Port of Melbourne
The Harbour Master’s Directions for the port of Melbourne and Port Information Guide for the port waters of the port of Melbourne contain information and provide advice and guidance to ship’s masters, shipping agents and owners to facilitate the safe and efficient operation of shipping within the port waters of the port of Melbourne.
Harbour Master’s Directions
This document informs about:
- the role of the port authority
- the functions of the Harbour Master
- the regulations and practices that govern vessel operations
- Vessel Traffic Services operation
- anchorages, channels and berths, port services and tides
- procedures and requirements for aquatic event advices.
Current edition
View or download the Harbour Master’s Directions Edition 13.1, effective from 29 September 2023 (PDF)
Edition 13.1 supersedes all previous versions. All details are correct at the time of publication but may be subject to variation.
View or download table of major changes in Edition 13.1 (PDF)
Port Information Guide
This document, which should be read in conjunction with Harbour Master’s Directions, conforms to the format recommended by the International Harbour Masters’ Association and provides general information and guidance for the masters of seagoing vessels, ships’ agents and other interested parties on all aspects of port operations and the navigation of commercial vessels in port waters of the port of Melbourne.
The 5th Edition is effective from 2 March 2022 and supersedes all previous versions. All details are correct at the time of publication but may be subject to variation.
View or download the Port Information Guide 5th Edition from the links below:
- Port Information Guide 5th Edition – Full version (PDF, 5.9 MB) – a large document, containing all the diagrams and chartlets.
- Port Information Guide 5th Edition – Easy download version (PDF, 1.1 MB) – a smaller document for easy download, without the diagrams and chartlets. These are available for separate download from the table below.
Diagrams and chartlets from the 5th Edition of the Port Information Guide for the port of Melbourne (Files are all PDFs)
Page 24 Diagram 3(a) West Gate Bridge
Page 25 Diagram 3(b) Bolte Bridge
Page 30 Diagram 3(f) Swanson Dock berths and chainage marks
Page 31 Diagram 3(g) Station Pier general arrangement plan
Page 32 Diagram 3(h) Gellibrand Pier recommended mooring arrangements for
large tankers
Page 32 Diagram 3(i) Gellibrand Pier recommended mooring arrangements for
Aframax tankers
Page 33 Diagram 3(j) Gellibrand Pier recommended mooring arrangements for
Panamax tankers
Page 33 Diagram 3(k) Gellibrand Pier recommended mooring arrangements for
Medium Range tankers
Page 38 Chartlet 3(m) Distance table
Page 39 Chartlet 3(n) Webb swing basin
Page 40 Chartlet 3(o) Main shipping channels at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay
Page 57 Chartlet 5(a) VTS sectors
Page 58 Chartlet 5(b) VTS reporting points, Lonsdale sector
Page 59 Chartlet 5(c) VTS reporting points, approaches to Melbourne
For more information contact:
Navigation Services Melbourne
T +61 3 9644 9758
E NavigationServices@ports.vic.gov.au