Notice to mariners

Date: Effective from 3 February 2023

Details: Mariners are advised that Notice to Mariners No. 389 (Temporary) of 2021 is referred and cancelled. Mariners are advised that two special buoys have been re-established in positions (refer locations below) to mark Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs).

One buoy is located approximately 3 nautical miles east of Lorne and the other buoy is approximately 3.2 nautical miles southeast of Aireys Inlet.

Each special buoy is 1.26 metres high and 800mm in diameter and displays a yellow flashing light as detailed below.

The two buoys will be temporarily withdrawn for the winter months in May 2023 and re-established again in December 2023.

AUS Charts and Publications Affected: AUS 788, ENC AU 439144

Victorian Charts and publications affected: Nil

Further Notice: A further Notice will be issued in relation to the next deployment

Further Information: For further information contact Brent Womersley Victorian Fisheries Authority, Technical Officer. Email: brent.womersley@vfa.vic.gov.au

Date: Effective from 22 December 2022

Details: Mariners and jetty users are advised that Ozone Jetty maintenance works have been completed, approximate location (WGS84) 38°16.752’S 144°29.782’E.

This notice cancels NtM No. 400(T) Charts & AUS143

Further Notice: This Notice to Mariners is issued by the Barwon Coast Committee of Management Incorporated, delegated Local Port.

Further information: If you require any further information, please contact Barwon Coast on (03) 5254 1118.

Australia – Victoria
No. 466 (T) of 2022
Bass Strait – Torquay

Date:  16 December 2022

Details: Mariners are advised that Notice to Mariners No. 386 (Temporary) of 2021 is referred and cancelled.

Mariners are advised that five special buoys have been re-established in position (refer locations below) approximately two nautical miles east-south-east of Torquay to mark an offshore recreational fishing reef approximately is 26-28 metres below the surface.

Each special mark buoy is marking a fish aggregation device (FAD). The buoys are 1.26 metres high and 800mm in diameter and display yellow flashing lights as detailed below:

All five buoys will be withdrawn for the winter months in May 2023 and re-established in December 2023.

AUS Charts and Publications Affected: AUS143, AUS788, AU439144

Victorian Charts and publications affected: Nil

Further Notice: A further Notice will be issued in relation to the next deployment

Further Information: For further information contact Brent Womersley, Victorian Fisheries Authority, Technical Officer. Email: brent.womersley@vfa.vic.gov.au

Australia – Victoria
No 417 of 2022
Bass Straight East – Inverloch  

Date: 25 September 2022 – EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Details: Mariners are advised of a mooring deployment of a Sofar Spotter wave buoy, collecting wave data for the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program (VCMP), deployed by Deakin University and funded by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

The deployment is expected to be of a 12 month duration.

Approximate buoy location: 0.5 NM South of Inverloch Surf Beach Position: 38°39.294’S, 145° 42.247’E Approx. depth: 10 m.

The Special Mark Buoy has the following light characteristic: FL (1) 5s. 2-3 NM Special Mark Buoy measures 42 cm in width and is attached to two (2) orange floats It displays an amber light with characteristic: Fl.Am.2.5s.

Mariners are further advised to keep clear of the area where the buoys are deployed.

AUS Charts and Publications Affected: AUS801, AU439145

Victorian Charts and publications affected: Nil

Further Notice: A further Notice will be issued

Further Information: For further information contact contact Jak McCarroll, Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 0418 873 854, jak.mccarroll@delwp.vic.gov.au