OESTERRENDEN (EASTERN CHANNEL) -EAST BRIDGE Ships of 20 metres or more in length shall use the traffic lanes in the traffic separation scheme. Before entering the traffic separation scheme the speed should be reduced to maximum 20 knots. Vessels of less than 20 metres in length and sailing vessels are recommended to avoid using the traffic lanes and instead use the other bridge spans. Fishing is prohibited in the traffic lanes in the traffic separation scheme. Free vertical clearance in the traffic lanes is 65 metres. Free vertical clearance in the spans from the eastern pylon (bridge tower) towards Sjaelland:53, 46, 43, 39, 36, 32, 29, 25, 22, 18, 15, 11 and 8 metres. Free vertical clearance in the spans from the western pylon towards Sprogoe: 52, 44, 40, 36, 32, 28, 24 and 20 metres. The depth within a distance of 10 metres from the two pylons is only 3 metres.