Notice to Mariners No 13 of 2018
Friday, 11 May 2018
SOUTH AUSTRALIA – ACROSS BACKSTAIRS PASSAGE – BETWEEN CUTTLEFISH BAY AND FISHERY BEACH (Cancelled on 8 August 2019)
Further to Notice to Mariners No. 8 of 2018, mariners are advised that subsea operations associated with the installation of a power cable in Backstairs Passage in the vicinity of Kangaroo Island (Cuttlefish Bay) and Cape Jervis (Fishery Beach) are scheduled between 20th May and 30th June 2018, weather permitting.
The work zone in Backstairs Passage is bounded by the following four land based coordinates:
35° 43’ 46.47” S 138° 00’ 30.63” E Cuttlefish Bay
35° 44’ 43.72” S 138° 02’ 07.10” E Cuttlefish Bay
35° 37’ 29.75” S 138° 06’ 06.26” E Fishery Beach
35° 38’ 26.90” S 138° 07’ 42.69” E Fishery Beach
Mariners are advised to use caution when transiting the area and keep at least 500 metres clear of any vessels undertaking the above operations.
Chart affected: AUS Chart 126
Adelaide, 11 May 2018
Gordon Panton
Manager Marine Operations
Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure.
DPTI 2017/02277/01