Great Barrier Reef

2/8/2019 Source: AMSA - The plan prepares vessels for transit through environmentally sensitive areas such as the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. All Masters and coastal pilots transiting these areas should consider the information in the QCPP when preparing their passage plans.

Vessel masters, owners and operators are reminded about the coastal pilotage requirements within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014.

An AMSA-licensed coastal pilot is required for any vessel that navigates in a defined coastal pilotage area:

a. that is 70m or longer in length overall; or