Notice to Mariners No 37 of 2019

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

SOUTH AUSTRALIA – GULF ST VINCENT – PORT ADELAIDE RIVER – DREDGING COMPLETE – NEW CHANNEL DECLARED – 14.2M DEEP CHANNEL AND TURNING BASIN WIDENED

Former Notice No. 15 of 2019

Mariners are advised that the dredging referred to in the previous Notice has now been completed. The existing 14.2 metre deep Channel has been widened by 40 metres to 170 metres and the existing Turning Basin adjacent to Outer Harbor Berths 6 and 7 has been expanded to a diameter of 550 metres.

A swath hydrographic survey carried out from 06 to 18 September 2019 indicated a minimum depth of 14.2 metres as referred to Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT).

Charts affected: Aus 130, 137, 138 and 781.

Publication affected: Australian Pilot, Volume 1 (Fifth Edition, 2017) pages 401 to 407

GORDON PANTON

Manager Maritime Safety

Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

16 October 2019

2017/02277/01

FP 2012/0105