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The Dartmouth Mooring Waitlist has been updated. You can find the updated list here
Posted on 08 May 2009 by Harbormaster
Post registration notice - decals
NOTICE
The 2009 Mooring Registration Renewal Process has closed. No mooring permit may be renewed
after May first of each year. We are now completing the data entry for
all forms received in a timely manner. A current mooring waiting list
shall be published on this site by May 15, 2009. Mooring assignments
to all available sites will commence after that date. Please do not
attempt to contact the Harbormaster office regarding potential mooring
assignments. We will not be able to give any predictions and your calls will delay the assignment process.
DECALS:
If you have already paid for your mooring, dinghy or waterways use (boat) permit, AND you have no outstanding issues (unpaid excise tax, mooring inspection due, past violations, etc.), your decal was mailed to your last known address on 07 May 2009. Lost decals will require a $5.00 replacement fee.
If you have already paid for your mooring, dinghy or waterways use (boat) permit, AND you have no outstanding issues (unpaid excise tax, mooring inspection due, past violations, etc.), your decal was mailed to your last known address on 07 May 2009. Lost decals will require a $5.00 replacement fee.
Posted on 08 May 2009 by Harbormaster
2009 Changes to Certain Mooring Requirements
At the January 2009 public meeting of the Dartmouth Waterways Management Commission, changes to Schedules A & B of the Dartmouth Mooring Regulations were unanimously and immediately enacted. The heading to these mooring size regulation sections is now “Minimum Anchor and EXACT Ground Tackle Specifications.” The changes were enacted to address the widespread problem of many vessels sitting or riding on bottom chain heavier than could be moved by the attached vessel. Heavy chain could be found laid out in any direction of the last strong gale, or sitting in a pile on the mooring anchor. When all boats do not pull their full mooring scope according to the prevailing wind or wind/tide, the likelihood of boats bumping in our crowded harbor increases significantly. In order to keep the same number and density of moorings accommodated, it was decided to require uniform mooring scope configurations based upon vessel size.
What impact does this have for each mooring permit holder? Starting with every mooring which is due for inspection in 2009, the chain diameters for each mooring must change to match the required sizes for only the vessel of record approved by the Harbormaster for that mooring permit. Inspections in each year hereafter will also require compliance at that inspection, as will any changes to your approved vessel of record. If your bottom (or top) chain is oversized, it will need to be replaced with the appropriate diameter chain as specified in the Mooring Regulations. Total mooring scope (length) remains unchanged and is based upon the mean high water site depth. Mooring anchor weights described in the regulations remain minimum sizes and only this component of your mooring gear may be larger than recommended.
One additional change to mooring regulations affects only vessels less than 20’ in length moored north of the Bridge. Moorings under “Schedule A” for approved vessels of record under 20’ in length should now have ½” diameter links for both top and bottom chains. These changes are the result of deliberate public consideration by the Commission given to documented situations of property damage. These mandatory changes are designed to promote public safety and the welfare of vessels moored in the tight boundaries of Padanaram Harbor. Compliance is not optional and permits shall not be granted for non-conforming gear in Dartmouth waters. These changes are not intended for mooring areas outside of Padanaram Harbor. Mooring Service Providers are instructed to either bring indicated mooring gear into compliance with the new regulations, or to designate non-compliant gear as “failed” under Dartmouth Mooring Regulation 15(ii).
What impact does this have for each mooring permit holder? Starting with every mooring which is due for inspection in 2009, the chain diameters for each mooring must change to match the required sizes for only the vessel of record approved by the Harbormaster for that mooring permit. Inspections in each year hereafter will also require compliance at that inspection, as will any changes to your approved vessel of record. If your bottom (or top) chain is oversized, it will need to be replaced with the appropriate diameter chain as specified in the Mooring Regulations. Total mooring scope (length) remains unchanged and is based upon the mean high water site depth. Mooring anchor weights described in the regulations remain minimum sizes and only this component of your mooring gear may be larger than recommended.
One additional change to mooring regulations affects only vessels less than 20’ in length moored north of the Bridge. Moorings under “Schedule A” for approved vessels of record under 20’ in length should now have ½” diameter links for both top and bottom chains. These changes are the result of deliberate public consideration by the Commission given to documented situations of property damage. These mandatory changes are designed to promote public safety and the welfare of vessels moored in the tight boundaries of Padanaram Harbor. Compliance is not optional and permits shall not be granted for non-conforming gear in Dartmouth waters. These changes are not intended for mooring areas outside of Padanaram Harbor. Mooring Service Providers are instructed to either bring indicated mooring gear into compliance with the new regulations, or to designate non-compliant gear as “failed” under Dartmouth Mooring Regulation 15(ii).
Posted on 01 Apr 2009 by Harbormaster
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