Welcome to NCI Rame Head
NCI Rame Head is a recipient of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
Visitor Policy
Visitors are normally most welcome at the lookout although, when an incident is ongoing, this may not always be convenient and the duty watchkeeper may ask visitors to call back later. Due to the lingering number of Covid-19 cases, it is at the on-duty watchkeepers' discretion to welcome visitors into the look-out.
Access
There is a large public car park near the building which is close to the SW Coast Path. Access is flat and reasonably level.
Operational capability
This station has Declared Facility Status
This station reports to MRCC Falmouth
Current weather and sea conditions are available by telephone or on VHF Channel 65 during watch hours
Defibrillator Available:
Mounted externally available 24 x7 call number displayed on unit for instructions
Station Telephone:
01752 823706
Visual Watch:
Yes
Radar Watch:
Yes
NAVTEX:
No
AIS Watch:
Yes
CCTV Watch:
Camera linked to, and controlled through, radar.
DSC Watch:
Yes
Radio: Listening watch on channels:
14
16
64
67
Radio: Channels in use (call direct not via ch 16):
65
Radio: Channel 00:
Listening watch and ready to transmit as authorised by Coastguard
Station Call Sign:
Rame Head NCI
Visual Horizon:
23 nautical miles
Radar Horizon:
12 nautical miles
Station Info
Station Address
Old Coastguard Lookout
Rame Head
Cawsand
Torpoint
Cornwall
PL10 1 LH
Station telephone number
01752 823706 Station email address
Station contact
Rob Hillman
Station contact role
Station Manager
via station 01752 823706
Station website
Summer opening
Open from:
09:00
Open until:
18:00
Days:
Every Day
From:
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Until:
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Notes:
Summer watches are kept from the start of BST.
The station may be closed at the stated time or at dusk if earlier.
Winter opening
Open from:
09:00
Open until:
17:00
Days:
Every Day
From:
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Until:
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Notes:
Winter watches begin at the end of BST.
The station may close at the stated time or at dusk if earlier.
Location
Latitude:
50°19.03'N
Longitude:
004°13.19'W
OS Reference:
SX 421 487
Station Elevation:
345'/105 metres
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Visual features of station
The Lookout is a cream painted, single storey building and has a flagstaff. It is next to a tall Coastguard radio mast. There is a large "NCI RAME HEAD" sign on the landward approach to the Lookout and "RAME HEAD NCI CH65" is painted on the seaward side.