NAVAREA III - 0023/23 Published - 2023-03-18T00:00:00 BLACK SEA 182359Z MAR 23 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE JCC HAS ESTABLISHED A ROUTE FOR VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND OF UKRAINAN PORTS. THE ROUTE IS 320NM LONG AND CONNECTS THE LISTED UKRAINIAN PORTS WITH INSPECTION AREAS INSIDE TURKISH TERRITORIAL SEAS. THE MARITIME HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR (MHC) FORMS PART OF THIS ROUTE AND EXTENDS FROM THE BOUNDARY OF UKRAINIAN TERRITORIAL SEAS TO THE SOUTHERN WAYPOINT OF THE HIGH SEAS TRANSIT CORRIDOR (HSTC). WHILST TRANSITING THE MHC NO MILITARY SHIP, AIRCRAFT OR UAV MAY CLOSE WITHIN A RADIUS 10NM OF ANY VESSEL ENGAGED IN THE INITIATIVE AND TRANSITING THE CORRIDOR. VESSELS ENCOUNTERING PROVOCATIONS OR THREATS WHILE TRANSITING THE MHC SHOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO THE JCC. NO VESSEL SHALL TRANSIT THE MHC WITHOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE JCC. PILOTS WILL EMBARK FOR PASSAGE BETWEEN BERTH AND HOLDING AREA. CHORNOMORSK TO HOLDING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200M: 46 24.000 N - 030 54.000 E 46 20.500 N - 030 43.200 E 46 20.000 N - 030 42.700 E 46 18.842 N - 030 41.807 E 46 19.123 N - 030 40.596 E ODESA TO HOLDING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200M: 46 30.000 N - 030 54.000 E 46 30.000 N - 030 46.400 E 46 29.902 N - 030 46.043 E 46 29.986 N - 030 44.542 E PIVDENNYI TO HOLDING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200M: 46 30.500 N - 030 57.000 E 46 32.600 N - 030 57.000 E 46 33.342 N - 031 00.044 E 46 36.187 N - 031 01.000 E HOLDING AREA: 46 30.500 N - 030 54.000 E 46 30.500 N - 030 58.200 E 46 24.000 N - 030 58.200 E 46 24.000 N - 030 54.000 E VESSEL MUST TRANSIT BETWEEN THE HOLDING AREA AND MHC THROUGH THE AREA BOUNDED BY: 46 24.000 N - 030 54.000 E 46 19.000 N - 031 05.000 E 46 12.000 N - 031 07.500 E 46 12.000 N - 031 12.500 E 46 27.000 N - 031 10.500 E 46 28.200 N - 030 58.200 E THE HSTC IS 83NM LONG AND 3NM WIDE. WHEN TRANSITING THE HSTC VESSELS ARE CONSIDERED RESTRICTED IN THEIR ABILITY TO MANOEUVRE AND SHOULD DISPLAY THE APPROPRIATE LIGHTS/SHAPES. VESSELS MUST TRANSIT BETWEEN 0500 TO 2100 LOCAL. HSTC (CENTRELINE): 44 53.000 N - 030 39.500 E 008/188 45NM 45 37.100 N - 030 48.100 E 025/205 38NM 46 12.000 N - 031 10.000 E A SOUTHERN WAITING AREA (SWA) IS DESIGNATED AS A TEMPORARY HOLDING AREA FOR VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE INITIATIVE. INBOUND VESSELS MAY USE THE SWA TO AWAIT TRANSIT DURING AUTHORISED HOURS, INFORMING THE JCC THROUGH ISTANBUL TRAFFIC: SWA: 44 50.000 N - 030 10.000 E 44 50.000 N - 030 25.000 E 44 55.000 N - 030 25.000 E 45 00.000 N - 030 10.000 E VESSELS ON PASSAGE BETWEEN THE MHC AND THE TURKISH INSPECTION AREAS SHALL PASS THROUGH POSITION 42 19.15N 029 27.00E. ISTANBUL VTS WILL INFORM AND DIRECT VESSELS TO THE APPROPRIATE INSPECTION AREA TURKISH INSPECTION AREA N (BLACK SEA): 41 14.900 N - 028 59.580 E 41 17.260 N - 028 59.580 E 41 17.260 N - 029 02.200 E 41 15.500 N - 029 04.600 E 41 15.200 N - 029 04.600 E TURKISH INSPECTION AREAS S (SEA OF MARMARA): 41 00.360 N - 028 59.130 E 40 59.330 N - 028 58.570 E 40 58.090 N - 028 56.470 E 40 59.840 N - 028 56.470 E 40 58.480 N - 028 53.280 E 40 59.500 N - 028 56.280 E 40 58.060 N - 028 56.280 E 40 56.460 N - 028 53.280 E OTHER THAN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PORT CALLS AND PROLONGED STOPS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE TRANSIT. SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFERS ARE NOT AUTHORISED. VESSELS PARTICIPATING IN THE INITIATIVE MUST TRANSMIT ON AIS AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE ARE CONTAINED IN IMO CIRCULAR LETTER 4611 (SERIES) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0022/23 Published - 2023-03-17T00:00:00 TYRRHENIAN SEA 1.- O/S OCEAN LINK WILL CARRY OUT OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVAY ABOUT SUBMARINE CABLES REPAIR, UNTILL 30 MAR23, ON FOLLOWING TRACK: 43 14.095N - 007 46.664E 43 23.293N - 008 06.762E 43 52.074N - 008 36.511E 43 56.247N - 008 44.592E 44 10.353N - 008 55.515E 44 17.162N - 008 58.843E 44 20.836N - 008 58.445E 44 23.062N - 008 59.062E 44 23.519N - 008 59.011E 44 23.174N - 008 59.140E 44 22.057N - 008 59.154E 44 20.563N - 008 58.919E 44 15.027N - 009 01.110E 44 12.328N - 009 02.154E 44 10.089N - 009 01.878E 44 08.064N - 009 02.301E 44 06.938N - 009 03.616E 43 45.053N - 009 11.873E 43 24.985N - 009 30.985E 43 17.609N - 009 34.581E 42 44.035N - 009 48.915E 42 10.896N - 009 51.501E. IT MUST BE CONSIDERED `VESSEL RESTRICTED IN HER ABILITY TO MANOEUVRE`. SHIPPING - FISHING - ANCHORAGE AND EVERY SURFACE/UNDERWATER ACTIVITY IS DANGEROUS ALL TRANSITING SHIPS BEWARE. 2.- CANCEL THIS MSG ON 310100 UTC MAR23. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0021/23 Published - 2023-03-13T00:00:00 MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BLACK SEA AND AZOV SEA NAVAREA III WARNINGS IN FORCE ON 14 MAR 23 AT 0600 UTC. 2020: 0068. 2022: 0092, 0122, 0124, 0230. 2023: 0020, 0021. 1.- ONLY THOSE LESS THAN 42 DAYS OLD ARE DAILY BROADCASTED ON SAFETYNET AT 1200UTC AND 2400UTC. 2.- ALL NAVAREA III WARNINGS IN FORCE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB-SITE https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ihm/Aplicaciones/Navareas/Index_Navareas_xml_en.html 3.- NEW NAVAREA III WARNINGS ARE ALSO PRINTED IN THE WEEKLY EDITION OF SPANISH NOTICES TO MARINERS (SECTION 5). 4.- CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 202359 UTC MAR 23. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0020/23 Published - 2023-03-09T00:00:00 BALEARIC SEA 1.- SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS BY ARTABRO, MMSI 224866000; DAYS 10 TO 22 MAR23; IN AREA BETWEEN POLLENCA BAY AND CIUDADELA 0,5 NM BERTH IS REQUESTED. 2.- CANCEL THIS MSG ON 222359 UTC MAR23. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0124/22 Published - 2022-03-23T00:00:00 BLACK SEA 1. WAR RISK AREA, IN NORTHWESTERN PART OF BLACK SEA TO NORTHERN OF LINE 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E 45-11.5N 033-10.5E FROM 19 MAR 22 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0119/22 AND THIS PARAGRAPH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0122/22 Published - 2022-03-22T00:00:00 BLACK SEA 1.- POSSIBLE DRIFTING MINES IN THE NORTHWEST, WEST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS OF THE BLACK SEA, CAUTION IS ADVISED. 2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0121/22 AND THIS PARAGRAPH. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0092/22 Published - 2022-02-25T00:00:00 BLACK SEA - NORTHWESTERN PART 1.- DUE TO MINE DANGER NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTILL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUNDED BY: A 46-04.0N 033-12.8E 46-03.1N 033-13.9E 45-55.6N 033-08.1E 45-57.3N 032-54.5E 46-00.9N 033-06.8E B 46-06.4N 032-05.4E 45-57.4N 032-53.3E 45-49.2N 032-47.0E 45-59.7N 032-02.4E C 46-09.4N 032-06.6E 46-07.0N 032-05.5E 45-58.2N 032-54.2E 45-59.5N 033-05.5E 46-00.9N 033-05.5E 46-00.9N 033-04.8E AND COASTLINE D 46-32.4N 031-01.2E 46-32.6N 031-26.3E 46-28.0N 031-27.9E 46-27.9N 031-00.8E E 46-34.9N 031-30.5E 46-35.6N 031-29.6E 46-34.7N 031-26.1E 46-28.1N 031-28.4E 46-21.8N 031-30.3E 46-22.2N 031-31.9E AND COASTLINE F 46-35.8N 031-01.0E 46-34.5N 031-00.5E 46-35.7N 031-05.7E 46-35.2N 031-05.9E 46-34.9N 031-21.7E 46-35.5N 031-21.7E 46-35.5N 031-23.3E 46-34.7N 031-25.1E 46-36.2N 031-30.7E 46-36.7N 031-31.8E AND COASTLINE G 46-31.5N 030-44.2E 46-31.7 N 030-46.6E 46-30.9 N 030-49.8E 46-33.4 N 030-59.7E 46-36.0N 031-00.8E AND COASTLINE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' NAVAREA III - 0068/20 Published - 2020-01-21T00:00:00 WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1.-"LA GARDE" NAVTEX station off air, until further notice. Navigators can find useful information (in french) on the following links : METEO : http://www.meteofrance.com/previsions-meteo-marine/bulletin/grandlarge/metarea3-mediterranee-occidentale NAVIGATION WARNING : https//www.premar-mediterranee.gouv.fr/avis-urgents-aux-navigateurs.html#liste-ville-6219 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- '