PORTUGUESE NOTICES TO
MARINERS INTRODUCTION
As part of the Lagos
Navigators’ aim to help visiting yachtsmen get the most from their vi=
sit,
we publicise Notices to Mariners, produced by the Portuguese Authorities. We
will be using our discretion in selecting items which are relevant to cruis=
ing
along the Algarve. For instan=
ce, changes
to the Cape St Vincent TSS and the “Sea Scooping” areas for
fire-fighting sea-planes will not be included!
While I do have some large sca=
le
harbour charts, my main charts are from the Portuguese Recreational Series,
25R1 to 25R12. These are all =
at a
scale 1:150,000, have consistent style and include information on marinas.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The ones I use for the Algarve are=
:-
Chart 25R11; Sagr=
es to
Vilamoura. (Incl Cape St Vincent and north to Carrapateira.)
Chart 25R12; Vilamoura to River
Gaudiana.(Incl. the Faro/Olhão Estuary.)
Relevant information for these
charts will be publicised by us.
If YOU want to access the full
list of Notices, note that the web site and its instructions are all in
Portuguese – and Google’s translation service gets confused by =
the
technical terms. (Eg. Cartas comes up as Letters, not Charts. And Sondo com=
es
up as Probe, not Sounding or Depth!)
My procedure is as follows.
Go to =
http://websig.hidrografico.pt/=
Idamar/ANAVNet/ANAVNet.aspx=
Under&nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; AVISOS
AOS NAVIGANTES =
; <=
/span>(Notices
to Mariners) =
Under =
Listar
avisos em vigor &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; (List
of notices in force)
Click on<=
/span> &=
nbsp; Referente
a uma Carta Nautica (Re=
fer to
a Nautical Chart)
Under &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; Listas
da Cartas &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; (L=
ist
of Charts)
Select Re=
gion Portugal
Continental &n=
bsp; =
; (Continental
Portugal)
Select
Series Recreio &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; (Recreat=
ional)
You will then be presented with
the list of all 12 Recreational Charts.&nb=
sp;
Scroll
down to find the=
one
you want. (Clicking on the Ch=
art
Number gives a “Google Earth” map of the area covered.)
Select &=
nbsp;
Column 3, Green Arrow, Avisos <=
/span>(Warnings)
A full list of Warnings is
displayed; these are available as PDF Files. Select; Read; Print as necessa=
ry
– you’ll soon learn the key words!
Please see me if you want any =
more
details.
PORTUGUESE NOTICES TO
MARINERS - ALGARVE
The basic information is from =
the
Portuguese Hydrographic Service’s web site.
All comments and suggestions a=
re
mine – but USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT.
The charts referred to are the
Recreational Series, at a scale 1:150,000. They are:-
Chart 25R11; Sagres to Vilamoura. (Incl. Cape St Vincent & north =
to
Carrapateira.)
Chart 25R12<=
/b>;
Vilamoura to River Gaudiana.(Incl. the Faro/Olhão Estuary.)
CORRECTIONS and SUGGESTIONS; FEBRUARY 2011
Chart 25R12. Cabo de Santa Maria – the
Faro/Olhão estuary entrance.
A new shallow has been reporte=
d in
the sandbanks to the west of the entrance, with a depth of 1.9 metres. It is 0.8 mile SW of the west mole=
-
right where the 10 metre contour is charted. The whole river mouth was re-surve=
yed in
2010, for Chart 26311, and this shows depths in the mouth of the estuary of=
34
metres, rising to 10.9 metres after 0.5 M, and then dropping again to 40 me=
tres
- after just 0.1 mile. <=
/o:p>
From the west, I suggest an approach to 36º 57’.00 =
N;
07º 54’.00 W; steer 090ºT to 07º52’.00 W; pick up
the leading line of 352ºT towards the West Mole until you can turn
parallel to the East Mole on 020ºT. From the east, go direct to 36º
57’.00 N; 07º 52’.00 W and proceed as above.
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Chart 25R12. Ilha da Armona, east of
Olhão.
Six new Cardinal Marks have be=
en positioned
to mark a PROHIBITED AREA, around a new research fish farm. They enclose an area some 4 miles =
by 1.5
miles, lying approx. 060º/240º, along and inshore of the 50 metre=
depth
contour. The WEST Cardinal, o=
n the
inshore corner, is on the 10m contour.&nbs=
p;
It is 1.2 miles from the shore, but only 0.4 mile from the drying,
changing, shoaling beach – that’s just 4 minutes away at 6 knot=
s!
The marks are all lit as stand=
ard
for Cardinals, and have a range of 6 miles. Their approximate positions,
taken by me from Chart 25R12, are as follows.
WEST C.M. <=
/span>37º
00.30 N; 07º 46.90W &=
nbsp; NORTH C.M. 37º 01.00 N; 07º 44.50W
NORTH C.M. 37&or=
dm; 02.00
N; 07º 42.20W EAST C.M. 37º 00.90 N;
07º 41.70W
SOUTH C.M. 37&or=
dm;
00.00 N; 07º 44.00W &=
nbsp; SOUTH C.M 36º 59.25 N; 07º 46.30W
If heading for Tavira, Vila Re=
al
or Spain, stay well outside the 50 metre contour.
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Chart 25R12. Entrance=
to
R. Gaudiana
The starboard hand Marker on t=
he
East Dique, (Spanish shoreline) Fl G; 3 sec; 4 =
M; has
been removed.
25R11 (& Port Chart 27502) Alvor Estuary=
The buoys, positioned inside t=
he
estuary in 2006, are liable to be re-positioned as the sand-banks shift. However, they will be reasonably n=
ear
their original positions, as given below.
Nº 1; Starboard Hand Pillar; Fl
G 3s 2M.; &=
nbsp; 37º
07’.66N; 08º
37’.16W;
Nº 2=
; Port Hand Pillar; &=
nbsp; Fl
R 3s 2M.; &=
nbsp; 37º
07’.83N; 08º 36’.96W;<=
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