Notices

DREDGE OF CHICHESTER BAR – UPDATED 15/09/2025 Captain Jo Cox, Harbour Master15th September 2025

Diving Operations Marine Research Date Location 01/09/2025Dive Treloar Hole WestLat: 50° 46.886’NLong: 0° 56.082’WDive time: 10:45 02/09/2025Dive Fishery BeaconLat: 50° 47.387NLong: 0° 56.057WDive time: 07:30 02/09/2025Dive Emsworth PontoonLat: 50° 46.850’NLong: 0° 56.050’WDive Time: 13:00 03/09/2025Dive East HeadDiving in the vicinity of (depth dependent)LatitudeLongitude50° 47.0025′ N0° 54.4593′ W50° 47.2336′ N0° 54.3815′ W Dive time: 08:30 03/09/2025Dive Chichester […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]