NCI Froward Point

NCI Froward Point is a 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 coastal path from Kingswear in Devon, England.

Its twin duties are to maintain a daylight watch over the local coastal area and the South West Coast Path on whose route it lies.

NCI Froward Point works closely with HM Coastguard at Brixham, and the Dart Lifeboat, and is accredited with Declared Facility Status,[7][8][9] which allows full participation on UK Search and Rescue incidents.

The station maintains a listening watch using fixed and handheld Marine VHF radios 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 are present.

Froward Point lookout with flag pole high on the hill at the Brownstone Battery complex seen from across the Dart estuary