Notice to Mariners No. 3 of 2021

Friday, 5 February 2021

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993

SOUTH AUSTRALIA – GULF ST VINCENT – PORT ADELAIDE RIVER – OUTER HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING COMPLETE – LEAST DEPTHS ALONGSIDE ISSUED – INNER HARBOUR DREDGING COMMENCING

Former Notices No.41 of 2019 and No.29 of 2020

Mariners are advised that the maintenance dredging referred to in previous Notice No.29 of 2020 at Outer Harbor Berths 1, 2, 3 and 7 has now been completed and these Berths have been returned to their Gazetted Depths.

Following an investigation of the slumping that has occurred under the wharves at Outer Harbor Berths 1 and 2, a Least Depth Alongside (LDA) has been issued for Berth 1 of 10.8m and for Berth 2 of 10.0m. Note: These LDAs are limited to within 2 metres of the Water Front Alignment (WFA).

The maintenance dredging program will now relocate to the Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide adjacent to Berths 27, 29 and the No.3 Dock Turning Basin.

Mariners are advised to exercise caution in the vicinity.

Chart affected: Aus 137

Publication affected: Australian Pilot Volume 1 (6th Edition 2020) pages 393 and 398

GORDON PANTON

Manager Marine Safety and Compliance

Department for Infrastructure and Transport

5 February 2021

DIT 2017/02277/01

FP 2012/0105