The Portland Harbour Revision Order 1997

PART II: DEFENCE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH AGENCY(Test and Evaluation Ranges Sector)

Interpretation

4.  In this Part of this Schedule—

(a) “the Grove Point Building” means the building co-located with the Coastguard Building located at Latitude 50° 32.9' N, Longitude 002° 25.1' W; and

(b) “the Vernon Building” has the same meaning as in Part I of this Schedule.

Fishing, anchoring and mooring

5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, no person shall fish, anchor or moor—

(a) within that part of an imaginary rectangle constructed 150 metres from the centre of the outer buoys marking the fixed degaussing range situated at or near a point at Latitude 50° 36.3' N, Longitude 002° 26.12' W as lies inside the harbour, and within a similar rectangle from the centre of the outer buoys marking the mobile degaussing range that may from time to time be situated at or near a point at Latitude 50° 36.28' N, Longitude 002° 24.8' W;

(b) within the area used as a noise range bounded by the points at—

(i) Latitude 50° 34' N, Longitude 002° 24.4' W;

(ii) Latitude 50° 34' N, Longitude 002° 24.0' W;

(iii) Latitude 50° 33.6' N, Longitude 002° 24.0' W; and

(iv) Latitude 50° 33.6' N, Longitude 002° 24.4' W;

(c) within 100 metres of any cables serving the ranges specified in this sub-paragraph; and

(d) in any part of the harbour when it would obstruct vessels exhibiting International Code “PP” at the yardarm when making degaussing or noise range runs over the ranges and areas specified in this sub-paragraph.

(2) No person shall fish by nets, anchor or moor in Newton’s Cove west of a line drawn due north from “C” Head to the nothern limit of the harbour when the fixed degaussing range specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above is in use, as indicated by an orange flag flying from the Vernon Building.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, no person shall fish by trawl, nets or dredges, anchor or moor within the area of water bounded by the following imaginary lines—

(a) a line drawn from a point at Latitude 50° 36.42' N, Longitude 002° 25.2' W, to a point at Latitude 50° 36.42' N, Longitude 002° 24.5' W (“point A”);

(b) a line drawn from point A to a point at Latitude 50° 36.00' N, Longitude 002° 24.5' W (“point B”); and

(c) a line drawn from point B to a point at Latitude 50° 36.00' N, Longitude 002° 25.2' W,

when the mobile degaussing range specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above is being established or is in use, as indicated by an orange flag flying from the Vernon Building.

(4) No person shall fish, anchor or moor in the area of water bounded by the seaward side of the Outer Breakwater and the Inner Breakwater, the level of high water on the eastern side of the Isle of Portland, and the following imaginary lines—

(a) a line drawn from Fort Head to a point at Latitude 50° 35.08' N, Longitude 002° 23.84' W (the eastern limit of the harbour);

(b) a line drawn from that point to a point at Latitude 50° 32.6' N, Longitude 002° 23.84' W; and

(c) a line drawn from that point to a point on the shore (Durdle Pier) at Latitude 50° 32.62' N, Longitude 002° 24.97' W,

when the noise range specified in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above is in use, which shall be indicated by an orange flag flying from the Grove Point Building.

(5) Sub-paragraph (3) above, and the provisions of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above relating to the mobile degaussing range, shall only apply after 24 hours' notice of the establishment of that range has been given by the Company in a general direction.

Diving and underwater swimming

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, no person shall swim underwater or dive in the ranges and areas specified in paragraph 5(1) above or within 100 metres of any buoys or cables associated with those ranges and areas.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall only apply in relation to the mobile degaussing range after notice of the establishment thereof has been given by the Company in accordance with paragraph 5(5) above.