Ordering Procedures
 
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Entering pilotage area from overseas

Hydrographers Passage pilot boarding ground:

Lat. 19° 44' S Long. 150° 26' E
Advise Hydro Pilots Mackay office on either
Telex: AA48105
Phone: +61 7 4944 0455
Fax: +61 7 4944 0755
Email: hydropilots@hydropilots.com.au

Then update the vessels ETA at pilot boarding ground (Blossom Bank) at intervals of 48 hours, 24 hours, 12 hours and 6 hours before arrival.
Initial ETA message should contain
  • ETA at pilot boarding ground
  • Maximum draft
  • Helicopter landing hatch numbers
  • Minimum landing clearance
  • Any hatch obstructions

All pilot transfers are carried out via land-on helicopter and require a minimum landing clearance of 22 metres.

The helicopter pilot will contact the vessel one hour before landing on VHF channel 16; the callsign is "Hydropilots Helicopter".
Departing Hay Point or Dalrymple Bay
Masters of departing vessels should advise their agents that they require a Hydro Pilot outbound, giving as much notice as possible.
 
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