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Port of London Medway

London Medway’s Marine Department manages the provision of vital marine services to shipping operators at the port.

These include everything from tug services, marine pilotage and pilot transfer service to hydrographic surveying, maintenance dredging, navigation aid provision and mooring services.

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Latest Notices(31)
PIN 03 2025 Medway Tide Tables 2026(102KB)Medway Sntom 002 LNG Vessel Transits And Manoeuvres(284KB)Medway Sntom 003 The Swale – Queenborough ATL – Reduction In Speed When Passing(132KB)Medway Sntom 004 Wreck Of The SS Richard Montgomery – Prohibited Area(177KB)Medway Sntom 005 Port Of Rochester Bridge Reach – Submerged Wreck(206KB)Medway Sntom 006 Pilot Transfer Arrangements & Declaration(134KB)Medway Sntom 007 Peel Ports London Medway – Management Of NAABSA Berths(136KB)Medway Sntom 008 Sheerness Docks N0.11 Berth Tug Moorings(192KB)Medway Sntom 09 Peel Ports Group Pilot Ladder Certification(262KB)Medway Sntom 001 Saltpan Reach LNG Jetties Exclusion Zones(245KB)Ntom No 60 Of 2024 River Medway Chatham Reach Euro Wharf Quay Works(300KB)Ntom No 10 Of 2024 River Medway Saltpan Reach Saltpan No.11 Mooring Buoy OOC(331KB)Ntom No 11 Of 2025 (Updated 16.10.25) River Medway Saltpan Reach Grain LNG Jetty 10 Anode Installation And Shot Blasting Spraying(158KB)Ntom No 17 Of 2025 The Swale Loden Hope Washer Wharf Narrowed Channel(328KB)Ntom No 05 Of 2025 River Medway Short Reach Sunken Vessel(150KB)Ntom No 41 Of 2025 River Medway Rochester Pier Sunken Vessel(319KB)Ntom No 51 Of 2025 River Medway Gillingham & Short Reach Gas Pipeline Survey(276KB)Ntom No 39 Of 2025 River Medway Chatham Reach Filming Project(228KB)Ntom No 01 Of 2026 Notices Remaining In Force(142KB)Ntom No 02 Of 2026 River Medway Long Reach Kingsnorth Jetty Sunken Vessel(337KB)NASBO No 4 Of 2025 Port Of Sheerness Ltd 2026 Schedule Of Charges(57KB)NASBO No 6 Of 2024 Port Of Sheerness Ltd Vessel Booking Arrangements For Sheerness(221KB)Standing NASBO No 1 Pilotage Requirements For Ships Shifting Berth(135KB)Standing NASBO No 2 Clarification And Intervention Charges For Vessel Bookings(138KB)Standing NASBO No 3 Tug And Small Commercial Vessel Licensing(54KB)Standing NASBO No 4 Vessel Defects And Mechanical Failures(55KB)Standing NASBO No 5 Peel Ports Medway Bunkering Code Of Practice 2019(140KB)Standing NASBO No 6 Application For Issue And Renewal Of Pilotage Exemption Certificate(148KB)Standing NASBO No 7 Provision Of Compliant Pilot Transfer Arrangements(1018KB)Standing NASBO No 8 Peel Ports London Medway Policy On The Use Of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS)(144KB)Standing NASBO No 9 Use Of Inappropriate Or Weighted Heaving Lines(171KB)
Previous Notices(2)
PIN 01 2024 Medway Marine Communications Update(73KB)PIN 02 2025 Dredging Operators Expression Of Interest(51KB)

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Notices(33)
PIN 01 2024 Medway Marine Communications Update(73KB)PIN 02 2025 Dredging Operators Expression Of Interest(51KB)PIN 03 2025 Medway Tide Tables 2026(102KB)Medway Sntom 002 LNG Vessel Transits And Manoeuvres(284KB)Medway Sntom 003 The Swale – Queenborough ATL – Reduction In Speed When Passing(132KB)Medway Sntom 004 Wreck Of The SS Richard Montgomery – Prohibited Area(177KB)Medway Sntom 005 Port Of Rochester Bridge Reach – Submerged Wreck(206KB)Medway Sntom 006 Pilot Transfer Arrangements & Declaration(134KB)Medway Sntom 007 Peel Ports London Medway – Management Of NAABSA Berths(136KB)Medway Sntom 008 Sheerness Docks N0.11 Berth Tug Moorings(192KB)Medway Sntom 09 Peel Ports Group Pilot Ladder Certification(262KB)Medway Sntom 001 Saltpan Reach LNG Jetties Exclusion Zones(245KB)Ntom No 60 Of 2024 River Medway Chatham Reach Euro Wharf Quay Works(300KB)Ntom No 10 Of 2024 River Medway Saltpan Reach Saltpan No.11 Mooring Buoy OOC(331KB)Ntom No 11 Of 2025 (Updated 16.10.25) River Medway Saltpan Reach Grain LNG Jetty 10 Anode Installation And Shot Blasting Spraying(158KB)Ntom No 17 Of 2025 The Swale Loden Hope Washer Wharf Narrowed Channel(328KB)Ntom No 05 Of 2025 River Medway Short Reach Sunken Vessel(150KB)Ntom No 41 Of 2025 River Medway Rochester Pier Sunken Vessel(319KB)Ntom No 51 Of 2025 River Medway Gillingham & Short Reach Gas Pipeline Survey(276KB)Ntom No 39 Of 2025 River Medway Chatham Reach Filming Project(228KB)Ntom No 01 Of 2026 Notices Remaining In Force(142KB)Ntom No 02 Of 2026 River Medway Long Reach Kingsnorth Jetty Sunken Vessel(337KB)NASBO No 4 Of 2025 Port Of Sheerness Ltd 2026 Schedule Of Charges(57KB)NASBO No 6 Of 2024 Port Of Sheerness Ltd Vessel Booking Arrangements For Sheerness(221KB)Standing NASBO No 1 Pilotage Requirements For Ships Shifting Berth(135KB)Standing NASBO No 2 Clarification And Intervention Charges For Vessel Bookings(138KB)Standing NASBO No 3 Tug And Small Commercial Vessel Licensing(54KB)Standing NASBO No 4 Vessel Defects And Mechanical Failures(55KB)Standing NASBO No 5 Peel Ports Medway Bunkering Code Of Practice 2019(140KB)Standing NASBO No 6 Application For Issue And Renewal Of Pilotage Exemption Certificate(148KB)Standing NASBO No 7 Provision Of Compliant Pilot Transfer Arrangements(1018KB)Standing NASBO No 8 Peel Ports London Medway Policy On The Use Of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS)(144KB)Standing NASBO No 9 Use Of Inappropriate Or Weighted Heaving Lines(171KB)

Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions(9)
Port of Sheerness Terms and Conditions of Trading (2021)(481KB)Group ST04 Standard Terms And Conditions Relating To The Hire Of A Mobile Crane And Other Equipment From Members Of Peel Ports Group April 2024(131KB)Group ST08 Group Timber And General Cargo Terms And Conditions April 2024(490KB)MDHC ST11 Terms And Conditions Relating To Appropriated Berths In The Port Of Liverpool April 2024(141KB)Group ST01 Standard Terms And Conditions For Container Terminals Operated By Members.. April 2024(429KB)Group ST03 Group Licence To Use Of Berths Terms Revision April 2024(157KB)Group ST07 Standard Terms And Conditions For Bulk Cargo Handling Terminals Operated By Members Of Peel Ports Group April 2024(401KB)Group ST09 Standard Terms And Conditions For Terminals Handling Roro Traffic Operated By Members Of Peel Ports Group FINAL Rev O(218KB)Group ST02 Peel Ports Group UK Warehousing Association Terms 2024 25(168KB)

Charges

Charges(5)
2025 Port Of Sheerness Port Charges Ver 1(767KB)2025 Port Of Sheerness Chatham Docks Port Charges Ver 1(567KB)2026 Port Of Sheerness Chatham Docks Port Charges Ver 1(523KB)2026 Port Of Sheerness Port Charges Ver 1(736KB)2026 Port Of Sheerness Port Dues & Charges Letter(116KB)

Safety information.

Safety Information(5)
Incident Report Form(106KB)Bunkering Code of Practice(499KB)Leisure Craft Incident Report Form(118KB)Port Of Sheerness Ltd Marine Safety Plan 2024 2026(243KB)R Goffin Signed GY & Sheerness 1 Doc (1)(741KB)

Service Information

Service Information(3)
Medway Bunker Checklist 2019(121KB)PPLM Request For Permission To Dive(39KB)PPLM Request For Permission To Dive (1)(132KB)

Leisure Information

Leisure Information(4)
Port Information Notice Leisure Craft Conservancy Application(142KB)Peel Ports Pleasure Craft Registration Guide(690KB)Leisure Craft Conservancy Disc Application FAQ UDPATED 16.01.23(83KB)Medway SOP 7.5 – Recreational Navigation And Event Planning(123KB)
River Events(3)
Folly Fort Racers, 2025 Race Programme(74KB)KSSA Opening Splash 2025 Risk Assessment(61KB)MYC Regatta 2025 Issue 1(72KB)

Licences & Forms

License Forms(7)
Peel Ports Guidance on Permissions for River Works(14KB)Peel Ports RWL Application Form Electronic(68KB)Peel Ports RWL Application Form Printable(37KB)Peel Ports RWL Application Instructions(92KB)SCV Licence Application Form(174KB)Biosecurity Risk Assessment FINAL 1(330KB)Mbin 1 Clothing Ppe And Plant Equipment(146KB)

Navigation Information

Navigational & Pilotage(13)
Medway General Directions 2013(201KB)Medway Ports Pilotage Directions 2015(2556KB)Medway Seaplane operation code(400KB)Medway & Swale Operational Rules And Guidelines(4392KB)New PEC Pack(6345KB)2022 PEC Add. Vessels Form(55KB)2022 PEC Application Form(145KB)Medway & Swale Bridge Clearances(205KB)Boatmasters LKE Pack(7885KB)Peel Ports Adaptation The Embarkation And Disembarkation Of Pilots 2023 (1)(8616KB)Pilot Ladder Guidance(630KB)Medway & Swale Towage Guidelines 2025 V2(982KB)Medway Ports River Byelaws 1991(1551KB)

Tide Tables

Tide Tables(2)
MEDWAY TIDE TABLES 2025(24032KB)Tide Tables Book 2026(23379KB)

ByeLaws

Hydro

Hydro(39)
Medway Maintenance Dredge Protocol (MDP)(10571KB)R3713 Final Medway MDP Update 22Jul2022[1](20814KB)4168 2023 001 IOG 8 20 10 2023(837KB)3858 2023 001 IOG 10 20 10 2023(734KB)3752 2023 001 IOG 7 20 10 2023(726KB)1599 2023 003 EUROWHARF 08 11 2023(704KB)1010 20 Port Of Rochester 200414(1724KB)1061 1 20 Crown Wharf Berths 1,2,And 3 200719(572KB)1026B 1 20 Sheerness Harbour To Clay Reach 200721(2972KB)3065 2023 001 IOG 1 20 10 2023(591KB)1011 1 20 Tower And Wickham Reaches 20201015 (2)(1653KB)1045 1 22 Crescent Wharf And Quarry Yard 20220630(637KB)3718 2023 001 KENT BUOYS AREA 13 11 2023(999KB)4212 1 2023 Queenborough Buoys 231020 To 231113(840KB)1002A 1 23 001 Sheerness Harbour And Saltpan Reach 20231113 (1)(3386KB)MWS001 5 2024 001 Sheppey Crossing 30 01 2024(733KB)MWB020 1 2024 001 Ridham Dock 20240327(600KB)MWB002 3 2024 001 IOG 6 09 10 2024(660KB)MWB019 1 2024 001 GROVEHURST JETTY 02 09 2024(904KB)MWB012 1 2024 001 SCOTLINE TERMINAL 30 05 2024(622KB)3003 2025 001 SHEERNESS DOCKS LOWER CAMBER 29 04 2025(581KB)MWR003 2 2025 002 CHATHAM LOCK APPROACHES 22 05 2025(1211KB)MWA001 1 2025 001 MEDWAY CHANNEL AND ANCHORAGES 10 04 2025(3008KB)MWB001 1 2025 007 Sheerness Docks 250625And250713(1815KB)MWR003 2 2025 002 CHATHAM LOCK APPROACHES 22 05 2025 (1)(1211KB)MWA001 2 2025 002 MEDWAY APPROACH CHANNEL 10 04 2025(1524KB)MWA001 1 2025 001 MEDWAY CHANNEL AND ANCHORAGES 10 04 2025 (1)(3008KB)MWR004 2 2024 001 CHATHAM NESS SHOAL 14 03 2024(862KB)MWB013 1 2025 001 LIMEHOUSE WHARF 03 04 2025(794KB)MWS002 1 2024 001 EAST SWALE ELMLEY REACH TO HORSE SANDS 01 02 2024(1745KB)MWS002 3 2024 001 EAST SWALE ELMELY CAUSEWAY 30 01 2024(745KB)MWS001 2 2024 001 QUEENBOROUGH SPIT 29 04 2024(1184KB)MWS001 1 2024 002 WEST SWALE QUEENSBOROUGH SPIT TO ELMELY REACH 26 04 2024(3366KB)MWR004 3 2025 001 ROCHESTER BRIDGE 03 04 2025(1220KB)MWB008 2 2025 001 Chatham Docks Basin 3 20250522 (2)(889KB)MWB004 1 2025 001 KINGSNORTH JETTY 19 02 2025(669KB)MWA001 4 2024 001 MEDWAY APPROACHES SWATCHWAY 20 05 2024(1870KB)MWR003 1 2025 001 GILLINGHAM REACH TO LIMEHOUSE REACH 09 04 2025(3422KB)MWB002 2 2025 002 IOG Thamesport 20251003(580KB)

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