NOTES LAUWERSMEER - Subsidiary channels are buoyed from 1/5 - 15/10. - The beacons mark at least the 1.3 metre depth contour. - Fishing areas are marked by floating beacons with yellow flags. These fishing areas are not dangerous to shipping, keep clear of these areas outside the buoyed channels. - In these waters supplementary marks for pleasure craft and special marks for watersports like waterskiing, kite surfing, jetskiing and fast motorboats and areas under the Nature Conservation Act are on station from ħApril-October CABLES AND PIPELINES Mariners are advised not to anchor or trawl in the vicinity of cables and pipelines. Pipelines are not always buried and their presence may effectively reduce the charted depth by up to 2 metres. They may also span seabed undulations and cause fishing gear to become irrecoverably snagged, putting a vessel in severe danger. See the Netherlands Coast Pilot (HP 1). RJ CLEVERINGSLUIZEN Red lights are shown during sluicing. SOUNDINGS IN METRES Reduced to a water-level, maintained as far as possible at 9 dm below NAP. HEIGHTS IN METRES Above a water-level, maintained as far as possible at 9 dm below NAP.