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<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Information</strong> <strong>Booklet</strong><br />

Shipping Channel<br />

Figure 41: Potential shipping channel / shipping lane for the southern site Option 1<br />

Question ñ What rules and management arrangements apply to the ships as they<br />

come in and out <strong>of</strong> port?<br />

The management arrangements for ships as they come in and out <strong>of</strong> port will be in line<br />

with most port arrangements around the world. These include:<br />

� Pilots boarding the ship about five nautical miles (about nine kilometres or five miles)<br />

<strong>of</strong>f James Price Point in clear deep water. The pilot will be dedicated to the port and<br />

will be very knowledgeable on the port conditions and will have had significant<br />

experience as a ship captain;<br />

� Ships will only be allowed to berth if conditions are safe. So if the waves are too<br />

large, the wind too strong or currents too great the ships will not enter the port;<br />

� At about the same location as the pilot boards the ship, tugs will begin their escort <strong>of</strong><br />

the ship all the way into the berth and escort the ship back out again once the cargo<br />

is loaded; and<br />

� Pilots guide the ship back out <strong>of</strong> port and leaving the ship at about the same location<br />

they boarded.<br />

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