Captain's Handbook © – Seite 255 – Waterways Ireland from the personal perspective of a boating enthusiast, Open post for questions and comments

2. November 201617. Oktober 2020

MARINE NOTICE, No 147 of 2016

Roosky-Lock; © esri; click to Arcgis Map "Roosky-Lock" — Roosky-Lock; © esri

Victoria Lock Meelick; © esri; click picture to "Arcgis Map" — Victoria Lock Meelick; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, 147 of 2016

Shannon Navigation

Victoria and Roosky Locks

Intended closure for works

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of vessels that Roosky Lock on the Shannon Navigation will be closed to boat traffic from Mon 14th November until Fri 16th December. Victoria Lock, Meelick will be closed from Mon 21st November until Fri 16th December.
The locks will be closed to facilitate preliminary investigations and allow detailed measurements to be taken to enable the procurement manufacture of replacement lock gates for both upper and lower gates at Roosky and the lower gates at Victoria Lock. Any essential maintenance identified in the process will be addressed in order to maintain the lock operational until the major element of inserting the new gates takes place in the autumn of 2017.
Waterways Ireland regrets any inconvenience that this may cause and thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

Further information may be had by contacting Waterways Ireland’s Carrick-on-Shannon office at 07196-50563 or the lockkeepers at 00 353 (0)87-9638018 Roosky or 00 353 (0)57- 9151359 Victoria

C.J.Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 2 Nov 2016

Meelick Lock; © Captain’s Handbook; click picture to "enlarge" — Meelick Lock; © Captain’s Handbook

Rooskey Lock "click picture to "enlarge" — Meelick Lock; © Captain’s Handbook

Victoria-Lock; © Captain’s Handbook; click picture to "enlarge" — Victoria-Lock; © Captain’s Handbook

28. Oktober 20164. September 2019

MARINE NOTICE, No 146 of 2016

Enniskillen-Castle Island; © esri; click to Arcgis Map "Enniskillen" — Enniskillen-Castle Island; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No 146 of 2016

ERNE NAVIGATION

ENNISKILLEN – FIREWORKS

Waterways ireland wishes to advise all masters and users of the Erne Navigation that a Fireworks display will take place at Castle Island, Enniskillen on mon 31st. Oct from 8.00 p.m. To 8.30 p.m.

Masters of Vessels are advised that there will be no mooring permitted at the Waterways Ireland Head Office mooring nor at the Henry Street Public Jetties on the day of the event in the interest of public safety. Navigation in the vicinity of Castle Island is also prohibited for the duration of the event. Alternative mooring is available at the forum and regal pass jetties with easy access to event vantage points.

Instructions from safety vessels must be adhered to at all times

Further information may be had from the Lough Erne Manager/ Warden at Waterways Ireland’s Head Office on 00-44-48 66 322836.

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 28 October 2016.

Enniskillen Castle Island;© Captain’s Handbook — Enniskillen Castle Island;© CHB

Enniskillen Castle; © Captain’s Handbook — Enniskillen Castle; © CHB

26. Oktober 201611. April 2023

MARINE NOTICE, No 145 of 2016

Lock 17; © esri; click to " esri maps Kilcock Lock 17" — Ferns’s Lock; Lock 17; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No 145 of 2016

Royal Canal

Ferns Lock to Clondra

Navigation Level and Proposed Dredging

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and vessel owners that from 1st November 2016 it cannot guarantee full navigation level on the Royal Canal Rural from Ferns Lock (Lock 17) to Clondra due to low rainfall levels.

Also it is proposed to dredge a section of the 17th level and now requests boat owners to move their boats off this level as soon as possible so that work may commence.

This work is expected to last until mid-Mar 2017.

Waterways Ireland regrets any inconvenience that this may cause its customers.

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 25 Oct 2016

Royal Canal Ferns's Lock; © AJ Vosse — Royal Canal Ferns’s Lock; © AJ Vosse

26. Oktober 201628. Juni 2019

MARINE NOTICE, No 144 of 2016

Coleraine; © esri; click to Arcgis Map "Coleraine Waterways Ireland Riverfest" — Coleraine; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No 144 of 2016

Lower Bann

Coleraine, The Cutts

Essential Maintenance

Waterways Ireland has been advised by Rivers Agency of its intention to carry out essential maintenance works to the sluice gates at Colerain and that there will be no pedestrian access through the Cutts site .

Access to boating traffic into the upper canal into Cutts Lock will be prohibited today, Tue 25th Oct .

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 25 Oct 2016

Lock at the Cutts, River Bann Colaraine; © Copyright Albert Bridge — Lock at the Cutts Colaraine; © Albert Bridge

26. Oktober 20164. September 2019

MARINE NOTICE, No 143 of 2016

Enniskillen-Henry Street; © esri; click to Arcgis Map "Enniskillen" — Enniskillen-Henry Street; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No. 143 of 2016

Erne System

Enniskillen

Temporary Closure of Henry Street Jetty

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of vessels that the Henry Street jetty, Enniskillen will be closed from Tues 1st November 2016 to Fri 23rd December 2016. This is to facilitate the construction of a replacement jetty.

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their co-operation in this matter and regrets any inconvenience that this may cause.

C.J.Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 24 Oct 2016