Notice of Declaration of Security Regulated Port – Port of Cocos Island

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

I, BRIAN THOMSA RANKIN, Acting Regional Director, Transport Security Operations, Office of Transport Security, under subsection 13(1) of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (the Act):

REVOKE the declaration of the security regulated port of Cocos Island published in the Gazette (No. S 96, 3 June 2009); and

DECLARE that the area of the port of Cocos Island intended for use either wholly or partly in connection with the movement, loading, unloading, maintenance or provisioning of security regulated ships, the boundaries of which are shown on the attached map and descriptions, to be a security regulated port.

This Notice commences upon publication in the Gazette.

Date:      27 May 2014

Brian Rankin

Delegate of the Secretary of the

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Note:

1)       Gazette means the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette

2)       This Notice remains in force until otherwise revoked in writing and upon subsequent publication in the Gazette.

SECURITY REGULATED PORT BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

Description of Port of Cocos (Keeling) Island

State / Territory: The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Map Number: Geocat 70387

The Security Regulated Port of Cocos (Keeling) Island is all of that area contained within and bounded by a line commencing at a point on the high water mark of the coastline of West Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Group, near Ujong Tanjong, nearest the point of latitude 12° 08’ 06.00” south, longitude 96° 49’ 14.40” east;

thence north-north-westerly to a point of latitude 12° 06’ 53.40” south, longitude 96° 48’ 49.20” east;

thence north-easterly to a point of latitude 12° 06’ 00.00” south, longitude 96° 49’ 39.00” east;

thence east along the parallel of latitude to its point of intersection with the meridian of longitude 96º 53’ 06.00” east;

thence south-south-easterly to a point on the high water mark of the western coastline of Home Island nearest the point of latitude 12° 06’ 44.25” south, longitude 96° 53’ 19.98” east;

thence generally south-south-easterly along that high water mark for a distance of approximately 1.3 kilometres to a point on that high water mark at the south-western extremity of Home Island nearest the point of latitude 12° 07’ 16.91” south, longitude 96° 53’ 36.69” east;

thence south-westerly to a point on the high water mark of the eastern coastline of West Island nearest the point of latitude 12° 10’ 00.00” south, longitude 96° 49’ 58.81” east;

thence generally north-north westerly along that high water mark for a distance of approximately 3.9 kilometres to the point of commencement.

Notes:

1. The ‘high water mark’ referred to in the Port Description and associated maps means the line of ‘mean high water’.
2. Unless otherwise stated, all coordinates are in reference to the WGS 84 geodetic datum.
3. In the event that a point of latitude and longitude which is stated to lie on the high water mark is found to lie on the landward or seaward side of the high water mark the point is to be regarded as being the point on the high water mark closest to that point of latitude and longitude.
4. Unless stated otherwise, the Security Regulated Port described above includes all water and land inside the area and excludes all private or recreational wharves, jetties and marinas.
5. Unless otherwise stated the lines between coordinates are geodesic lines.
6. This description should be read in conjunction with the Security Regulated Port Boundary map. In the event of an inconsistency between the written description and the map, the former prevails.
7. This description and the associated map have been compiled from information provided in January 2010 by the Office of Transport Security, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.