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词条 NCI Froward Point
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  1. Operational details

  2. Facilities

  3. Wildlife

  4. Incidents

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}NCI Froward Point is a busy National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) lookout station at Inner Froward Point[1][2] at the easterly side of the mouth of the River Dart two miles by coast path from Kingswear in Devon in England. Its twin duties are to maintain an hours of daylight watch over the local coastal area and the South West Coast Path on whose route it lies.[3][4] With some significant blind spots because of the coastline, NCI Froward Point covers the coastline from Start Point in the West towards Brixham in the East.[5]

Operational details

The area of operation has a mixed boating population of a fishing fleet, recreational yachtsmen, both sail and power, yacht racing fleets, small commercial passenger vessels, kayaks, canoes, military vessels, dinghy racing fleets, racing gigs, small boats and inflatables, powered and unpowered. During the summer months the recreational seafarers make the lookout both busy and an important resource. In addition there are regular visits to the River Dart by passenger cruise liners during the cruising months.[6] The high number of boating movements makes the mouth of the Dart and the surrounding headlands places of high risk. Although it is not involved in traffic management, NCI Froward Point alerts Falmouth Coastguard both to potential incidents and incidents in progress.

The Froward Point lookout became operational in July 2005[7][8] with planning going back to 2002.[9] It is one of a growing number of NCI lookout stations on the coast of the United Kingdom.

NCI Froward Point rents two buildings of the Brownstone Battery complex,[10] a World War II battery, from the National Trust. As a part of the NCI UK registered charity,[11] NCI Froward point is entirely supported by charitable donations.[12][13][14]

NCI Froward Point works closely with HM Coastguard at Brixham, and the Dart Lifeboat, and is a accredited with Declared Facility Status[15][16][17] which allows full participation on UK Search and Rescue incidents

NCI Froward Point has been featured in the ITV Southwest Regional Evening News programme on 14 February 2007 as a significant point on a featured walk

Facilities

The station is equipped with fixed and handheld Marine VHF radios on which it maintains a listening watch on channels 0, 16 and 67 unless authorised to transmit by the Coastguard on a per incident basis (pre 1 October 2014),[18] and channel 65 for regular two way traffic (post 1 October 2014)[19] a pair of mounted telescopes, binoculars, a radar set and a weather station.[20] The weather station updates the lookout's website with weather data every minute or so via a microwave link to a broadband connection as an important real time service to seafarers. A webcam, updating images at the same interval, provides a visual check on sea state and weather.[21] With no mains electricity to the site solar panels are used and a diesel generator is run when necessary.

The lookout station maintains a visitor centre with information about both its operations and also the Brownstone Battery itself.[22][23]

Wildlife

When not monitoring the surrounding area for people at risk, watch keepers record sightings of seals,[24][25] cetaceans and other wildlife for relevant wildlife organisations.

Incidents

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NCI Froward Point has been involved in the following incidents:

  • 13 Sep 2007 - Asked to assist Brixham Coastguard in locating disabled motor cruiser Jelly Bean. Located successfully.[26]
  • 27 Sep 2007 - Assisted Brixham Coastguard with locating MFV Jose Jacqueline, reported to be in danger.[26]
  • 10 Feb 2007 - Initiated rescue of 5 metre RIB[26]
  • 20 Feb 2007 - Located 10 metre motor cruiser with mechanical failure and conned Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority vessel to the casualty[26]
  • 21 August 2007 - Assisted Brixham Coastguard with yacht Stay Free taking in water.[26][27]
  • 24 Nov 2007 - Initiated rescue of small high speed inflatable. Sole occupant was hypothermic when rescued by the Dart Lifeboat[26][28][29]
  • 14 July 2008 - Initiated rescue of small open boat with engine failure near the Mewstone[26]
  • 20 June 2009 - Asked to assist Brixham Coastguard with a 19 ft Dory with 5 on board, that had run out of fuel at the Homestone and had let off flares.[26][30]
  • 29 August 2009 - Initiated rescue of replica of Nelson's cutter.[26][31]
  • 4 May 2010 - Initiated alert for apparently unmanned drifting motor cruiser south of Mewstone.[26][32]
  • 27 April 2011 - Initiated ambulance assistance for walker in difficulties on the coast path.[26]
  • 3 August 2011 – Initiated assistance for dinghy on lee shore in Newfoundland Cove.[26][33]
  • 20 July 2013 - worked with Brixham Coastguard and NCI Prawle point to identify missing vessel suspected of being in difficulties off Start Point.[34]

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Rainsley|first=Mark|title=South West Sea Kayaking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NW2gJ0MAz_kC&pg=PA79&dq=%22Froward+Point%22+-inpublisher:icon#v=onepage&q=%22Froward%20Point%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false|accessdate=13 December 2010|date=4 April 2008|publisher=Pesda Press|isbn=978-1-906095-05-5|page=79}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=The National Coastwatch INstitution - Eyes Along The Coast|url=http://www.yudu.com/item/embedded_reader/325513/May-2011-By-The-Dart?refid=12163|last=Tozer|first=Bob|date=May 2011|work=By The Dart|page=103|accessdate=7 May 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kingswear-devon.co.uk/APM.htm|title=Minutes of the Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting|date=5 May 2009|publisher=Kingswear Parish Council|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=Bob Tozer, Station Manager reported: I have some 70 watch keepers, all volunteers working ‘daylight’ hours each day of the year. Our normal day in the winter is from 1000 to 1600 and in the summer form 0900 to 17400. During June, July, August and September we try to cover as many evenings as possible. i.e. from 1700 to 2000. In all some 2400hrs of time watch keeping.}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://walks.walkingworld.com/View/610/Walk.aspx|title=Kingswear Castle Cove - Coleton Fishacre - Scabbacombe Head|last=Blackford|first=Dennis|publisher=WalkingWorld.com|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=The route takes the walker through the more modern and extensive World War Two complex at Froward Point.}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/news/Death-warning-coastwatch-lookout/article-725240-detail/article.html|title=brixham coastwatch lookout|date=25 February 2009|publisher=SouthWestBusiness.co.uk|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote="You cannot see Berry Head from Froward Point or Daddyhole Plain, there's this horrible gap," [Beldham] said at the recent Brixham Community Partnership meeting.}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartharbour.org/visiting-ships/|title=Dart Harbour : DHNA Visiting Ships - Find out more about forthcoming ship visits here|publisher=Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority|accessdate=17 December 2010}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ybw-directory.com/reprints/results_related.jsp?tem=ybw&id=50379&offset=0|title=New NCI lookout.|last=Bygrave|first=Mike|date=October 2006|work=Yachting & Boating World|publisher=IPC Media|accessdate=13 December 2010|quote=New National Coastwatch Institution lookout on former gun battery site at Froward Point}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Watch-station-founder-stands/article-743967-detail/article.html|title=Watch station founder stands down|last=Taylor|first=Hannah|date=4 March 2009|work=Express & Echo|publisher=This Is Exeter|accessdate=13 December 2010|quote=Mike Povey has been station manager at the lookout, east of the Dart estuary, since it was established in 2005. Mr Povey said in his final speech to National Coastwatch Institution members at the Royal Dart Yacht Club that starting up the Froward Point station has been a massive job.}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nci-frowardpoint.org.uk/teamhist.htm|title=Team history|publisher=Froward Point National Coastwatch Institution (NCI)|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=2002: The desirability of a Coastwatch station at Froward Point is established, and the WW2 Battery Observation Post identified as a suitable base. Discussions with the National Trust start.... July 2005: First logged watch.}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/text.asp?PageId=209|title=Heritage, Landscape & Wildlife: Kingswear to Froward Point|publisher=South Devon AONB|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=The National Coastwatch Institute station is situated at Brownstone Battery. Visitors are welcome to pop-in and say hello at the lookout and to peruse the display house opposite.}}
11. ^{{EW charity|1045645|National Coastwatch Institution}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://beta.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Regatta-s-163-400-Coastwatch/article-1470138-detail/article.html|title=Regatta's £400 for Coastwatch|date=31 October 2009|publisher=The Herald (Plymouth)|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=Volunteer watchkeepers at Froward Point, Kingswear, have benefited from a £400 donation from the village's annual regatta.... Funded entirely by voluntary contributions, Forward Point is sited to the east of the Dart estuary — about 45 minutes' walk from Kingswear.}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.totnesinformation.co.uk/events/1300/brixham-orpheus-male-voice-choir|title=Totnes Information Centre - Events - Brixham Orpheus Male Voice Choir|accessdate=13 December 2010|quote=Saturday March 27th 2010: Charity concert in aid of Froward point (Kingswear) coastwatch station.(sic)|publisher=Totnes Information Centre}}
14. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Entries-sought-Kingswear-Regatta/article-2126659-detail/article.html|title=Entries sought for Kingswear Regatta|last=Rowing|date=7 May 2010|work=Herald Express|publisher=This Is South Devon|accessdate=13 December 2010|quote=Kingswear Regatta made one of the first major donations to the Dartmouth Inshore Lifeboat Appeal in 2002 – and have subsequently supported other local charities including Devon Air Ambulance, the Froward Point Coast Watch project, Kingswear Rowing Club, Cancer Research, The Friends of St Thomas' Church Kingswear, Dart Sailability, Kingswear Community Primary School, Kingswear Village Hall and the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta. All of these are local charities and this is the heart of this local regatta's ethos.}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-14582040.html|title=Keeping watch for sailors' safety Kingswear's National Coastwatch Institution Station at Froward Point at the mouth of the River Dart was recently successfully assessed for Declared Facility Status (DFS).|date=25 October 2007|work=Herald Express (Torquay UK)|publisher=Herald Express (Torquay UK)|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=The assessment took place over a whole day when members of the national DFS team examined various documentation including station records, training manuals and procedures, and also set tasks for five watch keepers, this being 10 per cent of the total number qualified at the present time.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/uksar.pdf|title=SEARCH AND RESCUE FRAMEWORK FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND|publisher=Department for Transport|page=54|accessdate=13 March 2012|quote=All watch keepers are trained to a high standard and stations will be expected to achieve Declared Facility Status (DFS) within 18 months of opening.|format=pdf|location=5.8.5}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=Froward Point lookout station declared 'rescue ready'|date=6 April 2012|work=Dartmouth Chronicle|publisher=South Hams Newspapers|page=9|quote=...the lookout station can continue to keep its status as a fully fledged part of the integrated search and rescue services and keeps is 'declared facility status'}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartharbour.org/harbour-river-guide/radio-communication/|title=Dart Harbour : Radio Communication|publisher=Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority|accessdate=13 December 2010|quote=The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) lookouts at Prawle Point and Froward Point maintain a visual and listening watch on VHF channel 16 during daylight hours. }}
19. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.motorboatsmonthly.co.uk/news/537157/national-coastwatch-institution-granted-dedicated-vhf-channel|title=National Coastwatch Institution granted dedicated VHF channel|date=14 August 2014|work=Motor Boats Monthly|publisher=Yachting & Boating World|accessdate=17 August 2014 |quote=From 1 October, the NCI will be broadcasting on VHF Channel 65, offering support to seafaring vessels of all sizes}}
20. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/South-Devon-storm-warnings/article-1515356-detail/article.html|title=South Devon storm warnings|date=14 November 2009|work=Herald Express|publisher=This Is South Devon|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=The National Coastwatch weather station at Froward Point near Kingswear reported gusts of up to 75mph at around 10am, with constant winds of 'strong gale' force according to the Beaufort Scale, and gusts reaching 'violent storm'.}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stokefleming.org.uk/links.htm|title=Parish of Stoke Fleming -- Links|publisher=Parish of Stoke Fleming|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=National Coastwatch Institution's station at Froward Point looking towards Start Bay and Stoke Fleming Live weather and webcam}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southwestcoastpath.com/main/walks/index.cfm?fsa=dspWalkDetail&w_id=76|title=Higher Brownstone to Froward Point - a short walk using the South West Coast Path|publisher=South West Coast Path|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=A National Coastwatch Institute station is now situated at the Battery and has fine views across Start Bay. Visitors are welcome to pop in and say hello at the lookout and to peruse the display in the building opposite.}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://portalstaging.devonline.gov.uk/staging/localcontent.htm?site=5&ref=walk64.htm&|title=Local Content|publisher=Devon County Council|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=The National Coastwatch Institution has a visitor centre here with local information. This is also where the short cut past the Daymark arrives at the coast.}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/travel/ramble-along-river-dart?page=3|title=Ramble along the River Dart|last=Fair|first=James|date=26 July 2010|work=BBC Wildlife Magazine|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 December 2010|quote=Froward Point is popular for its coastal walk. It has spectacular views of the Mewstone (seen in the distance) which seals use as a haul-out.}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/text.asp?PageId=209|title=South Devon AONB | Heritage, Landscape & Wildlife: Kingswear to Froward Point|publisher=South Devon AONB|accessdate=18 December 2010|quote=The Mew Stone, visible off the shore from Brownstone Battery, is a rich site for seabirds, and is home to a large seabird colony. The rocky island is also the most easterly 'haul-out' for grey seals in the English Channel.}}
26. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web|url=http://www.nci-frowardpoint.org.uk/news_pre2012.html|title=Froward Point National Coastwatch Institution (NCI)|publisher=NCI Froward Point|accessdate=17 December 2010}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.torbaycoastguard.co.uk/call_out_pages/2007/call_outs_aug07.html|title=Incidents January 2006|publisher=HM Coastguard|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=Berry Head Coastguard, Fishing Vessel Our Joel and Yacht Clarrissa proceeded and Froward Point National Coastwatch made observation, to report of Flashing Light from Red Sailed Yacht taking water off St Mary’s Bay, Berry Head. Junk-rigged Yacht STAY FREE responded safe and well heading into the River Dart.}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/man_rescued_from_river_dart_by_fishing_vessel/43652.html|title=United Kingdom Government News: Man rescued from river Dart by fishing vessel|date=24 November 2007|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=Dave Scullion, Brixham Coastguard Watch Manager says: 'This man was very lucky as the impact had caused him to lose consciousness, he had lost his helmet and his lifejacket had been damaged and had the effect of pushing him under. He had very quickly become hypothermic and was transferred by the lifeboat to the hospital at Dartmouth for treatment.'}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouth-lifeboat.org.uk/Launches.html|title=Dartmouth Lifeboat: Launches; 24 November 2007|date=24 November 2007|publisher=RNLI|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=The circling boat was observed by the volunteers at the National Coastwatch lookout at Froward Point who pinpointed the casualty some one hundred metres from his boat and alerted the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard called out the ILB and also called all vessels in the Dartmouth area. The Fishing boat Deborah Jane responded and had just picked up the casualty as the ILB arrived. A crewman from the ILB was placed on the Catamaran and she and the casualty were brought back to port. The casualty was transferred to Dartmouth Hospital.}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartlifeboat.org.uk/launches/show/72 | publisher=RNLI |title=Dartmouth Lifeboat: Launches: 20 June 2009|accessdate=16 December 2016|quote=The Coastguard requested attendance to a 19ft Dory with 5 on board, that had run out of fuel at the Homestone and had let off flares. The dive-boat Falcon, skippered by Tony Hoile, an ex DLA, reached the boat first and took them in tow. The incident was observed and monitored by the National Coastwatch team at Froward point.}}
31. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Regatta-rowing-crew-rescued-high-winds/article-1294528-detail/article.html|title=Regatta rowing crew rescued in high winds|last=Peacock|first=Steve|date=29 August 2009|work=Herald Express|publisher=This Is South Devon|accessdate=12 December 2010|quote=The cutter, a two-masted replica from Lord Nelson's famous ship HMS Victory and with seven people on board, came within 20 feet of disaster. It was being driven on to the Mew Stone rock off Froward Point after it was caught out by heavy seas and strong winds. Froward Point National Coastwatch Institution's lookout, which overlooks the mouth of the River Dart, spotted the vessel in danger and raised the alarm around 11am }}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouth-lifeboat.org.uk/Launches.html|title=Dartmouth Lifeboat: Launches: Tuesday 4 May 2010|date=4 May 2010|accessdate=17 December 2010|quote=The National Coastwatch observers at Froward Point had been observing a motor launch drifting south of the Mewstone for 20 minutes without any sign of a crew. They informed the Coastguard who requested the ILB to launch to investigate.|publisher=RNLI}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartlifeboat.org.uk/launches/show/128|title=Dinghy trapped by onshore winds|date=3 August 2011|publisher=Dart Lifeboat - RNLI|accessdate=4 August 2011|quote=The National Coastwatch team at Froward Point reported that a dinghy with 3 adults and 2 children on board was having difficulty leaving Newfoundland Cove due to the onshore wind and their engine would not start.}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://dartmouthboat.co.uk/yesterday-in-my-nci-coastwatch-afternoon-watch/|title=Coastwatch and Coastguard Teamwork identifies vessel reported missing|date=21 July 2013|accessdate=21 July 2013|quote=During the afternoon of Saturday 20 July 2013, on a fine day with a moderate easterly wind, the duty watchkeepers at Froward Point were contacted by their colleagues at Prawle Point and asked to keep a look out for a dory with a single person on board which they had lost sight of in the tide race off Start Point, and had presumed to be in difficulty. }}

External links

  • National Coastwatch Institution official site
  • NCI Froward Point official site
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