The Lulworth Ranges Information for Mariners 2020 Range Control, Lulworth Camp, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QF 1. Army units conduct live fire gunnery training on Lulworth Ranges. During firing periods it helps usif mariners, please for their own safety avoid our sea danger areas and keep at least 1+ miles clear of the target buoys on St. Albans Head. Valuable training time can be lost when vessels stray into the weapon danger areas. Delays are frustrating and expensive, so we welcome your co-operation. Full details of the sea danger areas are available in yacht clubs. A map is reproduced on the back page for your convenience. 2. Daylight Firing. Normal firing times are (all times are Local): Monday to Thursday 0930 - 1700 hrs Friday 0930 - 1230 hrs Friday firing weekends only 0930 - 1700 hrs 3. Night Firing. Tuesdays and Thursdays are chosen for night firing, sometimes other days are selected. Firing begins as soon as it is dark and lasts until 23.59. Timings vary with the season of the year. 4. Weekend Firing. Army Reserve training is annual and firing takes place at weekends, but this only occurs a maximum of 6 times a year and is programmed well in advance. For 2020 a total of 6 weekends have been reserved for firing and these are: 22 - 23 February 2020 14 - 15 March 2020 13 - 14 June 2020 19 - 20 September 2020 3 - 4 October 2020 14 - 15 November 2020 5. Firing Programme. Details of the firing programme, including any changes to the forecast listed above, are sent monthly in advance to all the main yacht clubs in the area. Lulworth Firing Programme can also be viewed on the gov.uk website. 6. Broadcasts. Firing times are broadcast on Radio Solent (300m, 221m, 96.1 MHz and 103.8 MHz) during the shipping and weather news at about 0645 and 0745 hours on weekdays. Information for Mariners Information for Mariners 7. Danger Signals. Red flags are flown and red flashing lights are displayed from the flag-staffs on Bindon Hill, Kimmeridge Bay and St. Albans HeadOnly when Army firing is taking place. However, further ashore mariners may notice some red flags which fly whether or not firing is taking place, these mark the range boundary. 8. Range Safety Boats. During firing, Range Safety Boats are on station (in all practicable weather conditions) at the outer extremities of the weapon danger area. 9. VHF Radio. Lulworth Range Control monitors VHF Channel 8. Range safety boats listen on VHF Channel 8 and 16 when firing is in progress. 10. Non Firing Periods. There will be no Army firing within the D026 Inner Sea Danger Area during the periods below (all dates are inclusive). Be aware that Lulworth Outer Sea Danger Area may still be active. Relevant enquiries can be made through NAVY FOST Ops on Tel: 01752 557776 or Solent Coastguard on VHF Channel 16. If doubt exists about the activity of a military vessel in the vicinity, then the vessel concerned may be contacted on VHF Channel 16. Christmas 21 December 2019 - 5 January 2020 Easter 4 April 2020 - 19 April 2020 May Day 8 May 2020 Spring 23 May 2020 - 31 May 2020 Summer 21 July 2020 - 31 August 2020 Christmas 19 December 2020 - 3 January 2021 11. Byelaws. Copies of the Lulworth Range Byelaws are available for inspection at the Coastguard Station HQ, Weymouth, or the Weymouth Harbour Office. The Byelaws can also be viewed on the gov.uk website. 12. For further information, please contact : 01929 40 4712 During working hours 01929 40 4714 Current range information (automated) Alternatively speak directly to the Range Safety Boats. They will be able to give you a safe course of passage outside the Live Firing Sea Danger Area. Their callsign is - “Lulworth Range Safety Boat”. 2º25' 2º20' 2º15' 2º10' 2º05' THE LULWORTH RANGES - SEA DANGER AREA WEYMOUTH Weymouth Road Lulworth Lat 50º36'42''N Cove Weymouth South Long 02º08'09''W Pierhead Light Kimmeridge Lat 50º36'30''N Datum - OSGB 36 Lat 50º36'56''N Long 02º26'24''W Long 02º14'22''W Lat 50º36'16''N Long 02º08'09''W Lat 50º35'60''N Long 02º16'19''W Atomic buoy Portland Lat 50º35'03'N 50º36' Harbour Long 02º04'68''W St Alban’s Head INNER SEA DANGER AREA PORTLAND Shambles Light Lat 50º30'53''N 50º30' Bill of Portland Long 02º01'08''W Lat 50º29'33''N Long 02º17'37'W OUTER SEA DANGER AREA Not to scale HQ Armour Centre, Allenby Barracks, Bovington BH20 6JA Bovington Barracks, Allenby HQ Armour Centre, E-mail: [email protected] Mariners_2020 19_00365_Information For Designed and printed by Training Technology Enhanced Learning Enhanced Technology Training by and printed Designed Lat 50º27'14''N Long 02º02'57'W EL Mariners are requested to monitor VHF Channel 8. Lat 50º25'63''N Range Safety Boats are able to provide advice in order to remain clear Long 02º12'87''W echnology Enhanced Learning of weapon danger areas within Lulworth Inner sea Danger Area. Lat 50º25'23''N T Your co-operation will greatly assist us. Long 02º09'46''W TT raining T.