* | 12 March 2024 | The February 2024 Edition of Monthly Notices to Mariners, and Cumulative List Of South African Notices To Mariners 2024 are now available. |
Navigation Messages Currently in Force.
Summary |
Complete Set of Messages |
Last updated on |
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hours 0730 -1600 Mon - Fri.
2024 Series
042 Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Offshore Lüderitz - Mining Operations.
051 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Namibia and RSA West Coast - Mining Vessels.
061 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Namibia - Seismic Survey Operations.
063 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Angola - Unlit Buoy.
064 South Atlantic Ocean – NE Sector - Offshore Namibia and RSA West Coast - Seismic Operations.
065 Indian Ocean SW Sector - Capsized Vessel.
072 South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean - Rig List.
083 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Namibia and RSA West Coast - Drilling Operations.
084 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Namibia and RSA West Coast - Drilling Operations.
089 Indian Ocean SW Sector and South Atlantic Ocean SE Sector - Space Debris
090 Indian Ocean SW Sector and South Atlantic Ocean SE Sector - Space Operations.
091 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Offshore Angola - Meteo Buoy Reinstalled.
092 Indian Ocean - SW Sector - Mozambique Channel - Tropical Cyclone.
096 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Port of Walvis Bay - Jetty Construction.
097 Indian Ocean - SW Sector - Madagascar - Mahajanga and Harbour.
098 Indian Ocean - SW Sector - Madagascar - Anchoring and Trawling Prohibited.
099 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Angola - Mooring Buoys and FPSO.
100 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Port of Lüderitz - Bottom Seabed Deployed.
101 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Offshore Angola - Drilling Operation.
102 Message In Force.
104 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Port of Walvis Bay - Buoys.
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2023 Series
104 Namibia - Port of Walvis Bay - Buoy.
151 Namibia - Port of Walvis Bay - Jetty Construction.
166 East Coast - Port Alfred - Light Unreliable.
167 South Coast - Offshore Cape Infanta - Buoy.
223 Namibia - Port of Lüderitz - Bottom Seabed Deployed.
377 West Coast - Saldanha Bay - Off the Air.
400 West Coast - Saldanha Bay - Sank Vessel.
441 South West Coast - False Bay - Whittle Rock Buoy.
475 East Coast - Offshore Cape Lucia - Light.
478 West Coast - Saldanha Bay - Buoys.
516 East Coast - Kosi Bay - Off the Air.
2024 Series
036 West Coast - Port of Saldanha - Temporary Buoys.
054 Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Offshore Lüderitz - Mining Operations.
065 Namibia and RSA West Coast - Offshore Orange River Mouth - Mining Vessels.
095 West Coast - Saldanha to Alexander Bay - Submarine Cable.
102 West Coast - Saldanha - Fishing Gear.
123 South West Coast - False Bay - Gunnery Exercise.
125 Message in Force.
Reporting of Navigational Hazards
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Changes observed at Sea by Mariners navigating
Reporting of Navigational Hazards
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Changes observed at Sea by Mariners navigating beyond Harbours Reporting Form.
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Changes observed by Mariners concerning Ports and Harbours Reporting Form.
Tide Tables for South Africa and Namibia
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Tide Theory (pdf 847.36 KB)
Heights of Chart Datum Relative to Land Levelling Datum in South Africa and Namibia
Port |
Up to |
1 Jan 1997 to 31 Dec 1997 |
1 Jan 1998 to 31 Dec 2002 |
1 Jan 2003 |
Walvis Bay | -0.913 | -0.900 | -0.966 | -0.966 |
Lüderitz | -0.865* | -0.900 | -0.935 | -1.055 |
Port Nolloth | -0.718* | -0.900 | -1.075 | -0.925 |
Saldanha | -0.582 | -0.900 | -0.975 | -0.865 |
Cape Town | -0.829 | -0.900 | -0.975 | -0.825 |
Simon's Town | -0.651 | -0.900 | -1.003 | -0.843 |
Hermanus | -0.619 | -0.900 | -0.978 | -0.788 |
Mossel Bay | -0.761 | -0.900 | -1.163 | -0.933 |
Knysna | -0.625 | -0.900 | -1.048 | -0.788 |
Port Elizabeth | -0.838 | -0.900 | -1.026 | -0.836 |
East London | -0.762 | -0.900 | -1.006 | -0.716 |
Durban | -0.838 | -0.900 | -1.113 | -0.913 |
Richards Bay | -0.900 | -0.900 | -1.205 | -1.015 |
* In use until 1 January 1994