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Law enforcement, search and rescue.
26 knots.
3 (master and two deckhands).
Manly Ferry double-ended single hull ferry. Manly ferries don’t need to turn round because they have a bridge at the front and the back.
Operates the Circular Quay to Manly service. Crosses the entrance to the Harbour in all but the roughest seas.
12.5 knots.
Master, engineer and four general purpose hands – one of them the \”greaser\” helps the engineer.
1100 passengers
Steel-hulled, twin screw, harbour tug.
Assisting ships to dock. It can move ships as long as 280 metres.
12 knots.
4 (master, engineer, two deckhands).
41 tonnes.
Steel-hulled, twin screw, harbour tug.
Assisting ships to dock. It can move ships as long as 280 metres.
12 knots.
4 (master, engineer, two deckhands).
41 tonnes.
The Heads are the cliffs at the entrance to the Harbour.
The red and white lighthouse marks the entrance to the Harbour
Here’s a channel marker in the Harbour. They look like wedding cakes. They tell the ships which way to go. At night the lights inside them light up green or red. When leaving the Harbour you keep the green ones on your left, the red ones on your right – don’t get that wrong!
Ground based rescue helicopter.
Coastal surveillance and search and rescue operations. Can rescue up to 6 people in all weather conditions.
125 knots.
2
Steel-hulled commercial, fire-fighting tug.
Provides fire-fighting, salvage and emergency response services.
10 knots (service speed)
4 (master, engineer and two crew men).
10,000 litres a minute in a 90 metre jet.
At the zoo, you will find, birds and animals of every kind
Twin hull catamaran of welded aluminium construction.
We run the high speed service on the Manly run.
30 knots.
4
280 passengers.
This is the last stop on Fergus’ run. He doesn’t usually cross to the other side of the entrance to the Harbour (the Heads) because it can get too rough.
The Harbour Bridge is the entrance to the Inner Harbour. Manly ferries don’t usually go up the Inner Harbour.
Double-ended single hull ferry.
She used to operate the Circular Quay to Manly run but now she is a restaurant.
17 knots.
Sufficient.
1,781 passengers.
High speed planing hydrofoil.
I run the high speed service on the Manly run.
35 knots
4
140 passengers.
Short haul, single hull, twin engine ferry.
Angus only services the safer Inner Harbour.
12 knots.
Master, engineer and general purpose hand.
400 passengers.
This is where the ferries come to take passengers to the city.
Short haul, single hull, twin engine ferry.
Services the Outer Harbour and destinations to Watsons Bay. Does not usually cross the entrance to the Harbour where there can be big swells and rough waves.
12 knots
Master, engineer and general purpose hand.
400 passengers.
