Barry Beach (AUBAR)

Barry Beach is the main supply depot for Bass Strait offshore oil and gas operation, and support services to exploration, construction and production.

Summer Zone.

Barry Beach is located within Corner Inlet, Victoria, approx 4nm W of the town of Port Welshpool in South Gippsland, approx 160km SE of Melbourne.

Max draught 4.9m.

There are anchorages available in Bentley Harbour, depths from 8.0-16.0m and Freshwater Cove, depths of 15.0m available. Explosives anchorage: There is a designated anchorage within a charted circle of 500m, NW of Mount Singapore. Anchorage may be obtained in Franklin Channel in depths of 10.0 - 20.0m S of Franklin Bank, and Freshwater Cove (38°47.00'S 146°26.00'E) in depths of 15.0m.

The least charted depth in the Corner Inlet outer entrance channel is 5.5m in position 38°50.2'S 146°32.5'E. There is a dynamic sandwave field 1nm SE which has a least depth of 5.6m. Port Franklin is approached through Franklin Channel and entered via Franklin River Channel. The fairway has a least depth of 2.0m with 0.9-2.0m at the wharf. Barry Beach is approached through Corner Inlet and entered via Toora Channel and Barry Beach Channel. There is a least charted depth of 5.9m in Barry Channel. Port Welshpool is approached by passing through Corner Inlet from seawards and entered via Lewis Channel. Depths vary but min are 4.5 to 5.5m between Light Beacon Nos 1 and No 2. Port Albert approach is made from seaward passing through Port Albert Entrance, a narrow channel lying between the E end of Snake Island and the SW end of Clonmel Island, then through Port Albert Channel to the harbour.

Australia 181, 182. Admiralty Pilot NP14, NP286(3).

Pilotage is not available, however a Certificate of Local Knowledge is compulsory for all trading vessels over 12.0m and all fishing vessels over 35m.

The Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert includes all the waters contained generally W of a line as follows: Drawn 050° from the summit of Mount La Trobe (39°00'S 146°23'E) through the beacon on Rabbit Island to 38°40.6'S 146°52.2'E; then N to 38°39.0'S 146° 52.2'E. The port also includes the navigable section of creeks and rivers entering these waters. Port Albert Channel has a least charted depth of 1.4m and leads 4nm NNE to Port Albert from the inner end of it's entrance. A bar, with a least charted depth of 0.3m, extends across Port Albert Entrance (38°45.00'S 146°41.00'E) along with Bar Bank. Maximum draught with favourable tidal conditions is 3.0m.

VHF: Barry Beach Marine Terminal Superintendant: Ch 16.

The documents required for Customs, Immigration and Quarantine department formalities may be summarised as follows: ..... Document 1. Ship Pre Arrival Report (Customs Form 13) 2. Crew Report (Customs Form 3B) 3. Passenger Report (Customs Form 2A) 4. Passenger Report (Customs Form 2B) 5. Advanced Person Processing (APP) of crew and passengers list to be submitted electronically to Immigration Web site www.immi.gov.au/sea 6. Quarantine Pre-arrival Report for Vessels (QPAR) - (AQIS Form 006) 7. Additional Quarantine Pre-Arrival Report for Cruise Liners and Navy Vessels (AQIS Form 028) 8. Live Plants Vessel Log.(Attached to AQIS Form 028) 9. Notification of Sign-off if any (Customs Form B521) 10. Notification of Sign-on if any (Customs Form B522) 11. Load Goods (other than cargo) onto ship (Customs Form 43) 12. Remove Goods (other than cargo) from ship (Customs Form 44) 13. Ballast Water Log to Quarantine (AQIS Form 026) 14. Crew Effects Declaration (Customs Form 5 Part Two) 15. Report of Ship's Stores (Customs Form 5 Part Four)

Quarantine: The port is not a First Port of Entry.