Hydrographer Pakistan Navy on behalf of Government
of Pakistan is responsible for issuing NAVAREA Warnings / Navigational
Warnings to Mariners for NAVAREA IX in accordance with SOLAS Chapter
V, Para 2.b for safety of life and shipping at sea. It may be noted
that these Navigational Warnings are normally based on information
provided / received through various sources that may not be complete
or reliable all the time; therefore Mariners are requested to be
vigilant and careful while taking decisions thereof.
Further, this website though regularly updated
/ monitored, however availability of Navigational Warnings on the
web does not relieve Masters / Captains of the requirement to receive
Navigational Warnings via IMO/IHO approved broadcast systems.
Pakistan being NAVAREA IX coordinator
maintain following broadcasts:
a. Safetynet via LES BURUM (INMARSAT ‘C’)
b. Navtex through Karachi Coast Radio Station (Temporarily Suspended )
(Position 24°-51´N., 67° 03´E , Range 250 NM)
Follwowing
Inforced Navigational Warnings of Navarea IX are available on Thursday, January 23, 2020
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