Navigational warning 1478/20

Status: Cancelled · Area: ARABIAN SEA · Source: NGA U.S. Notice to Mariners

U.S. NAVAL FORCES ARE CONDUCTING ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN THE REGION WITH A COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION AND THE FREE FLOW OF MARITIME COMMERCE. DUE TO RECENT EVENTS, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SAFETY, MINIMIZE AMBIGUITY, AND REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISCALCULATION, ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 100 METERS FROM U.S. NAVAL VESSELS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS/STRAITS. ARMED VESSELS APPROACHING WITHIN 100 METERS OF A U.S. NAVAL VESSEL MAY BE INTERPRETED AS A THREAT AND SUBJECT TO LAWFUL DEFENSIVE MEASURES. MARINERS ARE REMINDED TO OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF OTHER VESSELS. ALL VESSELS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE INTENTIONS, NM 26/20 SECTION III III-1.32 RESPOND TO QUERIES CONCERNING COURSE AND SPEED, EXERCISE PRINCIPLES OF PRUDENT SEAMANSHIP AS REQUIRED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND REMAIN AT THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE DISTANCE FROM U.S. NAVAL FORCES. (181912Z MAY 2020)

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