Marine Board (Control Over Maritime Traffic) (No. 3) Notice 2009
MARINE BOARD (CONTROL OVER MARITIME TRAFFIC) (NO.
3) NOTICE 2009
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BR 49/2009
MARINE BOARD ACT 1962
1962 : 30
MARINE BOARD (CONTROL OVER MARITIME TRAFFIC)
(NO. 3) NOTICE 2009
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 responsible for Marine and Ports Services, in
exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1)(a), (aa) 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. 3) Notice 2009.
Round-the-Island Boat Race
2 Subject to paragraph 7 the Round-the-Island Boat Race will take
place on Sunday, 9 August 2009.
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
(a) the passage between the pylons at the entrance to Ferry
Reach
from 12:00 noon to 3:30 p.m.;
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3) NOTICE 2009
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(b) the passage between Hinson's Island and the Paget
shoreline
from 12:15 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.; and
(c) the passage between Five-Star Island and the
Southampton shoreline
from 12:20 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, 16 August 2009, Sunday 23 August 2009, or
Sunday 30 August 2009 this Notice shall in all respects apply to the
Race held on that date.
Made this 23rd day of July, 2009
Premier
