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Information received today:
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Shoeburyness: Range Sea Danger Area
With the summer season approaching fast, it's timely to remind local sailing
clubs and associations of the restrictions on sailing in the vicinity of the
Foulness and Maplin Sands. QinetiQ operates the live weapons Test and
Evaluation Range in Shoeburyness and on Foulness Island in Essex, known as
MOD Shoeburyness. The Range is active Monday to Friday (occasionally at
weekends), all year round conducting activities that involve firing and
detonating live ammunition, often over long distances, out to sea.
To enable the Range to work safely and ensure that hazardous activities do
not present a risk to members of the public, it operates under the
jurisdiction of the Artillery Ranges Byelaws 1936 and the Shoeburyness and
District Military Lands Byelaws 1935 (under the Military Lands Acts 1892 to
1903). The byelaws govern the use of the land and rights of access and
passage through the byelaw area. The byelaws cover an area of the Thames
Estuary and the North Sea and the inner waterways that run from Havengore
Creek across to the River Roach and the River Crouch. This area comprises
the Range Sea Danger Area (RSDA), unauthorised entry to this area is both
prohibited and dangerous.
QinetiQ is responsible for managing access to the RSDA and ensuring that
mariners do not stray into the area, putting themselves and their vessels at
risk. In order to help monitor the RSDA whilst the Range is active, QinetiQ
uses marine radar and has a Range Safety Boat which patrols the perimeter
and advises any unauthorised vessels to leave in accordance with the byelaws
and in the interests of health and safety.
To raise awareness of the location of the RSDA and help avoid incursions by
unauthorised vessels, there is a section on the MOD Shoeburyness website
which is dedicated to safety information for mariners.
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mar
iners.aspx> Here, mariners can find details about how to safely navigate in
the vicinity of the Range, how to contact Range Control for advice and the
meaning of the Red Flags that the Range uses to indicate the status of the
Inner and Outer Sea Areas. If you or your members sail in the vicinity of
the Range, we strongly suggest that you familiarise yourself with the
restrictions.
Our website also has a
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-access/Pages/havengore-bridge.as
px> guide for anyone wishing to access the inner waterways via Havengore
Bridge and we post status alerts on Twitter to notify when either Havengore
Bridge or Potton Bridge is non-operational. Follow us @SHB_Alerts.
We would be most grateful if you could circulate this information amongst
your members and other contacts in the sailing community and where possible,
create a link from your website to our Information for Mariners page. If you
have any questions or suggestions for improving the information, please let
me know.
You may also find the information in the attached leaflet of interest.
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mar
iners.aspx>
http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mari
ners.aspx
Nicki Uden - Community Liaison Officer, SHOEBURYNESS RANGE
Careline: 0800 0560108
Email: nuden@QinetiQ.com
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Shoeburyness: Range Sea Danger Area
With the summer season approaching fast, it's timely to remind local sailing
clubs and associations of the restrictions on sailing in the vicinity of the
Foulness and Maplin Sands. QinetiQ operates the live weapons Test and
Evaluation Range in Shoeburyness and on Foulness Island in Essex, known as
MOD Shoeburyness. The Range is active Monday to Friday (occasionally at
weekends), all year round conducting activities that involve firing and
detonating live ammunition, often over long distances, out to sea.
To enable the Range to work safely and ensure that hazardous activities do
not present a risk to members of the public, it operates under the
jurisdiction of the Artillery Ranges Byelaws 1936 and the Shoeburyness and
District Military Lands Byelaws 1935 (under the Military Lands Acts 1892 to
1903). The byelaws govern the use of the land and rights of access and
passage through the byelaw area. The byelaws cover an area of the Thames
Estuary and the North Sea and the inner waterways that run from Havengore
Creek across to the River Roach and the River Crouch. This area comprises
the Range Sea Danger Area (RSDA), unauthorised entry to this area is both
prohibited and dangerous.
QinetiQ is responsible for managing access to the RSDA and ensuring that
mariners do not stray into the area, putting themselves and their vessels at
risk. In order to help monitor the RSDA whilst the Range is active, QinetiQ
uses marine radar and has a Range Safety Boat which patrols the perimeter
and advises any unauthorised vessels to leave in accordance with the byelaws
and in the interests of health and safety.
To raise awareness of the location of the RSDA and help avoid incursions by
unauthorised vessels, there is a section on the MOD Shoeburyness website
which is dedicated to safety information for mariners.
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mar
iners.aspx> Here, mariners can find details about how to safely navigate in
the vicinity of the Range, how to contact Range Control for advice and the
meaning of the Red Flags that the Range uses to indicate the status of the
Inner and Outer Sea Areas. If you or your members sail in the vicinity of
the Range, we strongly suggest that you familiarise yourself with the
restrictions.
Our website also has a
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-access/Pages/havengore-bridge.as
px> guide for anyone wishing to access the inner waterways via Havengore
Bridge and we post status alerts on Twitter to notify when either Havengore
Bridge or Potton Bridge is non-operational. Follow us @SHB_Alerts.
We would be most grateful if you could circulate this information amongst
your members and other contacts in the sailing community and where possible,
create a link from your website to our Information for Mariners page. If you
have any questions or suggestions for improving the information, please let
me know.
You may also find the information in the attached leaflet of interest.
<http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mar
iners.aspx>
http://www.shoeburyness.qinetiq.com/public-safety/Pages/information-for-mari
ners.aspx
Nicki Uden - Community Liaison Officer, SHOEBURYNESS RANGE
Careline: 0800 0560108
Email: nuden@QinetiQ.com
