NAVAREA IX 329/26
PAN PANSurface and subsurface live weapon firing off Pakistan (Arabian Sea) 18-28 Sep
No longer in forceIssued 18 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTCArchived 01 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC
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Positions open on the map181800 UTC SEP 2026
NAVAREA IX 329/26
ARABIAN SEA
PAKISTAN
CHARTS PAK 33, 57 (INT 751), BA 38 AND 707
1. NAVAL SHIPS WILL CONDUCT SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE LIVE WEAPON FIRING
FROM 181800 TO 281900 UTC SEP 26 IN AREAS BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
AREA 1
23-31.00N 063-18.00E
23-32.00N 064-41.00E
23-02.00N 064-30.00E
23-02.00N 063-06.00E
AREA 2
23-31.00N 064-41.00E
23-02.00N 064-30.00E
23-02.00N 066-54.00E
23-31.00N 066-06.00E
AREA-3
23-31.00N 066-06.00E
23-02.00N 065-54.00E
23-02.00N 067-14.00E
23-31.00N 067-24.00E
MARINERS KEEP WELL CLEAR OFF EXERCISE AREA
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 282000 UTC SEP 26
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No longer in forceNaval ships will conduct surface and subsurface live weapon firing in three exercise areas off Pakistan in the Arabian Sea. Activity is scheduled from 181800 UTC Sep 2026 to 281900 UTC Sep 2026; message cancellation is set for 282000 UTC Sep 2026. Mariners are ordered to keep well clear of the exercise areas. Charts affected: PAK 33, 57 (INT 751), BA 38 and 707.
Keep well clear of the exercise areas and navigate with caution.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Arabian Sea, off Pakistan
- Validity
- From 18 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC
Until 28 Sept 2026, 20:00 UTCFROM 181800 TO 281900 UTC SEP 26; CANCEL THIS MSG 282000 UTC SEP 26 - Activity periods
- 18 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC - 28 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (surface and subsurface live weapon firing)
- Hazards
- live weapon firing, surface firing, subsurface firing, exercise areas
- Charts
- PAK 33, PAK 57 (INT 751), BA 38, BA 707
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Chabahar Radio (Oman Sea)RCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225400VHF 30range 30 NM183 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KarachiPakistanMMSI 004634060HF216 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OkhaMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192207VHF 20range 20 NM326 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Jask Radio (Oman Sea)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225308VHF 30range 30 NM328 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PorbandarMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192202VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM368 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:18 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsFIRING
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