Thursday Island pilotage area

The Thursday Island pilotage area is the area of:

(a) waters bounded by an imaginary line drawn:

starting at the high water mark at the western extremity of Smith Point on Horn Island
to the high water mark at the northern extremity of Heath Point (also known as Kiwain Point) on Prince of Wales Island
to the high water mark at the eastern extremity of Webb Point on Friday Island
along the high water mark of Friday Island, initially in a westerly direction, to the western extremity of Friday Island
to the high water mark at the western extremity of Tucker Point on Goods Island
along the high water mark of Goods Island, initially in a south-easterly direction, to the eastern extremity of Tessy Head on Goods Island
to the high water mark at the western extremity of Hammond Island (known as Diamond Point)
along the high water mark of Hammond Island, initially in a south-easterly direction, to the eastern extremity of Menmuir Point (also known as Gobau Point) on Hammond Island
to the high water mark at the northern extremity of King Point on Horn Island
along the high water mark of Horn Island, initially in a westerly direction, returning to the starting point; and

(b) the navigable waters of rivers and creeks flowing, directly or indirectly, into the waters in paragraph (a).

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