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NOTICE TO MARINERS

5 of 2010
SCOTLAND
WEST COAST
THE HEBRIDES
VATERSAY SOUND
CASTLEBAY SOUTH
(A4019.7)
(ALRS 50730)
Northern Lighthouse Board
Edinburgh, 14 January 2010
Latitude:  56° 56.091' North
WGS 84 DatumLongitude: 004° 57.900' West
WGS 84 Datum 

ENHANCEMENT OF RADAR BEACON (RACON) SERVICE

Notice is given that, with immediate effect, the X Band racon at this station has been replaced with a dual X/S Band racon with the undernoted characteristics:- Mariners are advised that, with immediate effect, AIS is being transmitted as an Aid to Navigation (AtoN) from this buoy station. When observed on the Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD), the minimum carriage requirement for SOLAS vessels, the mariner will see:

Frequency:X Band = 9300 – 9500 MHz
S Band = 2900 – 3100 MHz
Response Time:Simultaneously active on both X and S bands for 20 seconds in every minute
Nominal Range:5 Miles
Code:T
Code Response Length:2 Miles Nominal
Position:Latitude:  56° 56.091' North (approx)  Longitude: 004° 57.900' West (approx)
R G LOCKWOOD
Chief Executive
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