ANNUAL SUMMARY OF ADMIRALTY NOTICES TO MARINERS

CORRECT TO 24 DECEMBER 2011

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 ANNUAL NOTICES TO MARINERS 1-26

SECTION 2 TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES

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(Annual Summary dated 25th December 2010 is hereby cancelled and should be destroyed)

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1. Admiralty Tide Tables 2012 — Addenda and Corrigenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5

2. Suppliers of Admiralty Charts and Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6

3. Safety of British merchant ships in periods of peace, tension, crisis or conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8

4. Distress and Rescue At Sea — Vessels and Aircraft. The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to
Mariners has been fully included in Admiralty List of Radio Signals NP285.

5. Firing Practice and Exercise Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 12

6. Mined Danger Areas, Cleared Routes and Instructions regarding conventional and chemical munitions picked up at sea.
The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the
Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraphs 9.34 — 9.35, 13.115 — 13.123.

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8. Information Concerning Submarines. The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been
transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraphs 12.7, 12.10 — 12.28.
9. Hydrographic Information: Policy for the Promulgation and Selection of Navigationally Significant Information for
Charts. The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of
the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraphs 4.1 — 4.5, 4.29 — 4.30, 4.43, 4.45.
10. Mine-Laying and Mine Countermeasures Exercises — Waters around the British Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 14
11. United Kingdom - Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs). The information previously contained in this
Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraphs 9.36 —
9.62.
12. National Claims to Maritime Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 20
13. World-Wide Navigational Warning Service and World Meteorological Organization. The information previously
contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at
Paragraphs 4.6 — 4.24.
14. IALA Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy. The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has
been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Annex C Paragraphs C.51 — C.57.
15. Under-Keel Allowance (Reliance on Charts and Predicted Tides). Negative Surge Warning Service, Vertical Clearance
Heights. The information previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of
the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraph 5.21.
16. Protection of Historic, Dangerous and Military Wreck Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 25
17. Traffic Separation Schemes and Information Concerning Routeing Systems Shown on Admiralty Charts . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 31
17a. United Kingdom — Automatic Ship Identification System (AIS) Network. The information previously contained in this
Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraph 11.71.
18. Carriage of Nautical Charts and Nautical Publications — Regulations. The information previously contained in this
Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Annex A.
19. Global Navigation Satellite System Positions, Chart Accuracy and Horizontal Datums. The information previously
contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at
Paragraphs 2.18 — 2.25, 11.23 — 11.60.
20. Mandatory Expanded Inspections - EU Directive 2009/16/EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 44
21. Canadian Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 45
22. US Navigation Safety Regulations Relating to Navigation, Charts and Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 47

23. High Speed Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 49

24. Submarine Cables and Pipelines — Avoidance of and Associated Dangers. The information previously contained in this
Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook (2009) at Paragraphs 9.64 —
9.70.

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25. Electronic Navigational Charts — Guidance on the use and Limitations of ENC and ECDIS Systems. The information
previously contained in this Annual Notice to Mariners has been transferred to the 9th Edition of the Mariners Handbook
(2009) at Paragraphs 2.77 — 2.105.

26. Marine Environmental High Risk Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 50

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