Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587:reg:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 1/15)
Character Range: 111086–114181

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

Tourist access
The existing licence for tour operation within the Eddystone Point Lighthouse includes 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 licencee must comply with any requirements, notices or orders any government agency having jurisdiction or authority in respect of the land or the use of the land.
Tourism licencees must have an adequate understanding of the site's heritage values, and new staff must be educated in the site's history and significance.
AMSA's goals
AMSA is responsible, under the Navigation Act (Cth), for maintaining a network of marine AtoN around Australia's coastline that assist mariners to make safe and efficient passages. AMSA's present network of 500 marine AtoN includes traditional lighthouses such as Eddystone Point Lighthouse, beacons, buoys, racons, automatic identification system stations, metocean 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 increasing navigation safety 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 Eddystone Point Lighthouse primarily encompassed continuing its utilisation as an AtoN for as long as necessary while upkeeping the appropriate maintenance to conserve and preserve the heritage values of the lightstation.
Lighthouse performance standards
AMSA aims to meet international standards for the reliability of lighthouses set by IALA. Eddystone Point light is designated as an IALA Availability Category 2 AtoN (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%.
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 equipment that fails 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 maintenance is identified within the 04/03/2020 AMSG Maritime Report of Inspection. The information provided below was taken