Paragraph 6 Speed limits

(1)

A vessel in the dockyard port must not—

(a)

exceed without permission a speed of 10 knots through the water—

(i)

north of 50°20’.000N (Plymouth breakwater); or

(ii)

within 400 metres of the shore south of latitude 50°20’.000N (Plymouth breakwater);

(b)

exceed without written permission a speed of 8 knots through the water east of the line joining 50°21’.798N 004°08’.015W (Fisher’s Nose) and 50°21’.560N 004°08’.128W (western end of Mount Batten breakwater);

(c)

exceed without written permission a speed of 4 knots through the water in the approaches to Sutton Harbour north of latitude 50°21’.798W (Fisher’s Nose); or

(d)

exceed a speed of 4 knots through the water in an area shown on Admiralty charts as designated for bathing or diving.

(2)

Subparagraph (1) does not apply to a vessel under 15 metres in length when it is in—

(a)

a high-speed area marked on Admiralty charts;

(b)

Plymouth Sound when over 400 metres from the shore; or

(c)

an area determined by the Queen’s Harbour Master and published in the form of a local notice to mariners.