Marine Orders Part 54, Issue 5
94Requirements for pilotage through certain areas
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94 Requirements for pilotage through certain areas
94.1 It is a condition of a pilot licence that the pilot may pilot a ship through the Prince of Wales Channel, the Gannet or the Varzin Passages only if the ship:
(a) does not have a draught that exceeds 12.20 m; and
(b) has a net under keel clearance of:
(i) if the ship has a draught of less than 11.90 m — at least 1 m; or
(ii) if the ship has a draught of 11.90 m or more — at least 10% of the draught of the ship; or
(iii) for a ship piloted through the Gannet or Varzin Passages — at least 1 m.