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74 Professional Skipper January/February 2013
The refueller Roks
Dae Cheong was
being manoeuvred
at a distance of
less than 100m and
closing under pilot
control directly
ahead into her berth
at a reasonable closing pace by the tugs Waka Kume and Waipapa.
The charter boat Zefiro with her numerous passengers passed,
albeit at a reasonable cruising speed, between the approaching ship,
tugs and the wharf.
Surely the skipper must have known (or guessed?), that
coming between a berthing ship with tugs and a wharf
contravenes local harbour rules as well as the Col Regs and
might even be dangerous?
HARBOURMASTER RESPONDS: We���ve had a couple of
incidents of recreational vessels impeding container ships in
the Rangitoto Channel recently, but this looks like a case of
somebody who should have known better doing something in
contravention of the rules and exhibiting poor seamanship.
It serves as a timely reminder that Masters must not allow
their vessel to impede the navigation of any vessel of 500
gross tonnage or more if the vessels are in the pilotage area.
A moving prohibited zone extending 100m astern and 100m
to each side and continued to such width to 500m ahead is
reserved around such vessels.
We will make further enquiries regarding this particular incident.
Andrew Hayton, Harbourmaster
