Firing practice

27 Feb 2020 / Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh

Bangladesh Navy ships will carry out firing practice from 1 to 31 March daily (except weekly holidays: Friday and Saturday) from 0600 to 2200 hours local time in the area bounded by the following co-ordinates:

VGD-30 (Firing Area-30)
21 deg. 20.83’N / 090 deg. 34.00’E
21 deg. 41.00’N / 091 deg. 14.00’E
21 deg. 20.83’N / 091 deg. 28.00’E
21 deg. 00.00’N / 090 deg. 47.83’E
Safety Height/Altitude Clearance: Above 3,000 meters from mean sea level

VGD-33 (Firing Area-33)
20 deg. 22.00’N / 091 deg. 06.00’E
20 deg. 46.50’N / 091 deg. 31.00’E
20 deg. 24.00’N / 091 deg. 59.00’E
20 deg. 00.00’N / 091 deg. 36.00’E
Safety Height/Altitude Clearance: Above 3,000 meters from mean sea level

VGD-35 (Firing Area-35)
20 deg. 58.00’N / 089 deg. 34.00’E
20 deg. 58.00’N / 089 deg. 54.00’E
20 deg. 34.00’N / 089 deg. 54.00’E
20 deg. 34.00’N / 089 deg. 34.00’E
Safety Height/Altitude Clearance: Above 3,000 meters from mean sea level

VGD-32 (Firing Area-32)
20 deg. 07.00’N / 090 deg. 52.00’E
20 deg. 22.00’N / 091 deg. 06.00’E
20 deg. 00.00’N / 091 deg. 36.00’E
19 deg. 44.00’N / 091 deg. 21.00’E
Safety Height/Altitude Clearance: Above 12,000 meters from mean sea level

VGD-34 (Firing Area-34)
21 deg. 18.00’N / 089 deg. 31.00’E
21 deg. 18.00’N / 089 deg. 50.00’E
21 deg. 04.00’N / 089 deg. 54.00’E
21 deg. 04.00’N / 089 deg. 34.83’E
Safety Height/Altitude Clearance: Above 12,000 meters from mean sea level

In case of cyclone warning (Local Warning Signal No IV or above), the above mentioned firing areas will be considered inactive automatically.

All ships and crafts are requested to navigate with cation and keep well clear of assigned danger area on the above specified schedules.

(For information about operations in Bangladesh contact the GAC Dubai Huib Agency Centre at [email protected])

Source: Bangladesh Mercantile Marine Office, Chattogram, Notice to Mariners No.05 of 2020 dated 24 February 2020

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