Notice

South London swimming club swim 2019: river restriction notice

Published 14 June 2018

This notice was withdrawn on

River restriction no longer in force.

When

Friday 20 July 2019 from 7pm to 8pm.

Where

Teddington reach.

Details

The navigation channel shall be established on the left, Kingston side of the river.

Swimmers will be using a small buoyed channel between Kingston Road Bridge and the upstream end of Trowlock Island on the right, Middlesex side of the river.

Regatta boards will mark the upstream and downstream extent of the course.

Racing will start at 7pm and is expected to finish at 8pm.

Masters of all boats to maintain a safe speed and lookout between Kingston Road Bridge and the upstream end of Trowlock Island.

All boats must be navigated in accordance with any instructions given from Environment Agency control points or patrol launches.

Those in charge of boats should be aware that they are responsible for avoiding collision and should use all available means appropriate to the circumstances and conditions to decide if there is a risk of immediate danger and avoid it.

All directions as to left and right are given looking upstream

Byelaws

Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 as may be relevant.

And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws, 1993 that:

The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.

The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.