Notices to Mariners

Notices to Mariners for Lowestoft and East Anglian Coast area, relevant mainly to the owners of private leisure craft moored at or visiting Lowestoft Cruising Club. Each notice opens in a new page, shown in pdf format.

Notices to Mariners issued 2024


Lowestoft Southern Approaches - Stanford Channel buoy moves
Date of issue: 14.09.2024


Lowestoft Outer Harbour and Approaches - Bathymetric survey activity: updated
Date of issue: 12.09.2024


Lowestoft Outer Harbour - Dive activity alongside quay walls East side of Hamilton and Waveney Docks
Date of issue: 09.09.2024


Lowestoft Approaches - South Cardinal Twin Buoy out of position: Update
Date of issue: 03.09.2024


Gull Wing Bridge - Harbour Directions

Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Harbour Directions

Scheme of Operation for the new bridge
Date of issue: 15.08.2024


Approaches to Great Yarmouth - North West Scroby Lighted Buoys
Date of issue: 22.08.2024


Approaches to Great Yarmouth, Holm Channel - North East Holm and South Corton Lighted Buoys
Date of issue: 22.08.2024


Lowestoft Outer Harbour and Approaches - On-going XOcean USV activity
Date of issue: 19.06.2024


River Deben entrance - chartlet
Date of issue: 14.04.2024


Haven Bridge - Lifting of Haven Bridge resumed
Date of issue: 09.04.2024


Ha’Penny Pier pontoons
Date of issue: 28.03.2024


Lowestoft Inner Harbour - Gull Wing Channel restriction lifted & operational protocol
Date of issue: 28.03.2024


Harwich Haven and Approaches - Seasonal recreational marks
Date of issue: 22.03.2024


Harwich Haven - East Cardinal Mark
Date of issue: 01.03.2024

Issued 2023


Lowestoft Southern Approaches – Shoaling at the entrance to Stanford Channel
Date of issue: 20.11.2023


Lowestoft Harbour - Revised small craft and yachts notice

Information for small craft and yachts using Lowestoft Harbour and the seaward approaches to Mutford Lock
Date of issue: 13.11.2023


Woodbridge Haven lighted buoy
Date of issue: 03.04.2023


Cork Hole experimental lighted buoy
Date of issue: 03.02.2023

Issued 2022


Updated information for leisure vessels arriving into the UK
Date of issue: 04.08.2022


Coronavirus (covid-19) – Updated vessel notification requirements

Complete only if there are any suspected or confirmed cases of disease which is likely to be highly transmissible or contagious. Date of issue: 25.05.2022

Harwich, Cork Hole - Experimental lighted buoy
Date of issue: 14.04.2022


Sanctions on Russian vessels
Date of issue: 03.03.2022


N.W. Holm lighted buoy
Date of issue: 11.02.2022


Lowestoft Inner Harbour - Gull Wing construction site: updated details
Date of issue: 15.01.2022

Issued 2021


Lowestoft Approaches - UXO position SE to Lowestoft
Date of issue: 15.11.21


Lowestoft Inner Harbour - Gull Wing Bridge construction: temporary reporting requirement
Date of issue: 09.09.2021


East Anglia - International catering waste
Date of issue: 05.03.2021

Issued 2020


Lowestoft Harbour - Impending changes to vessel reporting procedures
Date of issue: 24.12.2020


Lowestoft Harbour and approaches - Management of vessel speed and wash
Date of issue: 01.07.2020


Border health control measures - Application to marine leisure users
Date of issue: 13.06.2020


Lowestoft - Advice on Harbour use during easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Date of issue: 14.05.2020

Issued 2019


Lowestoft Inner Harbour - Town and Cefas Quay passing speed
Date of issue: 25.07.2019

Issued 2017


Passage plan publication
Date of issue: 29.08.2017


Lowestoft Harbour - Reporting of vessel movements
Date of issue: 19.08.2017


Lowestoft Harbour - Use of weighted heaving lines
Date of issue: 07.02.2017

Issued 2015


Lowestoft Harbour - Use of lifejackets
Date of issue: 08.11.2015

Issued 2011


Lowestoft Harbour - Port entrance traffic lights
Date of issue: 14.07.2011

Issued 2007


Lowestoft Harbour - Protection of ABP employees from passive smoking
Date of issue: 29.06.2007

Notices to Mariners issued directly

The Lowestoft notices to mariners are available from the

The Broads Authority

The Great Yarmouth notices to mariners are available from the page

Harwich Haven Authority

Trinity House

Lowestoft Bascule Bridge opening times are shown on the page

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