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or mooring buoys. Small vessels and tenders may well be embarking or
disembarking passengers and be particularly vulnerable.

Cowes Harbour Radio VHF Ch 69

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The Cowes Harbour Master afloat maintains a listening watch on VHF
Ch 69 from 0800-1800 extending to 0700-1900 during British Summer
Time (BST). Hours may be extended on Fridays and Saturdays in the
summer. Call sign ‘HM1’. Safety information and berthing availability is
available on request.
When navigating in and around Cowes Harbour, vessels over 30m must,
and all vessels are strongly recommended to, maintain a listening watch
on VHF Ch 69. All vessels of 30m LOA and above must give notice of their
intentions on VHF Ch 69 to ‘All ships in Cowes Harbour’ as follows:
Inbound: Prior to entering the fairway, passing Shepards Wharf Marina
and passing the Folly Inn.
Outbound: When departing a berth, passing the Folly Inn, passing
Kingston Wharves and when approaching the Chain Ferry.
The Chain Ferry has right of way over all river traffic, however, any vessel
requiring an unimpeded passage is required to establish early contact (call
sign ‘Cowes Chain Ferry’) and agree on VHF Ch 69 which side the Chain
Ferry will hold for your passage.

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