Marine Safety Information Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM)

The Coast Guard is unveiling a new manner of releasing BNM’s. Traditionally, the Coast Guard has relied solely on transmitting these notices via voice transmissions on maritime VHF-FM frequencies. In addition to these traditional methods, the Coast Guard will now be offering the same notices delivered directly to an email inbox or by visiting a website.

U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District
Marine Safety Information

Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM)
The Coast Guard is unveiling a new manner of releasing BNM’s. Traditionally, the
Coast Guard has relied solely on transmitting these notices via voice transmissions
on maritime VHF-FM frequencies. In addition to these traditional methods, the
Coast Guard will now be offering the same notices delivered directly to an email
inbox or by visiting a website. This new method allows a mariner:
• To receive important notices to an email inbox of choice immediately upon
publication by the Coast Guard.
• The ability to review recent notices in a selectable area through a
searchable database on the Coast Guard’s Navigation Center (NAVCEN)
website.
To View or Subscribe:
1. Visit the NAVCEN’s website by scanning the QR code below or by entering:
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/broadcast-notice-to-marinerssearch?district=7
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to search and view current BNM’s or to
sign up for email notifications for the respective area(s) you wish to receive
notices for.
3. Enter the email of your choice and click submit.