Notice to Mariners

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 63, 16 June 1863, Page 2

Notice to Mariners

POM PHILLIP HEADS lIGHTHOTrSBB. Navigators are hereby informed that « aecorj. ance with a notice to mariners dated the £It* oi December, 1868 r the alterations in g**™*** tfluff and Swan Spit Lights, and the exhibition for the first time of a light on Point Lonsdale, as notified on the 3rd February, 1863, were earned into effect on the respective dates mentioned in such n °Cons*equent upon these changes, the following lailin* du-ectionswe published for the £"*"}«> of vessels navigating the entrance to Port Phillip at nl Ye t ss"eTs from the southward and eastward will see the high light (fixed white) on a N } W beariS, and the white low light (fixed white and red) onaN^ bearing; as they proceed to the NW to brinsr the two lights in one, the low light wdl change its color from white to red on a NNE £ E e Vesfels from the southward and westward sighting the high light to the eastward of NE by E should, to avoid the Barwon bight, haul out to the eastward to open the low light, which wi 1 be first saen white on a NE by E bearing, and as they proceed to bring the two lights in one the low light will change its color from white to red on a NE £ E bearing. A reference to the chart will show that as hitherto, the best and safest course between the Heads is to keep the two Shetland's Bluff lights in one line on aI*E by N and SW by f bearing ; but should the wind become scant and the vesse compelled to make a tack when in the vicinity ■ ot the Corsair Rock or the Point Lonsdale Keef these clangers will be avoided by vessels of hght draught so long as the Shortland's Blufi low red lichtis kept in sight. Vessels so .circumstanced must be careful to go about or haul towards rnulchannel before the low light changes from red to * The light (fixed red and green) on Point Lousdale has been established to warn vessels en terms or departing at night, of their vicinity to, and when they are clear of, the Lonsdale and Ferguson *°Wls staving from sea for Port Phillip, and near the entrance, will first see the Point Lons dale green light on a NW by X * N bearing, and so long as they have it. full in view they are to seaward of the Lonsdale and Ferguson rocks, when the two colors, red and green begin to blend, it indicates vicinity to the line which paves on aN W by W bearing from the light over these Lonsdale red light opens out full voxels are inpide of them i and when they shut it in on a W * N bearing, they are inside of the Cor"vJwefe steering towards the West Channel will ayS the reef off-Shortlnnd's Bluff, and the bank between it and Swan Spit and also clear the Koyal George sand, when m their vicinity by no tp«W out the white light on Swan Spit hul kLpin? the red light in sight until with™ three cables' length of it, when they will he above the Royal George buoy, and should haul to the eastward, nnd open the white light, giving the lighthouse a berth of three-quarter's of a cable s length in passing. . Vesselsnavigating the South Chunnel are reminded that the low lighten Shortlands Bluff now shows white from sea up to the South Channel to the east end of Capel Sound. Vessels below Capel Sound, White Perch Buoy, will be aided in their passage up or down the South Channel, and avoid the north sand, by not shutting the light in, it being masked on a west by north bearing. „ . . „ With the view of keeping the fairway to the West Channel clear, vessels of light draught are recommended, when anchoring off Shortlanrl s Bluff to bring up as close over towards the shore as possible on the NW side of the fairway, indicates at niffhtby the Swan Spit light changing fro.n n-d to while on a NE \ E bearing, and by day the Swan Spit lighthouse just open E of 80. 1 black "vessels of heavy draught should anchor on the SE -side of the fairway, which is indicated at niglit by the Swan Spit light changing from red to white nn a NE 4 N bearing, nnd by day the Swan hpit Lighthouse just opcnW of No. 2 White Perch Bu^y. Masters of vessels about to anchor at- nisbt off Shortland's Bluff are requested to note that the low light shuts in on a N by W bearing. All bearings are magnetic. Charles FERCftrsopr, Chief Harbor Master. Department of Ports and 1 Harbors, Williamstown, 11th March, 1863.