Notice To Mariners | 13th District

Recreational Boating Information for the Northwest

Covering Puget Sound & San Juan Islands

Notice To Mariners | 13th District

Weekly notices from the United States Coast Guard and Home Land Security.

notices can obtained via e-mail subscription through the USCG Navigation Center.

website: LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS - USCG NAVIGATION CENTER

Note: not all notices are posted on our page. Only information pertaining to Puget Sound, San Juan Islands and Lake Union / Washington. Click link above for complete details for the 13th district or any other district within the United States.

WK-12/13:

WASHINGTON – EVERETT – SNOHOMISH RIVER – SR 529 Bridges Special Notice

The USCG has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule from 0001 on 03 May 13 through 2359 on 21 Jun 13, that governs the SR 529 Bridges across the Snohomish River, RM 3.6, at Everett, WA. This deviation is necessary to facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. The deviation allows the SR 529 Bridges, to remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic. The bridges shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR § 117.1059 at all other times. The SR 529 Bridges provides 38 feet of vertical clearance above mean high water elevation while in the closed position. Vessels which do not require a bridge opening may continue to transit beneath the bridges during this closure period. Mariners will be notified and kept informed of the bridges’ operational status via the construction contractor performing the maintenance as well, and via the USCG Local Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as appropriate. The bridges will not be able to open during this maintenance activity because the lifting mechanisms will be inoperable.

WK-11/13:

OREGON – WASHINGTON – IDAHO – MONTANA – USCG Medium Frequency (MF) Distress Watchkeeping

Mariners are advised that calls to the USCG on the international radiotelephone distress frequency 2182 kHz or the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) frequency 2187.5 kHz may not be heard, or may be severely degraded. Instead of using 2182 kHz for distress calls, mariners should use high frequency (HF) radiotelephone or DSC in the 4, 6, 8, and 12 MHz distress or calling bands. Additional information concerning USCG HF watchkeeping is posted on the USCG's Navigation Center website (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=cgcommsCall). For more information, contact Mr. Joe Hersey at (202) 475-3550, or joe.hersey@uscg.mil.

WK-5/13:

WASHINGTON – LAKE WASHINGTON – SR520 BRIDGE: Special Bridge Notice (Revised from LNM 43/12)

The US Coast Guard has revised the draw span operating schedule for the SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. The east side navigation channel is currently completely closed or partially blocked during construction activity associated with the replacement bridge. Construction activities will continue in and around the east navigation channel for the duration of the bridge replacement project until approximately 30 Aug 15. Vessels which are impacted by the closure of the east channel that are not able to navigate through the west channel of the existing bridge may request an opening of the center draw span for passage. Boaters may request a draw span opening by calling WSDOT at (206) 440-4490. The draw of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge between Seattle and Bellevue shall operate as follows (revised schedule):

(a) The draw need not open from 0630 to 0959 and from 1500 to 1900 Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays other than Columbus Day.

(b) The draw need open only on the hour and half hour from 1000 to 1430 every day of the week, if at least 2 hour advance notice is given.

(d) Telephone requests for bridge opening may be directed as collect calls to the Highway Radio, or made by direct telephone communication through the Seattle Marine Operator, Station KOH, or through other marine wire or radiotelephone service.

Eight temporary white mooring buoys (six on the north side and two on the south side) marked with FL W 4s (flashing white four seconds) lights have been deployed near the bridge for the temporary mooring of construction barges. Refer to LNM 05/13 chart 18447 for temporary chart corrections.

Eight temporary pilings (two groups of four pilings) marked with FL Y 4s (flashing yellow four seconds) lights have been placed in the southeast part of Union Bay near the west end of the bridge for the temporary mooring of pontoons. Refer to LNM 05/13 chart 18447 for temporary chart corrections.

WK-1/13:

WASHINGTON – LAKE WASHINGTON – Temporary Lighted Buoy

A temporary research buoy has been set in Lake Washington at position 47-40-46.260N, 122-13-49.800W. The buoy is yellow, marked with a radar reflector, light reflective tape and a "FL Y 4s" light. For more information contact Dr. Jim Thomson (University of Washington) at (206) 616-0858 or jthomson@apl.washington.edu. This buoy is scheduled to be removed by 15 Mar 13.

WASHINGTON – PUGET SOUND – COMMENCEMENT BAY – Shoreline Work

Cap fill riprap and gravel will be dumped IVO of Ruston Point in Commencement Bay (47-17-54N, 122-30-00W) from 02 Jan 13 until 15 Feb 13. The work will be approximately 200 feet from shore, and approximately 3200 feet along the shoreline. This work is part of the Ruston Point LLC Capping Area. Barges transporting fill material will depart from the Hylebos Water Way in Tacoma, DuPont, WA. and Shelton, WA. to an excavator barge that will spud down to spread material on the seabed. Operations will be conducted 24 hours per day, and seven days per week.

WASHINGTON – STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA – PORT ANGELES – Terminal Construction

Construction work is being conducted until 08 Apr 13 at the Black Ball ferry terminal in Port Angeles, WA. A derrick barge, Scandia, is anchored at the terminal using a four point anchor system, and white buoys with fixed non-flashing white lights mark the anchors. A white mooring buoy near the Scandia for construction vessel use only has been set. Mariners are advised to stay clear of the anchor markers and construction area. Working communications are via VHF-FM Ch 71, and VHF-FM Ch 16 will be monitored.

WK-39/12:

WASHINGTON – LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL – Ballard Street Bascule Bridge Construction Activities

Mariners are advised to operate with caution while transiting in the vicinity of the Ballard Bridge, Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 1.1. There will be construction activities conducted from a work barge alongside the Ballard Bridge until 15 Jan 14. The construction barge will not be in the navigation channel, but instead on the north and south side of the channel. The construction is to seismic retrofit the bridge piers.

CHANGES TO NOAA COAST PILOT PUBLICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS

Effective 25 Sep 12, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will begin to update the U.S. Coast Pilot, Volume 7 on a weekly basis. The new PDF version, available free on the NOAA website (http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm) every Tuesday, will automatically incorporate the latest revisions. The version is identified by that week’s Sunday’s date at the top of every page. NOAA will continue to post the individual corrections for all volumes on their website. The Coast Guard will no longer publish Coast Pilot

corrections.

The “Weekly Record of Updates” (now preceding the index) provides a quick reference and cumulative listing of all affected paragraphs revised at the time of download. It also serves as a record for future hand corrections. Print-on-Demand (POD) copies of the U.S. Coast Pilot, produced from these same updated files, are available for sale by authorized printing partners. NOAA will continue to print new editions annually for customers who prefer the traditional hardcopy book.

WASHINGTON – LAKE WASHINGTON – SR520 BRIDGE: Special Bridge Notice (REVISED Draw Operations)

The Coast Guard has revised the draw span operating schedule for the SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. The east side navigation channel is currently completely closed or partially blocked during construction activity associated with the replacement bridge. Construction activities will continue in and around the east navigation channel for the duration of the bridge replacement project until approximately 30 Aug 15.

Vessels which are impacted by the closure of the east channel that are not able to navigate through the west channel of the existing bridge may request an opening of the center draw span for passage. Boaters may request a draw span opening by calling WSDOT at (206) 440-4490. The draw of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge between Seattle and Bellevue shall operate as follows (revised schedule):

(a) The draw need not open from 0630 to 0959 and from 1500 to 1900 Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays other than Columbus Day.

(b) The draw need open only on the hour and half hour from 1000 to 1430 every day of the week, if at least 2 hour advance notice is given.

WK-17/12:

WASHINGTON – LAKE WASHINGTON – SR520 BRIDGE: Special Bridge Notice (Revised from 16/12)

On 01 Apr 12, WSDOT began construction of the replacement of the SR520 Evergreen Point Bridge, which crosses Lake Washington between Seattle and Medina, WA. The east side navigation channel will be completely closed or partially blocked during construction. Construction activities will continue in and around the east navigation channel for the duration of the bridge replacement project until approximately 30 Aug 15. Vessels which are impacted by the closure of the east channel that are not able to navigate through the west channel of the existing bridge may request an opening of the center draw span for passage. The draw of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge between Seattle and Bellevue shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw need not open from 0600 to 0859 and from 1600 to 1900 Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays other than Columbus Day.

(b) The draw need open only on the hour and half hour from 0900 to 1530 every day of the week, if at least 1 hour advance notice is given.

(d) Telephone requests for bridge opening may be directed as collect calls to the Highway Radio, or made by direct telephone communication through the Seattle Marine Operator, Station KOH, or through other marine wire or radiotelephone service.

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