NOTICES TO MARINERS
PUBLICATION
EASTERN EDITION

TRANSPORT CANADA – RESTRICTED SPEED AREA - ST. CLAIR AND DETROIT RIVERS

(Recurrent publication of notice *1103/12, originally published in the Notices to Mariners Publication - Eastern Edition 11/2012.)

Since November 14, 2012, the restricted speed area currently in place as per the St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations between the Detroit River light and Peche Island light is reduced in size by relocating the southern point of the restricted speed area from its current location at the Detroit River light to a new location at Bar Point light D33.

CANADIAN COAST GUARD PUBLICATION – COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON NOTICES TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) PUBLICATIONS

In an effort to continuously improve the Notices to Mariners publications and to provide the most efficient service possible, the Notices to Mariners team invites all mariners and other interested parties to submit comments and suggestions on possible improvements to its various publications and services at the following email address: Notmar.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*1201CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – NAUTICAL CHARTS

*1202CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS

*1203CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – RASTER DIGITAL CHARTS (BSB V3)

*1204TRANSPORT CANADA – SHIP SAFETY BULLETIN #15/2019

A new Ship Safety Bulletin has recently been posted to the Transport Canada website at www.tc.gc.ca/ssb-bsn/.

To view or download this bulletin, please click on the link below:

SSB#15/2019 – Reciprocal Arrangements Subject to STCW Convention and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001
RDIMS#15950338

Sign yourself up for e-Bulletin to receive an e-mail notice each time a new Ship Safety Bulletin is published on our website.

Contact us at marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or 1-855-859-3123 (Toll Free).

*1205SOREL-TRACY À/TO OTTERBURN-PARK – UNLIT BUOYS PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED

Reference Chart: 1350

The following unlit buoys have been permanently discontinued:

(Q2019-156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 163, 164, 166, 167)

*1206SOREL-TRACY À/TO OTTERBURN-PARK – LIGHT BUOYS PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED

Reference Chart: 1350

The following light buoys have been permanently discontinued:

(Q2019-159, 162, 165)

*1207RIVIÈRE DES PRAIRIES – UNLIT BUOYS REPOSITIONED

Reference Chart: 1509

The following unlit buoys have been permanently repositioned:

(Q2019-169 to 173)

*1209(P)PORT AUX BASQUES AND APPROACHES/ET LES APPROCHES – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES

Reference Chart: 4641

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by March 27, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of December 27, 2019. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 5667
250 Southside Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Telephone: (709) 552-6456
Email: renee.pope@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(N2019-116 to 118)

*1210(P)DÉTROIT DE NORTHUMBERLAND / NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT: PARTIE OUEST / WESTERN PORTION: PORTS / HARBOURS – RANGE LIGHTS TO BE DISCONTINUED

Reference Chart: 4909

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by March 27, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of December 27, 2019. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 5667
250 Southside Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Telephone: (709) 552-6456
Email: renee.pope@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(G2019-136P, 137P)

*1211(P)CARAQUET HARBOUR, BAIE DE SHIPPEGAN AND / ET MISCOU HARBOUR – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES

Reference Chart: 4913

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by March 27, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of December 27, 2019. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 5667
250 Southside Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Telephone: (709) 552-6456
Email: renee.pope@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(G2019-142)

*1212(P)PLANS BAIE DES CHALEURS / CHALEUR BAY - CÔTE SUD / SOUTH SHORE – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE

Reference Chart: 4920

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aid to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by March 27, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of December 27, 2019. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 5667
250 Southside Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Telephone: (709) 552-6456
Email: renee.pope@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(G2019-142)

*1213(P)CAPE ST MARY'S TO / À ARGENTIA – WEATHER RELATED TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES

Reference Chart: 4841

On behalf of the Transport Canada Port Official, compulsory pilotage vessels are hereby advised; that at any time they may have to depart and/or maneuver within the public port due to the possibility of impending weather.

From December 1, 2019, through to March 31, 2020, adverse weather procedures have been established for the Placentia Bay area in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Section 76 of the Canada Marine Act (CMA) provides the Port Official, through the Practices and Procedures for Public Ports, the authority to issue instructions to vessels operating within the limits of the Public Ports of Come by Chance and Long Harbour.

Section 58 of the CMA and Section 3 of the Practice and Procedures for Public Ports provide the Port Official with the authority to instruct vessels to leave the public ports if necessary.

A determination by the Port Official to suspend operations within the confines of the public ports will be made upon review of current weather forecasts for Placentia Bay, along with the advice and consideration of the Placentia Bay Weather subcommittee.

Following this determination, appropriate instructions to vessels will be issued as a navigational warning (NAVWARN) on behalf of Transport Canada and broadcast by Placentia MCTS.

Port operations closure/ Resumption of operations:

1.Depart – Port Operations Ceased

Should the weather be forecasted to deteriorate within Placentia Bay exceed the recommendation by the Placentia Bay Weather Subcommittee that Placentia MCTS has permission, through these instructions, for the Public Ports of Come by Chance and Long Harbour to cease all navigation, including those vessels at anchor and that all commercial vessels depart and or maneuver within the public ports under the direction and supervision of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority as required to ensure a safe and efficient exit of the public port.

2.Return - Port Operations resumed

The Public Ports of Come by Chance and Long Harbour will reopen when The Atlantic Pilotage Authority resumes operations.

(NW-N-1508-19)

*1214(T)STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE / DÉTROIT DE BELLE ISLE – REPAIRS TO SMALL CRAFT HARBOURS FACILITIES

Reference Chart: 4020

Repairs to Small Craft Harbours facilities in the towns of L’Anse-au-Clair and L’Anse au Loup will be taking place from December 2, 2019, until the end of March 2020.

L’Anse-au-Clair repairs include; replacing all fenders, bumpers and guardrails, removing the cribbing, new crib work and repairs to the concrete decking.

L’Anse au Loup repairs include; replacing all fenders, bumpers and guardrails and repairs to the concrete decking.

For more information, please contact Bruce Moores from C&T Enterprises, at 709-931-2191 Ext. 207 or at the following email address: bmoores@ctenterprises.ca.

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4.3.2 NAVTEX Services in Canada

Under GMDSS, the NAVTEX is part of the mandatory equipment carriage requirement for SOLAS vessels. Canada provides the International NAVTEX Service in English on 518 kHz from eight strategically located MCTS Centres. Additionally, Canada provides the National NAVTEX Service in French on 490 kHz from four bilingual MCTS Centres.

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4.3.2 NAVTEX Services

The dissemination of navigational warnings via NAVTEX is a vital component of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) as developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Canada provides the International NAVTEX Service in English on 518 kHz from nine strategically located MCTS Centres and a National NAVTEX Service in French on 490 kHz from four bilingual MCTS Centres.
As required by the international standards expressed in the IMO NAVTEZX Manual, NAVTEX transmitters must respect both a Coverage Area and a unique Service Area. Canada has provided efficient and functional NAVTEX services for decades but is now in a position to formally establish Service Areas with the overall goal to reduce broadcast area overlaps and the corresponding duplication of information.

4.3.2.1 Coverage Area

All ten Canadian NAVTEX transmitters provide an advertised Coverage Area of 300 nm, though the range of signal reception may vary based on the time of day, the season, weather and geography.

4.3.2.2 Service Area

The established NAVTEX Service Areas provide precisely defined sea areas, wholly contained within the coverage area, through which maritime safety information is provided by a NAVTEX transmitter.

4.3.2.3 Broadcast Content

The established Service Areas are intricately linked to the Environment and Climate Change Canada’s marine forecast areas, as described in Part 5 of this publication. The Service Areas ensure boundaries with no broadcast duplications of navigational warnings, meteorological warnings/forecasts, and ice information.

In cases where a marine forecast area extends beyond the Coverage Area of a NAVTEX transmitter, the entire associated marine forecast/ice information will be broadcast. Typically only navigational warnings located within the Service Area will be broadcast, though those of a regional/national scope may also be occasionally broadcast.

4.3.2.4 NAVTEX Transmitter “B1” Code

With the resulting re-allocation of areas of responsibility for each NAVTEX transmitter, mariners should note that in some cases they may need to update their NAVTEX “B1” receiver codes to ensure the continued reception of pertinent information throughout their voyage.

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Figure 4-11 - NAVTEX Coverage - 300 NM - Atlantic and Central and Arctic

While the indicated coverage footprint of NAVTEX transmitters located at Pass Lake and Ferndale intersect over Lake Michigan, information specifically pertaining to Lake Michigan waters is not included on Navtex broadcasts

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Figure 4-12 - NAVTEX Coverage Western Region

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Figure 4-11 Individual NAVTEX Transmitter Coverage and Service Area

Figure 4-11 a) Digby Island

Figure 4-11 b) Amphitrite Point

Figure 4-11 c) Pass Lake

Figure 4-11 d) Ferndale

Figure 4-11 e) Moisie

Figure 4-11 f) Chebogue

Figure 4-11 g) Port Caledonia

Figure 4-11 h) Robin Hood Bay

Figure 4-11 i) Cartwright

Figure 4-11 j) Iqaluit

Figure 4-12 Regional NAVTEX Overview - Coverage and Service Areas

Figure 4-12 a) Western Region

Figure 4-12 b) Great Lakes Region

While the indicated coverage footprint of NAVTEX transmitters located at Pass Lake and Ferndale intersect over Lake Michigan, information specifically pertaining to Lake Michigan waters is not included on NAVTEX broadcasts

Figure 4-12 c) Gulf of St Lawrence and Atlantic Region

Figure 4-12 d) Atlantic Region – Newfoundland and Labrador

Figure 4-12 e) Arctic Region