Just a Reminder

[Boz]

Not wishing to tread on TGs toes but those venturing to South Holland and North Belgium - the CA is reminding all North Sea venturers of the changes to the TSS [h=4]Westerschelde to Maas.....effective June 1st[/h]
I think "Crossing the Thames Estuary" has all the necessary links and Chartlets?

 

[sailorman]

Not wishing to tread on TGs toes but those venturing to South Holland and North Belgium - the CA is reminding all North Sea venturers of the changes to the TSS [h=4]Westerschelde to Maas.....effective June 1st[/h]
I think "Crossing the Thames Estuary" has all the necessary links and Chartlets?

Also i have been informed of this

If you're planning to go to Holland/Zeeland this year...
Plod will be looking to enforce 3 laws in particular this year.

1. Not keeping to the SB side of the channel: fine €140

2. Not keeping to the SB side of the channel in bad visibility: fine € 340

3. Not keeping listening watch on VHF (CH16): fine €230

Westerschelde area

 

[tillergirl]

Yes. well worth a reminder. It was notified in Week 7. There is an outline image of the new arrangements which can be downloaded. See page http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/page9.html

 

[Daydream believer]

Anyone got a copy of the latest Imray C30 chart. Does it have all this info re the shipping lanes entered up ?
I looked on Imray's website & they list latest corrected copy as April 2016 .
Is that correct or have they just not updated the website?
Pointless & very annoying having to stick all the updates on oneself
Can anyone advise please before I blow £19-00
I will be crossing to Ostend 3 times then heading to Breskens later in the year.

 

[tillergirl]

Anyone got a copy of the latest Imray C30 chart. Does it have all this info re the shipping lanes entered up ?
I looked on Imray's website & they list latest corrected copy as April 2016 .
Is that correct or have they just not updated the website?
Pointless & very annoying having to stick all the updates on oneself
Can anyone advise please before I blow £19-00
I will be crossing to Ostend 3 times then heading to Breskens later in the year.

The current chart correction by Imray quotes:

31 New shipping routes off Zeebrugge
To improve safety of navigation and the planned development of wind farm sites in the area of West
Hinder, North Hinder and Maas West, new and amended IMO adopted routeing measures will come in to
force at 0000 UTC 1st June 2017.
A new edition of C30 will be released including these changes shortly before the implementation date"

The Imray correction notice is up to date. The current C30 is the 2015 edition and the correction notice lists all the corrections. Someone buying a C30 in 2016 from Imray would have the 'Update' (April 2016) which would have been supplied with corrections between 2015 and April 2016 but any changes after April 2016 would have to be checked by the purchaser.

I think nobody (UKHO or Imray) is going to issue a correction block of these TSS changes. It will be necessary for a new chart purchase. Best information is that NtM in Week 7 on my web site. But that gives no lat/long detail. Trinity House gave details this week (on my web site) regarding one buoy move and I assume most of the rest is the task of the Dutch and Belgium to adjust buoyage. When there is a massive change the tendency is for the authorities to stick to new chart editions rather than large NtMs - and especially when it is notified well in advance. If any detail does emerge I will post it up.

 

[Daydream believer]

Thank you. Might be better to buy the Dutch versions. Good graphics , easy to read & fit my Yeoman

 

[tillergirl]

Yes but I would guess they will have a new edition for 1st June as well. I'll go a look at the Dutch NtM

Found it in the Dutch NtM; it talks of a 'diagram' of a pdf called 'illu_new_and_amended_routing_measures_y2017_baz72.pdf but I can't find it. I suspect it is just the same 'outline' diagram.