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.																				
																				
5229(P)/25 INDIAN OCEAN  Submarine cables.Works.																				
Source: Alcatel Submarine Networks and UKHO																				
																				
	1.	Cable installation works are taking place to install the 1-AFRICA telecommunications cable joining the following positions:																		
																				
		Segment							Position
					
		Pakistan						24 47' .003N.,67 02' .995E.	
				
									24 32' .550N.,66 34' .179E.	
				
									23 58' .497N.,65 26' .284E.	
				
									23 50' .109N.,64 01' .864E.	
				
									23 29' .206N.,63 16' .380E.	
				
									23 00' .014N.,62 49' .169E.					
																				
	2.	and																		
																				
		Oman							23 00' .014N.,62 49' .169E.	
				
									21 27' .447N.,60 18' .004E.	
				
									20 10' .988N.,60 03' .934E.	
				
									16 35' .345N.,57 49' .643E.
					
									15 22' .278N.,57 33' .617E.	
				
									13 13' .295N.,54 58' .897E.					
																				
	3.	and																		
																				
		Somalia							13 13' .295N.,54 58' .897E.	
				
									12 20' .350N.,55 21' .734E.	
				
									11 28' .564N.,55 21' .834E.	
				
									10 48' .524N.,54 55' .326E.	
				
									9 41' .686N.,55 05' .658E.	
				
									4 10' .082N.,52 22' .433E.	
				
									2 10' .497N.,52 43' .920E.	
				
									1 41' .356S.,48 59' .043E.	
				
									4 16' .527S.,44 00' .016E.	
				
									4 36' .114S.,42 26' .655E.	
				
									4 35' .596S.,41 38' .837E.	
				
									4 17' .726S.,41 22' .983E.	
				
									4 17' .790S.,40 28' .959E.	
				
									4 20' .412S.,40 24' .436E.	
				
									4 18' .802S.,40 12' .576E.	
				
									4 15' .082S.,40 03' .465E.	
				
									4 07' .461S.,39 50' .993E.	
				
									4 07' .812S.,39 46' .786E.	
				
									4 05' .413S.,39 43' .090E.	
				
									4 03' .052S.,39 42' .416E.					
																				
	4.	and																		
																				
		Gulf of Oman						25 04' .022N.,56 21' .646E.	
				
									25 03' .792N.,56 24' .398E.		
			
									25 00' .979N.,56 24' .982E.		
			
									24 59' .871N.,56 26' .426E.		
			
									24 56' .680N.,56 44' .099E.		
			
									24 40' .067N.,57 11' .519E.		
			
									24 30' .340N.,57 13' .375E.		
			
									24 23' .521N.,57 21' .080E.		
			
									24 05' .424N.,58 40' .673E.		
			
									23 32' .487N.,59 20' .856E.		
			
									23 35' .822N.,60 04' .944E.		
			
									22 53' .310N.,61 36' .013E.		
			
									23 00' .014N.,62 49' .169E.					
																				
	5.	and																		
																				
									25 04' .022N.,56 21' .647E.		
			
									25 04' .112N.,56 21' .981E.		
			
									25 06' .076N.,56 24' .151E.		
			
									25 06' .615N.,56 25' .500E.		
			
									25 06' .169N.,56 28' .753E.		
			
									25 05' .483N.,56 34' .162E.	
				
									25 05' .420N.,56 35' .261E.		
			
									25 04' .952N.,56 37' .275E.	
				
									25 03' .357N.,56 38' .752E.	
				
									25 02' .397N.,56 38' .988E.	
				
									25 01' .393N.,56 39' .697E.	
				
									25 00' .034N.,56 41' .204E.	
				
									24 59' .659N.,56 41' .464E.	
				
									24 58' .182N.,56 41' .951E.	
				
									24 57' .488N.,56 42' .749E.	
				
									24 56' .971N.,56 44' .787E.	
				
									24 56' .882N.,56 45' .747E.					
																				
	6.	and																		
																				
		Gulf of Aden						12 18' .364N.,43 33' .462E.	
				
									12 17' .810N.,43 36' .758E.	
				
									11 45' .456N.,43 55' .953E.	
				
									11 28' .399N.,44 38' .685E.	
				
									11 25' .921N.,45 22' .489E.	
				
									11 48' .030N.,46 16' .452E.	
				
									12 08' .706N.,48 16' .467E.	
				
									13 28' .317N.,53 36' .391E.	
				
									13 13' .295N.,54 58' .897E.					
																				
	7.	and																		
																				
		Djibouti						12 18' .364N.,43 33' .462E.		
			
									12 08' .508N.,43 33' .762E.	
				
									12 08' .065N.,43 33' .596E.	
				
									12 07' .098N.,43 32' .610E.	
				
									12 05' .111N.,43 31' .258E.	
				
									12 02' .579N.,43 28' .376E.	
				
									12 00' .071N.,43 25' .779E.	
				
									11 55' .247N.,43 19' .865E.	
				
									11 54' .013N.,43 19' .214E.	
				
									11 52' .701N.,43 18' .944E.	
				
									11 49' .858N.,43 18' .787E.	
				
									11 44' .972N.,43 17' .029E.		
			
									11 43' .272N.,43 16' .792E.	
				
									11 40' .400N.,43 16' .390E.		
			
									11 39' .414N.,43 15' .840E.	
				
									11 38' .701N.,43 14' .808E.	
				
									11 37' .282N.,43 12' .603E.	
				
									11 36' .571N.,43 11' .448E.	
				
									11 36' .183N.,43 10' .583E.	
				
									11 35' .996N.,43 09' .909E.	
				
									11 35' .919N.,43 09' .483E.	
				
									11 35' .874N.,43 09' .079E.					
																				
	8.	and																		
																				
		Saudi Arabia						20 18' .270N.,39 11' .001E.	
				
									19 00' .209N.,39 56' .980E.	
				
									17 09' .837N.,40 50' .466E.	
				
									16 04' .197N.,41 07' .976E.	
				
									14 23' .563N.,42 07' .969E.	
				
									14 08' .647N.,42 36' .046E.	
				
									14 09' .603N.,42 47' .366E.	
				
									13 47' .224N.,42 56' .599E.	
				
									13 28' .779N.,42 56' .488E.	
				
									12 49' .336N.,43 18' .982E.	
				
									12 39' .015N.,43 15' .115E.	
				
									12 35' .653N.,43 16' .127E.	
				
									12 28' .340N.,43 28' .591E.	
				
									12 18' .365N.,43 33' .461E.					
																				
	9.	and																		
																				
		Yemen							14 46' .24N.,42 57' .20E.	
				
									14 40' .20N.,42 39' .96E.	
				
									14 42' .53N.,42 35' .97E.	
				
									14 48' .12N.,42 33' .50E.	
				
									15 05' .44N.,42 23' .25E.	
				
									15 23' .44N.,42 06' .21E.	
				
									15 35' .41N.,42 02' .45E.	
				
									15 47' .56N.,41 56' .28E.	
				
									15 56' .34N.,41 54' .84E.	
				
									16 00' .54N.,41 52' .81E.	
				
									16 11' .89N.,41 45' .01E.	
				
									16 12' .69N.,41 42' .94E.	
				
									16 11' .43N.,41 38' .14E.	
				
									16 13' .81N.,41 34' .81E.	
				
									16 13' .64N.,41 31' .38E.	
				
									16 11' .59N.,41 25' .67E.	
				
									16 10' .21N.,41 17' .92E.	
				
									16 11' .30N.,41 14' .49E.	
				
									16 15' .62N.,41 10' .59E.
					
									16 16' .35N.,41 07' .49E.	
				
									16 18' .42N.,41 05' .05E.					
																				
	10.	 Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.																		
																				
	11.	 Charts will be updated when full details are available.																		
																				
	12.	 *Former Notice 746(P)/25 is cancelled.																		
																				
		*Indicates new or revised entry																		
																				
		(WGS84 DATUM)