The Commissioners of Irish Lights hereby give notice that on or about 9 January 2009, or as soon thereafter as circumstances permit, the North and the South Burford Buoys will be upgraded to transmit AIS (Automatic Identification System) messages as an Aid to Navigation. At the same time the wave activated whistles will be permanently discontinued.
The geographical position (WGS 84) and details of these buoys are:

 

Name	North Burford Buoy	South Burford Buoy
Latitude	53° 20.507'N	53° 18.060'N
Longitude	06° 01.493'W	06° 01.298'W
Type	North Cardinal	South Cardinal
Character	Q Fl	VQ (6) + LFl 10s
AIS	Message Type 21	Message Type 21
MMSI	992501016	992501018

For guidance on the use of AIS as an Aid to Navigation refer to CIL Notice No. 15/2008.
Radio Navigation Warnings will be issued when these changes have taken place.