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Pilotage is available to shipping 24 hours a day, every day of
the year.
The pilot boarding ground for Port Phillip Bay lies three to five
miles south-west from the Point Lonsdale lighthouse.
The control centre at the Queenscliff Pilot Station is equipped
with radar and VHF and is staffed at all times by Master Pilots.
Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 35 metres
L.O.A. bound for, or leaving, berths in the Port of Melbourne and
Westernport Bay, except coastal vessels whose Masters hold a current
Exemption Certificate.
Pilots require 24 hours notice of arrival at the pilot boarding
ground and a minimum of three hours notice for departures or
removals for ships at Melbourne anchorages.
Pilots will board vessels 30 minutes before they leave the bay
(passing Breakwater Pier), or 45 minutes before if the vessel is
over 8.5 m draft.
Contact details
Captain Robert Buck
Managing
Director
Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Ltd
Street address
9 - 11 Blackwood Street
North
Melbourne Vic 3051
Postal address
PO Box 150 North Melbourne Vic
3051
Tel: +61 3 5258 1400 (Operations)
Tel: +61 3 9329 9700
(Administration)
Fax: +61 3 9326 6052
Email: managingdirector@ppsp.com.au
Internet:
www.ppsp.com.au | 
