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
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
P10-23 - PLA General Direction 34 Entering Force -
Date Published: 01-Sep-23
P11-23 - How We Communicate With You -
Date Published: 21-Aug-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
L54-23 - Dredging Operations - NORTHFLEET HOPE
Date Published: 05-Dec-23
L53-23 - Civil & Marine Jetty Dredging Operations - LONG REACH
Date Published: 01-Dec-23
L51-23 - Dredging Operations - GRAVESEND REACH
Date Published: 20-Nov-23
L50-23 - Tilbury Dock Departure Reporting - NORTHFLEET HOPE
Date Published: 09-Nov-23
L26-23 - Former Barking Power Station & Outfall Decommissioning and Dredging - HALFWAY REACH
Date Published: 03-Jul-23
L14 of 2022 - London Gateway Berth 4 Quay, Wall Piling Operations - SEA REACH
Date Published: 23-Sep-22
Current Middle River Notices
M108-23 - Waterloo Bridge Arch Closure & Local Traffic Control - KINGS REACH
Date Published: 04-Dec-23
M107-23 - Westminster Bridge Arch Closures - LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 04-Dec-23
M106-23 - Wapping Police Pier & Engineering Pier Fender Replacement Operations - LOWER POOL
Date Published: 28-Nov-23
M102-23 - Vessel Licence Requirement & Enforcement Area for New Years - UPPER POOL TO NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 03-Nov-23
M100-23 - St Georges Wharf Exclusion Zone - NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 31-Oct-23
M97-23 - Victoria Embankment Navigation Lights - LAMBETH REACH
Date Published: 25-Oct-23
M95-23 - Belvedere Power Station Jetty - Temporary Buoys - HALFWAY REACH
Date Published: 23-Oct-23
M94-23 - Minerva House - Temporary Berth Construction - KINGS REACH
Date Published: 19-Oct-23
M93-23 - Albert Embankment Cofferdam - NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 13-Oct-23
M91-23 - Blackwall Point (Charringdons Wharf) River Wall Maintenance Works - BLACKWALL REACH
Date Published: 13-Oct-23
M87-23 - Battlebridge Buoy Lighting Trial - UPPER POOL
Date Published: 27-Sep-23
M85-23 - Blackfriars Construction Works - KINGS REACH
Date Published: 19-Sep-23
M67-23 - Free Trade Wharf Emergency Demolition Works - LOWER POOL
Date Published: 29-Jun-23
M66-23 - Free Trade Wharf - Exclusion Zone and Speed Reduction - LOWER POOL
Date Published: 27-Jun-23
M54-23 - King Edward Memorial Park Construction Works - LOWER POOL
Date Published: 17-May-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
M01-23 - Gun Salutes - UPPER POOL
Date Published: 03-Jan-23
M66 of 2022 - Fresh Wharf Sunken Vessel - BARKING CREEK
Date Published: 20-Oct-22
M62 of 2022 - Vauxhall Bridge Thames Tideway Works - NINE ELMS REACH
Date Published: 30-Sep-22
M49 of 2022 - Charing Cross Rail No.1 Arch - Smart Signal Lights
Date Published: 02-Aug-22
Current Upper River Notices
U29-23 - Richmond Lock & Weir No 4. Arch Closure and Weir Position - HORSE REACH
Date Published: 04-Dec-23
U28-23 - Oxford University & Cambridge University Boat Race Fixtures - BARN ELMS REACH TO MORTLAKE REACH
Date Published: 27-Nov-23
U27-23 - Richmond Bridge & Putney Bridge - Bridge Inspection & Arch Closures - HORSE REACH TO BARN ELMS REACH
Date Published: 17-Nov-23
U26-23 - Putney Bridge Pier Trial - BARN ELMS REACH
Date Published: 26-Oct-23
U20-23 - 2023/24 Head of the River Races - MORTLAKE REACH TO BARN ELMS REACH
Date Published: 29-Aug-23
U4 of 2021 - Barn Elms Reach (Upper) - Hammersmith Bridge
Date Published: 16-Jul-21