Temporary vacation of a Maritime mooring

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Bundeenabuoy
Bundeenabuoy
NSW
1239 posts
NSW, 1239 posts
16 Apr 2019 7:28am
I have looked at the mooring regulations without success.
My understanding is I can leave the mooring for us to 42 days without explanation.
Longer than that requires approval.
Does anyone know the regulations on this matter?
santanasaga
santanasaga
NSW
123 posts
NSW, 123 posts
16 Apr 2019 7:36am
I think that you need to give RMS notice if you are leaving your mooring for more than 28 days in NSW. I have just been through a "please explain your vessels non-attendance" process with my mooring after going cruising north last year.
I was gone for a long time though
Bundeenabuoy
Bundeenabuoy
NSW
1239 posts
NSW, 1239 posts
16 Apr 2019 8:02am
I am berthed in Lavender bay.
They watch these like they are their own children.
I will try a call this morning and post the results.
Serenite
Serenite
48 posts
48 posts
16 Apr 2019 6:17am
Bundeenabuoy said..
I am berthed in Lavender bay.
They watch these like they are their own children.
I will try a call this morning and post the results.


From www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime/moorings/private-moorings.html

Vacancy
Your vessel must not be absent from its mooring for more than 28 consecutive days, unless Roads and Maritime has been notified in writing and written approval has been provided. While your vessel is absent from the mooring, no other vessel is authorised to occupy the site.

I wrote to them in 2017 when mine was going to be vacant for longer than this, the approval seemed to be a formality although there was no wait list in my bay then.
Bundeenabuoy
Bundeenabuoy
NSW
1239 posts
NSW, 1239 posts
16 Apr 2019 9:52am
Serenite said..

Bundeenabuoy said..
I am berthed in Lavender bay.
They watch these like they are their own children.
I will try a call this morning and post the results.



From www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime/moorings/private-moorings.html

Vacancy
Your vessel must not be absent from its mooring for more than 28 consecutive days, unless Roads and Maritime has been notified in writing and written approval has been provided. While your vessel is absent from the mooring, no other vessel is authorised to occupy the site.

I wrote to them in 2017 when mine was going to be vacant for longer than this, the approval seemed to be a formality although there was no wait list in my bay then.


I have just spoken to Maritime and they said, 'as long as I have maintained my mooring in good condition, 56 days with a written application should be a formality.'




cazou34
cazou34
NSW
146 posts
NSW, 146 posts
16 Apr 2019 10:58am
Just a little warning, I left my mooring unattended for 3 month plus in port hacking burraneer bay , RMS was not an issue but the growth on the first two/three meters of my mooring line was tremendous. I was alone on the boat when I came back and had a tough time getting rid of the spongious sticky stufs that were wrapped around the loop, while holding the rope... it would not go around the cleat. With a bit of a southerly breeze I felt really lonely with my mooring line in hand and not being able to attach it on the boat... Just keep that in mind.
cheers
Bundeenabuoy
Bundeenabuoy
NSW
1239 posts
NSW, 1239 posts
16 Apr 2019 11:23am
I will act on that
cazou34
cazou34
NSW
146 posts
NSW, 146 posts
16 Apr 2019 12:06pm
After that I was wandering if there was any secret technique to avoid growth on rope. Is it stupid to use anti fooling paint?
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
16 Apr 2019 2:47pm
Want me to mind it for you? ??
s&s 39.
stupid
stupid
QLD
211 posts
QLD, 211 posts
16 Apr 2019 3:23pm
Any issues with this sort of thing in qld?
leaving mooring for long periods?
Wander66
Wander66
QLD
294 posts
QLD, 294 posts
16 Apr 2019 3:44pm
stupid said..
Any issues with this sort of thing in qld?
leaving mooring for long periods?


Qld mooring conditions below, 90 days without notification. As with NSW some areas are more highly policed than others I think.




stupid
stupid
QLD
211 posts
QLD, 211 posts
16 Apr 2019 3:53pm
Wander66 said..

stupid said..
Any issues with this sort of thing in qld?
leaving mooring for long periods?



Qld mooring conditions below, 90 days without notification. As with NSW some areas are more highly policed than others I think.





Thanks that's good information
oldboyracer
oldboyracer
NSW
292 posts
NSW, 292 posts
16 Apr 2019 4:13pm
It depends on the area , don't tell anyone but I have been off mine for 2 years . Hope to get back in October . I do get it serviced though
EC31
EC31
NSW
490 posts
NSW, 490 posts
16 Apr 2019 9:00pm
cazou34 said..
After that I was wandering if there was any secret technique to avoid growth on rope. Is it stupid to use anti fooling paint?


No secret technique that I know of. I was away for 5 months, so my mooring had a lot of growth on it. When I picked it up, I put a length of rope through it and tied it off to the boat. After it dried a bit, scrubbed it with a stiff brush. Took a few weeks of intermittent scrubbing, but now back to normal.
nswsailor
nswsailor
NSW
1458 posts
NSW, 1458 posts
16 Apr 2019 9:56pm
I've been away from my mooring in NSW on several occasions and while I have notified the local office I would be away for an extended unknown period cruising to where-ever, I have never had a reply or approval to do so!
UncleBob
UncleBob
NSW
1309 posts
NSW, 1309 posts
17 Apr 2019 8:46am
nswsailor said..
I've been away from my mooring in NSW on several occasions and while I have notified the local office I would be away for an extended unknown period cruising to where-ever, I have never had a reply or approval to do so!


And this is exactly the way it should be, I believe.
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