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2010 DEPLOYMENT and MONITORING updates !
It is important that BUOYS are Checked and Logged monthly.
SEND SOS A STATUS UPDATE
NOTSHIP - CCG Notification - Required!
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Anyone can
submit a
status update for a buoy
Valid status:
Checked, Damaged, Deployed, Missing, Moved, Removed,
Repaired, Storage, Swapped, Updated
Send info:
Site name, Status, Your name, Date of status, Comments
Please send to:
NOTSHIP # =
Notices to Shipping Number -
supplied by CCG when you call in a Notice to Shipping
| Site Name | Record Date | Buoy Status | NOTSHIP# | Latitude | Longitude | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belly Dumper | 2010-05-17 | Deployed | C659/10 | N45 01.66 | W74 50.69 | |
| C. B. Benson | 2010-05-24 | Deployed | C798/10 | N42 46.262 | W79 14.609 | flashing amber light FL4s and Radar reflector |
| Carlingford | 2010-06-02 | Deployed | C1004/10 | N42 39.288 | W79 28.597 | flashing amber light FL4s and radar reflector |
| Comet | 2010-04-16 | Deployed | C291/10 | N44 08.328 | W76 35.071 | |
| Conestoga | 2010-06-10 | Deployed | C969/10 | N44 46.75 | W75 23.58 | |
| Eastcliffe Hall | 2010-04-28 | Deployed | C381/10 | N44 55.48 | W75 06.07 | |
| Fred Mercur | 2010-06-05 | Deployed | C917/10 | N45 02.050 | W074 37.315 | Installed by Mark Labelle |
| George A. Marsh | 2010-04-16 | Deployed | C292/10 | N44 07.610 | W76 36.168 | |
| George Finnie | 2010-06-27 | Deployed | C1145/10 | N42 40.087 | W79 36.250 | flashing amber light FL4s and Radar reflector |
| George T. Davie | 2010-04-16 | Deployed | C293/10 | N44 06.815 | W76 34.804 | |
| Henry C. Daryaw | 2010-05-03 | Deployed | C662/09 | N44 31.566 | W75 45.755 | |
| Hoople Creek Bridge | 2010-05-21 | Deployed | C771/10 | N44 59.429 | W074 55.587 | |
| J.C. Morrison | 2010-04-28 | Deployed | TBD | N44 22.662 | W079 41.20 | |
| Julia B. Merill | 2010-05-16 | Deployed | C667/10 | N43 37.139 | W79 26.743 | Radar Reflector, Light, Tag line |
| Kinghorn | 2010-05-03 | Deployed | C674/09 | N44 22.597 | W75 55.900 | |
| Lillie Parsons | 2010-05-06 | Deployed | N44 33.332 | W75 43.122 | ||
| Lock 22 | 2010-04-28 | Deployed | C395/10 | N44 58.458 | W75 0.057 | |
| Lyman Davis | 2010-05-14 | Deployed | C657/10 | N43 36.132 | W079 24.996 | Radar Reflector, Light, Tag line |
| Mille Roche Power House | 2010-05-17 | Deployed | C660/10 | N45 01.30 | W74 49.86 | |
| Muscallonge | 2010-05-03 | Deployed | C6610/09 | N44 36.290 | W75 39.191 | |
| Niagara | 2010-06-02 | Deployed | C1006/10 | N42 44.310 | W79 36.285 | Has yellow flashing light and radar reflector |
| Pentland / FA Georger | 2010-05-06 | Deployed | N44 24.89 | W75 50.96 | ||
| Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk | 2010-05-17 | Deployed | C662/10 | N43 14.769 | W79 17.075 | flashing amber light FL4s and Radar reflector |
| Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk | 2010-07-18 | Damaged | C662/10 | N43 14.769 | W79 17.075 | Flashing light broken off - to be replaced |
| Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk | 2010-07-30 | Repaired | C662/10 | N43 14.769 | W79 17.075 | New FL4s light installed |
| Raleigh | 2010-05-24 | Deployed | C799/10 | N42 51.926 | W79 09.254 | flashing amber light FL4s and Radar reflector |
| Red Pine Bay | 2010-07-11 | Deployed | C1292/10 | N45 27.916 | W76 23.933 | |
| Robert Gaskin | 2010-05-03 | Deployed | C660/09 | N44 35.358 | W75 40.625 | |
| Rothesay | 2010-06-24 | Deployed | C1106/10 | N44 42.009 | W75 31.605 | |
| Sligo | 2010-05-16 | Deployed | C666/10 | N43 36.900 | W79 27.088 | Radar Reflector, Light, Tag line |
| Stone Wreck - JG McGrath | 2010-06-02 | Deployed | C1005/10 | N42 40.076 | W79 23.780 | Has yellow flashing light and radar reflector |
| Group | Site Name | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOS Port Dover | 17 Fathom Wk | N42 39.103 | W80 03.145 |
| SOS Toronto | Alexandria | N43 43.741 | W79 12.678 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Ash Island Barge | N44 21.50 | W75 59.807 |
| SOS Huron Shores | Bayfield Dredge | N43 32.8 | W81 49.6 |
| SOS Ottawa | Belly Dumper | N45 01.66 | W74 50.69 |
| SOS Huron Shores | Boneyard | N43 44.267 | W81 44.000 |
| SOS Port Dover | Brown Brothers | N42 37.647 | W80 00.912 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | C. B. Benson | N42 46.262 | W79 14.609 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | Carlingford | N42 39.288 | W79 28.597 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | City of Sheboygan | N44 04.558 | W76 44.068 |
| ErieQuest | Clarion | N41 57.26 | W082 16.30 |
| SOS Windsor | Colonial | N42 15.062 | W082 04.289 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Comet | N44 08.328 | W76 35.071 |
| SOS Ottawa | Conestoga | N44 46.75 | W75 23.58 |
| SOS Hamilton | Confederation Wk #1 | N | W |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Cornwall | N44 08.267 | W76 37.144 |
| SOS Port Dover | Crystal Wk | N42 27.149 | W80 16.529 |
| ErieQuest | Dominion | N41 59.75 | W082 26.71 |
| SOS Ottawa | Eastcliffe Hall | N44 55.48 | W75 06.07 |
| SOS Manitoulin | Emma E. Thompson | N | W |
| SOS Ottawa | Fred Mercur | N45 02.050 | W074 37.315 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | George A. Marsh | N44 07.610 | W76 36.168 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | George Finnie | N42 40.087 | W79 36.250 |
| ErieQuest | George Stone | N41 53.247 | W082 33.24 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | George T. Davie | N44 06.815 | W76 34.804 |
| SOS Sarnia | Gladstone | N43 00.344 | W82 24.528 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Glendora | N44 08.558 | W76 38.052 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Henry C. Daryaw | N44 31.566 | W75 45.755 |
| SOS Ottawa | Hoople Creek Bridge | N44 59.429 | W074 55.587 |
| SOS Toronto | J.C. Morrison | N44 22.662 | W079 41.20 |
| ErieQuest | Jay Gould | N41 51.530 | W82 24.608 |
| SOS Toronto | Julia B. Merill | N43 37.139 | W79 26.743 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Katie Eccles | N44 00.58 | W76 44.53 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Kinghorn | N44 22.597 | W75 55.900 |
| SOS Huron Shores | Lifeboat of Shelter Bay | N43 44.650 | W81 43.900 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Lillie Parsons | N44 33.332 | W75 43.122 |
| SOS Ottawa | Lock 22 | N44 58.458 | W75 0.057 |
| SOS Windsor | Lycoming | N42 15.077 | W081.53.390 |
| SOS Toronto | Lyman Davis | N43 36.132 | W079 24.996 |
| SOS Ottawa | Mille Roche Power House | N45 01.30 | W74 49.86 |
| SOS Toronto | Morrision | N44 22.662 | W79 41.200 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Munson | N44 12.533 | W76 36.458 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Muscallonge | N44 36.290 | W75 39.191 |
| SOS Huron Shores | N Harbour (Labour Day) Wk | N43 45.200 | W81 43.995 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | Niagara | N42 44.310 | W79 36.285 |
| ErieQuest | Northern Indiana | N41 53.879 | W82 30.599 |
| SOS Manitoulin | Northwind | N | W |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Olive Branch | N43 55.83 | W76 44.23 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Pentland / FA Georger | N44 24.89 | W75 50.96 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk | N43 14.769 | W79 17.075 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | Raleigh | N42 51.926 | W79 09.254 |
| SOS Ottawa | Red Pine Bay | N45 27.916 | W76 23.933 |
| SOS Thousand Islands | Robert Gaskin | N44 35.358 | W75 40.625 |
| SOS Ottawa | Rothesay | N44 42.009 | W75 31.605 |
| SOS Sarnia | Sachem | N43 09.90? | W82 18.36 |
| SOS Toronto | Sligo | N43 36.900 | W79 27.088 |
| ErieQuest | Specular | N41 49.373 | W82 32.170 |
| Niagara Divers Assn | Stone Wreck - JG McGrath | N42 40.076 | W79 23.780 |
| SOS Sarnia | Sweetheart | N42 02.69? | W82 23.289 |
| ErieQuest | Tazmania | N41 47.300 | W82 29.790 |
| ErieQuest | Tioga | N41 53.058 | W82 35.339 |
| SOS Port Dover | Tradewind | N42 25.516 | W80 12.056 |
| SOS Huron Shores | Wexford | N43 24.06 | W81 53.30 |
| ErieQuest | Willis | N41 55.88 | W082 09.67 |
| SOS Port Dover | Wilma | N42 42.140 | W80 02.068 |
| Preserve Our Wrecks | Wolf Islander II | N44 13.554 | W76 25.043 |
All SOS Buoys MUST meet
Private-Aids-to-Navigation Standards
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/tp/tp14799/menu.htm
All Buoys when deployed MUST be reported to
the CCG
Notices-to-Shipping (NOTSHIP).
Buoys are typically seasonal and Notices-to-Shipping must be cancelled
when buoy removed for winter.
WORDING of NOTSHIP is SIMPLE:
"<buoy_type: Conical, Drum, Spar > mooring buoy (Orange and White)
<optional: with yellow flashing light Fl Y 4s>
<optional: and radar reflector> permanently established in Latitude DD MM.mmmN,
Longitude DDD MM.mmmW,
for the season marking the <site_type> <site_name>"
The contact for issuing Notices to Shipping is:
CCG
MCTS Centre, 1-800-265-0237 or (519) 337-6360, Ask for: Notice-to-Shipping
OR EMAIL MCTS at
NotshipC&A@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
The
NOTSHIP Number
MUST be submitted to the
SOS Buoy Database
for Tracking, Liability and Cancellation purposes.
CCG NOTSHIP LISTINGS ONLINE:
Canadian
Coast Guard - Local Notices to Shipping - (NOTSHIP)
FREE coordinate conversion tool from
Recreational Standard: DD MM.mmm
to older style used by many: DD MM SS.s
Degree/Minute/Second Converter
SOS & Chapter/Affiliate liability
(in case of collision) Liability is reduced by:
Obtaining placement Review for the buoy location well in advance of deployment,
Meeting Private Aid to Navigation standards,
Having Yellow Reflective and/or solar powered lighting - FL Y 4s
Issuing/Correcting/Canceling Notices to Shipping (NOTSHIP) upon deployment,
status change and removal,
Checking regularly and Maintaining Buoys.
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