琼航警178/26
NAVTEX B1 identity codes for six Chinese stations to change on 12 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 17 Sept 2026, 10:06 UTCArchived 13 Oct 2026, 05:09 UTC
Warning text
HN170/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA ,WITH EFFECT FROM 120740 UTC OCT. 2026, B1 CHARACTER OF SIX NAVTEX STATIONS WORKING ON 486KHZ WILL BE CHANGED AS FOLLOWS, DALIAN TO F, SHANGHAI TO E, FUZHOU TO C, GUANGZHOU TO B, ZHANJIANG TO D, AND SANYA TO A. B1 CHARACTER OF TIAN JIN STATION S WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. BROADCASTING TIME SLOTS OF ALL STATIONS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 120840 UTC OCT.
Analysis
No longer in forceFrom 12 Oct 2026 the B1 identification characters for six Chinese NAVTEX stations on 486 kHz will change. Dalian to F, Shanghai to E, Fuzhou to C, Guangzhou to B, Zhanjiang to D and Sanya to A. Tianjin B1 character remains unchanged and broadcasting time slots are unaffected. The notice is self-cancelling on 12 Oct 2026 at 16:40 UTC.
Note the new B1 identification characters for the listed NAVTEX stations and continue to receive broadcasts on 486 kHz; broadcasting time slots remain unchanged.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity info
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South China Sea / China coastal NAVTEX network
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 15:40 UTC
Until 12 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC自 2026年10月12日1540 时 ... 本警告于 2026年10月12日1640时撤销. (With effect from 12 Oct 2026 15:40; cancel 12 Oct 2026 16:40)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 23:40 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.