Notices to Mariners
Notices to Mariners provide essential, up to date information and advice to those supporting navigation and commercial shipping in the Port of London. Subjects will include (but not be limited to) advice on PLA procedures and/or requirements and notification of new and updated rules and regulations for navigation.
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- Current Port-wide Notices
- Current Lower & Estuary Notices (Outer Limits to Crossness)
- Current Middle River Notices (Crossness to Putney)
- Current Upper River Notices (Putney to Teddington)
- Harwich Haven Notices to Mariners
- Port of Tilbury
- Medway Notices to Mariners
- Trinity House Notices to Mariners (South East)
Current Portwide Notices
P04-23 - Re-Register for Notice to Mariners -
Date Published: 22-Mar-24
P02-24 - Environment Agency Thames Barrier Closures - WOOLWICH REACH
Date Published: 26-Feb-24
P01-24 - The PLA's Safe Boarding Week -
Date Published: 26-Feb-24
P15-23 - Caution Required Regarding Vessels Turning About -
Date Published: 20-Oct-23
P14-23 - Environment Agency Thames Barrier Closures - WOOLWICH REACH
Date Published: 21-Sep-23
P09-23 - Thames AIS Revised Specification -
Date Published: 17-Aug-23
P06-23 - REMINDER: PLA General Direction 10 Entering Force -
Date Published: 30-Jun-23
Current Lower & Estuary Notices
L16-24 - Calor Gas Canvey Jetty Works - SEA REACH
Date Published: 19-Mar-24
L14-24 - OIKOS Jetty No. 1 Works - SEA REACH
Date Published: 13-Mar-24
L13-24 - White Mountain Bollard & Fender Works - HALFWAY REACH
Date Published: 06-Mar-24
L04-24 - Research Equipment Deployments - LOWER HOPE REACH to SEA REACH
Date Published: 11-Jan-24
L50-23 - Tilbury Dock Departure Reporting - NORTHFLEET HOPE
Date Published: 09-Nov-23
Current Middle River Notices
M33-24 - The Tower of London Gun Salutes 2024 - UPPER POOL
Date Published: 22-Mar-24
M32-24 - Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race - CROSS DEEP TO LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 22-Mar-24
M31-24 - Crane Operations Exclusion - WOOLWICH REACH
Date Published: 22-Mar-24
M30-24 - Wandsworth Bridge Arch Closures - WANDSWORTH REACH
Date Published: 21-Mar-24
M29-24 - Filming & Promotional Operations - KINGS REACH TO UPPER POOL
Date Published: 19-Mar-24
M28-24 - Waterloo Bridge - Arch Closures & Local Traffic Control - KINGS REACH
Date Published: 12-Mar-24
M25-24 - The University Boat Race - Local Traffic Control & River Closure - WANDSWORTH REACH TO MORTLAKE REACH
Date Published: 04-Mar-24
M21-24 - Phoenix Wharf Reinstatement - DEPTFORD CREEK
Date Published: 28-Feb-24
M16-24 - Temporary Removal of Lambeth Fire Pontoon - LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 09-Feb-24
M14-24 - Westminster Bridge Arch Closure - LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 01-Feb-24
M11-24 - Thames Historic Barge Driving Events - GREENWICH REACH TO LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 29-Jan-24
M10-24 - Ichthyoplankton and Smelt Egg Survey - BARN ELMS REACH TO BATTERSEA REACH
Date Published: 29-Jan-24
M09-24 - Barking Creek River Roding - BARKING REACH
Date Published: 19-Jan-24
M05-24 - King Edward Memorial Park Construction Works - LOWER POOL
Date Published: 10-Jan-24
M100-23 - St Georges Wharf Exclusion Zone - NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 31-Oct-23
M93-23 - Albert Embankment Cofferdam - NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 13-Oct-23
M85-23 - Blackfriars Construction Works - KINGS REACH
Date Published: 19-Sep-23
M36-23 - Chelsea Embankment Deconstruction Works - CHELSEA REACH
Date Published: 28-Mar-23
M18-23 - Barking Barrier Reduction in Air Draft - BARKING CREEK
Date Published: 14-Feb-23
Current Upper River Notices
U08-24 - Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race - CROSS DEEP TO LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 22-Mar-24
U06-24 - The University Boat Race - Local Traffic Control & River Closure - WANDSWORTH REACH TO MORTLAKE REACH
Date Published: 04-Mar-24
U31-23 - Putney Bridge Pier Trial - BARN ELMS REACH
Date Published: 27-Dec-23
U20-23 - 2023/24 Head of the River Races - MORTLAKE REACH TO BARN ELMS REACH
Date Published: 29-Aug-23