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NAVIGATION RULES VISIBILITY OF SMALL UNPOWERED CRAFT  Wash - be aware of what your wash is doing, both to other users Project Kraken You must comply with the International Regulations for Preventing and the banks and foreshore. If necessary, reduce speed. HIGH SPEED CRAFT ZONES Small unpowered craft including boats, kayaks and canoes, can be MARINE WATCH Collisions at Sea (the COLREGS) - as modified by the ‘ of  VHF Radio - vessels over 13.7m in length must carry and use a difficult to see because of their size or visual obstructions (piers, bridges A High Speed Craft Zone exists between Margaretness and St Saviour’s etc). When you are on the tidal Thames it is just as important to be seen as Thames Byelaws’ - when navigating on the tidal Thames. As the person in VHF radio (see VHF requirements). charge of a vessel, you must also comply with the ‘General Directions for  Novices - complete a training course for your chosen activity Dock (marked in yellow) where passenger vessels, RIBs and other craft it is to keep a good lookout. To ensure you are visible to others, you can: Have you registered? operate at speed. These vessels may be travelling at up to 30 knots and Navigation in the ’. Copies of these publications can be before attempting to navigate the tidal Thames. downloaded, free of charge, from the PLA website – www.pla.co.uk.  Person in Charge - a competent person must be in charge of your will display an all-round yellow flashing light when traveling at speeds above  Put retro-reflective strips on clothing, buoyancy aids and the shaft Police forces and partner agencies along 12 knots. You should stay as far to the starboard side of the channel as of your paddle near the blade. the Thames are working together to reduce vessel at all times. No person under 16 years of age should be in The following basic navigational rules are of particular relevance to charge of a powered vessel capable of exceeding 8 knots or possible, keep a good lookout, and take the increased closing speed of the  Wear white LED lights either on your helmet or on your shoulder. crime in the marine environment. recreational users: having an engine rated at over 10hp. high speed vessels into account in this area. A similar zone exists between Be sure, however, to avoid impairing your night vision.

Lambeth Bridge and Bridge where vessels may be travelling at Visit www.met.police.uk/marine  Anchoring - when not underway, your vessel must be moored  Wear neon coloured clothing in low visibility conditions.  Keep to Starboard - you should keep as far to the right of the river securely, or anchored given the prevailing or forecast conditions. up to 25 knots. as you can, given any draught limitation and navigational  Anchors - your vessel must be equipped with one or more The has produced a guide called “Be Safe – Be constraints. anchors and have working lights (unless it is less than 7m in In addition to high speed craft, there are also a large number of recreational Seen!” which can be found at www.boatingonthethames.co.uk or is also to Broadness  Obey the COLREGS – in particular, your vessel must display the length or a rowing boat). activities in this area, which include sailing, rowing, canoeing and kayaking. available in laminated A3 from the PLA’s offices in London and Richmond When there are rowing activities, London VTS will broadcast this appropriate navigation lights.  Drink and Drugs - your vessel must not be navigated by a person Lock. information during regular bulletins on VHF Channel 14. You should  Right of Way - if your vessel is approaching or passing under any who is under the influence of drink and/or drugs. NAVIGATION ABOVE BRIDGE maintain a good lookout and be mindful of your wash when recreational As a minimum, your paddle powered vessel must have a torch or lighted Reduced Upriver Depths bridge or bend while going against the tide, you should give way  Name of Vessel – your vessel’s name must be displayed clearly. activities are taking place. lantern showing a white light to warn other river users of your presence. to vessels which are moving with the tide.  Tidal Stream – be aware that the river can flow at a speed of up Rowing Navigation Buoys Depths in the upper reaches of the tidal Thames are affected during Low  Large Vessels - small craft must not hamper the passage of to 4 knots. Water by the amount of land water flowing over Teddington Weir. The area vessels which can only navigate within a main navigation channel Fifteen Red Buoys and four Green Buoys mark the edge of the 1.0m particularly affected lies between Railway Bridge and Richmond half- Three DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO THE THAMES or through a marked bridge arch. Anyone navigating a vessel without due care and attention, or in such a SPEED LIMITS – THAMES BYELAW 16 charted depth navigational channel between Putney and (please tide lock. Under low flow conditions, water levels in this area will remain at  Crossing the Channel - you must not enter or cross a fairway so manner as to cause injury to others, or damage to vessels, property, or the Mills see Permanent Notice to Mariners 2011 (P19) for more information). or less than chart datum between three hours before and one hour after Lock The owner of a vessel licensed under section 124 of the Port of London Act as to impede a vessel that can only proceed along that fairway. river banks, is committing an offence and will be prosecuted. You must ensure you proceed at a safe speed at all times while you are navigating. You Low Water at Richmond Lock. You should expect Low Water levels of 0.5 or a houseboat must, from 1 January 2015, ensure that no sewage is must also take the prevailing wind and tidal conditions, the size and type of your vessel, These ensure the segregation of rowing craft from other river users and metres below Chart Datum. discharged into the Thames. Please see Thames Byelaw 49. your location in the river, and the safety of others into account. A mandatory speed limit of should be treated as ordinary port and starboard lateral marks. If you are a Bow 12 knots applies above Margaretness, unless a valid Certificate of Compliance has been non-rowing river user, you should stay within this marked channel and avoid During these periods of reduced depths, you should navigate upriver of Lock Details of current operational sewage pump out facilities providing a service Knot Barrier navigating between the buoys and the shore (the inshore zone). Putney with caution and make every effort to avoid impeding the passage of to recreational boaters are available on the Boating on the Thames website. Tidal issued by the Port of London Authority for the areas between Margaretness and St Speed Limit Notice Saviour’s Dock, and between Bridge and Wandsworth Bridge. See Thames larger commercial vessels, which are constrained in their ability to when in Creek Barrier Millennium Board Byelaw 16.3d) and 16.4. A mandatory 8 knot speed limit applies in the following places: Recreational Craft manoeuvre. Bridge h Swan Lane ac H Re alf  above Wandsworth Bridge; RNLI Lifeboat ng wa Primarily at weekends, large numbers of recreational craft manoeuvre and Syon Reach - Navigation in the vicinity of Kew Road Pier arki y 1 Blackfriars Tower Control Zone B Crossness 2 R  in all creeks linked to the tidal Thames; above . Motor vessels must therefore observe the 8 knot Bridge and Pier Station St.Katharine's 10 each Rail Pier 12 Limehouse 1 Light speed limit at all times and pay special attention to their wash. If you are Blackfriars Pier Marina  off Southend (in the inshore area); and Embankment Bridge Cannon St. 7 navigating in unpowered craft, you must be familiar with the code of practice At times there can be considerable activity around which Gallions Point Margaretness is advisory at Coryton and when gas tankers are berthed. Pier Rail Bridge 18 St.Katharine's Knot Marina Ltd  Bridge h for paddle powered vessels which is on the PLA website includes rowing vessels, regular through traffic and passenger boats each Canary Blackwall c ngs R Haven 2 Ki Speed Limit a www.boatingonthethames.co.uk manoeuvring on and off . 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Speed Limit  White special signal light (Very Quick Flash or Isophase White 4 W Barrier Control Zone, you must get clearance from London VTS before A vessels may turn in the river above Tower Bridge when the tide is flooding Y from Teddington to Craft Zone open to navigation is displayed (see Thames Bridges – Lights and Shapes Nero NB Outfa 15 Richmond Yacht Club seconds) – indicate large vessels using the arch. You should not Court A permanent Control Zone, encompassing the Thames Barrier, covers the St G Wandsworth Bridge in order to berth alongside HMS Belfast. This is likely to restrict the ability of doing so. eorges Stairs Dn 4 Chiswick Pier Tel: 07970 698807 section). 345 Controlled impede the passage of vessels transiting these arches. river between Margaretness and Blackwall Point and is marked by fixed Teddington smaller vessels to pass. Tel: 0208 742 2713 www.richmondyachtclub.co.uk 16 Lock Navigation Zone notice boards at Barking Point, Blackwall Point and Blackwall Stairs. All Vessels Under Sail South Dock Marina - VHF Channel M(37) 0 www.chiswickpier.org.uk 145-7 . 2 You can only use the mooring trots along the Deer Park bank if you are You can find more detailed information on Thames bridge heights and 1 vessels navigating within this Zone are subject to the requirements of the If you are sailing between Ferry Terminal and Hookness, you Tel: 020 7252 2244 RNLI 12 Mileage Marker from waiting to use the lock. Canoes and skiffs can use the small craft rollers in navigation in the PLA book Mariner’s Guide to Bridges on the Tidal Thames Brentford Dock Marina 16 South Bank Sailing Club nd current General Directions as summarised below: must keep to the starboard side of the fairway and not impede any other Tel: 07970 143987 5 Chiswick Quay Marina Tel: 020 8788 9786 London Bridge the Isleworth bank arch instead of the lock. At low water the depth below – 2 Edition and on Port-wide Notices to Mariners 21 of 2010 “Navigation B Lifeboat L

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T 17 South Dock Marina REE Bla LEY ST ckw YABS 381 Stairs c S ar T (Thames ad Routine Barrier Closures Ch hames R All vessels, regardless of size, fitted with a VHF radio: else Barrier) a Tham SS Che es (See Note) lsea QQua 6 Erith Yacht Club Tel: 020 7252 2244 H Harb uayy NB arbourur 380 Marina Air Shaft  Leaving berths or locks within the TBCZ, and intending to transit M Waste Transfer arin Statio a n Tel: 0845 0942148/68 www.southwark.gov.uk/ Northumberland the Thames Barrier, must seek permission from London VTS The Thames Barrier is subject to regular scheduled closure for maintenance Wharf www.erithyachtclub.org.uk southdockmarina PADDLEBOARDING DRYING OUT FACILITIES 378 West Ind Cn and testing purposes. Details of these closures are contained in the ia Cn (VHF Ch 14) to proceed; and D Black H M w arbou illwall Doc all Entran r ks A ce ( clos ed Harb Cns ) 1 our O Cn Yarad rd R 35599 relevant Notice to Mariners, which can be accessed via S 377 L  Leaving a berth or other location between the o N ck 7 Gallions Point Marina Ltd 18 St Katharine Haven The PLA has two drying out facilities in the upper district at Strand-on-the- O T www.boatingonthethames.co.uk. NB S The PLA does not consider the tidal Thames an appropriate place for Grav E terminal and Hookness, whether intending to transit the Thames ing Dock 376 R Crown P Tel: 020 7476 7054 Tel: 020 7264 5312 Green Grid and Isleworth Drawdock. Isleworth Drawdock is a stretch of SS Wharf unrestricted paddle boarding. Under the provisions of Thames Byelaw The Belvedere 375 he 8 Tower Belvedere North Barrier or not must seek permission to proceed from London 2 Wh arf www.gallionspointmarina.co.uk www.skdocks.co.uk Tow er 374 vertical river wall with piles regularly placed along it with a riverbed suitable 7

2 13, paddle boarding is not permitted to the west of Sea Reach 1 buoy, VTS; During a Barrier closure vessels should not enter the TBCZ without 373 for taking the ground (for appropriate vessels), that is directly accessible by Chelsea Harbour Marina except where authorized by the Harbour Master. Paddle boarding permission. You should comply with any traffic management instructions Concordia  Entering the TBCZ at either Margaretness or Blackwall Point and Tel: 07770 542783 8 Greenwich Yacht Club 19 Twickenham Yacht Club between the PLA’s boundary stone at Teddington and is road. Strand-on-the-Green grid is a timber grid suitable for smaller vessels issued by London VTS or a PLA Harbour Service Launch and smaller craft West India Dock - VHF Channel (13) intending to transit through the Thames Barrier, shall report their Tel: 020 7517 5500 Tel: 0844 7365846 Tel: 020 8892 8487

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Newham College of Capstan SS 156 5.7m Further Education FS ( Royal Docks Campus) S Je S tt Devon 4.4m y metres long, which are in transit between the and D Bollard 5.5m o Under normal conditions, navigation is through one span in each direction, H 5.3m lp ouse Bo lla h week in advance. It should also be noted that prone paddle boarding is rd i Tel: 020 8788 5547 s n www.westminsterboatingbase.co.uk Royal Albert Dock Nav igation Li  Barking Creek - 33.5m  Fobbing Creek - 9.3m Bollard (fixed green P 1 5.3m the non-tidal Thames via the Brentford and Teddington Locks, from carrying 57 El Sub Sta indicated by green arrows on the Barrier’s piers. London VTS will allocate a 5.3m not permitted on the tidal Thames. 4.4m Dolphin  Creek - 12.2m Gal Navigation Lights Benfleet Creek - 1.6m S li (fixed green)  o Katha n rin P s E Bollards ntra Cn Bollard nce a VHF Radio. If you are not carrying VHF, you should telephone London span to a vessel, indicated by the green arrows, when contacted on VHF Royal Albert Dock B 11 Imperial Wharf Marina ol lar St.Katharine's Haven ds  Easthaven Creek - 3.3m k VTS (Thames Barrier Navigation Centre) to report immediately before, and Channel 14. Information regarding spans not available for navigation is Tel: 020 7481 8350 ac Tel: 0207 384 3932 All Barriers show red flashing lights when closed. Gallions Point Marina Ltd - VHF Channel again on completion, of your transit of the tidal Thames. broadcast at quarter past and quarter to each hour. M(37) or 80 www.imperialwharfmarina.co.uk Tel: 020 7476 7054