Amended port navigation depths

17 Jun 2020 / Cairns, Australia

The design and actual navigation depths below port datum, Lowest Astronomical Tide [at Cairns Entrance Channel, Harbour and Berths], as of Tuesday, 16 June 2020, are as follows:

Entrance Channel
- Design Depth (metres): 9.0
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.2

Inner Harbour
- Design Depth (metres): 9.0
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.2

Crystal Swing Basin at 380 metre diameter
- Design Depth (metres): 8.5
- Actual Depth (metres): 8.5

Navy Swing Basin at 320 metre diameter (centred at latitude 16 deg. 56.181’S / longitude 145 deg. 46.865’E)
- Design Depth (metres): 9.1*
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.1*

Smiths Creek Swing Basin at 310 metre diameter (centred at latitude 16 deg. 56.45’S / longitude 145 deg. 46.91’E)
- Design Depth (metres): 8.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 8.3

Marlin Marina
- Actual depth (metres): 4.2

No.1 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.2 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.3 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.4 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.5 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.6 Berth from 500 metre to 550 metre
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.6 Berth from 550 metre to 600 metre
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.3

No.7 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 9.9

No.8 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 10.0
- Actual Depth (metres): 10.0

No.10 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 9.3
- Actual Depth (metres): 7.8*

No.12 Berth
- Design Depth (metres): 10.5
- Actual Depth (metres): 10.5

Mason’s Wharf Channel Area
- Design Depth (metres): 8.5
- Actual Depth (metres): 5.0*

Smiths Creek Channel
- Actual Depth (metres): 7.5*

*New or revised entry.

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Source: Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maritime Safety Queensland Notice To Mariners 207 (T) 2020 dated 16 June 2020

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