Lucinda Port Procedures and Information for Shipping

The port of Lucinda is situated 110km north of Townsville and is 4.5km to the south of Hinchinbrook Island. The port is managed by Port of Townsville Limited and operated by the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal. The jetty is 5.76km in length, the longest in the southern hemisphere.

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• Table of contents 
  • Regional harbour master's direction
  • Table of amendments
• Section 1 – Introduction 
  • General
  • Purpose
  • Datum
  • Definitions
  • Contact information
  • Rules and regulations
• Section 2 – Arrival and departure procedures 
  • General
  • Arrival checklist
  • Departure checklist
  • Quarantine
  • Customs
  • Arrival/departure report
  • Dangerous goods
  • AUSREP
  • REEFVTS
  • Security
• Section 3 – Movement notification and traffic procedures 
  • General
  • Vessel traffic service (VTS)
  • Harbour contact details
  • Prior notification of movements
  • QSHIPS
  • Booking a vessel movement
  • Reporting defects
  • Movement scheduling
  • Anchoring
  • Arrival reporting requirements
  • Departure and removal reporting requirements
• Section 4 – Port description 
  • General
  • Pilotage area
  • Load lines
  • Maximum vessel size
  • Trim requirements
  • Time zone
  • Working hours
  • Charts and books
  • Shipping announcements
• Section 5 – Port infrastructure 
  • Berth information
  • Navigation aids
  • Anchorage area
• Section 6 – Weather information 
  • General
  • Cyclone procedures
  • Tidal information
• Section 7 – Port navigation and movement restrictions 
  • Under keel clearance (UKC)
  • Approaches to pilot boarding ground (AUS 259)
  • Berthing requirements
• Section 8 – Pilotage 
  • General
  • Pilot boarding instructions
  • Passage planning — Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
  • Master/pilot responsibilities
  • Pilotage delays
  • Pilotage requirements for Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef (GBR)
• Section 9 – Tug procedures 
  • General
• Section 10 – Work permits 
  • General
• Section 11 – Dangerous cargo 
  • General
  • Dangerous cargo events
• Section 12 – Emergency, pollution, marine incidents 
  • General
  • Emergency contact numbers
  • Authorities
  • Fire
  • Marine pollution
  • Marine incidents
• Section 13 – Security 
  • General
  • Security levels
  • Port security contacts
  • National security
• Section 14 – Port state control inspections 
• Section 15 – Port services 
  • General
  • Shipping agents
  • Bunkering
  • Fresh water
  • Waste
  • Mission to Seafarers
• Section 16 – Appendices 
  • Lucinda Port and Pilotage
  • Lucinda Pilot Boarding Place
  • Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal Berth
  • Lucinda Inner wharf approach channel PEL
  • Lucinda Inner Wharf
  • Pilot Transfer Arrangements - Checklist
  • Request to Immobilise Main Engine whilst at Anchorage

Contact information

• Regional Harbour Master (Townsville)
  Phone: +61 7 4421 8100^z
  Fax: +61 7 4721 2028^w
  Email: [email protected]
• Port of Townsville Limited
  Phone: +61 7 4745 9522^z
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
• Department of Home Affairs (Customs)
• Bureau of Meteorology