N O T I C E   T O   M A R I N E R S

(No. 20 of 2009)

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Scotland

WEST COAST
KYLE AKIN

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BOW ROCK
(A3924)

Northern Lighthouse Board

Edinburgh, 8 May 2009

Latitude 57° 16.763’ North (approx.)	Longitude 005° 45.920’ West (approx.)
WGS 84 Datum	WGS 84 Datum

AIS AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION

With reference to NOTICE TO MARINERS NO 19 OF 2009 (DATED 1 MAY 2009), Mariners are advised that the characteristics of the AIS being transmitted as an Aid to Navigation (AtoN) from this buoy station are amended as shown below:

When observed on the Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD), the minimum carriage requirement for SOLAS vessels, the mariner will see:

MMSI number:                         992351040

Name: Bow Rock Buoy

Position:                                  57° 16.763' North (approx.)   005° 45.920' West (approx.)

Currently there is a variance on information that will be displayed by different manufacturers’ Electronic Chart and Radar equipment. The transmission from this station is repeated every 10 minutes and includes the following messages:

Type 8 - IMO Met/Hydro message: significant wave height/period (updated hourly)
Type 21 - AtoN Identifier message. AtoN type: Port Hand Mark

R G LOCKWOOD

Chief Executive