Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B00701:front:0:p22
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of vessels associated with certain types of tourism operations visiting each Sensitive Location during any particular day or week, as set out in Schedule 4. Management setting provisions (described in Table 1), as well as tourism operation provisions and eligibility criteria (mentioned in Table 2 and clause 1.34), also apply to Sensitive Locations.

 (3) Tourism operations that meet Sensitive Location eligibility criteria will be exempt from booking requirements and limits on the number of days the Sensitive Location may be entered, providing the number of days allowed does not exceed that granted under an existing permission.

 (4) Tourism operations that meet Sensitive Location eligibility criteria are exempt from limits on the maximum number of people per vessel or aircraft entering the Sensitive Location, providing the number of people allowed does not exceed that granted under an existing permission.

 (5) Tourism operations that meet Sensitive Location eligibility criteria will be exempted from vessel length limits for the Sensitive Location, providing the vessel length allowed does not exceed that granted under an existing permission.

 (6) The following tourism operations will be required to have a booking to enter a Sensitive Location:
 (a) a crewed vessel operation that is a limited tour operation;
 (b) a crewed vessel operation that is an open tour operation that cannot satisfy eligibility criteria for access to a Sensitive Location;
 (c) a long range roving operation.

 (7) The following tourism operations will not be required to have a booking to enter a Sensitive Location:
 (a) aircraft operations;
 (b) bareboat operations;
 (c) craftless operations;
 (d) hire operations;
 (e) guided interpretive tour (including fishing) operations;
 (f) non-motorised craft operations;
 (g) passenger transport operations;
 (h) support service operations.

Note 1   Crewed large vessel limited tour operations, cruise ship limited tour operations and motorised water sports operations cannot access a Sensitive Location, see clauses 2.10 and 2.18.

Note 2   An aircraft being operated as part of a tourism operation must not fly below 1 500 feet in a location: see paragraph 2.19 (2) (a).

Table 2 Tourism operations — Access to Planning Area

(a) Access for limited tour operations

Limited tour operations                                                                                                                                                                   Access to Planning Area                             Access to Locations other than Sensitive Locations                                                                                               Access to Sensitive Locations
Crewed vessel operation (equal to or less than 35 m in length)                                                                                                                            50 days access per year, subject to booking         Access subject to setting restrictions                                                                                                           50 days access per year, subject to booking

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Access subject to settings restrictions
Crewed large vessel operation (over 35 m and less than or equal to 70 m in length)                                                                                                        50 days access per year subject to booking          No access permitted except when transiting to or from a cruise ship anchorage or when operating in the Dunk (Coonanglebah) Island Spit