NSW Maritime
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NSW Maritime was an agency in the Government of New South Wales
, Australia
. NSW Maritime was the State Government Authority responsible for marine safety, regulation of commercial and recreational boating and oversight of port operations. The Authority was also responsible for property management of submerged lands in Sydney Harbour, Newcastle Harbour, Botany Bay and Port Kembla, and for providing strategic advice on ports and maritime matters to the NSW Government.
NSW Maritime was created in 2004, replacing the Waterways Authority and the Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation. In 1 November 2011 it merged with the Roads and Traffic Authority
to form Roads and Maritime Services
.
Safety campaigns included "You're the Skipper, You're Responsible"; "Take Care be Prop Aware" propeller safety campaign; improved vessel lighting and lifejacket laws.
NSW Maritime's powers were drawn from the NSW Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995. The agency reporteds to the Treasurer and Minister for Ports and Waterways
.
Recent high profile matters include an investigation into the grounding of the Bulk Carrier MV Pasha Bulker
off Newcastle NSW in June 2007 and into a series of fatal incidents on Sydney Harbour in 2007 - 2008.
Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. NSW Maritime was the State Government Authority responsible for marine safety, regulation of commercial and recreational boating and oversight of port operations. The Authority was also responsible for property management of submerged lands in Sydney Harbour, Newcastle Harbour, Botany Bay and Port Kembla, and for providing strategic advice on ports and maritime matters to the NSW Government.
NSW Maritime was created in 2004, replacing the Waterways Authority and the Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation. In 1 November 2011 it merged with the Roads and Traffic Authority
Roads and Traffic Authority
The Roads and Traffic Authority is a former New South Wales government agency that was responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RTA directly managed State roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads...
to form Roads and Maritime Services
Roads and Maritime Services
Roads and Maritime Services is an agency of the New South Wales Government responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure and managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways....
.
Safety campaigns included "You're the Skipper, You're Responsible"; "Take Care be Prop Aware" propeller safety campaign; improved vessel lighting and lifejacket laws.
NSW Maritime's powers were drawn from the NSW Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995. The agency reporteds to the Treasurer and Minister for Ports and Waterways
.
Recent high profile matters include an investigation into the grounding of the Bulk Carrier MV Pasha Bulker
MV Pasha Bulker
The MV Pasha Bulker is a Panamax bulk carrier of operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. While waiting in the open ocean outside the harbour to load coal the Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on 8 June 2007 on Nobbys Beach in...
off Newcastle NSW in June 2007 and into a series of fatal incidents on Sydney Harbour in 2007 - 2008.
Lighthouses
NSW Maritime was responsible for light operation in the following 13 lighthouses:- Point Danger Lighthouse
- Fingal Head LightFingal Head LightFingal Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Fingal Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland about south of Point Danger, which marks the Queensland border.-History:...
- Ballina Head Light
- Evans Head Light
- Tacking Point LighthouseTacking Point LighthouseTacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's third oldest lighthouse. It was built on a rocky headland about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879 by Shepard and Mortley, to a design by the New South Wales government's architect of the time, James Barnet...
- Crowdy Head LightCrowdy Head LightCrowdy Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Crowdy Head, a headland between Forster and Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It is registered with the Register of the National Estate.-History:...
- Point Stephens LightPoint Stephens LightPoint Stephens Light is an active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. It serves in assisting vessels entering Port Stephens. It is considered an endangered lighthouse due...
- Norah Head LightNorah Head LightNorah Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Norah Head, a headland on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, close to Toukley. It is the last lighthouse of the James Barnet style to be built, and the last staffed lighthouse constructed in New South Wales.Officially displayed for the...
- Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse
- Kiama LightKiama LightKiama Light, also known as Kiama Harbour Light, is an active lighthouse in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. The lighthouse is located close to the Kiama Blowhole on Blowhole Point, south of Kiama Harbour.-History:...
- Warden Head LightWarden Head LightWarden Head Light, also known as Ulladulla Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse on Warden Head, a headland south of Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia, guarding the entrance to the Port of Ulladulla. It is one of only two wrought iron lighthouses in New South Wales, the other being its sibling,...
- Brush IslandBrush IslandBrush Island is an island nature reserve lying off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It lies about 2 km south-east of the coastal village of Bawley Point. It has an unmanned lighthouse. The island was made a nature reserve in 1963 and is important for breeding seabirds...
Light - Burrewarra Point LightBurrewarra Point LightBurrewarra Point Light is an active lighthouse located at Burrewarra Point, New South Wales, Australia, which is north of Broulee and to the south of Batemans Bay....