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Port Authority
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Vessels taking-off with skiers shall give way to vessels landing a
skier.
Beach take-off and landings are only permitted in the designated
take-off and landing areas.
Skiing is only permitted between the hours of sunrise to sunset.
1. a driver of at least 17 years of age that holds and RST;
2. an observer of at least 14 years of age; and
3. the person who is being towed by the vessel.
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ESPERANCE
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Fl R 3s
Fl G 3s
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Port
Beach
Fl G 3s
F Bu
Town BeachSwimming
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Fl(2) 5s
S
ST
Closed Waters
All Vessels
Port Vessels Exempt
Fl(2) R 6s
Fl R 3s
242
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Motorised Vessels
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200
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sa fe wa te r
to the S outh
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the North
Li ghthouse , ma j or, mi nor l i ght
Navigation Marks
Esperance
Fl R/W 3s
ME
Fuel Tanks
Cardinal Marks
No vessel is to make fast to any port
structure (including wharfs and beacons). This
restriction applies whether there is a vessel
alongside or if the berth is empty.
·4°
Fl Y
Fl Y
JA
Fuel Outlet
PWC Launch Area
Parking / Boat Trailer Parking
Public Toilet / GPS Validation Marker
Beach / Ramp Boat Launching
S
ERIE
FISH
Shallow Water
Swimming Prohibited
Water Ski Area
Closed Waters – Motorised Vessels
Fl Y
8k
Fl Y
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
Water Ski
Area
Fl Y
Old
Jetty
ts
no
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AD
RO
Closed Waters – All Vessels
Tanker Jetty
2Fl R 5s
Swimming Prohibited
in Bandy Creek Channel
Bandy
Creek
E
DRIV
DAW
Do not get closer than 50 metres when following another
skier.
8 Knot Speed Limit
•
5 Knot Speed Limit
Ski take-off and landing will be between the marked signs
on the southern foreshore and yellow buoys 60 metres
offshore.
No vessel (including recreational craft)
is to approach within 50 metres of any
port structure (wharf) or commercial
vessel (whether underway, at anchor or
alongside) without prior permission from the
Harbourmaster.
Port security
and waterside access restrictions
Fl(2) R 4.5s
Fl(2) G 4.5s
4Fl G 5s
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
5 knots
Ck
ndy
Ba
ROAD
AY
MURR
•
Legend
in the Swan Canning Riverpark except in the designated
personal water craft freestyle driving area in South Perth.
Take-off and landing waterskiers is prohibited except
within the ski take off and landing area.
E
•
•
N
MA
RSE
NO
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within 50 metres of another vessel or person in the water;
and
Vessels landing skiers have right of way over vessels
taking off.
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within 30 metres of another PWC;
•
•
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•
Water skiing is prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
AN
within any speed restricted area;
•
PL
•
Persons driving a speed boat towing a waterskier must be
at least 17 years of age and must be accompanied in the
boat by a person of at least 14 years of age.
ES
Freestyling and wake jumping is prohibited:
•
ts
Wave and wake jumping is driving a PWC over a wave or swell
with the aim of becoming airborne. The wave or the swell may be
formed naturally or by the passage of a vessel.
Water skiing is to be carried out in an anti clockwise
direction.
no
Freestyling, wake and wave jumping
Freestyling is driving a PWC in such a way that the driver of
another vessel would be unable to predict its course and speed
in order to avoid a collision.
•
0m
20
8k
vessels under 3.75 metres are not permitted more than 5
nautical miles offshore.
Lake Quallilup water skiing roles
°
•
between 2 and 5 nautical miles, a PFD Level 100 or 150 must
be worn. An in date inshore distress flare kit and an in date
registered 406 MHz EPIRB, in serviceable condition must
also be carried; and
CH
STR
2·4
•
EET
IN
APL
Take-off
and
Landing
Area
24
between 400 metres and 2 nautical miles from shore in
unprotected waters a PFD Level 150 or 100 must be worn.
An in date inshore distress flare kit, in serviceable condition
must also be carried;
Re
d
•
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
LD
S
within 400 metres of the shore it can be a PFD Level 150,
100, 50 or 50s;
1
Safety equipment
Every person on board a PWC must wear a personal flotation
device (PFD) at all times:
DF
IE
A skipper of a vessel less than 3.75 metres in length must not be
cause or permit the vessel to be navigated at a greater distance
than five nautical miles from the nearest point at low water mark
on the mainland shore.
Water Ski
& PWC
Freestyle
Area
00m
PWCs and similar craft are powerboats as far as the rules are
concerned. This means there are rules on the age of drivers, the
distance offshore they can operate, equipment to be carried,
speed limits and so on. There are, however, a few extra rules and
a few concessions that apply to PWCs.
Anchoring or mooring a vessel in a channel or fairway is
prohibited unless the vessel is in distress.
Vessels less than 3.75 metres
Fire Extinguisher
Vessels with an inboard
engine or carrying
hydrocarbon consuming
appliances must
carry an approved
fire extinguisher.
GO
L
Anchoring
Bilge Pump/Bailer
All vessels must carry a bilge pump.
Vessels under 7 metres may carry
a bailer in lieu of a bilge pump.
People over 14 and under 16 years of age that hold an RST may
operate any recreational vessel, during daylight hours only and at
a speed of 8 knots or less.
•
Lake
Quallilup
50m
A person must be at least 16 years of age and hold an RST to
operate a PWC at a speed in excess of 8 knots.
Fishing equipment
Crab drop nets, fishing nets, marker buoys or other buoyed
object should not be placed or allowed to remain in any channel
or fairway in ports or harbours, or in a channel, fairway or
passage in navigable waters without permission from DoT.
Recreational
Skipper’s
Ticket 300m
0
100
200
The skipper of a recreational vessel,
powered by a motor greater than
4.5kwp (6 hp) must hold an RST.
W
hit
e
A personal water craft (PWC) – often called a jet ski – is a craft
propelled by an inboard motor powering a water jet pump. The
operator sits, stands or kneels and uses handlebars to steer it.
AD
Obstruction of channels and leading lines
Lake Quallilup
RO
(iv) a river bank or low water mark.
Personal water craft
0m
(iii) a jetty or wharf; or
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20
(ii) a person in the water;
− − − ✓
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a moored vessel;
Marine Radio
A marine radio must be carried if
operating more than 5 miles from the
mainland shore or more than 1 mile
from an island located more than 5
miles from the mainland shore. The
radio can be 27 MHz, VHF or HF.
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CR
within 50 metres of –
(i)
− − − ✓
STREET
ac
Be
Y
•
Parachute Flares (in date)
A minimum of two parachute flares
must be carried if operating more
than 5 miles from the mainland shore
or more than 1 mile from an island
located more than 5 miles from the
mainland shore.
ND
within 15 metres of a vessel underway;
− − ✓ ✓
BA
•
EPIRB (in date)
A 406 MHz EPIRB registered with
AMSA bearing the standard AS/NZS
4280.1 must be carried if proceeding
more than 2 miles from the mainland
shore or more than 400 metres from
an island located more than 2 miles
from the mainland shore.
ROAD
in any water having a depth of less than 3 metres;
− ✓ ✓ ✓
ts
no
VEAL
EK
•
Red and Orange Flares (in date)
At least two hand held red flares and
two hand held orange flares must be
carried. Two parachute flares may be
carried in lieu of the two hand held
red flares and a smoke canister may
be carried in lieu of the smoke flares.
8k
m
in or through a mooring area;
− ✓ ✓ ✓
0m
18
200
•
Lifejacket
A lifejacket bearing the label Level
100 (or higher) with the Australian
Standard AS 1512, AS 4758 or
ISO 12402 must be carried for every
person onboard.
m
NN
through an arch of a bridge;
− ✓ ✓ ✓
200
CA
•
Anchor and Line
An efficient anchor and line must
be carried.
S
AN
LE
OR
AD
RO
BOULEVARD
Skippers should not, in any navigable waters, drive a motor boat
at a speed exceeding 8 knots, water ski or para-sail:
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Y
BA
0m
15
IN
G
Speed
Fire Extinguisher
Vessels with an inboard engine or
carrying hydrocarbon heating or
cooling appliances must carry an
approved fire extinguisher.
AD
For safety reasons, rules and regulations apply within WA waters.
Before you go boating, make sure you are familiar with the
regulations for the area.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
RO
WA boating rules
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Department of Transport
Email: [email protected]
Marine Oil Pollution: 9480 9924
Website: www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine
Marine Safety Hotline: 13 11 56
Department of Fisheries
Esperance : 9071 1839
Fishwatch: 1800 815 507
Police
Esperance: 9079 8999
Kalgoorlie: 9021 9777
Hopetoun: 9838 3724
Ravensthorpe: 9838 1004
Eucla: 9039 5000
Water Police: 9442 8600
Customs
1800 061 800
Esperance: 9071 5146
Volunteer Marine Rescue
Esperance VMR 601: 9071 1697
Esperance duty mobile: 0419 869 655
Hopetoun VMR 604: 9838 3207
Department of Parks and Wildlife
Esperance: 9083 2100
Kalgoorlie: 9080 5555
Hospitals
Esperance: 9071 0888
Kalgoorlie: 9080 5888
Ravensthorpe: 9838 2211
Local Government
Esperance: 9071 0666
Duty Ranger: 9083 1533
Kalgoorlie - Boulder: 9021 9600
Ravensthorpe: 9839 0000
Surf Life Saving Western Australia
9207 6666
Esperance Port
9072 3333
Boating Weather Forecast
1300 659 223
website: www.bom.gov.au
ON
March 2017
from the
mainland
shore
WHART
EPIRB
from the
mainland
shore
WHARTON
Bilge Pump/Bailer
All vessels must carry a bilge pump.
Vessels under 7 metres may carry a
bailer in lieu of a bilge pump.
from the
mainland
shore
Contact details
m
Marine Safety
Over 5
Nautical
Miles
300
Recreational Skipper’s Ticket
The skipper of a recreational vessel,
powered by a motor greater than 6hp
(4.5kwp) must hold an RST.
2-5
Nautical
Miles
F
Boating Guide
Esperance
lakes, rivers,
inlets and
estuaries
except
Lake Argyle
0-2
Nautical
Miles
R
Safety
Equipment
Protected
Waters
Dailey
Department of
Transport
F
0m
18
50m
0m
m
100
15
°
STREET
2·4
NG
NN
I
CA
W
hit
e
BOULEVARD
ts
Re
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m
ON
WHART
200
AD
RO
GO
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DF
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0m
20
LD
S
Y
ND
BA
K
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CR
AD
RO
m
300
ROAD
WHARTON
AD
Dailey
RO
m
VEAL
h
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24
Y
BA
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
R
Contact details
S
AN
LE
OR
200
ts
no
E
Over 5
Nautical
Miles
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
8k
AD
2-5
Nautical
Miles
from the
mainland
shore
Fire Extinguisher
Vessels with an inboard engine or
carrying hydrocarbon heating or
cooling appliances must carry an
approved fire extinguisher.
− ✓ ✓ ✓
0m
no
0-2
Nautical
Miles
from the
mainland
shore
Anchor and Line
An efficient anchor and line must
be carried.
− ✓ ✓ ✓
BOULDERS
68
AN
from the
mainland
shore
Lifejacket
A lifejacket bearing the label Level
100 (or higher) with the Australian
Standard AS 1512, AS 4758 or
ISO 12402 must be carried for every
person onboard.
− ✓ ✓ ✓
Department of Transport
Email: [email protected]
Marine Oil Pollution: 9480 9924
Website: www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine
Marine Safety Hotline: 13 11 56
Department of Fisheries
Esperance : 9071 1839
Fishwatch: 1800 815 507
Police
Esperance: 9079 8999
Kalgoorlie: 9021 9777
Hopetoun: 9838 3724
Ravensthorpe: 9838 1004
Eucla: 9039 5000
Water Police: 9442 8600
Customs
1800 061 800
Esperance: 9071 5146
Volunteer Marine Rescue
Esperance VMR 601: 9071 1697
Esperance duty mobile: 0419 869 655
Hopetoun VMR 604: 9838 3207
Department of Parks and Wildlife
Esperance: 9083 2100
Kalgoorlie: 9080 5555
Hospitals
Esperance: 9071 0888
Kalgoorlie: 9080 5888
Ravensthorpe: 9838 2211
Local Government
Esperance: 9071 0666
Duty Ranger: 9083 1533
Kalgoorlie - Boulder: 9021 9600
Ravensthorpe: 9839 0000
Surf Life Saving Western Australia
9207 6666
Esperance Port
9072 3333
Boating Weather Forecast
1300 659 223
website: www.bom.gov.au
Scan this QR code with your mobile reader.
Lake
Quallilup
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Lake Quallilup
Recreational
Skipper’s
Ticket 300m
0
100
200
The skipper of a recreational vessel,
powered by a motor greater than
4.5kwp (6 hp) must hold an RST.
EET
STR
8k
Protected
Waters
lakes, rivers,
inlets and
estuaries
except
Lake Argyle
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Red and Orange Flares (in date)
At least two hand held red flares and
two hand held orange flares must be
carried. Two parachute flares may be
carried in lieu of the two hand held
red flares and a smoke canister may
be carried in lieu of the smoke flares.
− − ✓ ✓
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
EPIRB (in date)
A 406 MHz EPIRB registered with
AMSA bearing the standard AS/NZS
4280.1 must be carried if proceeding
more than 2 miles from the mainland
shore or more than 400 metres from
an island located more than 2 miles
from the mainland shore.
− − − ✓
Bilge Pump/Bailer
All vessels must carry a bilge pump.
Vessels under 7 metres may carry a
bailer in lieu of a bilge pump.
Recreational Skipper’s Ticket
The skipper of a recreational vessel,
powered by a motor greater than 6hp
(4.5kwp) must hold an RST.
Safety
Equipment
EPIRB
Parachute Flares (in date)
A minimum of two parachute flares
must be carried if operating more
than 5 miles from the mainland shore
or more than 1 mile from an island
located more than 5 miles from the
mainland shore.
− − − ✓
RSE-0317
Marine Radio
A marine radio must be carried if
operating more than 5 miles from the
mainland shore or more than 1 mile
from an island located more than 5
miles from the mainland shore. The
radio can be 27 MHz, VHF or HF.
Personal water craft
A personal water craft (PWC) – often called a jet ski – is a craft
propelled by an inboard motor powering a water jet pump. The
operator sits, stands or kneels and uses handlebars to steer it.
A person must be at least 16 years of age and hold an RST to
operate a PWC at a speed in excess of 8 knots.
Bilge Pump/Bailer
All vessels must carry a bilge pump.
Vessels under 7 metres may carry
a bailer in lieu of a bilge pump.
PLIN
CHA
0m
20
PL
through an arch of a bridge;
People over 14 and under 16 years of age that hold an RST may
operate any recreational vessel, during daylight hours only and at
a speed of 8 knots or less.
Water skiing is to be carried out in an anti clockwise
direction.
D
ROA
ES
•
in or through a mooring area;
•
Persons driving a speed boat towing a waterskier must be
at least 17 years of age and must be accompanied in the
boat by a person of at least 14 years of age.
N
MA
RSE
NO
E
•
in any water having a depth of less than 3 metres;
Fire Extinguisher
Vessels with an inboard
engine or carrying
hydrocarbon consuming
appliances must
carry an approved
fire extinguisher.
Water Ski
& PWC
Freestyle
Area
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
Take-off
and
Landing
Area
•
Water skiing is prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
Lake Quallilup water skiing roles
•
Vessels landing skiers have right of way over vessels
taking off.
TH
•
within 15 metres of a vessel underway;
PWCs and similar craft are powerboats as far as the rules are
concerned. This means there are rules on the age of drivers, the
distance offshore they can operate, equipment to be carried,
speed limits and so on. There are, however, a few extra rules and
a few concessions that apply to PWCs.
Safety equipment
Every person on board a PWC must wear a personal flotation
device (PFD) at all times:
• within 400 metres of the shore it can be a PFD Level 150,
100, 50 or 50s;
• between 400 metres and 2 nautical miles from shore in
unprotected waters a PFD Level 150 or 100 must be worn.
An in date inshore distress flare kit, in serviceable condition
must also be carried;
• between 2 and 5 nautical miles, a PFD Level 100 or 150 must
be worn. An in date inshore distress flare kit and an in date
registered 406 MHz EPIRB, in serviceable condition must
also be carried; and
•
Take-off and landing waterskiers is prohibited except
within the ski take off and landing area.
Middle Rock
5°
Department of
Transport
Boating Guide
Esperance
Marine Safety
March 2017
WA boating rules
For safety reasons, rules and regulations apply within WA waters.
Before you go boating, make sure you are familiar with the
regulations for the area.
Speed
•
within 50 metres of –
Skippers should not, in any navigable waters, drive a motor boat
at a speed exceeding 8 knots, water ski or para-sail:
•
(ii) a person in the water;
(i) a moored vessel;
(iii) a jetty or wharf; or
(iv) a river bank or low water mark.
Obstruction of channels and leading lines
Fishing equipment
Crab drop nets, fishing nets, marker buoys or other buoyed
object should not be placed or allowed to remain in any channel
or fairway in ports or harbours, or in a channel, fairway or
passage in navigable waters without permission from DoT.
Anchoring
Anchoring or mooring a vessel in a channel or fairway is
prohibited unless the vessel is in distress.
• vessels under 3.75 metres are not permitted more than 5
nautical miles offshore.
•
Cook Rock
Fl G 3s
Mary
30
7·9
Nautical Miles
Vessels less than 3.75 metres
A skipper of a vessel less than 3.75 metres in length must not be
cause or permit the vessel to be navigated at a greater distance
than five nautical miles from the nearest point at low water mark
on the mainland shore.
Freestyling, wake and wave jumping
Freestyling is driving a PWC in such a way that the driver of
another vessel would be unable to predict its course and speed
in order to avoid a collision.
Wave and wake jumping is driving a PWC over a wave or swell
with the aim of becoming airborne. The wave or the swell may be
formed naturally or by the passage of a vessel.
•
DEMPSTER
HEAD
Haven
1.0
0.5
Kilometres
0
• within any speed restricted area;
(89)
Ann
Q(6)+LFl 15s
1.0
0.5
0
F
Tower
MARY ANN POINT
8 knots
Q
O HIB IT E D
PR
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
Water
Ski Area
E S TYL IN
G
RE
FLATHEAD
POINT
Swimming
Prohibited
Oc Bu 5s
Tanks
1. a driver of at least 17 years of age that holds and RST;
2. an observer of at least 14 years of age; and
3. the person who is being towed by the vessel.
ESPLANADE
= F i xe d
Water skiing
i ndi ca te s l i t na v i ga ti on ma rk
F l a shsport
i ng or exercise of being towed over
Fl =the
Water skiing means
R = R ed
G = G re e n
oup-fl a sor
h more, by a motor boat, so as to be
( ) =8G rknots
water, at a speedFlof
Bu = Bl ue
Y = Y e l l ow
= Q ui ck-fl a sh
supported on theQsurface
by a ski or skis, an aquaplane or other
s = P e ri od i n se conds
LFl = Long-fl a sh
apparatus, or theOfeet.
m = F oca l pl a ne he i ght a bov e MHHW
c = O ccul ti ng
= Lumi nskiing:
ous ra nge i n na uti ca l mi l e s
pha se
so = I sopeople
It takes at least Ithree
to goMwater
Iso Bu 4s
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
Caravan
Park
Jim
McCulloch
Park
Fl R 5s
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the W e st
Le a d, front, re a r
W e st
F Bu
S outh
HAMMER HEAD
E a st
Moori ng buoy , y a chti ng buoy
100
m
F Bu
Light Characteristics
Col our of l i ght i s whi te unl e ss othe rwi se sta te d
Esperance
Port Authority
BOULEVARD
(75)
S pa r buoy , port, sta rboa rd
Fl(2) R 6s
Port
Beach
50m
E
t
Fl R 3s
CANNING
AD
ET
RE
Fl G 3s
P i l l a r buoy , port, sta rboa rd
N
LA
S a fe wa te r, i sol a te d da nge r
Fl R 3s
Fl G 3s
QG
Closed Waters
All Vessels
Port Vessels Exempt
R OAD
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
P
ES
Hopetoun
Sea Search
and Rescue
VMR 604
Nautical Miles
W
North
F Bu
Bay
Li ghthouse , ma j or, mi nor l i ght
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the North
Be a con, port, sta rboa rd
WIL
KIN
Cardinal Marks
Navigation Marks
Esperance
ST
0.5
Kilometres
SO
0N
Fl G 3s
242
·4°
RN
HE
UT
SO
0.5
ROAD
EAST
AN
HOPETOUN
0
0.1
Nares Island
20
Water Ski
Area
OCE
Lorraine Island
ST
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the S outh
TAYLOR S T
Fl Y
es
Esperance Bay Yacht Club
Fl Y
Captain
Douglas
Lookout
Town BeachSwimming
Prohibited
Fl(2) 5s
Fl R/W 3s
Fl Y
n Be
ach
(58)
Port security
and waterside access restrictions
SOUTHERN
OCEAN
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
Fl Y
Tanker Jetty
Wharto
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
No vessel (including recreational craft)
is to approach within 50 metres of any
port structure (wharf) or commercial
vessel (whether underway, at anchor or
alongside) without prior permission from the
Harbourmaster.
Fuel Tanks
Fl(2) R 4.5s
0m
Fl Y
Mount Belches
(156)
PWC Launch Area
Fl(2) G 4.5s
14
0m
8k
(48)
JA
ME
S
ESPERANCE
Freestyling and wake jumping is prohibited:
Ski take-off and landing will be between the marked signs
on the southern foreshore and yellow buoys 60 metres
offshore.
Parking / Boat Trailer Parking
ts
no
Water Ski
Area
WHARTON
Public Toilet / GPS Validation Marker
Old
Jetty
Dodd Rock
Caravan
Park
Swimming Prohibited
in Bandy Creek Channel
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the E a st
HAR BOUR
• within 30 metres of another PWC;
Do not get closer than 50 metres when following another
skier.
Water Ski Area
Closed Waters
Motorised Vessels
Beach / Ramp Boat Launching
No vessel is to make fast to any port
structure (including wharfs and beacons). This
restriction applies whether there is a vessel
alongside or if the berth is empty.
m
200
Table Island
•
Closed Waters – Motorised Vessels
4Fl G 5s
Castletown
Fuel Outlet
S
E R IE
FISH
Shallow Water
2Fl R 5s
Bay Rock
Bandy
Creek
Swimming Prohibited
John Island
Duke of
Orleans Bay
300m
200m
Nautical Miles
rip
E
water ski
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
Kilometres
DAW
ndy
5 Knot Speed Limit
Airst
5 knots
DRIV
0
Legend
1.0
AD
RO
Closed Waters – All Vessels
Vessels taking-off with skiers shall give way to vessels landing a
skier.
Beach take-off and landings are only permitted in the designated
take-off and landing areas.
Skiing is only permitted between the hours of sunrise to sunset.
0.25
• within 50 metres of another vessel or person in the water;
and
• in the Swan Canning Riverpark except in the designated
personal water craft freestyle driving area in South Perth.
ROAD
0
Ck
Water Ski
Area
1.0
DUKE OF ORLEANS BAY
0.2
Ba
8 Knot Speed Limit
High Island
AY
MURR
AD
RO
RD
SO
Local radio frequencies
Nature
Reserve
UT
H
Lake
Mortijinup
Dunes
CO
AST
ESPERANCE BAY
NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION
Nature
Reserve
Ele
ven
(79)
Mil
Dunes
e
(89)
ach
TW
Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines
ILI
GH
T
CHAPMANS
POINT
ROAD
Dunes
Cook Rock
Esperance
Twilight
Bay
H
C
BEA
Dunes
Bay
Button Island
OBSERVATORY
POINT
Canning Island
Burton Rocks
Taylor Rocks
Cull Island
Charley
Island
Sunday Patch
Es
pe
ra
n
ce
Magistrate Rocks
Dunes
Steep Rocks
Devils Rock
ce
an
er
p
Es
Po
rt
Channel
Black Island
im
its
re
ro
m
Sh
o
Observatory
Island
F
West
Rabbit Island
Swell Rocks
Gig Rocks
A person in charge of a recreational
vessel with a motor of 6hp (4.5
kilowatts) or less is not required to
hold an RST.
Those under 10 years may not drive
a motor boat.
A person in charge of a recreational
vessel with a motor greater than 6hp
(4.5 kilowatts) is required to hold an
RST.
Those over 14 and under 16 years
of age are restricted to operating
during daylight hours and at a
speed less than 8 knots.
Lion Island
Limpet Rock
DEMPSTER HEAD
Be
BUTTY HEAD
m
2N
Age requirements and
restrictions for skippers
ELE
V
Butty
Harbour
Bayliss Rock
Dunes
EN
Dunes
Low Rock
Tanker Jetty
ESPERANCE
BEACH
Lim
its
rt
Po
L
LUC
KY
Thomas Island
From
Shore
ROAD
Mt Le Grand (345)
(118)
Murray Rock
Cape Le Grand National Park
(178)
Boxer Island
Sunk Rocks
Triple Rock
C
Whale Rock
L
CA
Hellfire
Bay
CAPE
LE GRAND
Y
A
W
(119)
Lucky
Bay
Thistle
Cove
Tory
Islands
Roy Island
Ram Island
Legend
Cloud Island
Long Island
Smith Rock
Remark Island
Rob Island
Black Rock
e
rom Shor
2 Nm F
Pasco Island
Fredrick Island
y
wa
French Reef
Hope Island
se
5 Knot Speed Limit
8 Knot Speed Limit
Closed Waters – All Vessels
he
u
Ca
Escape Rock
Hastings Island
T
Closed Waters – Motorised Vessels
Water Ski Area
5Nm From Shore
Lateral Marks
Swimming Prohibited
Shallow Water
Corbett Island
Beach / Ramp Boat Launching
Public Toilet / GPS Validation Marker
Fuel Outlet
Moby Dick
Davey Island
Dart Reefs
0
Kilometres
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Howe Island
5.0
Nautical Miles
Paddle Craft
Giant Rocks
Recreational canoes, kayaks, surf skis, wave skis, inflatables
or similar paddle craft that are propelled by a person using a
paddle must comply with WA marine laws.
To get a brochure and sticker about the rules visit
www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/paddle-safe.asp or call
13 11 56.
Hood Island
Bishop Rock
5.0
0
O F
Every overtaking vessel
gives way (this includes
sailing vessels)
Power Vessels Power Vessels
Meeting Head On
Meeting
Each vessel alters
course to starboard
Vessel having the
other to starboard
gives right of way
Power Meeting
Sailing Vessel
Power gives way to sail
except when sailing
vessel is overtaking
T H E
Navigation Marks
Port Marks
Light: Red, any rhythm.
Cardinal Marks
North
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the North
S outh
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the S outh
Li ghthouse , ma j or, mi nor l i ght
Ships in Channels
Be a con, port, sta rboa rd
Reef Rep
All vessels must keep clear
of ships using or
approaching the marked
navigation channel ships.
Mondrain
Island
R E C H E R C H E
Basic rules of the waterways
Vessel Overtaking
Another
indicate the port and starboard
sides of a navigable channel.
A R C H I P E L A G O
Wilson Island
Parking / Boat Trailer Parking
1.0
Mississippi Hill
(178)
Mississippi Reefs
Bunbury Rock
Hendy Island
Rossiter
Bay
New Island
Sandy Hook
Island
E
US
Triple Rock
Cliff Island
E
NN
HA
Seal Rock
Figure of Eight
Island
Canard Island
Fury Rock
GROUP
Fur Rock
BAY
Thistle Rock
Gunton Island
Hector Rock
WEST
Vessels to keep clear
When approaching a place or another vessel displaying
International Code Flag “A” or, during the hours of darkness, the
appropriate signal you must —
(a) keep your vessel at least 50 metres clear of that place or
vessel; or
(b) where it is not possible to keep 50 metres clear of that place or
vessel —
(i) proceed at the slowest speed at which his vessel can be
safely navigated; and
(ii) maintain a proper lookout for people in the water, whilst
passing within 50 metres of the place or vessel displaying
the flag or the appropriate signal.
Frenchman Peak
Douglass Patch
5Nm
International Code Flag “A”
Time Rock
Woody Island
Capps Island
Diving flag
Any boat with divers (not snorkellers) operating from it must always
display signals by day or night to inform other boat users. The
daytime signal for divers is an International Code Flag “A”. The flag
must be at least 750mm long and 600mm wide.
Divers operating without a vessel, for example from a jetty, must
display the International Code Flag “A”. The flag must be at least
750mm long and 600mm wide.
The flag may be displayed from a buoy. If displayed from a buoy,
the flag must not be less than 300 mm in length and 200 mm in
width.
The flag must be clearly visible to all vessels operating in the vicinity.
Marine Sea Search and Rescue
Esperance ............................ VMR601
Hopetoun ............................ VMR 604
WYLIE
HEAD
MILE
Dunes
27 mHz
Emergency.............. Ch. 27.88 mHz
Local............................ Ch. 27.91 mHz
Boat to Boat........... Ch. 27.96 mHz
UHF
Hopetoun............................ UHF Ch. 8
Bremer Bay........................ UHF Ch. 2
Bannitup
Lake
Wylie
Bay
ROA
D
For more detailed informatio, refer to Nautical Charts
Approaches to Esperance Aus 119
Cape Le Grand to Cape Pasley Aus 763
Bandy Creek
Castletown
HIGHWAY
Lake
IES
ER
H
FIS
Dunes
Pink
Nature
Reserve
Ban
d
Nature
Reserve
Dunes
Dunes
Mt Merivale (197)
Ck
y
Lake Warden
Dunes
Dunes
Woody
Lake
Navigation lights
All vessels under way during the hours of sunset to sunrise must
display navigation lights appropriate to the particular size and type
of vessel. For further information please refer to the RST Workbook
or contact DoT on 1300 863 308.
VHF
Emergency.................................. Ch. 16
Kite and wind surfers
S a fe wa te r, i sol a te d da nge r
Kite and wind surfers operating more than 400 metres from
shore are now required to carry safety equipment.
S pa r buoy , port, sta rboa rd
To get a sticker about the rules visit,
www.transport.wa.gov.au/kitesafe or call 13 11 56.
Mackenzie Island
P i l l a r buoy , port, sta rboa rd
E a st
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the E a st
W e st
I ndi ca te s
sa fe wa te r
to the W e st
Moori ng buoy , y a chti ng buoy
Le a d, front, re a r
Light Characteristics
Col our of l i ght i s whi te unl e ss othe rwi se sta te d
Starboard Marks
Light: Green, any rhythm.
Stay on the starboard side of the
channel.