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.
															
902(P)/26 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC —  Works. Port development. Pilot boarding place. Offshore installations. Restricted area. Quay. Dolphins. Buoyage. Submarine pipeline.									
Source: Ministry of Public Works and Communications and the Dominican Port Authority	
																		
	1.	Port development works are taking place in the Bay of Manzanillo.								
										
	2.	A pilot boarding area, radius 250m, has been established, centred on position 19° 44' .73N. , 71° 46' .01W. , approximately 1·5M southeast of Manzanillo Point.								
										
	3.	A FPSO with a safety zone, radius 500m, has been established in the Port of Manzanillo, centred on position 19° 43' .77N. , 71° 44' .12W.								
										
	4.	A LNG terminal wharf has been established, marked by lit dolphins and yellow special buoys. The buoys have been established in the following positions:								
										
		Designation					Position
		
		No 1						19° 43' .65N. , 71° 44' .28W.	
	
		No 2						19° 43' .66N. , 71° 44' .26W.
		
		No 3						19° 43' .81N. , 71° 44' .05W.
		
		No 4						19° 43' .84N. , 71° 44' .07W.		
										
	5.	A pipeline has been established between the FPSO and the shore.								
										
	6.	Mariners are advised to navigate with caution and contact the local port authorities for further information.								
										
	7.	Charts will be updated when works are complete.								
										
		(WGS84 DATUM)