APPROACHES TO MAYFLOWER MARINA PLYMOUTH
Reproduced from Imray chart C14 with permission of Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd. This material has been reproduced from Imray Yachting Chart C14, Plymouth Harbour & Rivers, by permission of the Controller, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, and the Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk) © British Crown Copyright. All rights reserved not to be used for navigation.
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PILOTAGE INFORMATION
MAYFLOWER MARINA
Waypoint 50° 21.8N Long 004° 10.0W
As you enter Plymouth Sound by
either the east or west passage
past the breakwater, you will see
the city as a mile and a half
panorama directly to your north.
There are marinas on the east side
and Mayflower Marina is located to the
west of Plymouth Sound. Your approach
can be made either via The Bridge
or by following the Drake Channel.
The shorter route is through The
Bridge, which although well lit
is fairly narrow and should
only be considered in favourable
conditions. It is considered
advisable to motor through the
Bridge due to strong tidal flows.
To the east and west of The Bridge
there are underwater obstructions.
Follow the
navigation channel through the
narrows, around Devil’s Point.
Mayflower Marina will appear
on your starboard side at the
intersection with Stonehouse
Creek. In daylight the distinctive
residential development of
apartments with white verandas
provide instant recognition.
The marina is protected by a heavy
displacement concrete floating
breakwater and the entrance to the
pontoons is either via the Southern
end for pontoons A,B,C,D,E,& F or
via the Northern end for pontoons
G, H, J, K & L. The pontoons are
numbered so that even numbers
are port side to!
Plymouth is a naval port under the
control of the Queens Harbour
Master. At all times ships and
small craft are to obey the
International Rules for the
Prevention of Collision at Sea
1972 and the Dockyard Port of
Plymouth Order 1999. Vessels less
than 20m in length shall avoid
impeding vessels constrained to
the main channel and all craft are
to reduce speed as required to
avoid damage and inconvenience
to persons or property.
VHF
The marina maintains a listening
watch on VHF channel 80 at all
times, call sign ‘Mayflower
Marina’.
LONG ROOM PORT CONTROL
Shipping movements are controlled by the ‘Long Room’ on VHF channels 13 & 14 call sign ‘Long Room Port Control’. The daily movements programme can be viewed on QHM’s website www.qhmplymouth.org.uk
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Local notices to Mariners are displayed on the marinas notice boards. Alternatively, log on to The Queen's Harbour Master's website at www.qhmplymouth.org.uk then to Navigation Warnings and then to Plymouth Local Notices to Mariners.
CHARTS FOR PLYMOUTH SOUND
Admiralty Chart No. 30
Stanford Chart No. 13
Imray Chart No. C14
WEATHER INFORMATION
The Shipping Forecast for the sea
areas Portland, Plymouth and Lundy
are displayed daily and
up-dated at 0048, 0535, 1201
and 1745 hours. In addition the
marine call 5 day inshore waters
forecast for the sea area Plymouth
will also be displayed daily.
Other sources of weather
information for the Plymouth
sea area are:
H.M.Coastguard - Brixham,
Tel: 01803 882704 or listen on
VHF CH10 at 0500 hours GMT
and every 4 hours thereafter.
You can also try the following
websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/weather
www.weatheronline.co.uk
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