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° 0 mooring vessel length wind speed ° 0 3 3 2 2 X T 6m - tender only 24 knots 10m - monohull X A 24 knots Coral Sea 9m - multihull 15m - monohull X 15 34 knots 15m - multihull North West Island 20m - monohull X B 34 knots X 2 x C 18m - multihull North Reef Island 25m - monohull X C 34 knots 22m - multihull Tryon Island 35m - monohull X D 34 knots 30m - multihull *# North Reef Protection Area (RPA) West Wilson Island Island Wilson Island Wreck Island Heron Reef X 1 x B X 1 x D *# RPA

Wistari Reef X 1 x C Heron Island

S Erskine S " " 0 0 ' ' 0 Island One Tree Island 0 ° 3 ° 3 3 3 2 2 Mast Head Island Heron Island Fitzroy Reef X 1 x C X *# X 3 x B RPA *# RPA

Mast Head Island Fitzroy Reef X 1 x C

Hoskyn Islands Fairfax Islands

Pancake Creek X 6 x 15 Lady Musgrave Island *# RPA Lady Musgrave Island and Reef X S 2 x A S " " 0 0 ' X 4 x B ' ° 0 ° 0

4 X 4 2 1 x C Lady Elliot Island 2 X 1 x D X 2 x B *# RPA *# RPA

Lady Elliot Island

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Map Projection: Unprojected Geographics Map Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Names are not necessarily authoritative SDC121013e October 2018

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Max. Installed latitude Installed longitude LOCATION Mooring vessel GDA94 ddm GDA94 ddm class length Fitzroy Reef B 20m 23° 36.913' S 152° 09.661' E B 20m 23° 36.885' S 152° 09.593' E B 20m 23° 36.934' S 152° 09.704' E Heron Island C 25m 23° 26.760' S 151° 54.592' E Heron Reef D 35m 23° 26.245' S 151° 58.860' E Lady Elliot Island B 20m 24° 06.905' S 152° 42.532' E B 20m 24° 06.443' S 152° 42.772' E Lady Musgrave A 10m 23° 54.263' S 152° 23.931' E A 10m 23° 54.302' S 152° 23.939' E B 20m 23° 54.289' S 152° 24.130' E B 20m 23° 54.313' S 152° 24.089' E B 20m 23° 54.297' S 152° 24.048' E B 20m 23° 53.404' S 152° 24.480' E C 25m 23° 54.253' S 152° 24.094' E D 35m 23° 54.200' S 152° 24.224' E Mast Head Island C 25m 23° 31.931' S 151° 43.381' E North West Island C 25m 23° 17.381' S 151° 41.921' E C 25m 23° 16.964' S 151° 43.108' E Pancake Creek 15 15m 24° 00.614' S 151° 44.255' E 15 15m 24° 00.660' S 151° 44.229' E 15 15m 24° 01.709' S 151° 44.590' E 15 15m 24° 01.768' S 151° 44.587' E 15 15m 24° 01.819' S 151° 44.585' E 15 15m 24° 01.882' S 151° 44.582' E Wilson Island B 20m 23° 18.145' S 151° 54.799' E Wistari Reef C 25m 23° 26.942' S 151° 53.920' E

Disclaimer: The above published positions are correct to the best of the Instructions to vessel masters: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and 1. Vessel masters are solely responsible for the safety of their vessel while Wildlife Service’s knowledge at November 2018. No guarantee is given that using the public moorings the moorings are in the location shown in the table. Vessel skippers should 2. A watch must be kept at all times while the vessel is on the mooring verify the mooring positions with their own GPS equipment prior to attempt- 3. Be aware of changing weather and sea conditions and your proximity to ing to access the moorings. Particular care should be taken in accessing the obstacles, including coral and other vessels, and how these may moorings in poor weather, reduced visibility, or at night. be affected by mooring swing.

Public moorings Public moorings are installed at popular locations and have blue The appropriate use of public moorings is outlined in Regulation double cone-shaped buoys with a colour-coded band attached. This 102 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983. band tells you the class (vessel length), time limits and maximum For further information on anchoring and mooring, visit wind strength limits applying to the mooring. www.gbrmpa.gov.au. A large number of privately-owned moorings also exist in the marine parks and you should have the owner’s permission before using Reef Protection Areas these moorings. Some reef areas are particularly vulnerable to anchor damage. Six Reef Protection Areas can be found in the Capricorn Bunker Using public moorings Group and coast and anchoring is not allowed in these areas. These To protect fragile reefs in high-use areas, rules to help stop misuse areas are often marked by reef protection markers, which are white of public moorings and reef protection markers are in place. While pyramid-shaped buoys with a blue label. there have always been rules around the use of moorings, the rules The six Reef Protection Areas are located at: have been updated to outline what is considered misuse of public • Fitzroy Reef Disclaimer:moorings.Disclaimer: The This published The includes: published positions positions are correct are correctto the best to the of bestGBRMPA of GBRMPA and QPWS and QPWSknowledge knowledge at March at March2018. No2018 guarantee. No guarantee is given is that given that • Heron Island the mooringsthe moorings are in the are location in the location shown shownin the table. in the Vesseltable. Vesselskippers skippers should shouldverify verifythe mooring the mooring positions positions with their with own their GPS own equipment GPS equipment • Lady Elliot Island prior• toprior attemptingexceeding to attempting totime access limits to accessthe moorings. the moorings. Particular Particular care should care shouldbe taken be in taken accessing in accessing the moorings the moorings in poor inweather, poor weather, reduced reduced visibility visibility • Lady Musgrave Island or at• night.orattaching at night. more than one vessel to a public mooring

• rafting-up – attaching multiple vessels in a chain when one • Pancake Creek Instructions to vessel masters: Instructions vessel to vesselis attached masters: to the mooring • Wilson Island. 1. V1.essel Vmastersessel masters are solely are responsible solely responsible for the safetyfor the ofsafety their ofvessel their whilevessel using while the using public the moorings.public moorings. • altering the mooring 2. A2. watch A mustwatch be must kept be at keptall times at all while times the while vessel the vesselis on the is mooring.on the mooring. When visiting a reef or bay that has a Reef Protection Area • not following the instructions on the mooring. 3. Be3. awareBe ofaware changing of changing weather weather and sea and conditions sea conditions and your and proximity your proximity to obstacles(no to anchoring): obstacles including including coral and coral other and vessels other vessels and how and these how m theseay may Thesebe affected rulesbe affectedare by tomooring help by mooringmake swing. sure swing. public moorings continue to be • You may enter when approaching or leaving moorings or available for everyone’s use. It’s about playing fair while out on beaches. You cannot anchor inside the area, however vessels the water. Anyone found to be misusing a public mooring or public may access and anchor on the beach when conditions allow infrastructure may be issued with a penalty infringement notice. 2 2 • You cannot attach your vessel or aircraft to a reef protection marker.