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15 Jun 2018 / Port Kembla, Australia

Severe weather warning

A severe weather warning, which includes a forecast of high winds and swell conditions, is in effect for Port Kembla and the Illawarra Coast.

The port and anchorage remains open and the Port Authority will continue to manage ships according to risk on a case-by-case basis, as required.

Depending on the weather over the weekend, the Port Authority may direct the port and/or anchorage to be closed at some stage, but they will assess this at the time on the conditions experienced.

For vessels alongside in the port, Masters should ensure all adequate precautions have been made to secure their vessels for the expected weather conditions. This may include, but not limited to:

  • extra lines,
  • anchors ready for letting go or lowered to the seabed if considered necessary,
  • ramp positioning for PCCs,
    and
  • requiring tugs on standby at the discretion of the Master, and without waiting for instruction from the Port Kembla VTIC or Harbour Master.

As a precondition of vessels remaining within the port during this weather event, the Harbour Master reserves the right to order tugs to be on standby for vessels that remain in the port for the purposes of port and navigational safety, the costs of which will be shared equally amongst the vessels alongside in the port at the time.

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

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

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