Paragraph 23 Notice to MarinersI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Local mariners, fishermen’s organisations and the UK Hydrographic Office must be notified of any licensed activity or phase of licensed activity through a local Notice to Mariners.

(2)

A Notice to Mariners must be issued at least 5 days before the commencement of each licensed activity or phase of licensed activity.

(3)

The MMO and Maritime and Coastguard Agency must be sent a copy of the notification within 24 hours of issue. The Notice to Mariners must include—

(a)

the start and end dates of the work;

(b)

a summary of the works to be undertaken;

(c)

the location of the works area, including coordinated in accordance with WGS84; and

(d)

any markings of the works area that will be put in place.

(4)

A copy of the notice must be provided to the MMO via MCMS within 24 hours of issue of a notice under sub-paragraph (1).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 23 in force at 27.2.2025, see art. 1