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District 7 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: D7

SAFETY / ATLANTIC OCEAN-FLORIDA-CAPE CANAVERAL / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SE BNM 9028-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR KA-05:
A. FROM 28-38-47.14N/080-37-32W
TO 29-14-00N/080-14-00W
TO 29-28-00N/079-44-00W
TO 29-22-00N/079-36-00W
TO 28-56-00N/079-48-00W
TO 28-38-00N/080-10-00W
TO 28-32-15.79N/080-33-45.87W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 30-01-00N/079-20-00W
TO 31-00-00N/078-19-00W
TO 30-46-00N/077-59-00W
TO 29-48-00N/079-04-00W TO BEGINNING
C. FROM 34-13-00N/074-56-00W
TO 36-26-00N/072-02-00W
TO 35-48-00N/071-18-00W
TO 33-36-00N/074-09-00W TO BEGINNING
D. FROM 47-26-00N/050-52-00W
TO 49-38-00N/043-46-00W
TO 48-39-00N/043-08-00W
TO 46-29-00N/050-10-00W TO BEGINNING
E. FROM 08-16-00N/130-47-00W
TO 10-24-00N/120-26-00W
TO 08-56-00N/118-25-00W
TO 06-49-00N/132-47-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A.
29/0753 MAR 26 TO 29/0925 MAR 26.
30/0732 MAR 26 TO 30/0903 MAR 26.
31/0710 MAR 26 TO 31/0842 MAR 26.
01/0649 APR 26 TO 01/0821 APR 26.
02/0628 APR 26 TO 02/0759 APR 26.
03/0607 APR 26 TO 03/0738 APR 26.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
B.
29/0753 MAR 26 TO 29/0925 MAR 26.
30/0732 MAR 26 TO 30/0903 MAR 26.
31/0710 MAR 26 TO 31/0842 MAR 26.
01/0649 APR 26 TO 01/0821 APR 26.
02/0628 APR 26 TO 02/0759 APR 26.
03/0607 APR 26 TO 03/0738 APR 26.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
C.
29/0753 MAR 26 TO 29/0925 MAR 26.
30/0732 MAR 26 TO 30/0903 MAR 26.
31/0710 MAR 26 TO 31/0842 MAR 26.
01/0649 APR 26 TO 01/0821 APR 26.
02/0628 APR 26 TO 02/0759 APR 26.
03/0607 APR 26 TO 03/0738 APR 26.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
D.
29/0753 MAR 26 TO 29/0925 MAR 26.
30/0732 MAR 26 TO 30/0903 MAR 26.
31/0710 MAR 26 TO 31/0842 MAR 26.
01/0649 APR 26 TO 01/0821 APR 26.
02/0628 APR 26 TO 02/0759 APR 26.
03/0607 APR 26 TO 03/0738 APR 26.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
E.
29/0906 MAR 26 TO 29/1052 MAR 26.
30/0845 MAR 26 TO 30/1030 MAR 26.
31/0823 MAR 26 TO 31/1009 MAR 26.
01/0802 APR 26 TO 01/0948 APR 26.
02/0741 APR 26 TO 02/0926 APR 26.
03/0720 APR 26 TO 03/0905 APR 26.
04/0658 APR 26 TO 04/0844 APR 26.
3. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A REGULATED NAVIGATION AREA UNDER 33
CFR 165.775 TO ENCOMPASS THE WATERS BOUND BY THE COORDINATES:
A. FROM 28-37-48.37N/080-36-47.79W
TO 28-42-00N/080-34-00W
TO 28-48-09.9N/080-28-07.4W
TO 28-40-20.9N/080-22-07.7W
TO 28-37-00N/080-21-00W
TO 28-32-25.83N/080-33-47.93W, THEN FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE BACK TO THE POINT
OF ORIGIN.
B. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY THIS ZONE IS CLOSED TO
ALL VESSELS AND PERSONS EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMANDER, SEVENTH COAST
GUARD DISTRICT OR THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL BEGINNING 45
MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW IN THIS NOTICE UNTIL REOPENED BY
THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL VIA BROADCAST ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 16
AND CANCELLATION OF THIS BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS MESSAGE. DETAILED
LAUNCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF LAUNCH BY CONTACTING THE U.S.
COAST GUARD VIA VHF-FM CHANNEL 16 AND 81A OR THROUGH THE U.S. SPACE FORCE
LAUNCH INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232.
4. THE U.S. SPACE FORCE AND KENNEDY SPACE CENTER MAY CHOOSE TO ENFORCE A
RESTRICTED AREA AS SPECIFIED IN 33 CFR 334.525 AND 33 CFR 334.595. PRIMARILY
BEGINNING 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW OF ANY ROCKET
LAUNCHES. THE RESTRICTED AREA WOULD REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUSPENDED BY SPACE
LAUNCH DELTA 45.
5. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THIS NOTICE TO ADVISE MARINERS OF THESE
HAZARDOUS AREAS IDENTIFIED BY U.S. SPACE FORCE AND/OR A COMMERCIAL SPACE
OPERATION, WHICH MAY IMPACT NAVIGATION INTERESTS. NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROM
ROCKET LAUNCH ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING
VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS ARE
URGED TO AVOID WATERS WITHIN ROCKET FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURING
LAUNCH WINDOWS AS DETAILED ABOVE.
6. FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARINERS MAY CONTACT THE U.S. SPACE FORCE LAUNCH
INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232 OR BY VISITING
WWW.PATRICK.SPACEFORCE.MIL. FOR NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO
REFER TO THE GEOSPATIAL CHART AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART FOR INFORMATION ON
SPACE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS (SOLAR).
CANCEL AT//040844Z APR 26//
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