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New NAVTEX Station for Skagerrak - 13 September 2012

A new NAVTEX station is now operational at Jeloya to cover the Skagerrak area. As a consequence, amendments have been made to the NAVTEX Service Areas for Rogaland and Grimeton along with changes to B1 NAVTEX Transmitter Identification Characters (B1 idents) within NAVAREAs I, XIX and XX.

Changes to Indicator letter  (the B Ident) that determines the times of broadcasts:

Arkhangelsk (Russian Federation - NAVAREA XX)  B1 ident is now “L”

Murmansk (Russian Federation - NAVAREA XX)  B1 ident is now "K"

Vardo (Norway - NAVAREA XIX) B1 ident is now "C".

The new station  at Jeloya (Norway – NAVAREA I) B1 ident is  "M”

Grimeton (Sweden – SubAREA I) reduction of NAVTEX Service Area.

The United Kingdom transmission from Oostende  B1 ident is now  "V".

Vardo (Norway - NAVAREA XIX) B1 ident is now  "C".