LIVE AIS SHIP POSITION TRACKING SOLENT SOUTHAMPTON PORTSMOUTH

Search tags : map of the solent map of solent anchorages map of pilot boarding points map of radio reporting points chart of solent and places around the coast of the mainland and the isle of wight chart showing buoys in the solent map of southampton docks map of portsmouth docks southampton to cowes red funnel ferry ryde to portsmouth wightlink ferry ryde to portsmouth fastcats catamaran high speed service cowes chain ferry east cowes west cowes floating bridge red funnel red jet high speed ferry service red funnel southampton to cowes vehicle ferry hythe ferry portsmouth to gosport ferry wightlink yarmouth to lymington car ferries The Solent is the stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the mainland. The Eastern part is known as Spithead. It is a major thoroughfare for all types of ships and cross Solent ferries and is the busiest stretch of waterway for private leisure craft in the UK if not the World. Commercial and naval craft are controlled by Southampton VTS and Portsmouth QHM. There are two high and low tides per day except for Southampton which has a double high tide, giving a wide tidal window for deep draught commercial ships. The tide flows through the Solent to the east about two hours before high water and to the west at about low water. The Solent is of international importance for nature conservation, and its mud flats and other habitats support a wide variety of birds and the creatures they feed on throughout the year river test river itchen river hamble portsmouth harbour chichester harbour river medina bembridge harbour wootton creek fishbourne ferry terminal esso marine terminal fawley britsh petroleum jetty hamble bpj cowes red jet passenger terminal jubilee pontoon red funnel vehicle terminal east cowes medina wharf grain and aggregate terminal kingston wharf aggregate and oil terminal river medina yarmouth harbour puffin cruises yarmouth pier lymington town quay southampton eastern docks river medina newtown creek bealieu river river yar southampton western docks southampton container port gilkicker point eastney langstone harbour chichester harbour calshot lee on solent lepe seaview bembridge foreland hurst castle keyhaven harbour ryde harbour cowes yacht haven island harbour marina newport harbour yarmouth harbour haslar marina whitecliff bay saegrove bay priory bay bembridge marina southsea common south parade pier ryde pier clarence pier portsmouth town camber gunwharf quay portsmouyh naval dockyard contintental cross channel ferry port port solent hillhead harbour the needles shalfleet quay newtown calshot lifeboat farham quay life boat stations ilb stations fareham marina fareham creek porchester castle porchester creek bembridge duver seaview duver kendalls wharf aggregate berth bedhampton quay aggregate berth gurnard thorness bay eqypt point ashlette creek hythe pier hythe marina gosport and fareham inshore rescue service solent rescue cowes lifeboat osbourne bay ryde inshore rescue sandown and shanklin inshore lifeboat yarmouth lifeboat freshwater lifeboat east cowes marina folly pier and yacht moorings swanick marina mercury yacht harbour hamble point marina port hamble marina ocean village marina lymington marina lymington yacht haven bucklers hard kings quay binstead beach portsea island hayling island sparkes yacht harbour langstone marina hamble lifeboat stanswood beach rescue The Marine Terminal consisting of 5 deep sea and 4 inshore berths can accommodate partly laden vessels of up to 350,000 tons dwt. Currently some 2,500 ship movements per year take place and 22 million tonnes of crude oil and other products every year. The refinery processes some 300,000 barrels (one barrel = 35 gallons) of crude oil a day and supplies over 15 per cent of all oil products in the UK. The refinery at Fawley processes some 300,000 barrels of crude oil every day. Crude oil is transported by sea to the refinery's modern marine terminal which handles around 2,000 ship movements and 22 million tonnes of crude oil and other products every year. The crude oil is pumped into storage tanks before being processed. Each crude oil type has a unique composition and is a complex mixture containing many thousands of hydrocarbon molecules of different shapes and sizes. Crude oil from the North Sea is 'sweet', which means it is low in sulphur, whilst Middle East crude is 'sour' with a high sulphur content. Not all crude oils are suitable for the production of all petroleum products. For example, crude oils from the North Sea contain much less bitumen than crude oils from the Middle East. Before deciding which crude oil to process, consideration is given to the current demand for particular products, market prices and the various costs of the different crude oils. It is also vital that appropriate feedstocks are available for ExxonMobil's chemical manufacturing plant that is adjacent to and integrated with the refinery. Typically, the refinery will process over 20 different crude oils in any one year. The catalytic cracking unit, known as the cat cracker, is one of the most important plants on the refinery. The cat cracker takes the heavier, less valuable molecules from the distillation process and breaks them down into smaller ones. These smaller, more useful and therefore more valuable molecules are used for manufacturing petrol and provide feedstocks for the chemical plant woodside yaverland culver cliff royal yacht squadron hayling lifeboat The Hamble Oil Terminal facility is connected to the Wytch Farm oil well in Dorset via a 40.5 cm pipeline, the oil taking 25 hours to complete the journey nab anchorage st helens anchorage saltmead anchorage small ships anchorage alfa anchorage bravo anchorage charlie anchorage spithead deep water anchorage motherbank cowes roads SOUTHAMPTON 1- For vessels >61m and <150m LOA and for vessels >20m LOA when carrying more than 12 passengers, the pilot-boarding place will be in the vicinity of North Sturbridge Buoy. 2- For vessels <150m LOA when carrying dangerous or polluting goods in bulk, in a pilot boarding area bound by the following positions: (in the proximity of the St Helens and Dean Elbow light buoys) 50° 43.7’ N, 01° 02.2’ W - 50° 43.3’ N, 01° 03.1’ W - 50° 42.8’ N, 01° 01.2’ W - 50° 43.23’ N, 01° 00.3’ W 3-For vessels >150m LOA and not requiring to use the Nab Deep Water Channel a position 1 mile to the West of the Nab Tower. 4- For large container vessels and other vessels whose draught requires them to use the Nab Deep Water Channel in position 1 mile to the South East of the Nab Tower. 5- For laden VLCCs (i.e. those requiring escort towage) the pilot boarding place will be 4 miles due South of the Nab Tower. 6-All vessels subject to compulsory pilotage using the West Solent, the pilot boarding place is in the vicinity of the West Lepe Buoy. 7- In the event of visibility falling below 0.5 miles or traffic congestion occurring in the vicinity of the North Sturbridge buoy then the boarding position for vessels referred to in 1 above will be temporarily relocated to the St Helens boarding area. 8- Southampton VTS will confirm pilot boarding arrangements when contact is made with Southampton Pilots on VHF Ch 9 three hours in advance of ETA COWES Vessels less than 61 metres LOA: 1- In the vicinity of Prince Consort Buoy. Vessels of 61 metres to 150 metres LOA, bound to or from Cowes: Western limit ABP Southampton 2- In the vicinity of Gurnard (North Cardinal) Buoy. Eastern inner limit ABP Southampton 3- In the vicinity of North Sturbridge Buoy. NOTES:1- When visibility falls below 0.5 nautical miles, the Pilot boarding/landing point will be temporarily relocated to the vicinity of the Nab East Buoy, as specified by Southampton VTS. 2- Vessels of 61 metres to 150 metres LOA carrying dangerous or polluting goods as a bulk cargo and using the Eastern Approach to the Solent, are required to embark their Cowes Pilot to the east of the Warner Buoy. 3- Vessels of 61 metres and above LOA bound to or from berths in Southampton will be conducted by a Southampton pilot within the Solent and Southampton water and a Cowes pilot will board/land in the vicinity of the Prince Consort Buoy. 4- Vessels of 61 metres to 150 metres LOA may also board a Cowes Pilot, on a voluntary basis, in the vicinity of the New Grounds Buoy. LANGSTONE The area of jurisdiction for Langstone Harbour Competent Harbour Authority is the whole of Langstone Harbour. Vessels subject to compulsory pilotage: 1- Vessels of 48 metres or more in overall length. 2- Vessels of 20 metres or more in overall length carrying more than 12 passengers. Vessels should notify the requirement for a pilot to the Harbour Board not less than 24 hours in advance. The boarding and landing of pilots is undertaken by arrangement with Portsmouth CHA in the area of St. Helen's buoy or SW of the Winner buoy. PORTSMOUTH The boarding points for vessels to the South and East of the Isle of Wight are 1- For vessels requiring pilotage from the NAB Tower, a position 1 mile to the West of the NABTower. 2- For vessels of an overall length not greater than 150 metres the pilot will board in the pilot boarding area in the vicinity of the St Helens Buoy. 3- For vessels approaching from the Western Solent the boarding point for Portsmouth Pilots is approximately 0.75 nautical miles NW of the North Sturbridge Buoy. 4- In adverse weather these points may be altered and up to date information can be obtained from ‘Portsmouth Pilots’ on VHF Channel 11. chart of buoys in the solent Large ships proceeding seawards occasionally fly International Code Flag E over the answering pennant which indicates that the vessel will turn to port at the West Bramble buoy and make for the Nab (East). A vessel displaying the answering pennant over International Code Flag W will indicate that the vessel will depart the Solent via the Needles (West). A large ship which displays a cylinder on her yardarm during the day or three red lights in a vertical line at night indicates that the ship is severely restricted in her manoeuvrability because of her draft.An Area of Concern is established in the Western Approach and Thorn Channels, shown on charts as Entry Restricted. A large vessel in this area has around it a moving prohibited zone 1000m ahead and 100m either side. Vessels under 20m LOA shall not enter a moving prohibited zone. solent southampton VTS radio reporting points portsmouth qhm radio reporting points solent coastguard lee on solent southampton port limits portsmouth port limits The operations room of the VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) Centre is situated at 37 Berth in Southampton's Eastern Docks and is continuously manned 24 hours a day by a minimum of three people, comprising one VTS Officer and two VTS assistants. A pilot officer is also present in the room controlling pilots and pilot boats. The VTS operations and information service covers the Solent and Southampton Water, excluding the port of Portsmouth north of a line between Gilkicker Point and Horse Sand Fort, and involves the monitoring and co-ordination of shipping movements. By using four radar scanner's, its radar service extends from the East Lepe buoy, Western Solent to No Mans Land Fort in the Eastern Solent. In practice, however, because of a scanner located at Eastney the radar coverage is more extensive and continues beyond the Nab Tower in the East. The station maintains a listening watch on VHF channels 12, 14 and 16. VHF CH12 is the principal working frequency for communication with VTS, as well as inter-ship communications throughout the area. Harbour radar information and selected harbour operations work of the VHF channels 14 and 20. All vessels over 20m LOA must maintain a listening watch on channel 12 when in the area. The Port of Southampton provides berthing and handling facilities for a large range of commercial operations. Accordingly, a variety of vessels regularly call at the Port, these include cruise, container, tankers, bulk, roll on/roll off, aggregates and military support vessels. Additionally, domestic ferries undertake frequent, regular voyages between the Port and the Isle of Wight. A Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system has been has been established by the Port to monitor and coordinate the safe movement of vessels throughout the Port’s pilotage area. The Port’s VTS system covers the approaches to the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth and the Port of Cowes. By agreement with the Queen’s Harbour Master (QHM) Portsmouth, Southampton VTS provides VTS information to shipping in QHM’s Statutory Harbour Area. southampton berths and cruise terminals southampton grain terminal berth 30 berth 31 berth 32 berth 33 berth 34 berth 35 berth 36 berth 37 berth berth 38 berth 39 berth 40 berth 41 berth 42 berth 43 berth 44 berth 45 berth 46 berth 47 berth 48 berth 49 berth 50 berth 101 berth 102 berth 103 berth 104 berth 105 106 berth 107 berth 108 berth 109 berth 200 berth 201 berth 202 berth 203 berth 204 berth 205 berth 206 berth 207 city cruise terminal queen elizabeth 2 cruise terminal mayflower cruise terminal ocean terminal Portsmouth docks broadly comprise 2 parts, the Naval base and the commercial operations. The Commercial operations broadly comprise 3 parts, the freight terminal, continental ferry port, and The Town Camber. The Town Camber in Old Portsmouth, is used by the Wightlink vehicle ferry, the city’s fishing fleet, private yachts, Butchers Tugs and as a layby berth. The Wightlink Fastcat service leaves from the Harbour Station Pier. Portsmouth City Council owns the Commercial Docks and is run by managers who are employed by the City Council and the Commercial Docks Board. The QHM (Queens Harbour Master) has responsibility for all shipping, military and commercial, arriving and departing. This includes all the allocation of all tidal and non-tidal berthing and the movement of any ship within the dockyard. His responsibility also covers the Port Surveyor who is in charge of providing and maintaining the astronomical and tidal data for the port, as well as verifying the positions of all buoys and marks, and the depth and position of all shoals and wrecks within the port limits. The Admiralty Pilots also come under the umbrella of the QHM. The pilots are all marine officers who are all certified in command and all have tug command experience. Extensive training both on board ships and in simulators ensure the pilots are of the highest standard. As Portsmouth is a Naval base they also have vast experience in ‘cold moving’ (moving a ship without its own propulsion systems).

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