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Notices to Mariners 2005 - archived

Notices to Mariners provide legal notification of changes to port waters that could affect the safe and efficient movement of shipping in or out of the Port of Melbourne.

The master of a vessel must ensure that the vessel carries copies of, and complies with, Notices to Mariners affecting the port or port waters.

Notices to Mariners 2005 - archived
Number Description Date
115/05 Port of Geelong - Harbour Master's Directions 22 Dec 05
114/05 Port of Melbourne - Harbour Master's Directions 22 Dec 05
113(T)/05 Western Port - Western Port fireworks exclusion zones 21 Dec 05
112(T)/05 Port Phillip Heads - Entrance Deep - underwater survey work 15 Dec 05
111/05 Port of Port Albert / Port Albert entrance - inner entrance buoy replaced with a beacon 13 Dec 05
110/05 Port of Anderson Inlet - establishment of fairway buoy 13 Dec 05
109(T)/05 Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert / Lewis Channel - No. 11 pile destroyed 9 Dec 05
108/05 Port of Corner Inlet / Corner Inlet  - harbour works and navigation aids upgrade 13 Dec 05
107/05 Port Phillip - Rosebud Jetty / upgrade of Navigation light 9 Dec 05
106(P)/05 Port Phillip - Establishment of By-pass Channel / changes to Harbour Master's Directions 9 Dec 05
105(T)/05 Port Phillip - Patterson River entrance sand bypass trial 5 Dec 05
104(T)/05 Port Phillip - P3 Mark - Unlit 5 Dec 05
103(T)/05 Port of Melbourne - Declared berth depths 5 Dec 05
102(T)/05 Port of Melbourne - Declared berth depths 2 Dec 05
101(P)/05

Port Phillip / West Channel - 1. Changes to navigation aids
2. Changes to Operating Handbook and Harbour Master's Directions

2 Dec 05
100(T)/05 Port Phillip / Patterson River - River entrance sand bypass trial 24 Nov 05
99/05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - new position of Rosny St. Rock Groyne 22 Nov 05
98(T)/05 Port Phillip / Mt. Martha Aquaculture reserve - Buoy partially submerged 17 Nov 05
97/05 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Grassy Point, aquaculture special mark pile destroyed 7 Nov 05
96(T)/06 Port Phillip / Royal Australian Navy Excercise "Dugong" 28 Oct 05
95(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Princes Pier - Special Buoy removed 27 Oct 05
94(T)/05 Port Phillip / Patterson River Entrance - Sand Bypass trial 25 Oct 05
93(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Port Melbourne Channel - beacon light synchronisation 13 Oct 05
92/05 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Removal of hazardous structures 7 Oct 05
91/05 Port Phillip / Eastern approaches to South Channel - wreck clearance depths 7 Oct 05
90(T)/05 Westernport / Port of Hastings - Jack-up rig transit 6 Oct 05
89/05 Port of Gippsland Lakes / Lakes Entrance Bar and dredging operations 6 Oct 05
88(T)/05 Port Phillip / Trial dredging operations complete 4 Oct 05
87(T)/05 Western Port / Evans Inlet - Construction of Boardwalk 30 Sep 05
86/05 Port of Melbourne / Navigation aids upgrade complete - Webb Dock / Gellibrand 30 Sep 05
85(T)/05 Port Phillip / Trial dredging operations - Rip Bank channels re-opened 23 Sep 05
84(T)/05 Port Phillip / Trial dredging operations - deployment of special mark buoys 23 Sep 05
83(T)/05 Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert / Corner Inlet - Harbour works 20 Sep 05
82(T)/05 Port of Geelong / Point Richards Channel - changed light characteristic 20 Sep 05
81(T)/05 Port Fairy - Entrance buoy re-established 16 Sep 05
Errata to
80(T)/05)
Errata to Notice to Mariners 80(T)/05 19 Sep 05
80(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Trial dredging operations - deployment of special mark buoys 16 Sep 05
79(T)/05 Port Fairy / Entrance buoy sunk 12 Sep 05
78(T)/05 Port Phillip / Gellibrand shoal beacon - trial light upgrade 2 Sep 05
77(T)/05 Port Phillip / Trial dredging opeartions - South Channel East 30 Aug 05
76(T)/05 Port Phillip / Deployment of special Mark buoys - trial dredging 25 Aug 05
75/05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - Savage Marina works completed 22 Aug 05
74(T)/05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - Parsons Marina works  22 Aug 05
73/05 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Limeburners Bay, Island breakwater works 22 Aug 05
72(T)/05 Western port / Port of Hastings - Trial lead lights Stony Point jetty 19 Aug 05
71/05 Western Port / Maritime Security Regulations - Restricted Zones 15 Aug 05
70/05 Port Phillip / St Kilda - Isolated danger buoy re-instated 3 Aug 05
69(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Williamstown Channel -Beacon 21 re-established 2 Aug 05
68/05 Port of Hastings / Maritime Transport Security - Restricted zones 1 Aug 05
67(T)/05 Port of Gippsland Lakes / Lakes Entrance Bar and dredging operations 1 Aug 05
66(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Trial dredging operations. 1. Exclusion Zones. 2. Operating times (PDF, 82kb) 29 July 05
65(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Williamstown channel, obstruction and isolated danger mark removed 22 July 05
64(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Trial dredging operations 22 July 05
63(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Williamstown Channel - light beacon no. 21 demolished (PDF, 72kb) 15 July 05
62/05 Port of Melbourne / Fawkner Beacon racon operational (PDF, 79kb) 8 July 05
61(T)/05 Port Phillip / Blairgowrie boat harbour maintenance completion (PDF, 18kb) 7 July 05
60(T)/05 Port Phillip / St Kilda isolated danger buoy damaged (PDF, 26kb) 7 July 05
59/05 Port of Geelong / Cunningham/Shell Refinery pier leading lights change of colour (PDF, 25kb) 7 July 05
58/05

Bates Point aquaculture fisheries reserve special mark buoys established

4 July 05
57/05

Mount Martha aquaculture fisheries reserve special mark buoys established

4 July 05
56/05

Point Henry leading lights change of colour

1 July 05
55/05 Port Phillip / Melbourne - Victoria Harbour beacon decomissioning 24 Jun 05
54(T)/05 Port Phillip / Dromana Bay - Martha Cove breakwater works complete 02 Jun 05
53/05 Western Port / Newhaven - Dredging of Marina and Entrance channel complete 31 May 05
52/05 Port Phillip / Victoria dock - Beacon N0.56 relocated 27 May 05
51(T)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - Westgate Bridge maintenance works complete 18 May 05
50(T)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - Station Pier berth closures 18 May 05
49(P)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - Webb Dock leads upgrade 18 May 05
48(T)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - Princes Pier special buoy 18 May 05
47/05 Port Philip / Frankston Pier light upgraded 13 May 05
46(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Racon on Fawkner beacon inoperative 10 May 05
45/05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - Commonwealth reserve 6 May 05
44/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - Gellibrand Shoal beacon upgrade 14 Apr 05
43(T)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Geelong - Wilson Spit Channel 11 Apr 05
42(T)/05 Western Port / Dredging of Newhaven Marina and entrance channel 4 Apr 05
41(T)/05 Port Phillip / Altona boat harbour shoaling 4 Apr 05
40(T)/05 Port Phillip / Maintenance dredging complete - Mordialloc creek 4 Apr 05
39/05 Port Phillip / Port Melbourne Channel upgrade complete 31 Mar 05
38(T)/05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - Parsons Marina dredging continues 30 Mar 05
37(T)/05 Port Phillip / Blairgowrie boat harbour maintenance continues 30 Mar 05
36(T)/05 Port Fairy - Entrance buoy re-established 24 Mar 05
35/05 Gippsland / Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert - Marine National Park piles 23 Mar 05
34/05 Gippsland / Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert - Number 17 Lewis channel 22 Mar 05
33(T)/05 Port Phillip / Shoaling at entrance to Mordialloc creek 18 Mar 05
32(T)/05 Port Phillip / South Channel shoaling 18 Mar 05
31(T)/05 Port of Geelong - Declared Channel / Berth depths 01 Mar 05
30 Err Erratum to notice number 30(T)/05 25 Feb 05
30(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Hampered vessel movements 25 Feb 05
29/05 Port Phillip / R2 buoy located 24 Feb 05
28/05 Port of Melbourne / Queenscliff - update of Drapers Reef transit 23 Feb 05
27(T)/05 Port Phillip / Williamstown - Parsons Marina dredging 23 Feb 05
26(T)/05 Port Phillip / Half Moon Bay - Wreck works HMVS Cerberus 21 Feb 05
25(P)/05 Port of Melbourne - Port Melbourne Channel upgrade works completed 18 Feb 05
24/05 Port Phillip / Port Phillip Heads - Marine National Parks 18 Feb 05
23(T)05

Port Phillip / Werribee - special mark "No PWC" zone buoy missing

14 Feb 05
22(T)05

Port Phillip / R2 buoy missing

14 Feb 05
21(T)05

Port of Corner Inlet & Port Albert / Entrance to Corner Inlet No. 1 South Cardinal

15 Feb 05
20(T)05 Western Port / Watson Inlet No.1 Starboard Hand Mark Missing - Storm Damage 10 Feb 05
19(T)05 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip Wave Measuring Buoys 7 Feb 05
18(t)05 Port of Corner Inlet & Port Albert / Entrance to Corner Outlet  - Buoy of Station 7 Feb 05
17(T)05 Port Fairy / Displaced Entrance Buoy 4 Feb 05
16(T)05 Port Phillip / Altona, Werribee - navigation aids missing - storm damage 4 Feb 05
15(T)05 Westernport / Shoreham - special mark missing - storm damage 4 Feb 05
14(T)05 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - dredging of Savage Marina, Williamstown 4 Feb 05
13(T)/05 Port Phillip / Port of Melbourne - update waterside restricted zones 25 Jan 05
12(T)/05 Westernport / Port of Hastings - North Arm shoaling 25 Jan 05
11(T)/05 Westernport / Port of Hastings - re-establishment of Fairway Racon 25 Jan 05
10(T)/05 Westernport / Port of Hastings - temporary exclusion zone 25 Jan 05
09(T)/05 Victoria / Peterborough - Drilling operations 25 Jan 05
08(T)/05 Port Phillip / Dromana Bay - Martha Cove construction 24 Jan 05
07/05 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip - wave measuring buoys 19 Jan 05
06(P)/05 Port of Melbourne / Port Melbourne channel - upgrade works  14 Jan 05
05(T)/05 Port of Geelong / Point Richards channel - Bidirectional flare path trials 11 Jan 05
04/05 Port of Barwon Heads / Possible depth reduction in entrance - sand movements 10 Jan 05
03(T)/05 Port of Melbourne / Underwater geotechnical investigations 7 Jan 05
02(P)/05 Port of Melbourne / Port Melbourne channel - light synchronisation 7 Jan 05
01(T)/05 Notice to Mariners in force                                                                                 4 Jan 05

For more information contact:

Mathew Sullivan
Navigation Services Officer
Port of Melbourne Corporation

Tel: +61 3 9612 3544
Email: mathew.sullivan@portofmelbourne.com