The Southampton Harbour Byelaws 2003 No. 11

1. An Area of Concern is established in the Western Approach and Thorn Channels, shown on charts as Entry Restricted. Every vessel over 150m LOA in this area has around it a moving prohibited zone 1000m ahead and 100m either side. Vessels under 20m LOA shall not enter a moving prohibited zone.

Vessels over 150m will display by day a black cylinder, by night 3 all round red lights in a vertical line and may be preceded by a Southampton Harbour Patrol launch (callsign "SP" on VHF 12) showing a blue flashing light.

Southampton Vessel Traffic Services Centre (callsign "VTS") broadcasts hourly information on VHF 14, these broadcasts arew made only between Easter and the end of October.

2. The attention of yachts is drawn to the cable and pipeline area between Stone Point and Gurnard Ledge where anchoring and grounding has caused damage to pipes and cables and is hazardous to vessels.

SOLENT LIMITATIONS

(a) Yachts shall not pass

• to the North of Horse Sand Fort
• inside the extremity of the row of iron piles off Durns Point east of Lymington

(b) Yachts shall not anchor or kedge in:

• the area extending westwards from a line joining Egypt Point and Stanstore Point to a line joining Inchmery House (Beaulieu Channel) and Thorness Bay.