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Skipper's Guide Caledonian Canal Contact Us scottishcanals.co.uk SEA LOCK HOURS • The final 3 miles of the approach from the NE to Kessock Bridge is shoal in places. A lock. the in lines PASSAGE TIMES IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE at more out Find scottishcanals.co.uk instructions. WELCOME TO THE CANAL The absolute minimum time required to A telephone / fax service can be arranged if • The Canal Sea Locks operate with approx. 1.4m of tide (Spring HW± 4 hours), and careful course should be maintained. your take to ashore member crew a Find out more at more out Find on VHF Ch74 and follow their their follow and Ch74 VHF on • The tide runs strongly through Kessock Narrows and Kessock Roads. Approach the put and jetty transit nearest the at make passage is 2½ days, but why rush? you inform the sea lock keeper on entry. All within operating hours. any and waters adjacent its or canal Scottish Canals hope that you enjoy cruising the Caledonian Keeper Lock the Call lock. the outside When approaching each lock, berth berth lock, each approaching When • • VHF Ch 74 (16), call: “Corpach Sea Lock” or “Clachnaharry Sea Lock”. sea lock with care in these conditions. ashore. bilge water is permitted either in the the in either permitted is water bilge Enjoy the delights of the Caledonian Canal. crew making first UK landfall must inform on! switched for connection to the taps. the to connection for are opened. Please do not ‘hover’ ‘hover’ not do Please opened. are the work load and saves water. saves and load work the Canal and trust that the information contained in this • Inverness Marina VHF Ch 12 / Inverness Harbour VHF Ch 12/16 (office hours) • Anchoring off the sea lock may be difficult due to strong tidal current. It may be secured are ropes your once engines Please note that no discharge of oil or or oil of discharge no that note Please UK immigration. Radio VHF your keep Please 74. Channel Corpach. Please bring your own hose pipe pipe hose own your bring Please Corpach. CORPACH BASIN gates the while jetty transit a at chamber with other craft - this reduces reduces this - craft other with chamber preferable to wait in Inverness Marina. off switch please chamber lock and must be complied with at all times. all at with complied be must and Skipper’s Guide will prove helpful. If you have any queries or on operate and VHF with equipped are Corpach Basin is at times used by large SLIPWAYS APPROACHES TO CLACHNAHARRY and Banavie Laggan, Augustus, Fort steadily, if the lock is not ready berth berth ready not is lock the if steadily, Be prepared to share the lock lock the share to prepared Be • To avoid a build up of fumes in the the in fumes of up build a avoid To • To avoid sandbank NE of canal entrance, (night) keep in white sector of Longman • the Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) (MCA) Agency Coastguard Marine the Sea locks and most locks and bridges bridges and locks most and locks Sea freight vessels which require room Scottish Canals slipway for small, non- • Admiralty Chart 1078. Imray Charts C22 & C23. Dochgarroch, Marina, Seaport at Available Approach the lock slowly and and slowly lock the Approach suggestions for improving our service please do not hesitate 1. for help. for Point Beacon, or (day) keep beacon well open north of S bridge pier. lock. each at ashore lines throw Management Plans which are agreed with with agreed are which Plans Management VHF COMMUNICATION VHF to manoeuvre, therefore it is rarely motorised craft only: • HW Inverness is at Aberdeen –0050 (sp); –0150 (np). Tidal range 4.1m (sp); 1.9m (np) WATER DRINKING not difficult if a few rules are observed: are rules few a if difficult not and do not hesitate to ask him or her her or him ask to hesitate not do and to contact the canal office, or visit www.scottishcanals.co.uk • For passage between Inverness Marina and Clachnaharry Sea Lock (and vice versa) and engines stop & start to need available for berthing leisure craft. Please Seaport Marina 01463 725500 Waste Port produced has Canals Scottish craft during the locking process. This is is This process. locking the during craft moored craft. moored Follow the Lock Keeper’s instructions, instructions, Keeper’s Lock the Follow • to lock on the flight. This avoids the the avoids This flight. the on lock to see map below. fatal. be could results The follow the lock keeper’s advice and berth Other slipways: MANAGEMENT WASTE PORT Those on board will need to control the the control to need will board on Those and bridges, and also whilst passing passing whilst also and bridges, and the local conditions. local the lock from “walked” be to vessels where directed. Caley Marina 01463 236328 use. in are locks when sluice a into drawn LOCKING TIPS LOCKING experienced canal staff who know know who staff canal experienced washing powder or liquid detergent! liquid or powder washing Please slow down as you approach locks locks approach you as down slow Please from shore, by an adult, to permit permit to adult, an by shore, from GENERAL INFORMATION Great Glen Water Park 01809 501381 be or craft passing a by hit be rubbish, NAVIGATION by operated and mechanised are operation. Be sure to bring your own own your bring to sure Be operation. banks, but is hazardous to other users. users. other to hazardous is but banks, ropes of small craft should be tended tended be should craft small of ropes could become entangled in weeds or or weeds in entangled become could MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS completed before closing time. Corpach Boat Builders 01397 772861 chambers. lock in permitted Information is contained in the following they as them, using about nervous Do relax and take your time. your take and relax Do 5. control. However, at main lock flights flights lock main at However, control. see local notices for advice on costs and and costs on advice for notices local see excess speed not only damages canal canal damages only not speed excess Please do not swim in the waterway, you you waterway, the in swim not do Please Dores / Inchnacardoch Bay - check not is Refuelling correctly. working 45.72 m (150ft) long; 10.67m (35ft) Call the canal office on 01463 725500 or publications; Pilots: The Admiralty North advice. for Keeper locks are large there is no need to be be to need no is there large are locks swimmers wear life jackets. life wear swimmers be led to a cleat or winch to aid aid to winch or cleat a to led be Augustus, Gairlochy and Banavie – please please – Banavie and Gairlochy Augustus, your passage with leisure in mind since since mind in leisure with passage your SWIMMING slipways for access details. are controls engine that and board, beam; 4.1m (13.5ft) draft. Vessels with visit www.scottishcanals.co.uk for details of Coast of Scotland Pilot (NP52) and the Lock a ask please doubt any in are you If Although the Caledonian Canal Canal Caledonian the Although • Do make sure that children and non- and children that sure make Do 4. board, not from the shore, and should should and shore, the from not board, Available at Seaport Marina and Fort Fort and Marina Seaport at Available canal sections is 5 knots, but please plan plan please but knots, 5 is sections canal Ensure that there is sufficient fuel on on fuel sufficient is there that Ensure Please check slipways for suitability 6. draft over 3.8m (12.5ft) are advised to winter closures for maintenance work. times. all at instructions staff Canals’ Admiralty West Coast of Scotland Pilot diagram). on GENERAL 0800 072 9900 072 0800 working properly. working Ropes should be tended from on on from tended be should Ropes • LAUNDRY FACILITIES LAUNDRY The maximum speed permitted on the the on permitted speed maximum The contact the Canal Office before arrival. before use. times. all at them wear For your safety please adhere to Scottish Scottish to adhere please safety your For (NP66), both of which can be obtained A–B (area gangways lock of clear remains Emergency Out of Hours Contact: Contact: Hours of Out Emergency MAIN ROAD BRIDGES are controls SPEED LIMITS SPEED Children and non-swimmers should should non-swimmers and Children Maximum mast height in the canal is from Admiralty chart agents. JETTIES & TRANSIT MOORINGS facilities. recycling of the Cill Marker on the lock wall, and and wall, lock the on Marker Cill the of to stop smaller craft for short periods. periods. short for craft smaller stop to The main road bridges at Muirtown, all that also and engine the starting and preferably worn by all crew. crew. all by worn preferably and recycle it. All locations have compulsory compulsory have locations All it. recycle 35m (115ft) above the waterline, but Also in Yachtsman’s Pilots published by There are transit jetties adjacent to most detector. leak a of use by out carried test please ensure that your vessel keeps clear clear keeps vessel your that ensure please have right of way and it may be necessary necessary be may it and way of right have to foul the canal banks. canal the foul to Do check fuel and oil levels before before levels oil and fuel check Do Tomnahurich, Fort Augustus and Banavie 3. Life jackets should be available for, for, available be should jackets Life clearance under the Kessock Bridge on the 5. at locks or retain litter until you can can you until litter retain or locks at Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, and by locks and bridges.
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