Local Marine Notices

Port Authority of New South Wales' Local Marine Notices provide marine safety information on changes that could affect the safety of vessels within the ports of Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay.

Local Marine Notices advise of:

  • changes to buoyage and other aids of navigation
  • changes to depths in channels or berths
  • navigation warnings and hazards
  • works that may affect the safe navigation of vessels e.g. dredging, construction and cable laying.

The Australian Hydrographic Office of the Royal Australian Navy is the Commonwealth authority responsible for AUS Chart production and the circulation of Australian Notices to Mariners. Information contained in Port Authority Notices to Mariners is reproduced regularly in the Australian Notices to Mariners. These notices are acknowledged as being an authoritative, accurate guide on changes to marine charts.

Current notices

Local Marine Notice Register
A complete list of all current Local Marine Notices for Sydney Harbour and Port Botany. Issued 13 February 2026
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Local Marine Notice 006-2026
Sydney Harbour - Temporary Suspension of Commercial Shipping
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Local Marine Notice 004-2026
Port Botany - Submarine Cable Laying and Diving Operation
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Local Marine Notice 003-2026
Port Botany - Seabed Profile Levelling
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Local Marine Notice 002-2026
Port Botany - Submarine Cable Laying and Diving Operation
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Local Marine Notice 001-2026
Port Botany - Brotherson Dock - Aerial Drone Survey
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Local Marine Notice 023-2025
Sydney and Port Botany - Relocation of Pilot Boarding Ground for Port Jackson (Sydney) and Port Botany
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Local Marine Notice 020-2025
Sydney and Port Botany - Australia’s Transition to S-100 Universal Hydrographic Data Model
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Local Marine Notice 015-2025
Sydney Harbour - Towage Table
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Local Marine Notice 014-2025
Sydney Harbour - Overseas Passenger Terminal - Curfew Trial Ended
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Local Marine Notice 011-2025
Temporary Adjustment to Under Keel Clearance (UKC) Requirements at Kurnell Berths 1 and 2 – TRIAL
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Local Marine Notice 004-2025
Sydney Harbour - Passenger Vessel Towage
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Local Marine Notice 001-2025
Sydney Harbour - Escort Towage Regime
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Notices to Agents

Good communication between a port authority and stakeholders is an essential part of running a port.

As one of our stakeholder groups, agents receive copies of Notices to Mariners that affect the safe navigation of the ships they represent.

Notices to Agents are aimed at formalising the information flow to agents and provide all parties with an easy reference system similar to that used for Notices to Mariners.

Notices to Agents will be used to provide information on procedures or policies that affect agents.

Forms and permits

For more information on forms and permits, please select the relevant link below.

Marine Pilot Exemption Certificate 

Application for Dive Operations 

Certificate of Local Knowledge 

Mobile crane application