Cliff diving
Where
When
11:30am to 3:00pm
- Friday, 8 November 2024
12:30pm to 4:00pm
- Saturday, 9 November 2024
1:30pm to 5:00pm
- Sunday, 10 November 2024
Special event
Vessel operators are advised that a Special Event pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Marine Safety Act 1998 is to be held on Port Jackson, adjacent to the Fleet Steps on the foreshore at Farm Cove (as per the attached diagram) on Friday, 8 November 2024 from 11:30am to 3:00pm, on Saturday, 9 November 2024 from 12:30pm to 4:00pm and on Sunday, 10 November 2024 from 1:30pm to 5:00pm.
The event is the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, involving divers free falling from a 27 metre high platform constructed on the seabed in Farm Cove.
Exclusion zone
Due to the potential to affect the safety of navigation, Transport for NSW has granted an Exclusive Use Aquatic License to Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd to conduct the event, and an exclusion zone will be established on the navigable waters of Port Jackson, Farm Cove around the dive platform structure (as per the attached diagram) between the above times on the above dates.
The exclusion zone will be marked by yellow lit flashing buoys from Thursday, 7 November 2024 and remain in place until Monday, 11 November 2024. The exclusion zone will be patrolled by marked Maritime safety vessels. The activation and deactivation of the Exclusion Zone will be broadcast on marine radio VHF 13.
Directions
Transport for NSW advises that in relation to the exclusion zone:
- Persons within the vicinity of the zone must comply with any directions given by any Boating Safety Officer or Police Officer in relation to the special event or to marine safety. Failure to comply with any such direction is an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.15A - Maximum Penalty $3,300.00).
- No unauthorised vessels or persons are permitted to enter the zone and to do so may be an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.12(5) — Maximum Penalty $1,100.00).
Maps and charts affected
To see the area affected, refer to:
- Transport for NSW Boating Map – 9D (PDF 3.09MB)
- Navigation Chart AUS 202
Contact Transport for NSW information line
For further information concerning this navigation advice, please contact the Transport for NSW information line on:
Phone: 13 12 36
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday - Sunday
8:30am - 4:30pm