Notes on Navigation Protect Estuary Wildlife The main navigable channels, coloured dark blue, are clearly marked by buoys, and are easy to Keep off the islands, especially in breeding season (March-July) Grain Edg follow. The middle reaches of the River Medway and Swale are bounded by extensive mudflats Reduce speed, keep noise down and don’t let wake cause erosion and disturbance to birds 1 1 and saltings, coloured light blue, which are covered at High Water and provide many secondary Keep away from roosting birds, especially at high tide, from Oct to March channels. These channels should only be attempted with local knowledge, and the stranger should be aware of straying too far from the main navigable channel, coloured dark blue, to W Cant prevent grounding on a falling tide. Stoke Grain MEDWAY AND SWALE BOATING ASSOCIATION Bridges Grain Hard The Medway and Swale Boating Association The centre span of the Kingsferry Bridge lifts to allow passage of vessels. Vessels fitted with Garrison together with Medway Council, Peel Ports Medway VHF may communicate with the Bridge on Channel 10. The River Medway above Rochester Point Bridge shoals appreciably and at low tide only provides an average of 0.9 - 1.2m of water in its Grain Power Station and the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership have upper reaches. Rochester Bridge air draft 5.9m (19'6") MHWS. produced these VISITOR CHARTS to assist with the Communication Channels Sheerness pleasure and promotion of waterborne leisure VHF 37 and 80 for Marinas • VHF 16 for emergencies (Coastguard) LNG Terminal • VHF 74 Medway VTS • Peel Ports Medway requires you to continually monitor Channels activities on the River Medway and Swale. (See note) 16 and 74. Thamesport Container Terminal N Kent Stoke Saltings S Kent For further information about the MSBA please Speed Limits Victoria A 6 knot speed limit operates west of Folly Point. An 8 knot speed limit operates in The Swale. Queenborough Spit visit www.msba.co.uk Stoke 13 12
For Visitor Information about the Medway area LNG Terminal Exclusion Zone. Blackstakes 150m when no tanker present. BRB Z2 W Bulwark 14 contact Medway Visitor Information Centre on 250m when tanker present. Stangate Spit 01634 338141 or visit www.visitmedway.org E Bulwark Burntwick Island Kingsnorth Power Station Queenborough 39 Chimney 27 Sharfleet Creek ATL 26 Hoo S1 6 18 S2 5 15 S4 S3 4 2 1 16 7 32 19 17 31 2 23 Upnor 22 20 30A Bn 18 St Mary’s Island Stangate Creek S5 1 3 Bn 37 Hoo Island 16 17 RW Creek 18 25 Acre Medway Tunnel 18 30 Bn 24 36 29 Half S6 Sheppey Crossing 15 27 Strood 3 28 Nor Marsh S7 20 26 9 Bn 19 23 RW 14 21 22 Rochester Bridge 38 8 Rochester Gillingham Kingsferry Bridge 8 19 4 Pier 15 13 2 3 17 28 5 6 S 34 14 11 35 10 24 Rochester Sun Pier Iwade Ridham Dock 16 13 7 Medway Bridge 12 11 9 Chatham 10 Otterham Quay 25 Rainham Lower Halstow
Anchorage River Medway Slipway THIS CHART SHOULD NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION VISITOR CHA R T Wreck ATL All Tide Landing 12
MSBA Members (Not all are shown) Visitor Attractions
1 Hundred of Hoo SC 9 Port Medway 17 Chatham Maritime Marina 25 Lower Halstow YC 35 Shoregate Wharf SC 1 Upnor Castle 9 Historic Dockyard 17 Six Poor Travellers House 2 Whitton Marine 10 Medway Bridge Marina 18 Arethusa Watersports 26 Queenborough YC 36 Pirates Cave 2 Rochester Castle 10 Sun Pier 18 Dockside Outlet Centre 3 Medway Queen 11 Beacon Boatyard 19 Clarke & Carter Interyacht 27 Queenborough Rowing Club 37 SE Tugs and Morning Star 3 Rochester Cathedral 11 Riverside Country Park 19 Rochester Pier 4 Hoo Ness YC 12 Medway Towns RC 20 Gillingham Marina 28 Kingsferry Boat Club 38 Strood Pelican CC 4 Guildhall Museum 12 Buckmore Karting 5 Wilsonian SC 13 Rochester CC 21 Segas SC 39 Queenborough Harbour 5 Restoration House 13 Central Theatre 6 Medway YC 14 Victory Moorings 22 Medway CC 6 Fort Amherst 14 Brook Theatre For more information call 7 Upnor SC 15 RNSA and REYC 23 Medway Watersports For more detailed information about our 7 New Arts Centre 15 Temple Manor 01634 338141 or visit Metres 8 Strood YC 16 Elite Sailing 24 Mariners Farm Boatyard members please visit www.msba.org.uk 8 Royal Engineers Museum 16 Diggerland www.visitmedway.org Chart by www.stewart2.com. Last updated May 2017 20
Sheerness 33 Spile 2 21 Notes on Navigation LNG Terminal The main navigable channels, coloured dark blue, are clearly marked by buoys, and are easy to follow. The middle reaches of Thamesport Container Terminal (see note) N Kent the River Medway and Swale are bounded by extensive mudflats and saltings, coloured light blue, which are covered at High S Kent Water and provide many secondary channels. These channels should only be attempted with local knowledge, and the Victoria stranger should be aware of straying too far from the main navigable channel, coloured dark blue, to prevent grounding on a Queenborough Spit 13 12 falling tide.
Blackstakes Bridges BRB Z2 Minster The centre span of the Kingsferry Bridge lifts to allow passage of vessels. Vessels fitted with VHF may communicate with the Stangate Spit 22 Bridge on Channel 10. The River Medway above Rochester Bridge shoals appreciably and at low tide only provides an average of 0.9 - 1.2m of water in its upper reaches. Rochester Bridge air draft 5.9m (19'6") MHWS. Queenborough 39 27 Communication Channels ATL S1 26 VHF 37 and 80 for Marinas • VHF 16 for emergencies (Coastguard) • VHF 74 Medway VTS • Peel Ports Medway requires you to continually monitor Channels 16 and 74 Sharfleet Creek S2 S4 S3 Speed Limits A 6 knot speed limit operates west of Folly Point. An 8 knot speed limit operates in The Swale. Creek
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Stangate LNG Terminal Exclusion Zone. 150m when no tanker present. Rushenden Marshes 250m when tanker present. Leysdown-on-Sea Sheppey Crossing S6 23 S7 The Swale 34 Kingsferry Bridge VISITOR CHA R T 28
S8 S9 24 Ridham Dock Iwade S10 THIS CHART SHOULD NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION
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Lower Halstow Elmley Marshes Windmill Creek Bells Creek Harty Marshes Lillies N Ferry 8 Elmley 10 6 S Ferry 25 4 2 1 Fowley Spit Lily Banks Milton Creek 26 Sand End
South Deep Uplees Conyer Creek MEDWAY AND SWALE BOATING ASSOCIATION Harty Ferry
The Medway and Swale Boating Association Faversham Spit Sittingbourne 29 30 Anchorage together with Medway Council, Peel Ports Medway Conyer Slipway 29 and the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership have 28 Wreck produced these VISITOR CHARTS to assist with the pleasure and promotion of waterborne leisure ATL All Tide Landing activities on the River Medway and Swale. MSBA Members (Not all shown) Visitor Attractions Oare Creek Faversham Creek For further information about the MSBA please 25 Lower Halstow YC 33 Isle of Sheppey SC 20 Sheerness Beach 28 Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway Oare 26 Queenborough YC 34 Long Reach Ski Club 21 Sheerness Heritage Centre 29 Oare Marshes Nature Reserve 31 visit www.msba.co.uk 30 27 Queenborough Rowing Club 39 Queenborough Harbour 22 Minster Abbey & Museum 30 Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park 28 Kingsferry Boat Club 23 Leysdown-on-Sea Beach 31 Two Creeks Circular Walk 31 For Visitor Information about the Medway area 29 Swale Marina 24 Naturist Beach 32 Stone Chapel contact Medway Visitor Information Centre on 30 Conyer CC For more detailed information 25 National Nature Reserve 33 Shepherd Neame Brewery 31 Hollowshore CC about our members please visit 26 Ferry House Inn Metres 01634 338141 or visit www.visitmedway.org 32 27 Kentish Sail www.msba.org.uk.uk Elmley National Nature Reserve 32 Faversham Chart by www.stewart2.com. Last updated May 2017 33 32