Notice to Mariners No 19 of 2018

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

SOUTH AUSTRALIA – SPENCER GULF – NEW BEACONS

Mariners are advised that all existing navigation beacons in Upper Spencer Gulf between beacon no. 24 (north of Commissariat Point) and Douglas Bank (north of Point Lowly) have either been relocated, upgraded or removed, and have been re-numbered. Positions and details of all beacons in this area are indicated as per table below.

Beacon No.	Type	Latitude	Longitude	Flash Characteristic	Range (NM)
22	Port	32° 34’ 32.56” S	137° 46’ 00.87” E	Fl R 2s	2
20	Port	32° 35’ 06.43” S	137° 46’ 07.82” E	Fl R 3s	2
18	Port	32° 36’ 11.10” S	137° 46’ 16.86” E	Fl R 4s	3
19	Starboard	32° 36’ 24.70” S	137° 46’ 18.51” E	Fl G 4s	3
17	Starboard	32° 37’ 50.52” S	137° 46’ 04.67” E	Fl G 3s	3
15	Starboard	32° 38’ 59.67” S	137° 46’ 09.10” E	Fl G 2s	3
13	Starboard	32° 39’ 36.30” S	137° 46’ 18.26” E	Fl G 4s	3
16	Port	32° 40’ 05.03” S	137° 45’ 51.66” E	Fl R 3s	3
14	Port	32° 40’ 43.64” S	137° 46’ 27.67” E	Fl R 2s	3
12	Port	32° 41’ 31.23” S	137° 46’ 57.30” E	Fl R 4s	3
11	Starboard	32° 42’ 06.37” S	137° 48’ 27.70” E	Fl G 3s	3
10	Port	32° 42’ 16.39” S	137° 47’ 16.92” E	Fl R 3s	3
9	Starboard	32° 42’ 50.65” S	137° 48’ 57.80” E	Fl G 2s	3
7	Starboard	32° 43’ 49.75” S	137° 49’ 28.98” E	Fl G 3s	3
Miranda	Starboard	32° 44’ 01.87” S	137° 53’ 52.86” E	Fl G 2s	2
8	Port	32° 45’ 53.86” S	137° 49’ 22.63” E	Fl R 4s	3
5	Starboard	32° 47’ 43.43” S	137° 50’ 32.07” E	Fl G 4s	3
Douglas Bank	North Cardinal	32° 48’ 16.34” S	137° 49’ 32.52” E	Q W	3
Douglas Bank	South Cardinal	32° 48’ 52.16” S	137° 49’ 24.70” E	Q(6)+LFl W 15s	3

In addition, the following navigation beacons have been replaced in Spencer Gulf:

Location	Type	Latitude	Longitude	Flash Characteristic	Range (NM)
Franklin Harbour	Entrance beacon	33° 45’ 18.15” S	136° 59’ 17.60” E	Fl W 3s	5
Walrus Rock (north of Port Hughes)	West Cardinal	33° 59’ 42.34” S	137° 29’ 44.59” E	Q(9)W 15s	2
Woods Point (north of Port Broughton)	West Cardinal	33° 22’ 16.43” S	137° 47’ 23.79” E	Q(9)W 15s	3

Mariners are advised to proceed with caution in the area.

Charts affected: Aus 132, 777, 778

Adelaide, 5 July 2018

GORDON PANTON

Manager Marine Operations

DPTI 2017/02277/01