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22 Dec 2017 / Melbourne, Australia

Establishment of temporary virtual aids to navigation for Melbourne to Hobart race

Three virtual aids to navigation will be temporary established in the Fairway through Port Phillip Heads for 12 hours from 11:00 on Wednesday 27 December 2017 until 23:00 on Wednesday 27 December 2017.

The virtual aids to navigation will be established to assist yachts competing in the 2017 ORCV Melbourne to Hobart Race, detailed in the accompanying Aquatic Event Advice. Yachts will remain to the west of the virtual aids to navigation.

Positions for Temporary virtual aids to navigation are detailed below:Identification Message: A - ORCV1
Latitude (WGS 84) 38 deg. 16.90'S / Longitude (WGS 84) 144 deg. 38.90'E

Identification Message: B - ORCV2
Latitude (WGS 84) 38 deg. 17.95'S / Longitude (WGS 84) 144 deg. 37.76'E

Identification Message: C - ORCV3
Latitude (WGS 84) 38 deg. 18.50'S / Longitude (WGS 84)144 deg. 36.80'E

The virtual aids to navigation will be temporarily established to assist navigation for outbound yachts participating in an ocean bound racing event. Competing yachts will be required to remain west of the temporary virtual marks.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution during the event period.

This notice is a direction of the Harbour Master pursuant to section 232 of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic)

The requirements of section 232(2) have been taken into account.

Victorian Notices to Mariners can be downloaded from the Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) website www.vicports.vic.gov.au

Further details can be obtained from Melbourne VTS on VHF channel 12.

(For information about operations at Australian ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected])

Source: Victoria Notice to Mariners No. 357 (T) – 2017 dated 21 December 2017

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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