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 20^th May and 30^th 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