SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2REGULATION OF THE ESTUARY
PART 2NAVIGATION
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1
Subject to sub-paragraph (3), except with the permission of the harbour master, a vessel must not anchor—
a
within 100 metres of the line of any cable or pipe laid down in the estuary, when such line is indicated—
i
by posts or other discernible marks on shore,
ii
in a general direction,
iii
or on the Admiralty Charts; or
b
within 150 metres of any breakwater or training wall.
2
Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), if at any time the anchor of any vessel hooks any—
a
moorings,
b
electric cable,
c
moorings of buoys, or
d
pipe,
the master of the vessel must immediately give notice of it to the harbour master and must, if it is safe and practicable to do so, await the harbour master’s instruction before proceeding to clear the same.
3
Sub-paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to small vessels.