Notices to Mariners

Transmission of AIS as an Aid to Navigation

03 - 2009

Issue Date: Thursday 15 January 2009

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Following a navigation review the Commissioners of Irish Lights have commenced roll out of AIS AtoN functionality to a number of AtoN.
The following stations will be equipped with permanent AIS AtoN functionality in the period to 01 April 2009.

Station Name	Station Type		Position (WGS84)	MMSI
Dublin Bay	Buoy		Lat 53° 19.912'N Long 06° 04.646'W	992501301
Horseshoe	Buoy		Lat 52° 56.616'N Long 05° 59.404'W	992501032
South Long	Buoy		Lat 52° 14.835'N Long 06° 15.647'W	992501060
Barrels	Buoy		Lat 52° 08.363'N Long 06° 22.108'W	992501070
Bullockmore	Buoy	Lat 54° 33.987'N Long 08° 30.145'W		992501198

 

The following A to N have already been equipped with permanent AIS AtoN functionality

Name	Station Type	Position (WGS84)	MMSI
Old Head of Kinsale	Lighthouse	Lat 51° 36.287'N Long 08° 15.601'W	992501107
Cork	Buoy	Lat 51° 42.935'N Long 08° 15.601'W	992501100
Hook Head	Lighthouse	Lat 52° 07.424'N Long 06° 55.770'W	992501079
Red Bank	Buoy	Lat 52° 04.499'N Long 06° 41.652'W	992501076
Coningbeg	Buoy	Lat 52° 03.198'N Long 06° 38.567'W	992501074
Bore Rocks	Buoy	Lat 52° 06.074'N Long 06° 31.871'W	992501072
SE Blackwater	Buoy	Lat 52° 25.644'N Long 06° 08.420'W	992501050
Arklow	LANBY	Lat 52° 39.548'N Long 05° 58.145'W	992501040
Codling	LANBY	Lat 53° 03.020'N Long 05° 40.815'W	992501028
South Burford	Buoy	Lat 53° 18.060'N Long 06° 01.298'W	992501018
North Burford	Buoy	Lat 53° 20.507'N Long 06° 01.493'W	992501016
Bennet Bank	Buoy	Lat 53° 20.172'N Long 05° 55.130'W	992501012
Strangford	Buoy	Lat 54° 18.626'N Long 05° 28.689'W	992351028
Skulmartin	Buoy	Lat 54° 31.848'N Long 05° 24.910'W	992351021
No 3 Larne	Buoy	Lat 54° 51.274'N Long 05° 47.626'W	992351012

 

Further notices will be issued in due course.
For guidance on the use of AIS as an Aid to Navigation, mariners are advised to refer to CIL Notice No. 15/2008.

By Order, S. G. R. Ruttle, Chief Executive.