The current notices in force are:
Hayling RNLI Open – Rescue Demonstrations Notice is hereby given hereby given that as part of the RNLI Hayling Island Station Open Day, the Hayling lifeboat crew will be conducting a series of rescue demonstrations on Sunday 26th July 2026. Demonstrations will be taking place in the vicinity of Hayling lifeboat station at 12:00, 13:00 […]
Deployment of monitoring equipment 2. The buoys are in the western side Emsworth Channel – north of Verner Port Lateral Mark in the following positions: Lat. 50°48.218’N Long. 000°56.454’W Lat. 50°48.135’N Long. 000° 56.434’W Lat. 50°48.047’N Long. 000°56.399’W 3. The yellow buoys form part of the monitoring for the Solent Seascape Project oyster reef restoration. […]
Notice of Prohibited Anchorage Area within Chichester Channel 2. The Prohibited Anchorage Area is temporarily marked along its northern edge by unlit orange marker buoys in the following positions: Lat: 50°48’25.83″N Long: 0°53’31.43″W Lat: 50°48’30.63″N Long: 0°53’24.92″W Lat: 50°48’34.05″N Long: 0°53’14.76″W Lat: 50°48’35.73″N Long: 0°53’6.83″W 3. No anchoring is permitted in the area between the […]
Maintenance Dredges of Northney and Sparkes Marinas Captain Jo Cox Harbour Master 12 March 2026
GENERAL INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE This Local Notice to Mariners is to be read in conjunction with the Byelaws for Chichester Harbour which may be obtained from the Harbour Office or online at www.conservancy.co.uk. Chichester Harbour Conservancy is responsible for managing the risks associated with marine operations to ensure they remain as low as reasonably practicable […]
Obstruction and Reduced Air Draft on Langstone Bridge Captain Jo CoxHarbour Master15th July 2025
Deployment of monitoring equipment Lat. 50°48.470’N Lon. 000°53.545’W Lat. 50°48.567’N Lon. 000°53.394’W Lat. 50°48.612’N Lon. 000°53.166’W 3. Western side Emsworth Channel – north of Verner Port Lateral Mark Lat. 50°48.035’N Lon. 000°56.371’W Lat. 50°48.141’N Lon. 000°56.406’W Lat. 50°48.243’N Lon. 000°56.431W The yellow buoys form part of a nature recovery project within Chichester Harbour as part […]
DEPTHS CHICHESTER BAR 1. Mariners are advised that a bathymetric survey of Chichester Bar and approach channel was completed in May 2025. 2. The least depth in the approach channel is 1.1m below Chart Datum. 3. The full survey is available to view here. 4. The survey has been annotated with two hatched lines running […]
NOTICES TO MARINERS IN FORCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Notices to Mariners are in force 01 January 2025: 08/22 GROYNE TOP MARK MISSING 07/24 DEPTHS CHICHESTER BAR 18/24 MAINTENANCE DREDGE SPARKES MARINA 19/24 COMPLETION OF ITCHENOR JETTY EXTENSION ALL OTHER NOTICES TO MARINERS ARE HEREBY CANCELLED. Captain Jo CoxHarbour Master 03 January […]
COMPLETION OF ITCHENOR JETTY REPLACEMENT AND EXTENSION Jo CoxHarbour Master 01 Dec 2024
DEPTHS CHICHESTER BAR Jo Cox Harbour Master 3 June 2024
Local Notice to Mariners No.08 of 2022 GROYNE TOP MARK MISSING 1. Mariners are advised that the red port hand navigation marker from Groyne 3 on Hayling Island, in position 50°46´.590N 000°56´.328W, is missing. 2. Mariners are advised to give the area around Groyne 3 a wide berth when transiting as it presents an underwater […]