Townsville: Notices to Mariners

Publication and resources

• Advice: Queensland waters PDF Popular

  06/05/2020: Declared Public Health Emergency direction

• 187 T of 2020PDF

  28/05/2020 - Townsville Sea Channel, Platypus Channel, Inner and Outer Harbour - Maintenance dredging operations - AUS charts affected: AUS 256, 257 & 827

• AdvicePDF Popular

  11/05/2020: Ross Creek downstream public boat ramp, Reconstruction of downstream boat ramp, restricted access

• 158 (T) of 2020PDF

  05/05/2020: Port of Townsville, Inner harbour, Townsville Berth 10 RORO wharf, construction works. AUS charts affected: 257, AUS 256

• 125 T of 2020PDF Popular

  07/04/2020: Port of Townsville, Inner harbour—Townsville Berth 10 construction works, wharf extension AUS charts affected: 827, 257, 256

• 101 T of 2020PDF Popular

  23/03/2020 - Townsville approach channels, harbours and berths - amended port navigation depths - AUS charts affected: AUS256; AUS257

• AdvicePDF Popular

  10/03/2020: Ross Creek upstream public boat ramp—Ross Creek upstream public boat ramp

• 071 (T) of 2020PDF Popular

  02/03/2020: Cleveland Bay—Construction zone declared, channel upgrade project, rockwall construction. AUS charts affected: 827, 257, 256

• 511 of 2019PDF Popular

  29/11/2019: Berth 11, Port of Townsville—Special Mark buoys, re-established AUS charts affected: 257

• 391 of 2019PDF Popular

  23/08/2019: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island—6 knots speed limit area, Special Mark Buoys, established AUS charts affected: 256

• 390 of 2019PDF Popular

  23/08/2019: Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island—obstruction, isolated danger mark buoy established AUS charts affected: 256

• 350 of 2019PDF Popular

  30/07/2019: Sea Channel, Platypus Channel, Cleveland Bay—beacon pile replacement and diving operations AUS charts affected: 256, 257

• 325 of 2019PDF Popular

  09/07/2019: Sea and Platypus Channels, Cleveland Bay—beacon repositioned AUS charts affected: 256, 257

• 214 of 2019PDF Popular

  14/05/2019: Pilot Boarding Place, Townsville—repositioned AUS charts affected: 256, 827

• 100 of 2019PDF

  01/03/2019: Sea Channel, Cleveland Bay—Sea Channel lateral beacons, re-established, positioned altered. AUS charts affected: 256, 257

• 099 of 2019PDF

  01/03/2019: Ross River, Townsville—Aids to navigation, re-established. AUS charts affected: 256, 257

• 447 of 2018PDF

  05/11/2018: Cleveland Bay—special mark buoys established AUS charts affected: 256, 827

• 252 of 2018PDF

  Middle Reef, Cleveland Bay—cardinal beacons established

• 251 of 2018PDF

  Cleveland Bay, Townsville—Sea Channel Beacon S12 established

• 243 of 2018PDF

  Townsville Ross Creek and Platypus Channel—Port busy signal light altered

• 100 of 2018PDF

  Ross River, Townsville—Port lateral buoy established

• 424 of 2017PDF

  Cleveland Bay, Townsville—Towsnsville, Pilot Boarding Ground "BRAVO" discontinued from 1 November 2017

• 492 of 2016PDF

  Cleveland Bay—Sea Channel Beacon S2 established

• 444 of 2016PDF

  Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island—East Cardinal mark, change of light character

• 318 of 2016PDF

  Cleveland Bay, Townsville—Designated Anchorages established

• 094 of 2016PDF

  Platypus Channel, Townsville—Platypus Channel Beacon P4 light altered

• 326 of 2015PDF

  Cleveland Bay, Sea Channel—Beacon S5 established.

• 277 of 2015PDF

  Ross River—changes to aids to navigation

• 053 of 2015PDF

  Ross River, Townsville—lateral mark beacon established

• 734 of 2014PDF

  Ross River, Townsville—lateral mark beacons established

• 668 of 2014PDF

  Ross River, Townsville—lateral mark beacons established

• 387 of 2014PDF

  Townsville Breakwater Marina, outer breakwall, channel entrance markers—navigational lights established

• 307 of 2014PDF

  Townsville Ross Creek and Platypus Channel—port busy light characteristics changed.

• 251 of 2014PDF

  Townsville Platypus Channel—berth 11 departure lead lights characteristics changed.

• 570 of 2013PDF

  Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island—channel lateral beacons, light characteristics altered

• 486 of 2013PDF

  Breakwater Marina channel lead lights—leading light day marks change of colour

• 1306 of 2012PDF

  Townsville Port—berth 11 onshore arrival lead lights permanently altered

• 736 of 2012PDF

  Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island—snorkel trail established

• 688 of 2012PDF

  Ross River—navigational beacons established

• 684 of 2012PDF

  Cape Pallarenda, Cleveland Bay—east cardinal marker buoy established

• 683 of 2012PDF

  Ross River, Townsville—lateral marker permanently withdrawn

• 165 of 2012PDF

  Cleveland Bay—special mark buoy established

• 017 of 2012PDF

  Ross Creek—special mark buoy altered in position

• 896 of 2011PDF

  Ross River, Townsville Marine Precinct—new entrance beacons established

• 521 of 2011PDF

  Sea Channel Lead Lights—lead light characteristics