NO SURFER ZONE

BY ORDER OF THE HARBOUR MASTER 13th June 2012

To ensure the safety of navigation for both surfers and vessel using Shoreham Port, Surfers are required to stay out of the area within the black box on the chartlet (left). This is due to the manoeuvring requirements of large vessels during varying conditions, and the low visibility of surfers.

Shoreham Port General Directions 2010 (Sections directly applicable to surfers) 2. DEFINITIONS
In these Directions;

"Fairway" means the course or track normally taken by commercial vessels using Shoreham Port and comprises of all marked and/or charted navigable channels within Harbour limits.
"Vessel" means every description of water craft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water and includes non-displacement craft, houseboats, hovercraft, seaplanes, hydrofoils, wing in ground effect craft, flying inflatable boats, personal water craft, jet skis, kite surfers, wind surfers, surf boards, rafts, dinghies and canoes.

10. VESSELS CROSSING FAIRWAY MUST NOT OBSTRUCT OTHER VESSELS The Master of every vessel intending to enter or cross a fairway must not do so if such entering or crossing obstructs or hinders a vessel using that fairway.

19. BOARDSAILING, SURF BOARDING, KITE SURFING, HOVERCRAFT AND SEAPLANES (1) The Master of every vessel within Harbour Limits must not permit or engage or take part in waterskiing, boardsailing, surfboarding, kitesurfing and parasending without prior written consent of the Harbour Master. The Harbour Master will make available the criteria that must be met for him to grant his consent.

BY ORDER OF THE HARBOUR MASTER 13th June 2012

Notes from Sharkbait: This has come about by a dangerous incident involving surfers recently crossing the harbour and a shipping vessel. The harbour master is within their rights to ban all surfing within the port vicinity but the zone above doesn't affect any of the usual surf spots but does mean we cannot paddle from spot to spot