Notices to skippers

Notices to skippers are issued by state authorities responsible for navigation safety in order to participants in navigation about changes in the waterway that may have an impact on planning and navigation itself. Traditionally,  they are distributed by VHF, in writing, on notice boards or by fax. Primarily, the port master offices collect, process and analyze all relevant information important for navigation and navigational infrastructure overall.

The content of the notices mostly refers to:

Recently, many countries have switched to reporting Notices to Skippers via web service, namely via the corresponding digitized forms within the RIS.