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The On Deck website has been renamed to marinesafety.sa.gov.au AND has grown to include more boating safety information and helpful links than ever before.

Boaters are reminded to check their vessels and safety equipment before heading out on the water this March long weekend.

Attention all Australian boat builders. A new edition of the National Standard for the Australian Builders Plate for Recreational Boats (the Standard) – edition 5 and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) are available here.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport advises the Victor Harbor boat ramp adjacent the Granite Island Causeway will not be accessible to the public from 6am Monday, 1 March until further notice.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport advises there will be rolling lane closures of the O’Sullivan Beach boat ramp between 7am and 5pm from Monday, 15 February to Friday, 19 February.

Safe boating means checking the weather before you head out and keeping an eye on the weather. The Bureau of Meteorology has made this easy by adding new marine features to the BOM Weather App.

A marine exclusion area will be in place around the Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project works area.

Rolling lane closures of the West Beach Boat Ramp will be undertaken over the next three to four weeks (weather and tide permitting) to allow for essential repairs to be undertaken.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport advises that the Kingscote Main Jetty on Kangaroo Island has been partially closed to all pedestrians and vehicles until further notice.