Newfoundland and Labrador Coast

Temporary Notices

*611(T)/24Great St. Lawrence Harbour and / et Lamaline Harbour – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 4642

The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:

(N2024-093T)

*1208(T)/24Lark Harbour and / et York Harbour – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 4654
Wharf reconstruction underway in Lark Harbour in the vicinity of 49° 06.069’N 058° 21.866’W.
Caution.

(NW-N-1171-24)

*904(T)/25Flemish Pass / Passe Flamande – Obstruction

Reference chart: 8012

A Concrete Gravity Structure has been installed offshore in the vicinity of 46° 47.716'N 048° 03.675'W and will remain a navigational hazard until it is removed.

(NW-N-0642-25)

Preliminary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Atlantic Coast

Temporary Notices

*207(T)/22Port de Québec – Obstruction

Reference chart: 1316

Power boat 6 metres in length reported sunk at 46° 43.830’N 071° 20.000’W.

(NW-Q-1348-21)

*411(T)/22Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Floating and Falling Debris

Reference chart: 1312

Floating and falling debris reported beneath the bridge located at 46° 04.783’N 073° 09.205’W. The bridge is marked with yellow buoys suspended at mid-height between the deck and the water level. Warning signs installed above.

(NW-Q-1266-19)

*809(T)/22Port de Montréal – Waterway Information: Calculation of Under-Keel Clearance

Reference chart: 1310

Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services has been using all Canadian Hydrographic Service water-level stations for the calculation of passage authorizations in the Sorel–Montreal sector of the navigational waterway, namely Sorel, Contrecoeur, Varennes, Montreal-Frontenac and Montreal-Jetty No. 1.

In light of the particular features of the navigational waterway in the portion between buoys M84 (downstream of the municipality of Verchères) and M157 (opposite to the Port of Montreal, section 109) as well as the No. 1 Anchorage Pointe-aux-Tremble, it was agreed to adjust upward the available water column by 10 cm in this portion.

The minimum water column in this portion of the navigational waterway as per the Varennes hydrographic station, obtained after adjustment, will be used for the calculation of under-keel clearance.

(NW-Q-0776-22)

*509(T)/23St. Marys Bay – Obstruction : Wreck

Reference chart: 4118

Sunken 30 by 90 feet barge with 500 feet of tow line still attached at the following position:
44° 16’ 24.9”N 066° 28’ 44.9”W Caution.

(NW-M-0529-23)

*710(T)/23Port de Montréal – Waterway information – Mooring prohibited

Reference chart: 1310
Mooring indefinitely prohibited at section 31 of the Port of Montreal.

(NW-Q-0476-23)

*711(T)/23Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4485

Six sub-surface scientific moorings established at:

Top float 24 metres below the surface.

(NW-Q-0662-23)

*214(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported

Reference: Notice 313(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 1313).

Reference chart: 1313

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

A shallower depth of 10.6 metres is located at the following positions:

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

(NW-Q-1338-23)

*1021(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information : Shallow Depth

Reference chart: 1313

Shallow depths reported in the port of Trois-Rivières at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-1191, 1342, 1871, 1872-24)

*1118(T)/24Port de Montréal – Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 1310
Shallower depth of 10,4 metres located at the following coordinates: 45° 30’ 18.9”N 073° 32’ 48.3”W.

(NW-C-1866-24)

*1119(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Diving Operations

Reference chart: 1313

Diving operations taking place in Port of Trois-Rivières Monday to Friday from 1100 UTC to 2100 UTC at wharf 17.

(NW-C-2820-24)

*1120(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Submerged Object

Reference chart: 4950

Rocks and dolosses have been located 7 metres from the pierhead of the southern breakwall at a depth of 2 metres at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-1877-24)

*1121(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Wreck

Reference chart: 4950

The vessel SS Corfu Island has been assessed as a hazard to public safety by Canadian Coast Guard under the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The bow of the wreck is located on the beach at position 47° 20.813'N 061° 57.014'W and the wreck extends seaward in a southwesterly direction over 137.5 metres in length and 17.5 metres in width.

It is forbidden to access or climb it for any reason. Mariners are requested to keep a wide berth from the wreckage.

(NW-C-1861-24)

*1210(T)/24Wedgeport and Vicinity / et les abords – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 4244

The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:

(F2024-060T)

*410(T)/25Chenal du Havre de la Grande Entrée – Waterway Information: Wharf Closed

Reference chart: 4954

Wharf 406 of Grande-Entrée is closed. Pollution containment booms in place.
Stay clear. Minimum wake.

(NW-C-2172-24)

*512(T)/25Baie des Sept-Îles – Marine Works: Wharf Construction

Reference chart: 1220

Construction operations taking place daily on the Mgr-Blanche Dock. Barges, cranes and work boats on site.
Minimum wake and wide berth of 300 metres requested.

(NW-C-0623-25)

*1011(T)/25Plans-Péninsule de la Gaspésie – Marine Works

Reference chart: 1230

Construction operations taking place daily from 1100 UTC until 2300 UTC since October 27^th 2025 at the
Rivière-au-Renard wharf (48° 59.879’N 064° 22.887’W) and breakwall (48° 59.993’N 064° 23.030’W).

(NW-C-3292-25)

*1012(T)/25Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy – Obstruction: Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4011, 4255, 8005, 8006

Multiple subsurface scientific moorings are deployed in the Fundian channel. The scientific moorings are between five to six meters off the ocean floor at the following positions:

(NW-M-1431-25)

*108(T)/26Port de Québec – Waterway Information: Pier Closed

Reference chart: 1316

Port of Quebec pier 25 is closed. A portion of the pier has collapsed.
Minimum wake requested. Keep clear 50 metres.
For any questions or additional information contact the Port of Québec Harbour Master's Office.

(NW-C-0054-26)

*213(T)/26Sorel-Tracy à/to Otterburn-Park – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1350

Anchor with 9 shackles of chain reported in the vicinity of 46° 01.87’N 073° 09.86’W.

(NW-C-1370-24)

*412(T)/26Sorel-Tracy à/to Otterburn-Park – Marine Works : Bridge Repair

Reference: Notice 808(T)/25 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 1350
Repair work taking place daily, 24 hours a day at the Turcotte Bridge. Barge and tug are on scene. Navigation channel reduced to 25 metres and is marked and lit. Air draft reduced to 12 metres. Any vessels requiring the barge be moved to make passage under the bridge are required to give a 72 hours notice by e-mailing m.poirier@pomerleau.ca or alexis.noel@pomerleau.ca, and provide them with:

•Date and time of requested passage;
•vessel name and type;
•estimated speed of passage;
•length, beam, and draft of the vessel;

•their contact information.

All vessels transiting the area are requested to remain 3 metres away from the barge.
Minimum wake requested.

(NW-C-0806-26)

Preliminary Notices

*214(P)/26Cape Canso to / à Country Island – Fixed Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4233

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following fixed aid to navigation equipped with a fog signal:

Initial publication date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, May 28, 2026

(G2026-007)

Central Region: St. Lawrence Sector

No notices applicable for this edition.

Inland Waters

Temporary Notices

*814(T)/16Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island – Partially Submerged Fixed Steel Barges

Reference chart: 2060
There are 3 partially submerged fixed steel barges in North end of West Lake (43° 57’ 02.3”N 077° 20’ 12.8”W), which have been reported just below the water line.
Barges are marked with cautionary buoys.

(NOTSHIP C1641/14)

*1219(T)/16Toronto to/à Hamilton – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2086

Construction operations taking place from November 14, 2016 until approximately 2026 at Lakeview Water Treatment Plant between Marie Curtis Park and Serson Creek. A variety of equipment will be used to expand the land mass along the shoreline. Landfill and 3 islands will be lit and marked.

(NOTSHIP C2533/16)

*309(T)/17Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River – Low Water Levels Reported

Reference chart: 2123
Low water levels have been reported from the south end of the entrance to Sturgeon Creek Harbour northward.

Annette Winter
Project and Divestiture Officer
Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW)
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON L7S 1A1
Telephone: (905) 315-5286
Email: annette.winter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

(NOTSHIP C58/13)

*709(T)/18Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Information Regarding Mooring and Anchoring

Reference: Notice 309(T)/14 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2017
All mooring or anchoring within the public port of Kingston is prohibited outside of designated marina areas until further notice without authorization from the port official.

Inquiries are to be directed to Transport Canada at (416) 952-0475.

*810(T)/21Fort Frances to/à Hostess Island and/et Sandpoint Island – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 6108

The following aids to navigation are temporarily discontinued:

(D2021-026T, 027T)

*108(T)/22Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach – Construction Operations Frontenac II Ferry Dock

Reference chart: 2018

Construction operations are taking place daily during daylight hours at the Millhaven and Stella ferry docks. Temporary docks will be installed in the vicinity of the ferry docks. Docks will be marked with buoys and lit with amber lights.

(NW-C-2916-17)

*413(T)/22Detroit River – Waterway Information: Bridge Construction

Reference chart: 14853 (U.S.)

Bridge construction operations taking place in an area bounded by:

Unauthorized entry prohibited.

(NW-C-0151-22)

*614(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Repair Work

Reference chart: 1429

Repair work in progress at the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (upstream) between Lasalle and Kahnawake. Bridge deck installed under the bridge span.

(NW-Q-1810-19)

*617(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established

Reference chart: 1430

Six yellow lighted buoys marking a 400 metres breakwater awash temporarily established at the following coordinates:

(NW-Q-0579-22)

*109(T)/23Port Hope Harbour – Dredging Operations

Reference: Notice 809(T)/18 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2053

Dredging and wall repair operations in Port Hope Harbour. Entrance to the western basin is blocked. Caution.

*313(T)/24Havres et Mouillages - Harbours and Anchorages - Côte-Nord/North Shore – Waterway Information: Reduction of Capacity at Mooring Bollards

Reference chart: 4452
Capacity reduced to 10 metric tons for bollards B01, B10, B12, B14 and B17 and 20 metric tons for bollards B03 to B09, B11, B13, B15, B16 and B18 at Natashquan public wharf. Bollard B02 is still out of order.

(NW-C-0292-24)

*728(T)/24Toronto Harbour – Marine Works - Overhead Construction

Reference: Notice 415(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 2085).

Position  : 43° 37' 44.3”N 079° 25' 04.3”W

Overhead construction taking place in the North Marina of Ontario Place between West Island and East Island. Waterway closed to marine traffic.

*814(T)/24Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information – Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 2067

The southern section of the Pier 10 slip south of 43° 16’ 26.1”N 079° 51’ 01.9”W does not have the minimum seaway draft.

Mariners are to contact the Hamilton Harbour Master's office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain soundings.

(NW-C-2395-23)

*815(T)/24Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction – Lost Anchor

Reference chart: 2314

Anchor and chain lost at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-1623-24)

*910(T)/24Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations

Reference: Notice 1012(T)/20 is cancelled (Chart 2017).

Reference chart: 2017

Wharf construction is taking place daily from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC at the Kingston-Wolfe Island ferry terminal. The ferry remains operational. Vessels are not permitted to dock on the south side. The construction area is marked by yellow buoys equipped with yellow flashing lights.

*1212(T)/24Nipigon Bay and Approaches/et les approaches – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported

Reference chart: 2312

Shallow depths reported at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-1969-24)

*515(T)/25Croil Islands to/à Cardinal – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1434

Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 44° 56.391’N 075° 02.670’W.

(NW-C-0892-25)

*516(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works: Pipeline Installation

Reference chart: 2077

Pipeline installation taking place daily until November 2025 during daylight hours south of RC Harris Water Treatment Plant. Barges and workboats on scene marked and lit at night.

(NW-C-0721-25)

*608(T)/25Cobourg to/à Oshawa – Waterway Information: Shoal

Reference chart: 2058

Increased silting reported in the area. Mariners are to call the Harbour Masters Office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain up-to-date soundings of navigational channel.

(NW-C-3326-24)

*710(T)/25Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 2067

Vessels transiting the East end of Hamilton Harbour are to use caution as the following area is not seaway draft.

Mariners are to call the harbour masters office at 1 (905) 525-3412 for the most recent soundings.

(NW-C-3449-24)

*711(T)/25Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 2314

Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 48° 25.817’N 089° 09.633’W.

(NW-C-0603-25)

*712(T)/25Whiskey Jack Island to/à Red Deer River – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 6274
Shallower depth of 90 centimetres located at 52° 58.444’N 100° 58.654’W.

(NW-C-1757-23)

*713(T)/25Lake Manitoba / Lac Manitoba (Southern Portion / Partie sud) – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported

Reference chart: 6505

Shallower depth of 78 centimetres located at 50° 41.927’N 098° 42.258’W.

(NW-C-1756-23)

*811(T)/25Lac Saint-Louis – Marine works: Construction and Drilling Operations

Reference: Notice 413(T)/24 is cancelled (Chart 1430).
Reference chart: 1430

Ongoing construction and drilling operations are taking place in the vicinity of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge. Barges and boats are on site.

Yellow cautionary buoys temporarily established under the bridge. The areas are delimited by the following coordinates:

Lit steel pile installed at 45° 25’ 15.4”N 73° 58’ 58.0”W showing 2 metres above the surface.
Suspended platform installed at 45° 25’ 14.0”N 73° 58’ 44.0”W, reducing bridge clearance by 4 metres.
Minimum wake.

(NW-C-0336-24, 3106-24)

*812(T)/25Carleton Island to/au Charity Shoal – Obstruction: Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1439

Anchor fluke reported lost at 44° 05.110’N 076° 23.880’W.

(NW-C-2383-25)

*813(T)/25Ottawa to/à Smiths Falls – Marine Works: Bridge Construction

Reference chart: 1512
Construction operations taking place daily, 24 hours a day at the Patterson Creek Bridge. Buoys temporarily established between Pretoria Avenue Bridge and Bank Street Bridge.

(NW-C-1827-25)

*1014(T)/25Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Obstruction: New docks

Reference chart: 2017

New floating docks with lights permanently installed at the Kingston Yacht Club.

(NW-C-2930-25)

*1015(T)/25Georgian Bay / Baie Georgienne – Obstruction: Scientific and Subsurface Moorings

Reference: Notice 610(T)/25 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2201, 2261, 2282, 2291

Sixteen subsurface moorings and one surface mooring temporarily established along the shoreline near Bruce Power at the following coordinates:

(NW-C-3250-25)

*1109(T)/25Portage-du-Fort à/to Île Marcotte – Aids to Navigation Unlit

Reference chart: 1552, 1553

The following aid to navigation is currently unlit:

(NW-C-1381-22)

*1110(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works

Reference: Notice 815(T)/25 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2077

Construction operations taking place daily 24 hours a day until September 30, 2026 at the Toronto Hunt course. Dredges, barges, tug boats, construction equipment and sedimentation control structures will be on scene.

(NW-C-3380-25)

*1111(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Obstruction : Turbidity Curtain

Reference chart: 2085

Lit turbidity curtains installed on both sides of the sewer outflow pipes.

(NW-C-3420-24)

*1212(T)/25Mouillages et Installations Portuaires/Anchorages and Harbour Installations - Haute Côte-Nord – Obstruction : Submerged Object

Reference chart: 1226
Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 49° 15.410’N 068° 07.260’W.

(NW-C-3650-25)

*110(T)/26Port of Thunder Bay – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established

Reference chart: 2314

Red spar buoy D8 temporarily established at 48° 23.644’N 089° 12.809’W. Buoy is Fl R 5s.

(NW-C-0928-24)

*215(T)/26Port Maitland to/à Dunnville – Obstruction: Submerged Breakwater

Reference chart: 2140
Partially submerged section of the breakwater reported in the vicinity of 42° 51.25’N 079° 34.67’W.

(NW-C-0101-26)

*413(T)/26Peterborough to/à Buckhorn including/y compris Stony Lake – Bridge Horizontal Clearance Change

Reference chart: 2023, 2024
The horizontal clearance of the Faryon Bridge at 44° 21.495’N 078° 17.394’W is reduced to 10.67 metres from November 1^st to April 30th and 21.34 metres from May 1^st to October 31^st for bridge work.
Scaffolding are present on both sides of the bridge marked with flashing markers and yellow buoys.
Lit barges 9 metres by 9 metres are on site.

(NW-C-0687-26)

*414(T)/26Toronto Harbour – Marine Works: Underwater Construction

Reference: Notice 609(T)/25 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2085

Underwater construction operations taking place in the vicinity of Ashbridge Bay from April 13^th to
December 1^st. Barges on site.

Preliminary Notices

*216(P)/26Rapides-des-Joachims au/to Lac la Cave – Notice of Proposed Changes

Reference chart: 1554

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, May 28, 2026

(B2026-004)

Pacific Coast

Temporary Notices

*1112(T)/25Halibut Bank to/à Ballenas Channel – Waterway Information – ODAS Buoy

Reference chart: 3456

An ODAS buoy has been deployed north of Ballenas Islands at 49° 21.212'N 124° 09.737'W displaying
Fl (Y) 5 20s.

(NW-P-1483-25)

Preliminary Notices

*311(P)/26Fraser River/Fleuve Fraser, Sand Heads to/à Douglas Island – Range Lights to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 3490

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:

Initial publication date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, June 25, 2026

(P2026-013)

Arctic Coast

Temporary Notices

*1210(T)/20Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Temporarily Established

Reference: Notice 616(T)/07 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 7661
The unmanned mobile offshore drilling unit “SDC” continues to be temporarily established at 69° 24.71’N 138° 53.76’W. The structure is 202.4 metres long and 53 metres wide.

For information, contact Captain Connelly at 1-250-598-4513 or 1-250-744-9818 or e-mail at doncon@islandnet.com or dcmarine@shaw.ca.

*216(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Scientific moorings established at position 71° 58’ 01.2”N 095° 03’ 52.8”W. Least depth 122.8 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 32/2011)

*217(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Mooring

Scientific mooring established at position 75° 06’ 01.1”N 168° 00’ 02.5”W. Top float 42 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 30/2011)

*418(T)/25Arctic Archipelago / Archipel de l'Arctique – Obstruction – Subsurface Moorings

Reference chart: 7000

Scientific subsurface moorings at the following coordinates:

(NAVAREA XVII 77/2016, 4/2022)

*419(T)/25Paallavvik to/à Kangiqtugaapik – Obstruction – Scientific Mooring

Reference chart: 7053
Scientific subsurface mooring at position 69° 54.66’ N 066° 48.42’W. Top float 221 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 56/2021)

*420(T)/25Clyde Inlet to/à Cape Jameson – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7565

Scientific subsurface mooring at position 71° 08.07’ N 070° 49.51’W. Top float 248 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 113/2022)

*421(T)/25Franklin Bay and/et Darnley Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7665
Scientific subsurface mooring at position 70° 02.434’ N 126° 18.404’W. Top float 223 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 92/2019)

*422(T)/25Prince Albert Sound, Western Portion/ Partie Ouest – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring

Reference chart: 7668

Subsurface mooring at position 70° 42.59’ N 117° 51.21’W. Top float 37 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 112/2021)

*423(T)/25Approaches to/Approches à Cambridge Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Buoy and Apparatus

Reference chart: 7750
Oceanographic observatory installed. Cable on the sea floor at 69° 06.83’ N 105° 03.58’ W extends at a depth of 8 metres to an instrument platform at 69° 06.79’ N 105° 03.86’ W, then to a secondary hydrophone platform at 69° 06.75’ N 105° 03.88’ W, at a depth of 13 metres. The cable extends at a depth of 8 metres from the primary instrument platform to a secondary instrument tripod at 69° 06.78’ N 105° 03.83’ W. A rope with floats and weights extends approximately 42 metres southeast of the secondary hydrophone platform to an end point at 69° 06.73’ N 105° 03.86’ W.

(NAVAREA XVIII 127/2021, NW-A-0202-21)

Preliminary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Other (T) & (P) Notices

Temporary Notices

*1105(T)/15Canada – Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels

Reference: Notice 410(T)/2007 is cancelled.

2015 Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, Notice No. 20, pages A20-1 to A20-4.
Mariners are advised that offshore exploration and exploitation vessels may be conducting drilling operations in the following areas:

Gulf of St. Lawrence
NIL

Mainland NWT
NIL
Mackenzie Delta NWT/Beaufort Sea
NIL
Arctic Islands of the NWT/Arctic Islands of Nunavut
NIL
Eastern Arctic Offshore
NIL
Davis Strait
NIL

NOTE: Mariners are advised to obtain up-to-date position reports on drilling vessels and production installations before entering an area of exploration and exploitation. This information is available by contacting, as appropriate, ECAREG CANADA, NORDREG CANADA or CVTS OFFSHORE via any Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre (MCTS).

(NOTSHIP M2215/15) (NEB)

*1027(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Reference: Notice *111(T)/23 is cancelled.

Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has brought AIS aids to navigation (AIS AtoN) to full operational capability.

Some AIS AtoN that were deployed in a testing capacity may either be maintained or discontinued at the discretion of CCG Regions, while those deployed outside established CCG levels of service may continue to be maintained in an experimental capacity. Changes to CCG aids to navigation are communicated via Notices to Mariners.

General information on AIS and AIS AtoN is available on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal and in the Canadian Aids to Navigation System. Specific information on deployed AIS AtoN is available on the e-Navigation website.

*1215(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) Trial

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is testing Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) nationwide. These broadcasts provide mariners on vessels with properly configured shipborne equipment with dynamic information such as water levels, weather, air gap, and a specific area or line displayed as a digitalized signal. A detailed listing of currently broadcasted Coast Guard AIS ASM is contained in the interactive map on the Canadian e-Navigation Portal. Additional information on AIS ASM may be found in IMO SN.1 Circ 289 Guidance on the Use of AIS Application-Specific-Messages.

Please contact the manufacturer of your specific equipment for instructions on how to receive AIS ASM. Any questions or concerns related to the broadcast may be directed to the Coast Guard e-Navigation Team or any Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre.

Preliminary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.