What regulations does the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority apply to tankers that travel through the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area?
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has several regulations in place to regulate shipping within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. These regulations include compulsory pilotage areas, vessel removal orders, and waste and sewage disposal restrictions. The compulsory pilotage Regulations require all vessels over 70 metres to carry a pilot while transiting designated navigationally difficult areas within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. These areas are between Cape York and Cairns (the inner route), within the Whitsunday Islands group and Hydrographers Passage (off Mackay). The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is also able to prosecute vessels for illegal dumping of waste, sewage and litter, as well as requiring vessels to be salvaged from within Great Barrier Reef Marine Park waters.
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