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ROB’S PASSAGE PLANNER CAIRNS TO HOBART 5th Edition January 2011 1st Edition 2008 Broken Bay to Bowen 2nd Edition 2008 Cairns to Two Fold Bay 3rd Edition 2009 Information update 4th Edition 2009 Information update 5th Edition 2010 Cairns to Hobart and format change Front cover design and photograph by Timothy Starkey Location Wineglass Bay Tasmania Copies of this document are available on line at: http://skipr.net/goodies/robs-passage-planner/ Copyright © 2008 - 2011 Robert Starkey Revision 5.3 January 2011 Page 1 TABLEOFCONTENTS PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................................3 SCOPE.........................................................................................................................................................3 PLANNINGNOTES....................................................................................................................................3 CHARTLISTINGS......................................................................................................................................4 Small scale planning charts ............................................................................................................................................4 Medium scale navigation charts ....................................................................................................................................4 Maritime Safety Queensland charts...............................................................................................................................4 Large scale charts for Queensland .................................................................................................................................5 Large scale charts for New South Wales ........................................................................................................................5 Large scale charts for Victoria ........................................................................................................................................5 Large scale charts for Tasmania .....................................................................................................................................5 PILOTS........................................................................................................................................................6 GREATBARRIERREEFMARINEPARKMANAGEMENTZONINGMAPS......................................7 SAFETY.......................................................................................................................................................8 General safety obligation...............................................................................................................................................8 Safety equipment ..........................................................................................................................................................8 WEATHER..................................................................................................................................................9 Internet WWW access ...................................................................................................................................................9 Voice forecasts ..............................................................................................................................................................9 VHF forecasts .................................................................................................................................................................9 HF forecasts ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 TIDEPREDICTIONS..............................................................................................................................11 BOM tide predictions ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Queensland ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 NSW ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Victoria ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 ANITT ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 MARINALISTINGNORTHTOSOUTH..............................................................................................12 STRIPCHARTS.......................................................................................................................................14 Withsundays detail ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Cairns to Upstart Bay ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Bait Reef to Percy Islands ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Island Head Creek to Port Bundaberg .......................................................................................................................... 19 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Urangan to Gold Coast Seaway .................................................................................................................................... 21 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Byron Bay to Trial Bay.................................................................................................................................................. 23 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Korogoro Bay to Port Jackson ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Botany Bay to Two Fold Bay ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Two Fold Bay to Flinders Island ................................................................................................................................... 29 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 Flinders Island to Hobart ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 SPEEDDISTANCETABLE....................................................................................................................33 WHENTOTACKDOWNWIND............................................................................................................34 Revision 5.2 November 2010 Page 2 7. During military exercise periods the Shoalwater Bay area (Port Clinton and Island Head Creek) become a restricted military zone. Check with Maritime Safety Purpose Queensland notice to mariners This passage planner is an aide to the planning of (www.msq.qld.gov.au/Home/Notices_to_mariners) passages along the east coast of Australia. It provides and or the local VMR prior to planning trips in this area. distances, sailing time at your average cruising speed, 8. Queensland tidal predictions are listed under “standard relative positions of common anchorages plus other ports” and “secondary places”. Standard ports have a useful passage planning and management information. specific tidal prediction and secondary places are This document is not a navigational aid. referenced to specific standard ports with time and height adjustments. The Maritime