27 Jun 2018 / Hong Kong
From 25 June, the light buoy “K1” located in Urmston Road, northwest of Black Point, [is] removed.
After the removal, an Automatic Identification System (AIS) virtual aid to navigation will be established over the position of the removed light buoy to indicate the eastern boundary of the deep water area.
The details of the virtual aid to navigation are as follows:
Name: CPV1
Type: Starboard hand virtual buoy
Position (WGS 84 Datum): 22 deg. 26.157’N / 113 deg. 53.233’E
Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number: 994776001
Masters of vessels navigating in the vicinity are advised that the virtual aid to navigation established above is transmitted by lands based AIS station and is not physically in existence. The virtual aid to navigation could only be seen and displayed on navigational equipment, such as Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and Radar, connected with an appropriate AIS device. Vessel without AIS or in the absence of ECDIS or Radar overlay will not be able to fully utilize the virtual aid to navigation.
(For information about operations in Hong Kong, contact GAC Hong Kong at [email protected])
Source: Government of the Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.100 of 2018
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