NAVAREA III - 0034/24

Issued: 2 Apr 2024, 00:00Last modified: 27 Oct 2026, 13:00

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Entry/exit routes and holding areas for Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea (daily 0200-1700 UTC)

Ukraine has declared coastal approach instructions for entry to and exit from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. Specified double-track routes (for drafts up to 8 m, up to 12 m and greater than 12 m), holding/waiting areas and channel tracks are in force from 100000 on August 23 and daily from 0200 to 1700 UTC until further notice. Several holding/waiting area polygons and channel coordinates for Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi are given. This message cancels NAVAREA III 0023/23.

Use the specified route centrelines and track widths for your draught category, use designated waiting areas during permitted times and observe channel width restrictions; navigate with caution and comply with coastal authorities' instructions.

Type: Restricted area · severity moderate
Feed: Security and restricted areasAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/security/
Location: Black Sea, approaches to Ukrainian ports (Chornomorsk, Odesa, Pivdennyi)
Validity: From 23 Aug 2024, 10:00 UTC
FROM 100000 ON AUGUST 23, DAILY FROM 0200 TO 1700 UTC
Activity periods: 23 Aug 2024, 02:00 UTC - ? (daily 0200-1700 UTC (from 100000 on August 23) until further notice)
Hazards: restricted approach routes, specified traffic lanes and channel constraints, holding/waiting areas
Cancels: NAVAREA III 0023/23

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomania52 NM from the area
RCCMRCC OdessaUkraine83 NM from the area
RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria146 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Constanta, Sfintu GheorgheMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 24range 24 NM22 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Constanta, MahmudiaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 43range 43 NM42 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Constanta, AgigeaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 25, MF 400, HFrange 400 NM85 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station OdessaMRCC OdessaUkraineMMSI 002723660VHF 23, MF 200range 200 NM85 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station VTS OdessaMRCC OdessaUkraineMMSI 002723671VHF 24range 24 NM90 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 08 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Message content

BLACK SEA ENTRY AND EXIT FROM UKRAINIAN PORTS THE COORDINATOR OF COASTAL ALERTS OF UKRAINE HAS DECLARED THE FOLLOWING COASTAL APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTRY INTO OR EXIT FROM UKRAINIAN PORTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: 1. FROM 100000 ON AUGUST 23, DAILY FROM 0200 TO 1700 UTC ROUTES TO UKRAINIAN PORTS: ROUTE No. 1.1: ROUTE FOR VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF UP TO 8 METERS. THE WIDTH OF THE DOUBLE TRACK IS 3 NM BETWEEN THE POINTS E-H. TRACK WIDTH: 1 NM. NAVIGATION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. CENTERLINE COORDINATES OF THE ROUTE: a. 45-05.00N 030-03.00E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM WAR RISK ZONE; b. 45-14.00N 030-01.00E c. 45-39.00N 030-05.70E d. 45-47.80N 030-22.70E e. 45-58.86N 030-30.79E f. 46-03.40N 030-32.60E g. 46-10.81N 030-40.84E h. 46-19.84N 030-48.00E i. 46-25.38N 030-53.23E ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM AR 354. ROUTE No. 1: DOUBLE TRACK FOR VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT UP TO 12 METERS WIDTH OF DOUBLE TRACK 3 NM ROUTE CENTERLINE COORDINATES: a. 45-05.00N 030-03.00E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM THE WAR RISK ZONE; b. 45-14.00N 030-01.00E c. 45-39.00N 030-05.70E j. 46-00.00N 030-57.80E - POINT OF CONVERGENCE/DESCENT OF TWO-WAY TRACKS FOR VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT OVER 12 METERS and VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT UP TO 12 METERS k. 46-02,80 N 031-04,40 E l. 46-19,30 N 031-04,40 E m. 46-26.30 N 030-53.90 E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM AR 354. ROUTE No. 2: DOUBLE ROUTE FOR VESSELS WITH A DRAFT GREATER THAN 12 METERS. DOUBLE PATH WIDTH: 3 NM. CENTERLINE COORDINATES: n. 45-03.90N 030-18.50E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM the WAR RISK ZONE; o. 45-33.80N 030-36.90E j. 46-00.00N 030-57.80E k. 46-02.80N 031-04.40E l. 46-19.30N 031-04.40E m. 46-26.30N 030-53.90E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM AR 354. 2.2.2. SOUTHERN WAITING AREA OF TEMPORARY STAY FOR SHIPS HEADING TO UKRAINIAN PORTS CHORNOMORSK ODESA PIVDENNYI CAN BE USED TO WAIT FOR THE TRANSIT OF THE ROUTES DURING THE PERMITTED TIMES: 45-00.00N 030-10.00E 44-55.00N 030-25.00E 44-50.00N 030-25.00E 44-50.00N 030-10.00E 2.2.3. WAITING AREA NORTH AR 354 USED FOR SHORT STAY VESSELS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: 46-29.98N 030-50.37E 46-30.48N 030-53.90E 46-25.38 N 030-53.90 E 46-25.38 N 030-52.60 E 2.2.4. FROM CHORNOMORSK TO THE NORTH HOLDING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS: 46-25.38 N 030-52.60 E 46-22.00 N 030-47.70 E 46-21.55N 030-46.29E 46-20.00 N 030-42.70 E 46-18.84N 030-41.81E 46-19,12 N 030-40,60 E 2.2.5. FROM ODESSA TO THE NORTH WAITING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS: 46-30.00N 030-50.51E 46-30.00 N 030-46.40 E 46-29.90 N 030-46.04 E 46-29.99N 030-44.54E 2.2.6. OF PIVDENNYI TO THE NORTH WAITING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS: 46-30.48 N 030-53.90 E 46-31.84 N 030-53.90 E 46-33.36 N 031-00.056 E 46-36,187 N 031-01,00 E 2. CANCEL NAVAREA III 0023/23 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.

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