# The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 2020, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1261/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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