Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations5B. Anchoring
(1) Except in an emergency, a person must not anchor a vessel in -
(a) a channel;
(b) within the area enclosed by a line from 12 o 26.24'S, 130 o 45.85'E (close by West Point) to 12 o 26.35'S, 130 o 49.90'E (Bullocky Point) along the foreshore to 12 o 27.50'S, 130 o 49.06'E (Elliot Point) thence to 12 o 26.98'S, 130 o 45.92'E (close by Oak Point) and then along the foreshore to the commencement at West Point as set out in the chart forming Schedule 1A, being an extract from the Royal Australian Naval Hydrographic Service Chart Aus 26; or
(c) within the area enclosed by a line drawn from 12 o 27.57'S, 130 o 49.10'E (adjacent the Darwin Naval Base) to 12 o 28.00'S, 130 o 48.37'E (close by Abbott Patches Buoy, No. 9) to 12 o 28.20'S, 130 o 48.55'E (WSW of Abbot Patches Buoy, No. 9) to 12 o 27.65'S, 130 o 49.19'E (adjacent the Darwin Naval Base) as set out in the chart forming Schedule 1A, being an extract from the Royal Australian Naval Hydrographic Service Chart Aus 26 (refer 5B, 16).
(2) Except with the permission of the Harbourmaster, a person must not anchor a vessel in the fairway so as to constitute a hazard to shipping.
(3) In subregulation (2) -
"fairway" means all those waters comprising the area enclosed by a line drawn from a point 029 o (T), at a distance of 4.96 nautical miles from Charles Point Lighthouse to West Point Buoy (No. 7), thence to Abbott Patches Buoy (No. 9), thence in a 152 o (T) direction for 6.30 nautical miles, thence due east to the southern point of Channel Island, thence to Middle Arm Beacon, thence to Junction Buoy (No. 11), thence to No. 12 Buoy, thence in a 133 o (T) direction for 2.50 nautical miles, thence in a 103 o (T) direction for 1.00 nautical mile, thence to Shed Point, thence to Hudson Creek Beacon [Q(6)G.10s], thence following the high water mark of the western side of Hudson Creek to a point due west of the Tiwi Barge Ramp, thence due west to said ramp, thence following the high water mark of the eastern side of Hudson Creek to a position 315 o (T) at a distance of 0.22 nautical from the Hudson Creek Beacon [Q(6)G.10s)], thence to the southern point of Catalina Is land, thence to the Catalina Boat Ramp, thence following the high water mark about East Arm Port to the north west extremity, thence to south-west extremity of the small craft mooring area (Frances Bay), thence in a 025 o (T) direction for 0.54 nautical miles, thence in a 334 o (T) direction for 0.44 nautical miles, thence in a 281 o (T) direction to the northern abutment of the lock entrance to the Frances Bay Marina, thence following the high water mark south, south-west and north-west to a point due south of the Anzac Memorial, thence to the Darwin Naval Base north Breakwater, thence to the Darwin Naval Base south Breakwater, thence following the high water mark to Emery Point, thence to Channel Rock Buoy (No. 6), thence in a 325 o (T) direction to the limits of the Port of Darwin and thence following these limits to the point of commencement.