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Section 17 Port Douglas pilotage area

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

The Port Douglas pilotage area is the area of—

(a) waters at the high-water mark consisting of the following—

• Dicksons Inlet and connected waterways systems from the head of navigation to the inlet mouth

• the waters within a 1n mile radius of the northern tip of Island Point on the mainland; and

(b) the navigable waters of rivers and creeks flowing, directly or indirectly, into the waters mentioned in paragraph (a).

Queensland Marine Safety Regulation 2016 current as at 1 February 2026. Official text: legislation.qld.gov.au.

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