PUB. 191 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ ENGLISH CHANNEL ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2006 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2006 TWELFTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 191, Sailing Directions (Enroute) English Channel, 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same Twelfth Edition, 2006, is issued for use in conjunction with manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a Pub. 140, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) North Atlantic course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of Ocean, Baltic Sea, North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the Companion volumes are Pubs. 192, 193, 194, and 195. designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 9 September 2006, and navigate so that the designated course is continuously including Notice to Mariners No. 36 of 2006. being made good. 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Explanatory Remarks which currents set. 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, passage or fairway are described. Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically in meters, or tenths of miles. on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- port approach information which supplements the largest scale theses following another name are alternate names that may chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, called “Sectors.” such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings status of an area by the United States Government. have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference degrees are used. used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers in each Sector. (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. 0.0 Corrective Information.—Users should refer corrections, 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to additions, and comments to NGA’s Maritime Operations Desk, web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- as follows: ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- 0.0 1. Toll free: 1-800-362-6289 drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. 0.0 2. Commercial: 301-227-3147 NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 3. DSN: 287-3147 accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 4. DNC web site: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/dnc sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- 0.0 5. Maritime Divi- sions of these web sites. 0.0 sion web site: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/mari 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 time scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0 6. E-mail: [email protected] Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0 7. Mailing address: Maritime Division 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.0 National Geospatial-Intelligence appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.0 Agency facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational Mail Stop D-44 aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 4600 Sangamore Road ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 Bethesda MD 20816-5003 in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in date of the publication shown above. Important information to Pub. 150, World Port Index. amend material in the publication is available as a Publication 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division web- described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational site. Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Broadcasts, should be consulted. 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Pub. 191 III 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- the geographic area covered by this publication. Special ments in possession of the Agency. Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division website. 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions from which winds blow. Reference List 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this publication were: 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. 0.0 Various port handbooks. 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and various shipping companies. 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- ments. 0.0 IV Pub. 191 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 England—South Coast—English Channel Approaches—The Scilly Isles to Start Point . 1 Sector 2 England—South Coast—Start Point to Selsey Bill . 23 Sector 3 France—South Coast——Ile d’Ouessant to Nez de Jobourg, including Plateau des Minquiers and the Iles Chausey . 55 Sector 4 The Channel Islands and France—North Coast—The Cotentin Peninsula to Pointe de Barfleur . 79 Sector 5 France—North Coast—Baie de la Seine—Pointe de Barfleur to Cap d’Antifer . 101 Sector 6 France—North Coast—Dover Strait—Cap d’Antifer to the Belgian Frontier . 121 Sector 7 England—South Coast—Dover Strait—North Foreland to Selsey Bill . 151 Glossary . 167 Pub. 191 V Pub.191 VII 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 191 Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91 26.21 26.52 26.82 27.13 90 27.43 27.74 28.04 28.35 28.65 28.96 29.26 29.57 29.87 30.17 Fathoms to Meters Fathoms 0123456789 0 0.00 1.83 3.66 5.49 7.32 9.14 10.97 12.80 14.63 16.46 10 18.29 20.12 21.95 23.77 25.60 27.43 29.26 31.09 32.92 34.75 20 36.58 38.40 40.23 42.06 43.89 45.72 47.55 49.38 51.21 53.03 30 54.86 56.69 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01 65.84 67.67 69.49 71.32 40 73.15 74.98 76.81 78.64 80.47 82.30 84.12 85.95 87.78 89.61 50 91.44 93.27 95.10 96.93 98.75 100.58 102.41 104.24 106.07 107.90 60 109.73 111.56 113.39 115.21 117.04 118.87 120.70 122.53 124.36 126.19 70 128.02 129.85 131.67 133.50 135.33 137.16 138.99 140.82 142.65 144.47 80 146.30 148.13 149.96 151.79 153.62 155.45 157.28 159.11 160.93 162.76 90 164.59