Marine and Safety (Pilotage and Navigation) Regulations 2017
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5 Zone definitions
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Zone A means the waters of the River Derwent that are enclosed within the following limits:
(a) in the south, by an imaginary straight line drawn from east to west along the parallel of latitude 42°55.5' South across the width of the River Derwent;
(b) in the north, by an imaginary straight line drawn from the orange diamond-shaped beacons located approximately 450 metres south of the Tasman Bridge on the western shore of the River Derwent to another pair of orange diamond-shaped beacons similarly located on the eastern shore of the River Derwent;
Zone B means the waters of the River Derwent that are enclosed within the following limits:
(a) in the south, by an imaginary straight line drawn from the orange diamond-shaped beacons located approximately 450 metres south of the Tasman Bridge on the western shore of the River Derwent to another pair of orange diamond-shaped beacons similarly located on the eastern shore of the River Derwent;
(b) in the north, by the south-eastern side of the Bowen Bridge;
Zone C means the waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and all the bays and estuaries opening into that Channel that are enclosed within the following limits:
(a) in the south, by an imaginary straight line bearing 223 degrees from the southern end of Partridge Island to Southport Island;
(b) in the north, by an imaginary straight line bearing 138 degrees from Pierson Point to Kelly Point;
Zone D means the waters of the Tamar River from Picnic Rock on the South Esk River and Hobblers Bridge on the North Esk River to the Batman Bridge;
Zone E means the waters of the Tamar River from the Batman Bridge, the wharves in Long Reach, Bell Bay, Beauty Point and Inspection Head to the seaward limit of the Port of Launceston.