Am i mistaken or .............

[copie]

Hi all went for a run the other day up the Rous Channel haven't been up there for a while.
Rounded the reds and headed for the last 3 or 4 green buoys when ...... it appeared to me and my GPS that i should be on the wrong side of the buoys to stay in deep water, meaning instead of having the greens on my left i needed to have them on my right (heading towards the bar) have the banks shifted or was i just having a bad day i mean a very bad day.
I know many of you on here travel this course regularly can you set me straight on this.
By the way beacon to beacon indicates greens on my left but the deeper water appeared to be on the other side of the beacon.

Thanks Mark.

[cobiaman]

Mate, i would always follow the bouys, they would be more up to date than your gps

[outta line]

Always follow the bouys as cobiaman has already said they are usually on the edge of the banks .They do build with sand from time to time and the 2nd of the last green bouys heading out to the bar needs to be moved out more as its on the bank only in about 1.5m had to edit my route yesterday when i was out there. Set up a route if you havent got one all ready and edit as the bouys change
mick

[copie]

Thanks for the replys guys. outte line yes my point exactly i know which side of the beacons i should be on, but like you i found the deeper water on the wrong side of the last couple of greens.

Mark

[WalrusLike]

If I read the above two posts correctly then you have a misunderstanding happening.

The bouy wasn't aligned on the wrong side. It was just not over far enough. That would not mean using the wrong side of it.

Or did I miss the point?

[Marlin_Mike]

Hi all went for a run the other day up the Rous Channel haven't been up there for a while.
Rounded the reds and headed for the last 3 or 4 green buoys when ...... it appeared to me and my GPS that i should be on the wrong side of the buoys to stay in deep water, meaning instead of having the greens on my left i needed to have them on my right (heading towards the bar) have the banks shifted or was i just having a bad day i mean a very bad day.
I know many of you on here travel this course regularly can you set me straight on this.
By the way beacon to beacon indicates greens on my left but the deeper water appeared to be on the other side of the beacon.

Thanks Mark.


The greens were moved a while ago. Your GPS isnt up to date. And if I remember correctly, the last 4 greens on the eastern end are now 3 greens, one was removed?

heres a c opy cut from notice to mariners from June last year



Maritime Safety Queensland
Queensland Notices to Mariners

524 (Permanent) of 2011

Brisbane pilotage area

Locality: Rous Channel and Rainbow Channel, Moreton Bay
Activity: repositioning of navigation channel buoys

Mariners are advised that as a result of a recent hydrographic survey the following navigational
aids have been permanently altered in position;

Starboard lateral buoys - Rous Channel (numbered from seaward):
Number 1 - Fl G 2.5s - position latitude 27° 22.7515' S, longitude 153° 25.8894' E

Number 3 - Fl G 4s - position latitude 27° 22.9445' S, longitude 153° 25.6081' E

Number 5 - Fl G 6s - position latitude 27° 23.0874' S, longitude 153° 25.2253' E

Number 7 - Fl G 2.5s - position latitude 27° 22.7654' S, longitude 153° 25.0039' E

Number 9 - Fl G 4s - position latitude 27° 23.0986' S, longitude 153° 24.0485' E

Number 11 - Fl G 2.5s - position latitude 27° 23.9455' S, longitude 153° 23.4172' E

Number 13 - FL G 6s - position latitude 27° 24.4836' S, longitude 153° 22.0377' E

North Cardinal - Rous Channel (numbered from seaward):
Number 2 - Q Fl - position latitude 27° 22.9654' S longitude 153° 26.0025' E

Port lateral buoys - Rous Channel (numbered from seaward):
Number 4 - Fl R 2.5s - latitude 27° 22.4515' S, longitude 153° 24.5117' E

Number 6 - Fl R 6s - latitude 27° 22.3538' S, longitude 153° 24.1092' E

Number 8 - Fl R 1.5s - latitude 27° 22.4464' S, longitude 153° 23.8415' E

Number 10 - Fl R 4s - latitude 27° 22.7546' S, longitude 153° 23.6656' E

Starboard Lateral buoy - Rainbow Channel
Amity Point Buoy - Fl G 4s - position latitude 27° 23.8997' S, longitude 153° 25.8162' E

AUS charts affected: 236
Maritime Safety Queensland charts affected: Moreton Bay – Manly to Mooloolaba (MB1)
Redland Bay to Cabbage Tree Creek (MB8)

Maritime Safety Queensland Beacon to Beacon Directory 8th edition map: 93 and 94

Note: latitude and longitude positions on WGS84 horizontal datum (compatible with GDA94 datum).

For further information about this notice, please contact:

The Brisbane Regional Harbour Master’s office on 07 3860 3500.

Authorised by: Director (Maritime Services)
Issued: Brisbane 10 June 2011