLink will not be able to guarantee opening of the trestle. Cont…../ The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre Port of Liverpool L21 1LA T : +44 (0)151 949 6000 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England). Registered Office: Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA Mariners requiring the trestle to be opened must contact MerseyLink on 0333 200 1164 and use the email address [email protected]. The temporary trestle bridge will start from the north at 53°21.348’N, 02°43.112’W and from the south at 53°20.990’N, 02°42.415’W. The centre of opening section is at 53°21.046’N, 02°42.516’W. The trestle will be constructed in a straight line to/from these coordinates. The North cofferdam centre point is 53°21.268’N, 02°42.988’W; the Central cofferdam centre point is 53°21.164’N, 02°42.788’W; and the South cofferdam centre point is 53°21.052’N, 02°42.571’W. Each cofferdam will be 40m in diameter and will be linked to the trestle. Please see the attached plan which shows the position of the temporary bridge, the opening section and the pylon bases. Issued: 17th April 2014 Amended: 3rd March 2015 JB1ABF The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre Port of Liverpool L21 1LA T : +44 (0)151 949 6000 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England). Registered Office: Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 18 – 20 14 RIVER MERSEY AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL DREDGING CAMPAIGN Mariners are advised that dredging operations will take place within the River Mersey from Thursday 3rd July 2014 for approximately 12 months (Twelve). Throughout this period the dredger ‘HAM 316’ 128.2m x 22m x 5.6m will operate in the areas of Queens East, Crosby Shoal and Askew Spit. During dredging operations the vessel will display the lights, shapes and signals as prescribed by the Mersey collision regulations in addition to the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of collision) Regulations 1996. Vessel Masters should obtain advice from Mersey VTS on VHF Channel 12 as to the location of the dredger in the River and communicate directly with the dredger on Channel 12 to establish an agreed manoeuvre for passing through the dredging site. The HAM 316 will be navigating with restricted manoeuvrability, and where possible, vessel Masters should take all reasonable steps to avoid unnecessarily entering the dredging area. Mr Jon Cowdry Senior Manager – Marine Operations Peel Ports - Mersey 2nd July 2014 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited Maritime Centre Port of Liverpool L21 1LA T: +44 (0)151 949 6000 F: +44 (0)151 949 6001 E: [email protected] W: www.peelports.co.uk The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (Registered No. 7438262 England). Registered Office: Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool L21 1LA NOTICE TO MARINERS No.21 – 20 14 - Amended RIVER MERSEY WAVE BUOY DEPLOYMENT AT NEW BRIGHTON WITHIN THE NORTH WEST COAST STRATEGIC MONITORING NETWORK Notice is hereby given that Fugro EMU Limited have replaced the Directional WaveRider Buoy (DWR) until March 2016 at the following location off New Brighton:- Station Latitude Longitude Mersey 53 O 26.555’N 03 O 02.011’W The wave buoy is 0.9m in diameter and is painted in high visibility yellow paint. The buoy will have a flashing LED light on top of the transmitter aerial (flashing 5 times every 20 seconds). In addition, the buoy will be equipped with radar reflectors. Please see the accompanying image for illustration. Mariners are requested to give at least a 200 metre clearance from these buoys in accordance with the current Marine Management Organisation Licence, valid until reissued.
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