Marine Board (Control Over Maritime Traffic) (No.4) Notice 2006
MARINE BOARD (CONTROL OVER MARITIME TRAFFIC) (NO
4) NOTICE 2006


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BR 67 / 2006

MARINE BOARD ACT 1962

1962 : 30

MARINE BOARD (CONTROL OVER MARITIME TRAFFIC) (NO
4) NOTICE 2006

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1 Citation
2 Round-the-Island Boat

Race
3 Closure of certain sea

passages

4 Course for Race
5 Patrol of course
6 Speed limits not to apply
7 Postponement of Race



The Minister of Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers
conferred by section 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Marine Board Act 1962, gives
the following Notice:

Citation
1 This Notice may be cited as the Marine Board (Control Over
Maritime Traffic) (No. 4) Notice 2006.

Round-the-Island Boat Race
2 The Round-the-Island Boat Race will take place on Sunday, 13
August 2006.

Closure of certain sea passages
3 The sea passages specified in this paragraph will be closed to
normal marine traffic during the Race between the times specified ⎯

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(a) the passage between the pylons at the entrance to Ferry
Reach ⎯

(i) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.;

(ii) from 1:50 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.; and

(iii) from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.;

(b) the passage between Hinson's Island and the Paget
shoreline ⎯

(i) from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.; and

(ii) from 2:10 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.;

(c) the passage between Five-Star Island and the
Southampton shoreline ⎯

(i) from 12:20 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.; and

(ii) from 2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Course for Race
4 The course for the Race will be from Ferry Reach to North Shore
to Two Rock Passage to Hamilton Harbour to Granaway Deep to Port
Royal Bay to Great Sound to Commissioner's Point to South Shore as far
as St. David's Head to St. Catherine's Point to North Shore and thence to
Ferry Reach.

Patrol of course
5 The passages and course referred to in this Notice will be
patrolled by Marine Police and Marshall boats and all mariners, pilots
and boatmen are required to exercise extreme caution when navigating
in the proximity of the course for the Race particularly in the vicinity of
Ferry Reach, Two Rock Passage and White's Island in Hamilton Harbour.

Speed limits not to apply
6 The speed limits fixed by the Marine Board (Declaration of Speed
Limits for Boats) (Mariners) Notice 2001 shall not apply to persons and
boats participating in the Race.

Postponement of Race
7 In the event that, due to inclement weather, the Race is
postponed until Sunday, 20 August 2006, the sea passages referred to in
this Notice will be closed, and this Notice shall in all respects apply to
the Race held on that date.




MARINE BOARD (CONTROL OVER MARITIME TRAFFIC) (NO
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Made this 8th day of August, 2006





Acting Minister of Tourism and Transport