Positions quoted in this Preliminary Notice reproduced below are referred to WGS84 or a compatible datum and may be plotted directly on this ENC. 												
Some or all of the information contained in this Notice to Mariners may have been included on the ENCs affected.												
												
1900(P)/26 CHINA  East Coast Alongside depths.Depths.Shellfish beds.												
Source: Chinese Charts 14292 and 14293												
												
	1.	Depths less than charted exist in Xiamen Gang. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		108m						24 26' .449N.,118 03' .103E.
				
		14m						24 26' .66N.,118 00' .11E.
				
		14m						24 26' .73N.,117 59' .61E.
				
		139m						24 26' .83N.,117 59' .13E.
				
		132m						24 26' .99N.,117 58' .46E.
				
		53m						24 25' .36N.,118 00' .41E.
				
		42m						24 25' .44N.,117 59' .96E.
				
		19m						24 25' .35N.,117 59' .72E.
				
		96m						24 28' .389N.,118 03' .494E.
				
		14m						24 31' .728N.,118 04' .156E.
				
		15m						24 32' .585N.,118 03' .089E.
				
		41m						24 32' .625N.,118 01' .837E.
				
		48m						24 24' .12N.,117 58' .76E.
				
		54m						24 24' .15N.,117 58' .87E.				
												
	2.	Alongside depths have changed at Xiamen Gang Zhaoyin Gangqu. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		11m						24 24' .68N.,118 03' .55E.
				
		116m						24 24' .69N.,118 03' .44E.
				
		116m						24 24' .71N.,118 03' .28E.
				
		12m						24 24' .74N.,118 03' .09E.
				
		129m						24 24' .85N.,118 02' .76E.
				
		106m						24 24' .90N.,118 02' .48E.				
												
	3.	Alongside depths have changed at Songyu Gangqu Container Wharf. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		164m						24 26' .699N.,118 02' .509E.
				
		161m						24 26' .457N.,118 02' .381E.
				
		164m						24 26' .479N.,118 02' .014E.
				
		163m						24 26' .496N.,118 01' .662E.
				
		61m						24 26' .540N.,118 01' .444E.				
												
	4.	Alongside depths have changed at Xiamen International Container Wharf. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		15m						24 26' .692N.,118 01' .077E.
				
		13m						24 26' .728N.,118 00' .910E.
				
		146m						24 26' .84N.,118 00' .36E.
				
		127m						24 26' .93N.,117 59' .94E.
				
		88m						24 27' .02N.,117 59' .48E.				
												
	5.	Alongside depths have changed at Xiamen Oceangate Container Wharf. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		128m						24 27' .16N.,117 58' .82E.
				
		127m						24 27' .24N.,117 58' .43E.
				
		124m						24 27' .27N.,117 58' .29E.				
												
	6.	Alongside depths have changed in Dongdu Hangdao. The most significant are as follows:										
												
		Depth						Position
				
		66m						24 29' .181N.,118 04' .151E.
				
		69m						24 29' .333N.,118 04' .176E.
				
		74m						24 29' .462N.,118 04' .196E.
				
		64m						24 29' .661N.,118 04' .227E.
				
		36m						24 29' .766N.,118 04' .235E.
				
		64m						24 30' .068N.,118 03' .836E.
				
		43m						24 30' .148N.,118 03' .893E.
				
		41m						24 30' .379N.,118 04' .064E.
				
		81m						24 30' .159N.,118 04' .412E.
				
		83m						24 30' .264N.,118 04' .472E.
				
		106m						24 30' .381N.,118 04' .534E.
				
		117m						24 30' .635N.,118 04' .671E.
				
		115m						24 31' .012N.,118 04' .792E.
				
		143m						24 31' .472N.,118 04' .936E.
				
		139m						24 31' .630N.,118 04' .985E.
				
		03m						24 28' .788N.,118 04' .204E.
				
		25m						24 28' .953N.,118 04' .178E.
				
		67m						24 31' .724N.,118 05' .003E.				
												
	7.	The shellfish bed areas centred on the following positions have been removed:										
												
		24 31' .741N.,118 04' .593E.
										
		24 32' .730N.,118 05' .112E.
										
		24 32' .985N.,118 05' .307E.										
												
	8.	Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area and consult the local port authorities for the latest information.										
												
	9.	These changes will be included in New Editions of Charts 3452 and 3453 to be published mid 2026.										
												
	10.	 Chart 3449 will be updated by Notice to Mariners.										
												
		(CGCS 2000 DATUM)