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Charts & Images

North Kent inc Swale and Medway (Sailing Directions and Charts)

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Courtesy Flag

Flag, Red Ensign

Waypoint

N/A

Charts

Tidal Streams: NP249 Navigation: Admiralty 1183, 1607, 1185 ...Swale 2571, 2572

Rules & Regulations

Hazards

Drying and Shallow Banks in Thames Estuary, well Defined Shipping Channels, Wreck with Explosives off Sherness

Tidal Data Times & Range

Sheerness HW =Dover +0130 Data at Sheerness..MHWS 5.8m MHWN 4.7m, MLWN 1.5m, MLWS 0.6m

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General Description

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Approach

This section describes the passage from North Foreland to the Isle of Sheppey, and includes coverage of the Rivers Swale and Medway.

North Foreland (51°23'N., 1°27'E.), the SE entrance point of the Thames Estuary, is located at the NE end of the Isle of Thanet. It is formed of nearly perpendicular chalk cliffs, 18 to 37m high. A light is shown from a conspicuous white tower, 26m high, standing on the rising ground close within the edge of the cliff. A prominent radio mast is situated close NNE of the light. ... read more