NAVNOTICE# 1747 - Updated Waterway Action Plan.

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 6/24/09
Subject: Updated Waterway Action Plan.
NAVNOTICE # 1747

SUBJ: WESTERN RIVERS BNM NR 0265-09 UM
SAFETY AND SCHEDULED BCSTS UNTIL CANCELLED CANCEL WESTERN RIVERS BNM NR 0256-09 UM USCG NOTICE TO MARINERS EIGHTH DISTRICT NR 0265-09 UM USCG SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
ADVISORY:
A. ZONES 2-6 (MM 10.0 - 145.5 ILR) ARE IN THE RECOVERY PHASE FOR HIGH WATER CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ILR WAP ANNEX. ALL TOWING VESSELS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PUSHING INTO OR LAYING UP ON LEVEES AND ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THESE ZONES WITH CAUTION.
B. ZONE 28 (MM 109.9-185.4 UMR) HAS ENTERED THE WATCH PHASE FOR HIGH WATER CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UMR WAP. A SAFETY ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BETWEEN MILE MARKER 160.0 TO 201.0. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL TOWING VESSELS HAVE A PILOT ONBOARD WITH RECENT HIGH WATER EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR SIZED TOWS WHILE TRANSITING THE ST. LOUIS HARBOR BRIDGES. DOWN STREAMING OPERATIONS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS THE VESSEL IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 75 FEET IN LENGTH AND THE VESSEL HAS A MINIMUM OF 1800 HORSEPOWER. DRIFT OF DEBRIS IS AN ISSUE WITH NAVIGATION AND MAY DRAG BUOYS OFF STATION AND SEVER BUOYS FROM THEIR MOORINGS. ALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THIS ZONE WITH CAUTION AND AT THE SLOWEST SAFE SPEED TO MINIMIZE WAKE. ALL TOWING VESSELS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING UP ON LEVEES.