Section 21 Thursday Island pilotage area

The Thursday Island pilotage area is the area of—

(a) waters bounded by an imaginary line drawn—

• starting at the high-water mark on the western tip of Smith Point on Horn Island

• then in a north-westerly direction to the high-water mark at the northern tip of Heath (Kiwain) Point on Prince of Wales Island

• then in a north-westerly direction to the high-water mark at the eastern tip of Webb Point on Friday Island

• then along the high-water mark of Friday Island, initially in a westerly direction, to the western tip of Friday Island

• then north to the high-water mark at the western tip of Tucker Point on Goods Island

• then along the high-water mark of Goods Island, initially in a south-easterly direction, to the eastern tip of Tessy Head on Goods Island

• then in a south-easterly direction to the high-water mark at the western tip of Hammond Island (commonly known as Diamond Point)

• then along the high-water mark of Hammond Island, initially in a south-easterly direction, to the eastern tip of Menmuir (Gobau) Point on Hammond Island

• then in a south-easterly direction to the high-water mark at the northern tip of King Point on Horn Island

• then along the high-water mark of Horn Island, initially in a westerly direction, to the starting point; and

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