SPACING OF VESSELS Channel Rules

Design Depth Static UKC

Deep Water 15%

Inner Harbour 1.0m

Success / Parmelia *13-14% Woodmans / Jervoise / Medina 10%

Stirling 1.0m

Calista 1.0m

*13% Summer (November to April) 14% Winter (May to October)

Deep draft vessels may transit at a reduced UKC under a controlled program based on wave and tide analysis.

All Berths

The minimum under keel clearance for vessels berthed in the Inner and Outer Harbour Port of Fremantle is 0.5m at all times. This may be reduced to 0.3m in the Inner Harbour under certain circumstances but subject to Harbour Master approval.

8.4 RIGHT OF WAY

Rules of the road shall apply. However, vessels transiting the port using the Dynamic Under Keel Clearance program and operating within a tidal window shall have right of way over other vessels. Similarly, vessels with labour waiting shall have priority over vessels without labour.

8.5 SPACING OF VESSELS Channel Rules

―Under Pilotage‖ is to include all vessels under navigational conduct of a Pilot, of an Exempt Master and also all vessels under navigational conduct of a Master Holding a Certificate of Local Knowledge. In the case of the Deep Water Channel, these procedures will also be applicable to vessels which will subsequently be ―Under Pilotage‖ to enter the port, or which have been ―Under Pilotage‖ on departing the port.

In the context of these procedures, ―Small Vessels‖ means vessels of less than 35 metres LOA and also with a draft of less than 3 metres, except where otherwise specified.

The restrictions indicated in these procedures are not applicable to tugs that are attending to vessels under pilotage, which are navigating relevant channels.

Deep Water Channel

Vessels transiting the Channel in the same direction shall maintain a clear distance apart of not less than 1 mile.

Vessels are not permitted to transit the channel in opposite directions simultaneously if both vessels are constrained by their draft and are required to comply with the total lateral limits of the channel boundaries.

Small vessels will be permitted to transit the Deep Water Channel at any time, provided that they keep well clear of other vessels and keep to the side of the channel on their own starboard side.

Inner Harbour Entrance Channel

Vessels under pilotage transiting the channel in the same direction shall maintain a clear distance apart of not less than 1 mile. Vessels under pilotage are not permitted to transit the channel in opposite directions simultaneously.

Small vessels will be permitted to transit the Inner Harbour Entrance channel at any time, provided that they keep well clear of vessels under pilotage and keep to the side of the channel on their own starboard side.

An exception applicable to this channel is that ferries will observe procedures as per small vessels.

Success / Parmelia Channel

Vessels under pilotage transiting these channels in the same direction shall maintain a clear distance apart such that no more than one vessel will ever be in either the Success Channel or Parmelia Channel at the same time.

Vessels under pilotage are not permitted to transit the combined channels in opposite directions simultaneously.

Small vessels may transit the combined channels at the same time as vessels under pilotage either in the same or opposite direction. When a small vessel is required to pass a vessel under pilotage, the small vessel shall keep clear by clearing out of the marked channel to the eastern side but such as to remain within 50 metres of the eastern toeline. Woodman /Jervoise / Medina Channel

Vessels under pilotage transiting the combined channels in the same direction shall maintain a clear distance apart of not less than 1 mile.

Vessels under pilotage are not permitted to transit the combined channels in opposite directions simultaneously.

Small vessels will be permitted to transit the combined channels at any time, provided that they keep well clear of vessels under pilotage and keep to the side of the channel on their own starboard side.

Stirling / Calista Channel

Vessels under pilotage transiting the combined channels in the same direction shall maintain a clear distance apart of not less than 1 mile.

Vessels under pilotage are not permitted to transit the combined channels in opposite directions simultaneously.

Small vessels are not to be permitted to transit the combined channels at any time that a vessel under pilotage is navigating the combined channels. This restriction does not apply when the vessel under pilotage is under the navigational conduct of a Master Holding a Certificate of Local Knowledge.

Channel Priorities

Channel Priorities may have to be determined for vessels that require to navigate channels in opposite directions. Berth availability or commercial guidelines will normally determine priority, with compliance of a Harbour Master‘s direction when necessary. The exception being that in all circumstances where a vessel is constrained by a UKC or DUKC

requirement, that vessel will have the priority. Inner Harbour – Simultaneous Movements

Simultaneous movements of vessels shall not be permitted in the Inner Harbour. This parameter may be waived by the Harbour Master in consultation with the Duty Pilot for circumstances where one of the vessels is less than 110m in length. No part of this parameter applies to local ferries or Australian sail training vessels.