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 !  List of Standard Notices to Mariners

The following list of Clydeport NTMs is based on regularly republished items with on-going relevance. This list is not regularly maintained by the CYCA, and Clydeport's website - and marina offices - should be checked regularly for new information.

NTM 03

Vessels should avoid excessive speed especially adjacent to piers and harbour walls.

NTM 04

Clyde Narrow Channels: Firth of Clyde, Hunterston Channel, Skelmorlie Channel, Loch Long, Kilcreggan, Armore Channel, River Channel, and Kyles of Bute.

Admiralty Charts 1906, 1907, 1994 and 2007 refer.

NTM 05 Ardrossan Harbour: "Traffic Control Signal Lights" - small craft may only proceed when three green lights are on display. VHF traffic on channels 16, 12 and 14.
NTM 06 vessels of less than 20 metres not to impede passage of vessels approaching or leaving piers, nor to anchor or moor to impede such traffic.
NTM 08 surfaced submarines may have Towed Arrays, up to 1,000 metres long, and near the surface. These will be designated "positive" in MCA Marine Safety Broadcasts, and small craft must not pass within 1,000 metres directly astern.
NTM 09 Bowling Harbour: beware of wrecks - stick to leading lines. (Contact British Waterways)
NTM 10 Holy Loch Port (Sandbank): vessels of up to 90m LOA will be accepted, with those over 75m subject to compulsory pilotage. Pilots will be boarded or landed in the vicinity of Skelmorlie "O" buoy unless otherwise advised by Estuary Control. Normal working hours at the berth are 0700 - 2200.
NTM 16 Toward Bank East Cardinal Buoy has been relaid (in 2007) as a lit buoy in position 55°51.435' N, 004°59.103W.

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