THAMES PHONE NUMBERS, VHF CHANNELS & CALLSIGNS

THAMES PHONE NUMBERS, VHF CHANNELS & CALLSIGNS

Since the last rewrite of this guide in 2002 some contact details in this guide have changed,
the following information was correct in September 2010.

London VTS (Vessel Traffic Service)                Tel: 020 8855 0315                   VHF ch 14 “London VTS”

formerly “Woolwich Radio”                                       Thames Barrier                           Crayfordness to Teddington

Navigation Centre               (& for private talks: ch 22)

London Coastguard                                   Tel: 020 8312 7380                  VHF ch 14 “London Coastguard”

(or ch 16 if distress)

Gallions Point Marina                                              Tel: 020 7476 7054                  VHF ch M(37) or ch 80

“Gallions Point Marina”

King George V Entrance Lock for Royal Docks

West India Entrance Lock

for West India Docks, Millwall Docks, Blackwall Basin & Poplar Dock Marina

Tel: 020 7511 5086                  VHF ch 72 “K G 5 Control”

Tel: 020 7517 5550                   VHF ch 13 “West India”

South Dock Marina                              Tel: 020 7252 2244                          VHF ch M(37) “South Dock Marina”

Limehouse Lock & Marina                           Tel: 020 7308 9930                          VHF ch 80 “Limehouse Marina”

Three Mills Lock          Tel: 020 7517 5570

also for Bow Locks & City Mill Lock bookings

St Katherine Haven          Tel: 020 7264 5312

Tel: 020 7481 8350

VHF ch 74 “Three Mills Lock”

VHF ch 74 “St Katherines

Tower Bridge                                                                                                                 VHF ch 14 “Tower Bridge”

Marine Police                                            Tel: 020 7275 4421                   VHF ch 14 (and often ch 15)

Tel: 020 7275 4422                  “Marine Police” + boat number or name

HQ Wapping (24 hrs)          “Marine Police Wapping”

Teddington Locks                                      Tel: 020 8940 8723                   No Channel

Richmond Lock & Weir                              Tel: 020 8940 0634                   No Channel

Thames Locks, Brentford                                      Tel: 020 8568 2779                   No Channel

Inter-ship (suitable for communication                                                   VHF ch 06, 08, 72 or 77

between small leisure craft)

Commercial Vessels                                                                                                    often use VHF ch 10

or VHF ch 15 “up one”

Medway VTS                                                                                                                   VHF ch 74 “Medway VTS”

London VTS Gravesend

Tel: 020 8855 0315 Port Control Centre, Gravesend

VHF ch 69 “London VTS”

Seaward limit to Sea Reach No 4 Buoy

VHF ch 68 “London VTS”

Sea Reach No 4 Buoy to Crayfordness