Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B00701:front:0:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B00701
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operations (that is, those that do not meet the eligibility criteria set by this Plan) will be required to secure a booking for the Planning Area and a maximum of 1 booking per day will be accepted.

Note   A ship that is engaged in a cruise ship operation may transit the Planning Area without a booking provided it does not access a Location: see Table 2.

 (3) Initially, there will be no limit on the number of limited cruise ship operations per year, but if more than 12 bookings are made in any calendar year this will trigger a review of the management of cruise ship operations. The review may result in a limit being placed on the number of bookings that may be made per year, or a decision that another review would be undertaken if a higher trigger number was reached.

 (4) Cruise ship operations will not be permitted to transit through Sensitive Locations unless endorsed (see Table 2 (b)).

Bareboat operations

 (5) The Authority is concerned that there are a limited number of Locations in the Planning Area for bareboats to visit and that there is already a significant number of permissions for bareboats in the Planning Area. Because the Authority recognises that it is more environmentally sensitive to have accredited bareboat operations, and guided rather than unguided bareboats, the Authority:
 (a) has capped the number of bareboats permitted to operate in the Planning Area; and
 (b) will allow bareboat operations to provide sail guides as required; and
 (c) will develop an accreditation and training program which, once implemented, will require compliance by all bareboat operations in the Planning Area.

Aircraft operations

 (6) In addition to strategies relevant to all aircraft in paragraph 1.26 (a) and subclause 1.27 (8), the Authority intends that a person must not operate an aircraft as part of a tourism operation below 1 500 feet (above ground or water), other than to land or take off as provided for in subclause (7):
 (a) in a Location; or
 (b) within 1 000 metres seaward from the east coast of Hinchinbrook Island.

 (7) The Authority has requested both commercial and private aircraft to remain above 1 500 feet over the Planning Area other than to take off from, and land at, an aerodrome in the Planning Area that is used for regular public transport operations.

Note   Airservices Australia has issued a 'Fly Neighbourly Advice' asking all aircraft to fly at an altitude of at least 1 500 feet over the Planning Area: see the Aeronautical Information Publication entitled 'En route Supplement Australia'.

Other operations and commercial uses

 (8) Tourism operations using large vessels will not be allowed to operate their tenders in the Planning