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Joint Warrior 091 Submarine & Live Firing Activity
11 - 21 May 2009
JOINT WARRIOR 091 – SUBMARINE AND LIVE FIRING ACTIVITY BRIEF
1. Joint Warrior (JW) 091, a Joint Training Exercise, will take place from 11 until 21 May 2009 and will comprise of a programme of exercises conducted by land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft in the offshore and coastal waters to the north east, north and north west of Scotland. This booklet provides outline information on their scheduled operations as well as details of intended gunnery and aircraft bombing activity at Cape Wrath and in some open ocean areas. The information is correct at the time of going to print but the routine SUBFACTS and GUNFACTS broadcasts, made during the exercise, will provide updated information. Fleet Ops Notice to Fishermen 1-09, Defence Training Estate Scotland Notice to Fishermen May 2009 and Cape Wrath Range Notice May 2009 also provide additional notes and are enclosed.
EXERCISE JOINT WARRIOR 091 11-21 MAY 2009
1. Notice to Fishermen 01/09 is forwarded. It contains important information about Exercise Joint Warrior (JW) 091 taking place from 11 until 21 May 2009, and it is requested that it be distributed as widely as possible throughout the fishing community.
CTF 311
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN 01/09
PART 1
1. NATO ships, submarines and aircraft will conduct Exercise Joint Warrior (JW) 091 within the Scottish Exercise Areas and those other areas listed in paragraph 5 below. Water users should note that the exercise may involve the limited use of active sonar equipment.
2. Specific area usage details will be promulgated in due course by the exercise directing staff from the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS) NORTHWOOD.
3. In light of ever changing threats to our Armed Forces, military ships now need to build a more detailed Recognised Maritime Picture (RMP), which includes establishing the identity of small Fishing Vessels. This can be achieved visually from rotary airborne assets or by challenges on IMM VHF radio by ships. Mariners are advised that during the period of Exercise JW 091, 11-21 May 2009, warships from various Allied Nations will be conducting such reconnaissance and challenges. Areas likely to be affected are the Clyde, North Channel, Luce Bay, South of the Sea of Hebrides, the Sea of Hebrides, the Little Minch, North Minch, the area near Cape Wrath, Loch Eriboll and the Outer Hebrides. Mariner’s co-operation during this time would be much appreciated. A small number of contracted civilian vessels including high speed craft will be operating in the vicinity of The Minches in support of this training task. Every effort will be made to avoid interference to fisheries.
4. Vessels in the vicinity of this exercise are advised to keep a listening watch on VHF Channel 16.
5. The following area bounded by the listed points is promulgated for JW 091:
ARDNAMURCHAN POINT TO TIREE
56 00N - 007 40W
56 00N - 012 00W
61 00N - 012 00W
61 00N - 000 000E
55 00N - 000 00E
55 00N - 001 25W
ALONG ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH COAST NORTH AND WEST TO LEITH, LEITH TO 5605.0N 00310.0W, SCOTTISH COAST ANTI-CLOCKWISE VIA LOCH ERIBOLL TO CAPE WRATH. ALONG WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND TO ARDNAMURCHAN POINT.
FROM 101900A UNTIL 211600A MAY 2009
CTF 311
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN 01/09
PART 2
1. Mine Counter Measures (MCM) vessels will be conducting minehunting exercises in and around The Minch in support of Exercise Joint Warrior 091 during the period 11-21 May 2009. Investigation of bottom contacts will be by remote controlled submersible vehicles and divers.
2. The following MCM vessels will participate in Ex JW 091:
Name Nationality Pennant No.
FS CASSIOPE France M642
FGS PEGNITZ Germany M1090
FGS HOMBURG Germany M1069
3. Inert mines have been laid for the exercise, in the following areas:
a. LOCH EWE (see chartlet 1)
All areas within Loch Ewe between latitudes 57 52.28N and 57 49.20N
b. LOCH EWE APPROACH (see chartlet 1)
1000 yards either side of a line: A. 58 00.00N 005 46.00W
B. 57 55.00N 005 43.80W
c. CARN SKERRIES/HORSE ISLAND (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 57.94N 005 20.08W
B. 57 57.55N 005 20.57W
C. 57 58.44N 005 23.08W
D. 57 58.84N 005 22.58 W
d. EILEAN DUBH (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 59.23N 005 25.60W
B. 57 58.85N 005 25.50W
C. 57 58.75N 005 26.84W
D. 57 59.60N 005 26.90W
e. PRIEST ISLAND (SOUTH) (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 56.91N 005 31.48W
B. 57 56.50N 005 31.82W
C. 57 56.83N 005 33.32W
D. 57 57.27N 005 33.00W
f. GRUINARD BAY APPROACH (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 56.24N 005 28.57W
B. 57 55.80N 005 28.91W
C. 57 56.25N 005 30.70W
D. 57 56.68N 005 30.46W
g. GRUINARD BAY (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 54.00N 005 29.61W
B. 57 52.80N 005 29.61W
C. 57 52.80N 005 30.80W
D. 57 53.02N 005 30.80W
E. 67 53.02N 005 30.00W
F. 57 54.00N 005 30.00W
h. BROAD BAY (see chartlet 3)
A. 58 16.60N 006 14.60W
B. 58 16.60N 006 12.20W
C. 58 15.40N 006 12.20W
D. 58 15.40N 006 12.20W
i. LOCH ERIBOLL APPROACH (see chartlet 4)
A. 58 42.97N 004 42.00W
B. 58 34.00N 004 36.72W
C. 58 31.96N 004 38.16W
D. 58 29.70N 004 41.30W
j. LOCH ERIBOLL ANCHORAGE (NORTH) (see chartlet 4)
A. 58 33.30N 004 38.00W
B. 58 33.30N 004 36.40W
C. 58 32.00N 004 36.40W
D. 58 32.00N 004 38.00W
4. There is no dedicated mine laying or recovery period for JW 091.
5. Minehunters will conduct live firings of mine disposal charges in the following area:
a. MINE DISPOSAL CHARGE FIRING AREA (see chartlet 1)
A. 57 57.58N 005 33.93W
B. 57 57.85N 005 33.93W
C. 57 58.25N 005 31.97W
D. 57 57.02N 005 31.97W
b. DIVER PLACED CHARGES FIRING AREA in Loch EWE will take place within a circle, with a radius of 200m, centred on 57 48.200N – 005 38.900W.
6. Minesweeping will be restricted to the following corridors:
a. EAST SHIANT BANK (see chartlet 2)
1000 yards either side of a line: A. 57 56.38N 006 08.40W
B. 58 02.80N 005 59.60W
b. LOCH EWE APPROACH (see chartlet 1/2)
1000 yards either side of a line: A. 58 00.00N 005 46.00W
B. 57 55.00N 005 43.80W
To enable ships to turn at the end of the corridor turning areas have been added. The sweeping corridor will therefore be within the following co-ordinates:
A. 57 53.60N 005 44.00W
B. 57 54.30N 005 40.40W
C. 57 55.10N 005 41.00W
D. 57 55.10N 005 41.80W
E. 58 00.20N 005 45.00W
F. 58 00.38N 005 44.10W
G. 58 01.28N 005 44.60W
H. 58 00.60N 005 48.40W
I. 57 59.70N 005 47.80W
J. 57 59.90N 005 46.82W
K. 57 54.75N 005 43.62W
L. 57 54.55N 005 44.60W
7. Liaison between the MoD and appropriate fishermen’s associations/organisations, in some cases with individual owners/skippers, HM Coastguard and the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency have been made to use the above areas. Should anyone consider that their organisation/association should be included in this process in future please contact Fleet Ops SSN, at the number shown above, or the Duty Submarine Controller (DSMC).
8. All participating MCM vessels will be thoroughly briefed on local fishing operations in advance of the exercise and are instructed to make early liaison calls to fishing vessels on VHF. Skippers of fishing vessels operating in the vicinity of these ships are encouraged to talk to them and discuss intentions.
9. If any difficulty is experienced a call should be made to the DSMC at CTF 311 OPS ROOM on the “Fishermen’s Hotline” number, 01923 956366. This line is permanently manned.
