NOTAMS/NAVAREA IX Navigation Warnings for Exercises/Missile Tests

[StrategicPak]

Considering how many of our members keep tabs on the NAVAREA warnings issued by Pakistan Navy and therefore we are able to guess and then discuss the imminent missile tests, i think it is appropriate to make this one thread to share all such updates.

Rather than opening multiple threads for each warning we can keep this updated and discuss all such activities here. I think it will be best if this can be made sticky so everyone keeping an eye on such activities can share the details with other members over here.

To briefly explain the NAVAREA warning system, the world is divided into 21 broadcast areas, called NAVAREAs which transmit maritime safety information such as navigational warnings and weather forecasts. The responsibility of coordination of NAVAREA IX, which includes part of the North Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, was assigned to Pakistan in 1976.

Hydrographer of the Pakistan Navy (HPN), is the area Coordinator. All information relating to navigational safety is received in HPN office at Karachi from 16 National Coordinators of Area IX and from other sources. This information is analyzed, processed and promulgated in the form of navigational warnings to mariners at sea. Hydrographic Department of PN also issues Weekly and Annual summary of Pakistan Notices to mariners in print form for the benefit of the mariners.

Here is on such warning issues yesterday on April 05, 2017:
SECURITY

031500 UTC APR 2017

NAVAREA IX (.) 090/17 (.)PAKISTAN (.) CHARTS PAK 33, 57 (INT 751),
58 (INT 7019), BA 38, 707 AND 4705 (.)

2. NAVAL SHIPS WILL CARRY OUT MISSILE AND GUNNERY FIRING WITH LIVE
AMMUNITION ON 06 AND 07 APR 2017 FROM 0500 TO 0930 UTC IN AREA BOUNDED
BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES:

(A) 24-00N 063-30E
(B) 24-00N 065-30E
(C) 25-30N 063-30E
(D) 25-30N 065-30E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 22500 FEET

3. SHIPS AND CRAFT ARE TO KEEP WELL CLEAR AND NOT TO ENTER ASSIGNED
DANGER AREA ON ABOVE SPECIFIED DATES AND TIME (.)

4. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 071030 UTC APR 2017.

On map it looks like this:
View attachment 389084

Interesting

 

[Slav Defence]

Stick to the topic.

 

[Arsalan]

NAVAREA WARNING ISSUES
June 29, 2017

291500 UTC JUN 2017

NAVAREA IX (.) 183/17 (.) PAKISTAN (.) APPROACHES TO KARACHI (.) CHARTS
PAK 33, PAK 57 (INT 751), PAK 58 (INT 7019), BA 38 AND 707 (.)

2. NAVAL SHIPS WILL CARRY OUT SURFACE AND ANTI AIRCRAFT LIVE FIRING
BETWEEN 0400 TO 1700 UTC FROM 03-07, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28 AND 31 JUL 2017
IN FOLLOWING AREAS:

AREA BRAVO

24-19.00N 066-58.00E
24-00.00N 066-39.00E
24-11.00N 066-27.00E
24-24.30N 066-42.00E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 40,000 FEET

3. DEPTH CHARGE FIRING:

AREA BRAVO – 1

24-16.18N 066-20.50E
24-22.00N 066-27.00E
24-16.30N 066-33.00E
24-10.30N 066-27.00E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 4,000 FEET

4. SHIPS AND CRAFT ARE TO KEEP WELL CLEAR OF ASSIGNED DANGER AREA
ON ABOVE SPECIFIED SCHEDULE (.)

SECURITE

291500 UTC JUN 2017

NAVAREA IX (.) 183/17 (.) PAKISTAN (.) APPROACHES TO KARACHI (.) CHARTS
PAK 33, PAK 57 (INT 751), PAK 58 (INT 7019), BA 38 AND 707 (.)

2. NAVAL SHIPS WILL CARRY OUT SURFACE AND ANTI AIRCRAFT LIVE FIRING
BETWEEN 0400 TO 1700 UTC FROM 03-07, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28 AND 31 JUL 2017
IN FOLLOWING AREAS:

AREA BRAVO

24-19.00N 066-58.00E
24-00.00N 066-39.00E
24-11.00N 066-27.00E
24-24.30N 066-42.00E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 40,000 FEET

3. DEPTH CHARGE FIRING:

AREA BRAVO – 1

24-16.18N 066-20.50E
24-22.00N 066-27.00E
24-16.30N 066-33.00E
24-10.30N 066-27.00E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 4,000 FEET

4. SHIPS AND CRAFT ARE TO KEEP WELL CLEAR OF ASSIGNED DANGER AREA
ON ABOVE SPECIFIED SCHEDULE (.)

5. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 311800 UTC JUL 2017.


Description:
Below is the roughly marked region as mentioned in the coordinates and the area it covers.

It a small area. I wont expect any long range missile tests here. Most probable anti-aircraft gun firing and CIWS (gun and missile)

 

[The Deterrent]

Pakistan Navy issues Navigational Warning

SECURITE

181500 UTC SEP 2017

NAVAREA IX (.) 243/17 (.) ARABIAN SEA (.) PAKISTAN (.) MAKRAN
COAST (.) CHARTS PAK 23, 33, 57 (INT 751), 58 (7019), BA 38, 707
AND 4705 (.)
2. MISSILE AND GUNNERY FIRINGS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN
0400 TO 1100 UTC ON 22 AND 23 SEP 2017 IN AREA BOUNDED BY
FOLLOWING COORDINATES:

(A) 25-20N 064-40E
(B) 24-30N 064-40E
(C) 25-20N 066-40E
(D) 24-30N 066-40E

SAFETY HEIGHT: 22500 FEET

3. SHIPS AND CRAFT ARE TO KEEP WELL CLEAR AND NOT TO ENTER ASSIGNED
DANGER AREA ON ABOVE SPECIFIED DATES AND TIME (.)

4. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 231200 UTC SEP 2017.

https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/securite/20170918SEC 243.txt

"Mehkma-e-Mausamiyat ki report kay mutabiq ainda chand hafton kay doraan mulk ki mashriqi sarhad kay paar waqfay waqfay se mosla-dhaar baarish ki tawwaqo hai. Awaam se guzarish ki jaati hai kay wo Panipat kay ilaaqay mein jaanay say guraiz karain."

 

[Safriz]

Some anti ship missile may be?

 

[Khafee]

Some anti ship missile may be?

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[Safriz]

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Its a 5 day notice , so there must be more than one activity

 

[The Accountant]

Babur Ship Launched perfection

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You were away for sometime, welcome back

 

[Arsalan]

Babur Ship Launched perfection

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The area covered is just about 90Km by 200Km! Dont you think it is too small for a cruise missile test?


@The Deterrent thank you bro for sharing the warning. This is exactly what i wanted to be doing with this thread.

For the DISCUSSIONS regarding the possible TEST or what it could be or it would not be, i request all members to please do that on relevant thread. Ideally, we should be leaving this thread with just information of such warnings and impending test's information. Thank you all.

 

[Areesh]

Babur Ship Launched perfection

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Ship launched???

 

[Khafee]

Ship launched???

Do you have any objections?

Babur CM, ship based has two versions:
1) Anti Ship CM
2) Land Attack CM

Its a 5 day notice , so there must be more than one activity

Absolutely!

You were away for sometime, welcome back

Thank You. Was busy frying brains in real life.

 

[Areesh]

Do you have any objections?

Babur CM, ship based has two versions:
1) Anti Ship CM
2) Land Attack CM

Which ship would be launching this Babur?

 

[Khafee]

Which ship would be launching this Babur?

Are you serious?

 

[Areesh]

Are you serious?

Yes.

 

[Khafee]

Yes.

Wait for official ISPR notification. Might take some time.