Tiller Girl
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Permanent Notices
None for our area this week
Temporary Notices
Couple from the PLA
First reminds small craft of the need to avoid impeding ships using the Yantlet Secondary Channel by keeping as far to the starboard side of the channel as possible (as safe and practical), not to impede craft required to use the narrow channel and to maintain situational awareness at all times. Small craft crossing points twix Sea Reaches 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 are unaffected by the recent dredging and extra buoys and changes.
Second is aimed at the big stuff but advises that ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ships 320m+ draught 13.5m+) will be the only craft allowed in the channel at a time when between the Black Deep No 9 and the Knock John No 7, ditto West Oaze to Sea Reach No 3. Priority being given to the ship 'with tide'. There will be radio broadcast on London VTS of the progress of such ships.
One from the Crouch HM - verbatim as I cannot post this up on the web site from here.
Notice to Mariners No 2 of 2014 - Installation of Middlewick Wind Farm
Please Take Notice that the components for the Middlewick Wind Farm will be imported into R. Crouch by ships/barges over approximately six weeks starting approx. 10th Feb. 2014. The components will be lifted ashore from the vessels by a large mobile crane behind the river wall on the North bank of R. Crouch near Holliwell Farm, longitude approx. 000° 54.00E.
The Turbine Blades will be imported from USA to Sheerness port and brought to R. Crouch by the large continental inland barge Challenger (110m.) in four shipments. The barge will arrive and depart under tow of tug MTS Taktow but once within the river will manoeuvre under its own power. The barge will lie at anchor in R. Crouch between movements.
Once the turbine blades have been landed at Holliwell the turbine towers/nacelles will be imported direct in three shipments from Denmark by seagoing vessel Deo Volente (105 m.). This vessel will lie to anchor in R. Crouch off Holliwell and will discharge the towers/nacelles using its own gear to the inland barge lying alongside, which will then carry them to the shore crane for landing ashore. The barge will have to manoeuvre very close to the river wall, where it will station itself using integral ‘spud’ legs. A temporary wave and current measurement device will be installed on the river bed close to the discharge point marked by a yellow buoy. A temporary telemetry transceiver will be set up on the river wall, and various sounding poles/markers will be installed to assist positioning the barge.
The turbine components are large and comparatively fragile. Strict wind, current and wave height limitations will apply to the lifting/transshipment operations. Although these will be large vessels the operation will be affected in particular by wash from passing vessels. Therefore;
An Exclusion Zone of 1 cable (200 meters) will apply around both the barge Challenger and the seagoing vessel Deo Volente. Other vessels should not approach either vessel closer than this.
All vessels must navigate at dead slow speed in the area and avoid creating wash. Lifting and transshipping very large components at anchor means that failure to observe this temporary restriction may cause real risk of injury.
Vessels must navigate with caution and keep enhanced look-out at all times while the works are ongoing.
That's it this week. This is brought to you from 40.10'31.99N 44.30'31.77E - Yerevan, Armenia this week. Lovely place, nice people, well run airport, nice hotel, Bl**dy cold. Not like that other place. No-one knows what a tide is here which is surprising as Mount Ararat is just down the road. Normal service resumes next week.
None for our area this week
Temporary Notices
Couple from the PLA
First reminds small craft of the need to avoid impeding ships using the Yantlet Secondary Channel by keeping as far to the starboard side of the channel as possible (as safe and practical), not to impede craft required to use the narrow channel and to maintain situational awareness at all times. Small craft crossing points twix Sea Reaches 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 are unaffected by the recent dredging and extra buoys and changes.
Second is aimed at the big stuff but advises that ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ships 320m+ draught 13.5m+) will be the only craft allowed in the channel at a time when between the Black Deep No 9 and the Knock John No 7, ditto West Oaze to Sea Reach No 3. Priority being given to the ship 'with tide'. There will be radio broadcast on London VTS of the progress of such ships.
One from the Crouch HM - verbatim as I cannot post this up on the web site from here.
Notice to Mariners No 2 of 2014 - Installation of Middlewick Wind Farm
Please Take Notice that the components for the Middlewick Wind Farm will be imported into R. Crouch by ships/barges over approximately six weeks starting approx. 10th Feb. 2014. The components will be lifted ashore from the vessels by a large mobile crane behind the river wall on the North bank of R. Crouch near Holliwell Farm, longitude approx. 000° 54.00E.
The Turbine Blades will be imported from USA to Sheerness port and brought to R. Crouch by the large continental inland barge Challenger (110m.) in four shipments. The barge will arrive and depart under tow of tug MTS Taktow but once within the river will manoeuvre under its own power. The barge will lie at anchor in R. Crouch between movements.
Once the turbine blades have been landed at Holliwell the turbine towers/nacelles will be imported direct in three shipments from Denmark by seagoing vessel Deo Volente (105 m.). This vessel will lie to anchor in R. Crouch off Holliwell and will discharge the towers/nacelles using its own gear to the inland barge lying alongside, which will then carry them to the shore crane for landing ashore. The barge will have to manoeuvre very close to the river wall, where it will station itself using integral ‘spud’ legs. A temporary wave and current measurement device will be installed on the river bed close to the discharge point marked by a yellow buoy. A temporary telemetry transceiver will be set up on the river wall, and various sounding poles/markers will be installed to assist positioning the barge.
The turbine components are large and comparatively fragile. Strict wind, current and wave height limitations will apply to the lifting/transshipment operations. Although these will be large vessels the operation will be affected in particular by wash from passing vessels. Therefore;
An Exclusion Zone of 1 cable (200 meters) will apply around both the barge Challenger and the seagoing vessel Deo Volente. Other vessels should not approach either vessel closer than this.
All vessels must navigate at dead slow speed in the area and avoid creating wash. Lifting and transshipping very large components at anchor means that failure to observe this temporary restriction may cause real risk of injury.
Vessels must navigate with caution and keep enhanced look-out at all times while the works are ongoing.
That's it this week. This is brought to you from 40.10'31.99N 44.30'31.77E - Yerevan, Armenia this week. Lovely place, nice people, well run airport, nice hotel, Bl**dy cold. Not like that other place. No-one knows what a tide is here which is surprising as Mount Ararat is just down the road. Normal service resumes next week.
