NAVAREA VIII 1009/26
PAN PANCoast Guard aircraft firing off Kochi 28-30 Sep during 0230-0800 UTC daily
No longer in forceIssued 25 Sept 2026, 10:03 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 11:40 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapINDIA WEST COAST - OFF KOCHI (.) CHARTS IN 22 259 7071 INT 7356 (.) FIRING
BY CG AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED 28 TO 30 SEP 26 FROM 0230 TO 0800 UTC DAILY IN DANGER
AREA BOUNDED WITHIN 10-20N TO 10-50N AND 075-00E TO 075-35E
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 300900 UTC SEP 26
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No longer in forceCoast Guard aircraft will conduct firing off the west coast of India near Kochi. Activity is scheduled 28 to 30 September 2026, daily from 0230 to 0800 UTC in a defined danger area. Mariners should avoid the danger area during these periods. Message cancels itself at 300900 UTC Sep 26.
Avoid the danger area during firing periods; navigate with caution and keep clear of the stated danger area.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- India west coast, off Kochi - danger area bounded within 10-20N to 10-50N and 075-00E to 075-35E
- Validity
- From 28 Sept 2026, 02:30 UTC
Until 30 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTCFIRING BY CG AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED 28 TO 30 SEP 26 FROM 0230 TO 0800 UTC DAILY ... CANCEL THIS MSG 300900 UTC SEP 26 - Activity periods
- 28 Sept 2026, 02:30 UTC - 28 Sept 2026, 08:00 UTC (daily 0230-0800 UTC on 28 Sep)
- 29 Sept 2026, 02:30 UTC - 29 Sept 2026, 08:00 UTC (daily 0230-0800 UTC on 29 Sep)
- 30 Sept 2026, 02:30 UTC - 30 Sept 2026, 08:00 UTC (daily 0230-0800 UTC on 30 Sep)
- Hazards
- live firing, danger area - air/sea hazard
- Charts
- 22 259 7071 INT 7356
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station KochiMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192205VHF 20range 20 NM78 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station New MangaloreMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192204VHF 25range 25 NM156 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TuticornMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194405VHF 20range 20 NM212 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MandapamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194406VHF 20, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM250 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station GoaMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192206VHF 25range 25 NM313 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 28 Sept 2026, 04:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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