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Townsville pilotage area – current Notices to Mariners

2012

Notice numberDescriptionCharts affectedDate
143 of 2012 (PDF, 17 KB) Ross River entrance – starboard lateral buoy re-established in position. AUS 256, AUS 257,
AUS 827		 13 February 2012
138 T of 2012 (PDF, 18 KB) Sea Channel and Platypus Channel – diving operations. AUS 256, AUS 827 13 February 2012
116 T of 2012 (PDF, 17 KB) Sea Channel and Platypus Channel – diving operations. AUS 256, AUS 267,
AUS 827		 7 February 2012
102 T of 2012 (PDF, 17 KB) Ross Creek, Townsville – Port Busy light out of operation. AUS 256, AUS 257,
AUS 827		 3 February 2012
086 T of 2012 (PDF, 20 KB) Cape Cleveland – flare firing activity. AUS 256, AUS 257,
AUS 827		 31 January 2012
054 T of 2012 (PDF, 18 KB) Ross River, Townsville Port Access Road Bridge – diving operations. AUS 256, AUS 257,
AUS 259, AUS 827		 20 January 2012
053 T of 2012 (PDF, 18 KB) Cleveland Bay – aquatic event, water ski racing. AUS 256, AUS 257 20 January 2012
026 T of 2012 (PDF, 19 KB) Ross River, Townsville – Port Access Road Bridge, air draught and beam restrictions. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 11 January 2012
017 of 2012 (PDF, 18 KB) Ross Creek – special mark buoy altered in position. AUS 256, AUS 257 9 January 2012
015 T of 2012 (PDF, 27 KB) Townsville approach, channels, harbours and berths – amended port navigation depths. AUS 256, AUS 257 5 January 2012

2011

Notice numberDescriptionCharts affectedDate
1244 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Nelly Bay (harbour), Magnetic Island – firework display, New Year's Eve 2011. AUS 256, AUS 827 15 December 2011
1236 of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Townsville Outer Harbour – special mark buoys re-established in position. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 12 December 2011
1223 T of 2011 (PDF, 17 KB) Cape Cleveland – flare demonstration. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 6 December 2011
1187 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Port Access Road Bridge, Ross River, Townsville – air draught and beam restrictions. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 28 November 2011
1091 T of 2011 (PDF, 29 KB) Cleveland Bay – hazard to navigation removed, temporary buoy removed. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 4 November 2011
1044 of 2011 (PDF, 17 KB) Nelly Bay Harbour – entrance channel marks, light characteristics altered. AUS 256 26 October 2011
954 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Bremner Point, Magnetic Island – deployment of scientific equipment. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 4 October 2011
946 T of 2011 (PDF, 17 KB) Townsville Port, berths 8 and 10 – closure of berths 8 and 10. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 3 October 2011
918 T of 2011 (PDF, 19 KB) Ross River, Townsville – construction of Port Access Road Bridge, night river closure. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 27 September 2011
896 of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Ross River, Townsville Marine Precinct – new entrance beacons established. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 22 September 2011
819 T of 2011 (PDF, 20 KB) Ross River, Townsville – construction works in progress, navigation lights established. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 30 August 2011
564 T of 2011 (PDF, 19 KB) Cleveland Bay – water-ski racing. AUS 256, AUS 257 22 June 2011
694 T of 2011 (PDF, 20 KB) Ross River, Townsville – construction of port access road bridge. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 29 July 2011
669 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Nelly Bay Harbour – turbidity monitoring buoy deployed. AUS 256, AUS 827 20 July 2011
625 of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Ross River, Townsville – new port lateral beacon established. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 12 July 2011
554 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Abbot Point bulk coal facility, new berth – hazard to navigation. AUS 255, AUS 825 17 June 2011
548 T of 2011 (PDF, 20 KB) Ross River, Townsville – construction works in progress, navigation lights established. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 17 June 2011
521 of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Sea Channel Lead Lights – lead light characteristics. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 9 June 2011
496 T of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Palm Island – leading lights reported unlit. AUS 827, AUS 828 1 June 2011
472 of 2011 (PDF, 18 KB) Townsville shipping channel – all navigational aids restored to normal. AUS 256, AUS 257
AUS 827		 25 May 2011
412 of 2011 (PDF, 20 KB) Bay Rock – beacon restored to normal. AUS 256, AUS 827 9 May 2011
144 T of 2011 (PDF, 20 KB) Cleveland Bay – temporary buoy established. AUS 256, AUS 827 11 February 2011

2010

Notice numberDescriptionCharts affectedDate
843 T of 2010 (PDF, 18 KB) Ross River – temporary beacon established. AUS 256, AUS 257 30 September 2010
761 of 2010 (PDF, 204 KB) Ross River – gazetted speed limits amended. AUS 256, AUS 257 6 September 2010
670 of 2010 (PDF, 18 KB) Townsville pilotage area – VHF radio reporting to call sign Townsville VTS. AUS 256, AUS 257, AUS 827 6 August 2010
188 T of 2010 (PDF, 20 KB) Berth No. 7, Townsville Port – berthing restrictions. AUS 257 5 March 2010

2009

Notice numberDescriptionCharts affectedDate
624 T of 2009
(PDF, 18 KB)		 Ross Creek – temporary buoys established. AUS 256, AUS 257 18 September 2009

2006

Notice numberDescriptionCharts affectedDate
717 T of 2006
(PDF, 26 KB)		 Duck Pond – geotechnical monitoring, temporary structures. AUS 256, AUS 257 2 November 2006

Last updated: 13 February 2012