Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01334:reg:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01334
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 1/11)
Character Range: 122325–125413

7  Radar conspicuousness                                   As the cape itself provides a good radar echo, no additional radar enhancement is required for this site.

Tourist access
The existing licence between AMSA and NSW NPWS for tour operation within Smoky Cape Lighthouse included additional operational requirements. Access is required by the licencee to conduct tours inside the lighthouse tower (in-keeping with AMSA work safety requirements). The tourism licensee must comply with any requirements, notices or orders of any government agency having jurisdiction or authority in respect of the land or the use of the land.
AMSA's goals
AMSA is responsible, under the Navigation Act, for maintaining a network of marine AtoN around Australia's coastline assisting mariners to make safe and efficient passages. AMSA's present network of some 500 marine AtoN includes traditional lighthouses (such as Smoky Cape Lighthouse), beacons, buoys, racons, automatic identification system stations, Met-Ocean sensors including broadcasting tide gauges, current meter, directional wave rider buoys and a weather station.
Technological developments in the area of vessel traffic management have also contributed to increase the safety of navigation and helped promote marine environment protection. AMSA aims to meet international standards for the reliability of lighthouses set by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA).
On preparation of this management plan, the major goal for the Smoky Cape Lighthouse primarily encompassed continuing its utilisation as an AtoN for as long as necessary while up-keeping the appropriate maintenance to conserve and preserve the heritage values of the lighthouse.
Lighthouse performance standards
AMSA aims to meet international standards for the reliability of lighthouses set by IALA. The Smoky Cape light is designated as an IALA Availability Category 2 aid to navigation (within a scale of Category 1 to Category 3, Category 1 aids are most critical). Category 2 aids have an availability target of 99.0 per cent.
Access to the Lighthouse
One practical effect of this performance standard is that the operational equipment and structure of the light need to be kept in good repair by regular preventative maintenance and that equipment that fails while in service is repaired quickly. Routine maintenance and emergency repairs are carried out by AMSA's maintenance contractor.
The contractor needs reliable access to the site for this work, and AMSA officers need access for occasional inspections of the site including auditing the contractor's performance.
  6.5  Proposals for change
Preventative maintenance works are carried out on the lightstation to maintain its status as a working marine AtoN, and to assist in the site's conservation.
A list of scheduled preventative maintenance work is identified within the latest available site inspection report prepared for AMSA. The information provided below was taken from this report:
Maintenance Description           Expected Maintenance Date