Port Huon (AUPHU)

The private port, formerly used to ship apples, is owned and operated by Huon Aquaculture for the transport of salmon.

Southern Winter Seasonal Zone, Winter Apr 16 to Oct 15, Summer Oct 16 to Apr 15.

Port Huon is located on the Huon River, near Geeveston, approx 50km by road to Hobart, Tasmania.

Max LOA 116.20m, beam 23m, draught 8m and 12,000DWT.

Hospital Bay affords good anchorage, with plenty of room in its outer part, in a depth of 9.1m, soft thick mud, 0.3nm SSW of Shipwrights Point (43°09.6'S., 146°58.7'E). Larger vessels may anchor approx 0.3nm W from Bullock Point in depths of 12.8m (43°11'S., 146°59'E.). Prohibited anchorage in the following positions: ..... 1. 0.5nm either side of a disused submarine cable lying between Blackmans Bay (43°00'S., 147°20'E) and the N side of Halfmoon Bay, 3.5nm E. The landing places on each shore are marked by beacons. 2. In Sullivans Cove (42°53'S., 147°20'E) within a 0.5nm radius, NE and SE of the head of Elizabeth Street Pier. 3. Within 150m of Tasman Bridge (42°52.0'S., 147°20.5'E); the N and S limits of the area are marked by beacons (white).

From a position about 9nm S of Cape Bruny (43°30'S., 147°09'E) the route leads N and NNE, for a distance of about 40nm, through D'Entrecasteaux Channel, passing between South Bruny Island (43°25'S., 147°15'E), North Bruny Island and the mainland to the entrance of South Deep Bay, leading to Hospital Bay and the berths on the NE and SW sides. The approach channel has a least depth of 9m.

Admiralty Pilot NP14, NP286(5). The following charts cover the approaches to Port Huon: ..... Chart No Title Area AUS 422 Cape Otway, Gabo Is incl Tasmania General AUS 171 Hobart to Norfolk Bay S Coast AUS 173 D'Entrecasteaux Channel S Coast AUS 174 Ports in South Tasmania incl Port Huon Port Arthur, NW Bay, Southport etc AUS 354 Low Rocky Point to Hobart S Coast AUS 794 SE Cape to Cape Pillar S and E Coasts AUS 355 Hobart to St Helens Point E Coast

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Compulsory for all vessels over 35m in length, and for all vessels carrying dangerous cargoes even though the Master may hold an exemption certificate. Request must be made to the harbour master 24hrs in advance giving vessels ETA to the pilot station. Pilots board in the following positions: ..... 1. For the S approach, through D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Port Huon and Hobart, in the vicinity of 43°26.3'S., 147°03.8'E, off Burnett Point. 2. For the N approach, through D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Port Huon, in the vicinity of 43°03.7'S., 147°23.4'E, off Kelly's Point. All pilots are stationed at Hobart: The pilot launch leaves Hobart at designated times for the following pilot boarding positions: ..... 1. 125° x 0.9nm from John Garrow beacon, 30 min prior to vessel's latest ETA; 2. Iron Pot, 1.5 hours prior to vessel's latest ETA; 3. Partridge Island, 4 hours prior to vessel's latest ETA. The pilot launches are fitted with VHF radio on the following frequencies, Ch 06, 08, 12, 16 and 67 however the regular listening watch for Port Huon and the pilot is VHF Ch 08. The regular pilot boat to service Zones "A", "B" and "C" of the port of Hobart is a blue painted hulled vessel named "Loongarna", 10m in length, with a orange cabin top and the word "Pilots" painted in white either side of the cabin. Special signals: An exempt Master displays by day, a white square flag superior to the berth number. By night, a green over red light, visible all round the horizon. A vessel having a pilot onboard displays by day the pilot flag ("H") superior to the berth number and by night displays the green over red lights. The boundaries of the areas in which pilotage is required are as follows: Port Huon Pilotage Limits - Zone "C": ..... 1. To the Hobart Zone "C" pilotage limit bounded to the S by an imaginary line bearing 223° from the southern end of Partridge Island to Southport Island; and 2. To the N by an imaginary line bearing 138° from Pierson Point to Kellys Point.

D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon River and Port Huon lie within the port limits of Hobart. The S limit of the port of Hobart, within the area covered by this section, is an imaginary line, drawn 052° from Southport Bluff (43°29'S., 147° 00'E) to the NW end of Labillardiere Peninsula, 5.25nm NE.

Adjacent to the Port Huon Wharf is a T-jetty which is fronted on each end with mooring buoys and dolphins. A light is shown from the head of the jetty.

Navigation under pilotage within the Ports of Hobart (inclusive of Port Huon) operates throughout 24 hours basis with the following exception: Navigation through the Tasman Bridge is prohibited to all vessels exceeding 35m in length, on normal week days during 0700-0915hrs and 1600-1830hrs. The following depth restrictions exist within the Ports of Hobart: ..... 1. The min depth at the entrance of the River Derwent at Iron Pot Bar is 14.1m. 2. The min depth at the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is 11.0m. 3. The minimum depth for vessels navigating to Port Huon is 8.5m, draught in Hospital Bay, Port Huon is restricted to 9.0m. Under Keel Clearance: Vessels must maintain a static under keel clearance of 0.3m at all times while alongside a berth and manoeuvring. Vessel must maintain a minimum UKC of 0.9m while navigating in the Hobart Pilotage Area, this may be increased for deep draught vessels when a swell is running at the Iron Pot Bar. Speed: Max speed in the Hobart Pilotage Area is 12kts. The ruins of a jetty lies close SE to a T-jetty, adjacent to the Port Huon Wharf. Within the harbour of the port are marine farms and as a result vessels must take caution.

Tides at Hobart are irregular, the max rise and fall being 1.43m. Annual tidal predications for Hobart and Spring Bay are available from the Marine Board and predicted times and heights are also published in the Australian National Tide Tables.

A VTS system is in place for all vessels with an LOA over 35m and operating within the TasPorts VTS and greater area. Hobart VTS area covers Hobart, Port Arthur, Port Huon and the D'Entrecasteaux channel. All participating vessels within the VTS area must report for the following circumstances: ..... A. Submit an online movement request through 'port mate' at least 72hrs before planned arrival. Report to VTS: 1. Entering/departing/anchoring within VTS 2. If ‘Not Under Command’ or ‘Restricted in Ability to Manoeuvre’ within a VTS Area 3. Involved in a collision or grounding 4. Requesting to enter port limits (pilot exempt vessels) and entering port limits (piloted vessels) 5. 1hr prior to departure from berth and 5mins after departing to request clearance to proceed 6. Commencing and completing bunkering operations 7. Commencing and completing work which requires a permit 8. In the event the port safety or environment has been compromised or the Master considers a report is needed

For Port Huon 2 tugs are required for berthing vessels of LOA 125m to 150m. There are 5 tugs operated by Tasports North Western Shipping and Towage Company to assist vessels when berthing and unberthing. ..... Tug BHP Bollard Pull (t) 1. Godley 2,200 30.0 2. Storm Cove 1,900 27.0 3. Sydney Cove 2,100 30.0 4. Tarragal 1,600 21.5 5. Keira 2,500 40.0 All tugs are provided with VHF Ch 16, 12, 08 and 06.

Prevailing winds: NNW'ly (spring) and NW'ly, SW'ly (autumn).

Radio: Melbourne Radio (VIM), maintains a 24 hour listening watch on the following frequencies: HF 2182, 4125, 6215.5, 8291kHz, VHF Ch 16 and 67, Seaphone channels VHF Ch 07 and 27. Weather forecasts are transmitted daily as follows: 0403, 0803, 2003hrs (UTC) on the HF traffic list frequencies. Hobart Port Control contact info VHF: Ch 12, 16. When contact has been satisfactorily established all traffic must be passed through Ch 12. Vessels can usually establish contact on VHF Ch 16 at ranges in excess of 50nm from Hobart. This range is extended for vessels passing to the E of Tasmania where contact can be established near Maria Island. Small Craft Radio: Voluntary small craft radio stations are located near North West Bay and at Dunalley on the Tasman Peninsula. These stations maintain a listening watch on VHF Ch 16 and HF. Weather forecasts: Ch 67 at 0845hrs, 1345hrs, 1845hrs and 2145hrs, local time. VTS contact info Call sign: Hobart VTS VHF: Ch 12, 16 Pilot contact info VHF: Ch 08

Customs officers board all vessels upon arrival with the exception of intermediate port, non-passenger carrying cargo vessels. For such vessels, officers board Mon to Fri between 0600hrs and 2330hrs, at the department's cost, if such vessels arrive and depart outside these hours or Customs officers are required, there will be an expense to the applicant. Customs officers require prior advice of: ..... 1. The total number of passengers onboard; 2. The number of passengers disembarking at Hobart. Requests for the services of Customs Officers should be made through vessels Agents. Vessels wishing to lower their own lifeboats must receive permission from Customs Boarding Officers.

The documents required for Customs, Immigration and Quarantine department formalities are detailed in the General Country information, they 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)

ETA should be advised to Hobart Port Control 24 hours prior to arrival. Final ETA should be sent 6 hours before arrival. The messages should include the vessel's name and time of arrival at the pilot boarding ground.

By-laws are made by Marine and Safety, Tasmania and administered by local port corporations.

A vessel approaching the port and requiring pratique, should reply to a radio questionnaire to the Quarantine Office, not more than 24 hours and not less than 12 hours prior to arrival. On arrival the health report should be given to the Quarantine Officer, two copies being furnished on the prescribed form "Q360", one of which will be signed by the Quarantine Officer and returned to the Master. A passenger list, together with a list of passengers disembarking including their permanent address within the country is also required. The facsimile number of the Quarantine Department is Tel: +61 2 346785. Radio Pratique will be granted to vessels which forward satisfactory answers to the radio questionnaire. Vessels granted radio pratique may berth on arrival without requiring the boarding of a Quarantine Officer. Radio Pratique is granted for the first port of entry. The vessel and persons onboard are released from Quarantine. All goods remain subject to quarantine. A complete health report is required before free pratique is granted and this is obtained whilst the vessel is in port. If radio pratique is not granted the vessel will be boarded on arrival. The appropriate day or night quarantine signal should be displayed until clearance is obtained.

The following is a standard telex sent to the Master of a vessel, prior to arrival at port. quote: Australian Customs Service - Ships Arrival Details The vessel ............... will be arriving at .................. on (day) ................ date ................ at ............... hours. The following particulars of the vessel: ..... 1. Previous name ...................... 2. Lloyds No ...................... 3. Official No ...................... 4. Country of Registration ...................... 5. Type of vessel ...................... 6. Last visit to Australia ...................... 7. Animals onboard ...................... 8. Does Master hold valid Identity documents for all crew ...................... 9. Number of passengers ...................... (if applicable) 10. Last 4 overseas ports of call i. ..................... ii. ..................... iii. ..................... iv. ..................... 11. Ship's certificates Safety Radio ..................... Safety Construction ..................... Load Line ..................... IOPP ..................... Oil vessel (vessels carrying more than 2,000mt oil as cargo) 12. .................... Note: To be lodged at Customs Marine Centre, with a copy of the Crew List, 96 hours prior to the vessel's arrival. unquote