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Notices to Mariners 2006 - 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 2006 - archived
Number Description Date
165(T)06

Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Fireworks exclusion zone

27 Dec 06
164(T)06

Western Port / Cowes Pier - New Year's Eeve fireworks exclusion zone

27 Dec 06
163(T)06

Port of Geelong / Cunningham Pier East temporary waterside restricted zone

21 Dec 06
162(T)/06 Port Phillip / St. Kilda beach exclusion zone 20 Dec 06
161(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / maintenance dredging program 22 Dec 06
160(T)/06 Port Phillip / Envoronmental Monitoring sites 14 Dec 06
159/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay, Point Wilson - Navigation Aid removal 14 Dec 06
158/06 Port Phillip / Altona, Werribee - Navigation aids re-intated 14 Dec 06
157/06 Port Philli[p / Blairgowrie Boat Harbour works 20 Dec 06
156/06 Port Phillip / Half Moon Bay - HMVS Cerberus works 14 Dec 06
155/06 Port Phillip / Altona harbour - dredging complete 14 Dec 06
154/06 Port Phillip / Half Moon Bay - HMVS Cerberus light 14 Dec 06
148(T)/06 Western Port / Tooradin - wireworks extension zone 6 Dec 06
147(T)/06 Port Phillip / Extension of deployment of Special Mark buoys 13 Dec 06
146(T)/06 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip - Underwater survey operations complete 6 Nov 06
145(T)/06 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip - Wave measuring buoy removed 6 Nov 06
144(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Maintenance dredging program - Sweep dredging complete 22 Nov 06
143(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Yarra River Entrance - Beacon number 24 damaged 20 Nov 06
141/06 Port Phillip / St. Kilda - upgrade of yacht racing buoys 10 Nov 06
140/06 Wester Port / decomissioning of Special Mark Tide Gauges 10 Nov 06
139(T)/06 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip - Wave Measuring buoy 3 Nov 06
138(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Launching of Naval patrol vessel 3 Nov 06
137(T)/06 Port Phillip / Underwater Geotechnical Investigations complete 3 Nov 06
136/06 Port of Melbourne / Port Melbourne channel beacon 10 replaced 2 Nov 06
135/06 Port Phillip / New beacons - Port Melbourne Eastern Bypass channel 1 Nov 06
134(T)/06 Port Phillip / Underwater survey work at Port Phillip Heads 2 Nov 06
133/06 Port Phillip / Pinnace Channel Aquaculture reserve - light characteristics 26 Oct 06
132/06 Port Phillip / Martha Cove Entrance - Lateral marks 26 Oct 06
131(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Beacon replacement project 16 Oct 06
130/06 Port Fairy / Entrance buoy re-instated 17 Oct 06
129(T)/06 Port Fairy / Entrance buoy out of position 12 Oct 06
128/06 Port Phillip / Transit Only Zone 6 Oct 06
127(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Maintenance dredging program - sweep dredging 3 Oct 06
126/06 Western Port / Warneet South Jetty - Decomissioning of Lateral Marks 29 Sep 06
125(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Station Pier - works complete 25 Sep 06
124(T)/06 Port Phillip / Port Melbourne Channel - Beacon 10 demolished 21 Sep 06
123(T)/06 Port Phillip / Half Moon Bay - Light out at Cerberus 18 Sep 06
122/06 Western Port / Watsons Inlet - correction to previous notice 18 Sep 06
121/06 Port Phillip / Pinnace Channel Aquaculture Fisheries Reserves 25 Oct 06
120/06 Port Phillip / Pinnace Channel - Aquaculture fisheries reserve 15 Sep 06
119/06 Western Port / Eastern Entrance - No. 4 Port hand mark upgraded  15 Sep 06
118/06 Western Port / Watsons Inlet - No.1 Starboard hand mark re-instated 15 Sep 06
117(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Maintenance dredging operations complete 8 Sep 06
116/06 Gippsland / Lakes Entrance - dredging operations 6 Sep 06
115(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Eastern Bypass Channel - Piles to replace buoys 8 Sep 06
114(P)/06 Port Phillip / New Transit Only Zone 11 Sep 06
113(T)/06 Port Phillip /  Underwater survey works at Heads completed 1 Aug 06
112/06 Port Phillip / Queenscliff Harbour - Geotechnical Investigations 24 Aug 06
111/06 Port Phillip / Sorrento Channel - Buoy relocated 24 Aug 06
110/06 Westernport / Newhaven - Installation of special Mark Piles 18 Aug 06
109(T)/06 Port Phillip / Altona Harbour - Partiall submerged hazard 11 Aug 06
108/06 Western Port / Rhyll - Boat Ramp construction works 10 Aug 06
107(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Point Richards Channel - Beacon unstable 9 Aug 06
106(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Hopetoun Channel - Beacon Demolished 4 Aug 06
105/06 Gippsland / Port of Port Albert - Port Albert Entrance   4 Aug 06
104(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Correction to Notice number 31(T)/05 4 Aug 06
103(T)/06 Gippsland / Port of Anderson Inlet - Entrance beacon 4 Aug 06
102(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Ethane Pipeline Investigation 11 Aug 06
101(T)/06 Port Phillip / Underwater Geotechnical Investigations 1 Aug 06
100(T)/06 Gippsland / Lakes Entrance Bar and Dredging Operations 25 Jul 06
99(T)/06 Port Phillip / Sorrento Channel buoy relocated 25 Jul 06
98(T)/06 Gippsland / Lakes Entrance Bar and Dredging Operations 21 Jul 06
97/06 Port Phillip / Daveys Bay Jetty Demolition 18 Jul 06
96(T)/06 Port Phillip / Sorrento Channel - No. 2 Buoy out of position 11 Jul 06
95(T)/06 Port Phillip / Hobsons Bay - Operation of unlit vessels 11 Jul 06
94/06 Port Phillip / Change to Mordialloc Creek entrance lights 11 Jul 06
93/06 Port of Geelong / Change of shape of Point Henry leading lights 6 Jul 06
92/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - special mark Yacht Racing Buoys 5 Jul 06
91(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Maintenance Dredging Operations 11 Jul 06
90(T)/06 Port Phillip / Underwater Geotechnical Investigations 6 Jul 06
89/06 Port Phillip / Special Mark Buoys - Aquaculture Fisheries Reserves 11 Jun 06
88/06 Port Phillip / Underwater environmental monitoring sites 27 Jun 06
87/06 Port Phillip / Amendments to Harbour Masters Directions 5 Jul 06
86/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Point Wilson Special Mark Buoys 19 Jun 06
85/06 Corio Bay / North Cardinal Buoy installed at Clifton Springs jetty ruins 14 Jun 06
84(T)/06

Port Phillip / Underwater geotechnical investigations

8 Jun 06
83/06 Western Port / Flinders Aquaculture Fisheries Reserve - special marks 8 Jun 06
82(T)06

Port Phillip - Underwater geotechnical investigations

2 Jun 06
81(T)/06

Western Port / Navigation aid replacement program

31 May 06
80(T)/06 Port Phillip / Deployment of special mark buoys 28 Jun 06
79(T)/06

Port of Melbourne / Declared berth depths

5 Jun 06
78(T)/06

Port Melbourne Channel - Ethane pipeline - location investigation

26 May 06
77/06

Port of Geelong /  Wilson Spit Channel - No. 7 buoy replaced

23 May 06
76(T)/06

Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Pt Lillias - Bates Point Aquaculture Fisheries Reserve

24 May 06
75/06

Port Phillip / Patterson River Entrance - Completion of sand bypass trial

23 May 06
74/06

Port Phillip / Patterson River Entrance

23 May 06
73/06

Port Phillip / Mordialloc Creek Entrance

23 May 06
72(T)06

Port of Geelong / Wilson Spit Channel - No. 7 buoy missing

23 May 06
71(T)/06 Port Phillip / Entrance to Port Phillip - Wave measuring buoy 15 May 06
70/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Pt Wilson - Special Mark Piles 4 May 06
69/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Pt Wilson - Arthur the Great Buoy 4 May 06
68/06 Port Phillip / West Channel - Permanent changes to Navigation Aids 9 May 06
67ERR Port of Port Albert / Wreck at entrance to Port Albert 6 Jun 06
67(T)/06 Port of Port Albert / Wreck at entrance to Port Albert 26 Apr 06
66(T)/06 Port Phillip / Mount Martha Aquaculture Reserve - South West Special Mark damaged  26 Apr 06
65(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Ammendments to Harbour Masters Directions 25 Apr 06
64(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / River Channel - Newport - Gasnet and WAG Pipelines - investigation 28 Apr 06
63/06 Port Phillip / Pt Wilson - Corio Bay - Removal of Arthur the Great buoy   24 Apr 06
62/06 Port Phillip / Corio Bay - Pt Wilson - Installation of 5 special mark piles 24 Apr 06
61(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Station Pier Berths - Temporary closure for Pier construction works 24 Apr 06
60(T)/06 Port Phillip / Patterson River entrance shoaling 13 Apr 06
59(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Port Melbourne Channel - Station Pier swing basin 7 Apr 06
58/06 Port of Melbourne / South Channel & Mornington DMG geotechnical investigations completed 4 Apr 06
57(T)/06 Port Phillip / Sorrento Channel - No 2 Pile destroyed - erratum 27 Mar 06
56/06 Port Phillip Bay / Williamstown Beach 28 Mar 06
55/06 Hobsons Bay / The Williamstown Festival - 2006 28 Mar 06
54(T)/06 Port Phillip / Sorrento Channel - No. 2 Pile destroyed 27 Mar 06
53/06 Port of Barwon Heads / River entrance possible reductions in depth 31 Mar 06
52(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Declared berth depths   27 Mar 06
51/06 Port of Melbourne / Spoil ground buoy reinstated 23 Mar 06
50(T)/06

Port Phillip / Underwater Geotechnical investigations - South Channel & Mornington DMG

23 Mar 06
49/06

Port of Geelong / Amendment to Harbour Master's Directions contained in
Port Waters of Geelong Operating Handbook

22 Mar 06
48/06 Port Phillip / Point Lonsdale fog horn operative 20 Mar 06
47(T)/06 Port of Melbourne - Reduced depth 17 Mar 06
46(P)/06 Port Phillip / West Channel - Changes to navigation aids 17 Mar 06
45(T)/06 Port Phillip / Port Melbourne Spoil Ground - Buoy removed 15 Mar 06
44(T)/06 Port Phillip Heads / Entrance Deep - underwater survey work 16 Mar 06
43(T)/06 Port Phillip / Mount Martha Fisheries Buoys damaged 10 Mar 06
42(T)/06 Port Phillip / Clifton Springs and Grassy Point Fisheries Reserves 10 Mar 06
41(T)/06 Port Phillip / Point Lonsdale Fog horn temporarily inoperative 10 Mar 06
40/06 Port Phillip / Mount Martha and Dromana Fisheries Reserves 10 Mar 06
39(T)/06 Port Phillip / Underwater Geotechnical Investigations 7 Mar 06
38/06 Port of Melbourne / Amendments to Harbour Master's Directions, publication of
Port of Melbourne Operating Handbook
16 Mar 06
37(T)/06 Commonwealth Games exclusion zones 6 Mar 06
36(T)/06 Western Port / Hastings Bight fireworks 24 Feb 06
35/06 Apollo Bay / Apollo Bay Harbour - Jetty reconstruction 2 Mar 06
34(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Underwater Geotechnical Investigations 24 Feb 06
33(T)/06 Westernport / Shoaling of Tankerton Channel 9 Feb 06
32(T)/06 Westernport / San Remo Channel Challenge - Exclusion Zone  9 Feb 06
31(T)/06 Port Phillip / Mordialloc Creek entrance shoaling 8 Feb 06
30/06 Port of Melbourne / Webb Dock 84 Beacon replaced 7 Feb 06
29/06 Port of Geelong / vessels traversing Port Phillip Heads 7 Feb 06
28(T)/06 Port Phillip / Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 3 start 6 Feb 06
27/06 Port of Geelong / Wilson Spit Channel No. 7 buoy replaced 6 Feb 06
26(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / 24 Victoria Dock - works and length restrictions 2 Feb 06
25err/06 Port of Geelong / Point Richards Channel - beacon synchronisation
25(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Point Richards Channel - beacon synchronisation 30 Jan 06
24(T)/06 Port of Melbourne / Exclusion zones and Channel closures 30 Jan 06
23/06 Port Phillip / Patterson River shoaling 30 Jan 06
22(T)/06 Port Phillip / Fireworks exclusion zone 24 Jan 06
21(T)/06 Port of Geelong / Fireworks exclusion zone 24 Jan 06
20(T)/06 Port Phillip / Fireworks exclusion zone
19/06 Port of Melbourne/Port Melbourne Channel - Beacon lights synchronisation 23 Jan 06
18(P)/06 Port of Hastings - Stony Point Jetty lead lights, front and rear 20 Jan 06
17(T)/06 Port Phillip - Fireworks exclusion zone, Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Williamstown 19 Jan 06
16(T)/06 Port Phillip - Mornington Pier fireworks exclusion zone 19 Jan 06
15(T)/06 Port of Geelong - Sailing regatta Skandia Geelong Week 2006 18 Jan 06
14(T)/06 Port Phillip/Melbourne/Victoria Harbour - revised exclusion zone in Victoria Harbour 18 Jan 06
13(T)/06 Port Phillip/Mornington, Schnapper Point - Volvo Ocean Race Mornington turning mark 18 Jan 06
12(T)/06 Port Phillip - Patterson River entrance shoaling 16 Jan 06
11(T)/06

Port of Geelong/Wilson Spit Channel - No. 7 Buoy unlit

13 Jan 06
10/06 Eastern Port Phillip/Mount Martha aquaculture fisheries reserve. 12 Jan 06
9(T)/06 Port Phillip - Volvo Ocean Race - Melbourne stopover 16 Jan 06
8(T)/06 Port Phillip - Geotechnical investigations 12 Jan 06
7/06 Port Phillip/Melbourne - Port zone speed change - erratum 12 Jan 06
6(T)/06

Port Phillip/Melbourne, Victoria Harbour - Volvo Ocean Race stopover events

11 Jan 06
5(T)/06 Port of Gippsland Lakes - Lakes Entrance Bar and dredging operations 16 Jan 06
4(T)/06

Port of Melbourne/Webb Dock - Beacon demolished

10 Jan 06

3/06

Port Phillip/Melbourne - Port zone speed change

5 Jan 06
2(P)/06 Port Phillip - Eastern By-pass Channel and Transit only zone amendment 5 Jan 06
1(T)/06 Summary Victorian Notices to Mariners in force 13 Feb 06

For more information contact:

Mathew Sullivan
Navigation Services Officer
Port of Melbourne Corporation

Tel: +61 3  9683 1462
Email: mathew.sullivan@portofmelbourne.com