Maritime Safety Information Her Majesty’s Coastguard is responsible in the UK for the broadcast of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) on NAVTEX, VHF and MF and for providing the Radio Medical Advice Link Call (MEDILINK) Service.

COVERAGE PORTPATRICK - 518 kHz (O) The primary method of disseminating MSI is by Gale warnings – 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, when received and at: 1820, 2220 NAVTEX which provides coverage out to 270 miles. This service is complemented by radio 24 hour forecast 0620, 1820 telephony broadcasts. HM Coastguard provides and outlook VHF coverage out to 30 miles and MF coverage Extended outlook 0220 out to 150 miles using its network of remote (3-5 days) aerial sites around the UK coast. WZ navigation warnings 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, NAVTEX 1820, 2220 Maritime Safety Information and additional Tidal surge warnings On receipt weather information is transmitted by NAVTEX on SUBFACTS 0620, 1820 518 kHz in English at the following times: Navarea one warnings 0220, 1420 CULLERCOATS – 518 kHz (G)

Gale warnings – 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, OSTENDE - 518 kHz (T) when received and at: 1700, 2100 Gale warnings 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 24 hour forecast 0900, 2100 (Dover & Thames) 1910, 2310 and outlook Weather forecast 0710, 1910 Extended outlook 0100 (3-5 days) OSTENDE - 518 kHz (M) WZ navigation warnings 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, WZ navigation 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1700, 2100 warnings 1800, 2200 Tidal surge warnings – When received MALIN HEAD - 518 kHz (Q) Navarea one warnings 0500, 1700 Gale warnings (Irish Sea, 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, NITON – 518 kHz (E) Shannon, Rockall, Malin 1840, 2240 and Bailey) Gale warnings – 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, when received and at: 1640, 2040 Gale warnings and 0640, 1840 24 Hour forecast – 24 hour forecast 0840, 2040 Shannon, Rockall, Malin and outlook and Bailey

Extended outlook 0040 WZ navigation warnings 0240, 0640, 1440, 1840 (3-5 days) for North Channel, SW Coast of Scotland, N, WZ navigation warnings 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, NW and W coasts of 1640, 2040 Ireland and approaches. Tidal surge warnings When received

SUBFACTS 0440, 1640

Navarea One Warnings 0440, 1640 INSHORE WATERS FORECASTS AND Centres (MRCCs). A new inshore waters forecast STRONG WIND WARNINGS and any gale warnings will be broadcast every six hours and will be repeated together with any The 490 kHz NAVTEX service provides the strong wind warnings three hours later. inshore waters forecast (IWF) and also strong wind The broadcast times shown in the schedules are warning (SWW) when received. Current weather in local time. observations are broadcast once only at the next available broadcast schedule as shown below: The broadcast of MSI may be interrupted or delayed as a result of search and rescue (SAR) CULLERCOATS - 490 kHz (U) operations. Inshore forecast - 0720, 1920 Areas 1 to 5 and 18 Caution Current weather 0320, 1120, 1520, 2320 Maritime safety information is pre-recorded, often observations – by different coastguard officers with different Eastern coastal areas regional accents. This does not mean that you are receiving transmissions from different locations. NITON - 490 kHz (I) FREQUENCIES Inshore forecast - 0520, 1720 Areas 5 to 9 and 19 MSI is broadcast on VHF channels 23, 84 Current weather 0120, 0920, 1320, 2120 or 86, (or exceptionally on channel 10). This observations – prevents interference and allows one MRCC to South coastal areas broadcast simultaneously on two or more aerials. and Because of the length of some broadcasts, this system minimises the delay in transmitting the PORTPATRICK - 490 kHz (C) information to all mariners. Inshore Forecast - 0820, 2020 NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS Areas 9 - 17 Navigational warnings (WZ) are provided by the Current weather 0020, 0420, 1220, UK Hydrographic Office. The primary means observations – 1620 of disseminating this information is by NAVTEX Western coastal areas and INMARSAT SAFETYNET. Coastal WZ are also broadcast on VHF and MF on selected Malin Head – 490 kHz (A) aerials, when we receive them and at twelve Inshore forecast – 0000, 0400, 0800, hourly intervals (see broadcast schedules). Areas 13 to 17 1200, 1600, 2000 Rig movements (RIGMOVES) and pipelaying operations are not included within these Note: NAVTEX provides information for its own broadcasts. Note: WZ regions have been aligned area of coverage only. Make sure that you select with the nineteen inshore waters forecast areas the appropriate B1 transmitter identity for the area and are numbered in accordance with the list at you are travelling towards as well as the area that the end of this leaflet. you are currently operating in You must also make sure that the B2 subject indicator is set to ‘V’ in Negative tidal surge warnings are issued as a WZ order to receive 490 data from UK sites. As well as on receipt, and at hourly intervals until they are the UK NAVTEX transmitters, in some locations, absorbed into the next regular broadcast. the service is well served by foreign NAVTEX transmitters broadcasting the 518 service in English. METEOROLOGICAL WARNINGS RADIO TELEPHONY BROADCASTS Meteorological forecasts are broadcast at three hourly intervals and include inshore waters Full MSI broadcasts will be made by radio forecasts and gale warnings. Shipping forecasts telephony (R/T) twice a day from each of for UK sea areas are broadcast twice daily. Gale HM Coastguard’s Maritime Rescue Coordination warnings for UK sea areas are broadcast as soon as possible after we receive them and are valid for Routine B 24 hours unless cancelled. Any gale warning still in force after the 24 hour period will be renewed. New inshore waters forecast plus gale warnings. A strong wind warning (SWW) will be issued if Routine C the wind speed in an inshore waters forecast area is predicted to be force 6 or more and was not Repetition of inshore waters forecast and gale identified in the previous inshore waters forecast. warnings as per previous schedule A or B SWW are valid only until the next new inshore broadcast plus new SWW. waters forecast. These warnings will be broadcast Routine D (MF Broadcast) on receipt and may be included in the repetition broadcast. The legend ‘SWW’ will be included in Repetition of inshore waters forecast, gale the inshore forecast to indicate that a strong wind warnings. This (MF) routine is only made if there warning is in operation for the time covered by are gale warnings in force. the forecast. MRCC Routine A Routine B Routine C You can also find latest marine observations; Twice a day Twice a day Three hours shipping forecasts and gale warnings; inshore as shown: as shown: after Routines waters forecasts and strong wind warnings on the A&B Met Office website and the BBC Weather website. Shetland 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 “

An enhanced extended (3 to 5 day) outlook is Aberdeen 0730, 1930 0130, 1330 “ provided on the 518 NAVTEX Service covering & Forth the areas and is grouped into three areas covered by Portpatrick, Cullercoats Humber & 0750, 1950 0150, 1350 “ Yarmouth and Niton i.e. North Sea, English Channel and SW Approaches, West Coast and Atlantic. Thames & 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 “ Dover VHF Solent & 0730, 1930 0130, 1330 “ MSI will be broadcast by MRCCs on either VHF Portland channels 23, 84 or 86, (or exceptionally on channel Brixham & 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 “ 10) following an initial brief announcement on Falmouth channel 16. The initial announcement will indicate the working channel on which the broadcast will Swansea 0750, 1950 0150, 1350 “ be made. The routines overleaf will be broadcast at & Milford three-hourly intervals by the MRCCs, starting at the Haven times shown in the following table. Liverpool & 0730, 1930 0130, 1330 “ Holyhead Routine A Belfast 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 “ Full MSI broadcast, including new inshore waters forecast and outlook, gale warnings1, shipping Clyde 0810 2010 0210 1410 “ forecast, WZ navigation warnings including Stornoway 0710 1910 0110 1310 “ negative tidal surge warnings2, SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS3 where appropriate, and the three-day fisherman’s forecast when and where appropriate.

1 New gale warnings, storm warnings and navigation warnings will be broadcast when we receive them. Such warnings may be announced on DSC. 2 Negative tidal surge warnings will be broadcast when we receive them, and at hourly intervals until the next scheduled routine broadcast. Such warnings will also be announced on DSC. 3 Broadcast from MRCCs Falmouth Clyde, Brixham, Belfast and Stornoway only and occasionally Aberdeen and Forth. MF BBC RADIO 4 WEATHER BULLETINS For the time being, MSI will continue to be Radio 4 broadcasts weather bulletins as follows: broadcast by the following MRCCs via MF on the designated frequencies shown below, with an 0048 LW, MW, FM Gale warnings, shipping initial announcement on 2182 kHz MF. forecast, weather reports from coast stations MRCC Routine A Routine D and the inshore waters Twice a day Twice a day forecast. as shown: as shown4: 0520 LW, MW, FM Gale warnings, shipping Clyde 1883 kHz 0810, 2010* 0210, 1410 forecast, weather reports Shetland 1770 kHz 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 from coast stations and the inshore waters Stornoway 1743 kHz 0710, 1910* 0110, 1310 forecast. Falmouth 2226 kHz 0710, 1910 0110, 1310 1201 LW Gale warnings and shipping forecast. Aberdeen 2226 kHz 0730, 1930 0130, 1330 1754 LW, (FM As 1201 bulletin Humber 2226 kHz 0750, 1950 0150, 1350 Weekends only)

Three-day forecasts, primarily for the benefit of fishing fleets in the North Sea, Northern and Western Isles and the South Western Approaches, are broadcast from 1st October until 31st March. The three day forecast will be broadcast as part of the standard MSI schedule times. These broadcasts are made twice daily on MF.

MRCC Northern North Sea including sea Shetland areas: Fair Isle, Viking, Cromarty and Forties. MRCC Northern North Sea including sea Aberdeen areas: Viking, Cromarty, Forth, Forties, Fisher and Fair Isle. MRCC Southern North Sea including sea Humber areas: Tyne Dogger, German Bight, Humber and Thames. MRCC South Western Approaches Falmouth including sea areas: Plymouth, Fastnet, Shannon, Sole and Fitzroy. MRCC North Western Approaches Stornoway including sea areas: Malin, Hebrides, Rockall, Faeroes.

*These Broadcasts may also include GUNFACTS and SUBFACTS information on MF relevant to North Atlantic NATO exercises but only when advised by the Ministry of Defence. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THAMES & DOVER WILL BE BROADCAST USING THE Aerials & Walton, Shoeburyness, FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES frequencies Southend – 23; Fairlight, Bawdsey – 84; Bradwell, SHETLAND Langdon – 86 Aerials & Saxa Vord, Fitful Head – 23; MF Nil frequencies Lerwick – 84; Collafirth Inshore Gibraltar Point to Wideford – 86 forecast/WZ & North Foreland to Bill MF Lerwick – 1770 kHz Shipping/ GW Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight Inshore Orkney and Cape Wrath to Rattray areas forecast/WZ Head, Inshore Waters within 60nm Additional Nil of Lerwick Shipping/ Faeroes, Fair Isle, Viking, Cromarty SOLENT & PORTLAND GW areas Aerials & Boniface Down – 23; the Additional Three-day fisherman’s forecast Frequencies Grove – 84; Newhaven, Needles, (October – March) Beer Head – 86 MF Nil ABERDEEN & FORTH Inshore North Foreland to Selsey Bill, Aerials & Durness, Windy Head, forecast/WZ Selsey Bill to , Lyme frequencies Inverbervie, Craigkelly – 23; Regis to Lands End including the Noss Head, Fifeness – 84; Isles of Scilly Aberdeen, St Abbs (Crosslaw) – 86 Shipping/ Wight, Portland, Plymouth MF Gregness – 2226 kHz GW areas Inshore Cape Wrath to Rattray Head Additional Nil forecast/WZ and Rattray Head to Berwick Shipping/ Fair Isle, Cromarty, Forth, BRIXHAM & FALMOUTH GW areas Forties, Tyne Aerials & Dartmouth, Fowey – 10; Berry Additional Three-day fisherman’s forecast frequencies Head, Lizard – 23; East Prawle, (October – March) – GUNFACTS Trevose, Falmouth – 84; Rame & SUBFACTS as required Head, Isles of Scilly – 86 MF Lizard 2226 kHz HUMBER & YARMOUTH Inshore Lyme Regis to Lands End, Lands Aerials & Newton, Boulby, Flamborough, forecast/WZ End to St Davids Head frequencies Hartlepool, Guys Head, Trimmingham, Lowestoft – 23; Shipping/ GW Portland, Plymouth, Shannon, Mablethorpe – 84; Cullercoats, areas Fastnet, Sole Ravenscar, Easington, Langham, Additional Three-day fisherman’s forecast Yarmouth – 86 (October - March) - GUNFACTS MF Flamborough – 2226 kHz & SUBFACTS Inshore Berwick to Whitby, Whitby to forecast/WZ Gibraltar Point, Gibraltar Point to North Foreland Shipping/ Tyne, Dogger, Humber, German GW areas Bight, Thames Additional Three-day fisherman’s forecast (October – March) SWANSEA & MILFORD HAVEN CLYDE Aerials & Coombe Martin, St Hilary – 23; Aerials & Torosay, Rhustaffnish – 10; Frequencies Blaenplwyf, St Ann’s Head, frequencies Glengorm, South Knapdale – 23; Tenby – 84; Hartland, Severn Kilchiaran, Clyde – 84; Tiree, Bridge, Mumbles, Dinas Head – 86 Law Hill – 86 MF Nil MF Tyree – 1883 kHz Inshore Lands End to St David’s Head, St Inshore Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre forecast/WZ David’s Head to Great Orme Head forecast/WZ & Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point Shipping/ Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea GW areas Shipping/ Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey GW areas Additional Nil Additional GUNFACTS & SUBFACTS HOLYHEAD STORNOWAY Aerials & South Stack – 23; Great Orme – 86 frequencies Aerials & Barra, Butt of Lewis, Skriag – 10; frequencies Clettravel, Drumfearn, MF Nil Portnaguran – 23; Forsnaval, Inshore St David’s Head to Great Orme Rodel – 84; Arisaig, Melvaig – 86 Head & Great Orme MF Butt of Lewis – 1743 kHz Forecast/WZ Head to Mull of Galloway Inshore Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath Shipping/ Irish Sea forecast/WZ GW areas Shipping/ Hebrides, Bailey, Rockall, Faeroes, Additional Nil GW areas Fair Isle, SE Iceland, Malin Additional Three-day fisherman’s forecast LIVERPOOL (October - March) - GUNFACTS Aerials & Caldbeck, Moel y Parc – 23; & SUB FACTS frequencies Langthwaite – 84; Snaefell – 86 MF Nil INSHORE FORECAST AREAS 1 Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney Inshore Great Orme Head to Mull of forecast/WZ Galloway & Isle of Man 2 Rattray Head to Berwick-upon-Tweed 3 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Whitby Shipping/ Irish Sea GW areas 4 Whitby to the Gibraltar Point 5 Gibraltar Point to North Foreland Additional Nil 6 North Foreland to Selsey Bill BELFAST 7 Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis 8 Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly Aerials & Black Mountain – 23; Limavady, frequencies Orlock – 84; Slieve Martin, 9 Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol West Tor, Navar – 86 Channel 10 St Davids Head to Great Orme Head MF Nil 11 Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway Inshore Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough, 12 Isle of Man forecast/WZ Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre 13 Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough and Isle of Man 14 Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Shipping/ Irish Sea, Malin Firth of Clyde and North Channel GW areas 15 Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point Additional GUNFACTS & SUBFACTS 16 The Minch 17 Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath 18 Shetland Isles within 60 miles of Lerwick 19 Channel Islands RADIO MEDICAL ADVICE LINK Medical evacuation cannot be arranged on the CALLS (MEDILINK) advice of a physician outside the radio medical advice service. Therefore all requests for medical If you are the master or skipper of any vessel assistance must be arranged through this service. requiring medical advice, contact the nearest MRCC on VHF channel 16 (156.8 MHz), VHF COMMERCIAL RADIO/ DSC or MF DSC, requesting radio medical TELEPHONE TRAFFIC advice. In an urgent situation, you should HM Coastguard has neither the facility nor the broadcast an urgency alert using DSC and the mandate to undertake commercial radiotelephone pro-words “PAN PAN”. traffic. The MRCC will give priority to requests for radio medical advice. A doctor from a hospital participating in the radio medical advice service will be contacted by telephone and will be linked to the vessel through the MRCC via an appropriate VHF channel or MF frequency. While the call is being placed, the coastguard will establish additional information with the vessel relating to position, a description of the vessel, and if appropriate, brief details of the casualty. Channels 23, 84 or 86 that permit duplex working will normally be used for these medilink calls. Note: The radio medical advice service is free of charge. All radio and telephone traffic to and from MRCCs is recorded for the purposes of public safety, preventing and detecting crime. REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Tel: 023 8032 9100 The master or skipper of a vessel requesting Web: www.mcga.gov.uk medical assistance or evacuation for an injured MCA 24–hour information service: 0870 6006505 or sick person must seek radio medical advice E–mail: [email protected] before HM Coastguard arranges any rescue. While the call is being placed, the MRCC will This publication will be reprinted periodically as establish additional information and may put changes dictate. For the most current up-to-date rescue resources on standby. In exceptional version, please visit the MCA’s website. cases, the MRCC may send a lifeboat or helicopter, but it is obliged to arrange a radio This publication is available in a number of medical advice call for the vessel in all cases. languages and formats. EVACUATION OF A SICK OR Printed on material containing at least 75% post consumer waste. INJURED PERSON FROM A VESSEL Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, Taking into account the symptoms and 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG implications of the patient’s condition, the doctor will determine a course of action. This could If you have broadcast issues relating to NAVTEX, be to treat on board, proceed to nearest or next contact your nearest MRCC or the SAR port, or to evacuate. The doctor and the MRCC Communications Manager on 01326 310800. will discuss the need and priority, as well as MCA/064 the options, before agreeing a course of action. Printed 2010