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Barry Beach
Pilot
updated Aug 2011Pilotage is not available, however a Certificate of Local Knowledge is compulsory for all trading vessels over 12.0m and all fishing vessels over 35m.
Key data
updated Apr 2019Size limits
Max draught 4.9m.
Load line zone
Summer Zone.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beach Marine Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Port Anthony | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Aug 2011Approach
The least charted depth in the Corner Inlet outer entrance channel is 5.5m in position 38°50.2'S 146°32.5'E. There is a dynamic sandwave field 1nm SE which has a least depth of 5.6m.
Port Franklin is approached through Franklin Channel and entered via Franklin River Channel. The fairway has a least depth of 2.0m with 0.9-2.0m at the wharf.
Barry Beach is approached through Corner Inlet and entered via Toora Channel and Barry Beach Channel. There is a least charted depth of 5.9m in Barry Channel.
Port Welshpool is approached by passing through Corner Inlet from seawards and entered via Lewis Channel. Depths vary but min are 4.5 to 5.5m between Light Beacon Nos 1 and No 2.
Port Albert approach is made from seaward passing through Port Albert Entrance, a narrow channel lying between the E end of Snake Island and the SW end of Clonmel Island, then through Port Albert Channel to the harbour.
Port limits
The Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert includes all the waters contained generally W of a line as follows:
Drawn 050° from the summit of Mount La Trobe (39°00'S 146°23'E) through the beacon on Rabbit Island to 38°40.6'S 146°52.2'E; then N to 38°39.0'S 146°52.2'E.
The port also includes the navigable section of creeks and rivers entering these waters.
Port Albert Channel has a least charted depth of 1.4m and leads 4nm NNE to Port Albert from the inner end of it's entrance.
A bar, with a least charted depth of 0.3m, extends across Port Albert Entrance (38°45.00'S 146°41.00'E) along with Bar Bank. Maximum draught with favourable tidal conditions is 3.0m.
Anchorages
There are anchorages available in Bentley Harbour, depths from 8.0-16.0m and Freshwater Cove, depths of 15.0m available.
Explosives anchorage: There is a designated anchorage within a charted circle of 500m, NW of Mount Singapore.
Anchorage may be obtained in Franklin Channel in depths of 10.0 - 20.0m S of Franklin Bank, and Freshwater Cove (38°47.00'S 146°26.00'E) in depths of 15.0m.
Charts and publications
Australia 181, 182. Admiralty Pilot NP14, NP286(3).
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2010Communications
VHF: Barry Beach Marine Terminal Superintendant: Ch 16.
Health
Quarantine: The port is not a First Port of Entry.
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU, Indian Ocean MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
Contact person: The Secretary.
Address: GPO Box 594, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia.
Tel: +61 2 6274 7114.
Fax: +61 2 6274 7994.
Mob: +61 0417 273 185.
24 hour contact: Office of Transport Security Operations Centre.
Tel: +61 2 6274 8187.
Fax: +61 2 6274 6089.
Email: [email protected]
ISPS Compliance: ISPS compliance is 100% for Australian ports, Australian port facilities and Australian flagged ships.
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Jul 2011Repairs
Minor repairs are carried out at Port Welshpool. There is a slipway accommodating vessels LOA 24m.
Fuel is available by appointment with the local fuel distributors at Port Welshpool and Port Albert.
About Barry Beach
updated Jul 2016Where it is
Barry Beach is located within Corner Inlet, Victoria, approx 4nm W of the town of Port Welshpool in South Gippsland, approx 160km SE of Melbourne.
The port
Barry Beach is the main supply depot for Bass Strait offshore oil and gas operation, and support services to exploration, construction and production.
Questions about Barry Beach
What are the pilot arrangements at Barry Beach?
Pilotage is not available, however a Certificate of Local Knowledge is compulsory for all trading vessels over 12.0m and all fishing vessels over 35m.
What time zone is Barry Beach in?
Local time at Barry Beach is UTC+11. Back to UTC+10 on 3 Apr 2027. Clocks go to UTC+11 on 2 Oct 2027.
Which load line zone is Barry Beach in?
Summer Zone.
Who carries out Port State Control at Barry Beach?
Port State Control at Barry Beach: Tokyo MOU, Indian Ocean MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Barry Beach?
The UN/LOCODE of Barry Beach is AUBAR.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Barry Beach say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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