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Section 23A Amrun pilotage area

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

The Amrun pilotage area is the area of—

(a) waters bounded by an imaginary line drawn—

• starting at the high-water mark on the shoreline of the mainland at approximate latitude 12º 54.599' south, longitude 141º 38.180' east

• then in a generally northerly direction along the south-west boundary of the Weipa pilotage area to latitude 12° 49.999' south, longitude 141° 37.600' east

• then west to latitude 12° 49.999' south, longitude 141° 32.480' east

• then in a generally southerly direction to latitude 12° 59.999' south, longitude 141° 32.730' east

• then east to the high-water mark on the shoreline of the mainland at approximate latitude 12° 59.999' south, longitude 141° 35.160' east

• then by the high-water mark in a generally north-easterly direction along the shoreline of the mainland to the starting point; 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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