Marine Orders Part 54, Issue 5
84Draught limit for restricted pilot licence
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84 Draught limit for restricted pilot licence
84.1 The following draught limits apply to a restricted pilot licence issued for piloting in the inner route pilotage area:
(a) for a person who does not hold a restricted pilot licence for the area — 10 m;
(b) for a person who holds a restricted licence for the area and has completed 12 inner route transits with ships of 10 m draught or less — 10.5 m;
(c) for a person mentioned in paragraph (b) who has completed an additional 6 inner route transits with ships of 10.5 m draught or less — 11 m;
(d) for a person mentioned in paragraph (c) who has completed an additional 6 inner route transits with ships of 11 m draught or less — 11.5 m.
84.2 The following draught limits apply to a restricted pilot licence issued for piloting in Great North East Channel pilotage area:
(a) for a person who does not hold a restricted licence for the area — 10 m;
(b) for a person who holds a restricted licence and has completed 12 transits west of Alert patches with ships of 10 m draught or less — 10.5 m;
(c) for a person mentioned in paragraph (b) who has completed an additional 6 transits west of Alert Patches, with ships of 10.5 m draught or less — 11 m;
(d) for a person mentioned in paragraph (c) who has completed an additional 6 transits west of Alert Patches, with ships of 11 m draught or less — 11.5 m.
84.3 In this provision:
Alert Patches means the area of Torres Strait centred on 1029.8S, 14221.2E.
inner route transit means a transit of Torres Strait north of latitude 16 39.91S,