Category: Safety

Rhyl Air Show

Access restrictions to and from Rhyl Harbour

All mariners are advised the Rhyl Air Show will be held on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th August 2018. A marine exclusion zone will be in force for the duration of the air show. All vessels must navigate with extreme caution in the vicinity of this area. Police patrol vessels will be enforcing the exclusion zone and all mariners are requested to co-operate and respect the exclusion area. Air displays will be between:

• Saturday 25th 1300hrs – 1730hrs
• Sunday 26th 1300hrs – 1800hrs

Safety remains the top priority and the strict guidelines from the Civil Aviation Authority will be followed to ensure compliance. Part of these guidelines state that the display area for the aircraft must be kept clear of all waterborne traffic for the duration of the displays. All vessels are advised to contact the Harbour office prior to entering or departing Rhyl Harbour during these times.

The highest of the fixed marks on the 231º transit below the Britannia Bridge F.W has now been reinstated to the charted characteristic.

53º 12’.89 N 004º 11’.08 W

Mariners are advised that this notice hereby cancels Notice 09/2018.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr
Caernarfon Harbour Master

The highest of the fixed marks on the 231º transit below the Britannia Bridge F.W has failed and has been temporally replaced with a F.G light.

53º 12’.89 N 004º 11’.08 W

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in this area.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr
Caernarfon Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that the UK National Armed Forces Day will be held at Llandudno on Saturday 30 June 2018. A marine exclusion area, as per the appended charts, will be in force for the duration of the air display from 1150 until 1310. Patrol craft with a police and military presence will be enforcing the exclusion area. Mariners are requested to co-operate and respect the exclusion area as any incursions will result in cancellation of the air display. Provision has been made for vessels to anchor inside of a line running between the Pier and Venue Cymru starboard hand mark.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are hereby advised that scheduled dredging activities will be taking place at the Conwy Harbour access jetty (opposite the Liverpool Arms) for the next two to three weeks.  The work boat ‘Jac y Do’ will be restricted in her ability during dredging operations and mariners are requested to keep 25m clearance.

Should jetty access be required during operations then the vessel should be contacted on VHF channel 14.  A further notice will be issued when dredging operations are complete.

 

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that moorings have been laid in the following positions

• No. 1 Marked by unlit red buoy in position 53° 18’.032 N 003° 50’.516 W
• No. 2 Marked by unlit yellow buoy in position 53° 18’.057 N 003° 50’.552 W

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