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2014 Melbourne to Vanuatu

Race and Rally

International Protocols

• Australian Quarantine - Department of

Agriculture: Biosecurity

• Australian Customs and Border Protection

Services

• Flag Protocols

• Important Dates

International Protocols

Department of Agriculture - Biosecurity

Damir Tadzic: Shipping Officer

John Field: Team Leader Shipping

Australian Quarantine

Australian Customs and Border Protection

Services

Bill Robson

Peter Heywood

Australian Customs

VCYC assisting us with clearance procedures

Vanuatu Customs & Inland Revenue

http://www.customsinlandrevenue.gov.vu/index.php/customs/border-

control/customs-clearance

Documents required varies depending on:

• Yacht IN Yacht OUT

• Yacht IN, Fly OUT

• Fly IN, Yacht OUT

More soon…

Vanuatu Immigration, Customs and

Quarantine

Recommended Flags

Vanuatu

Australian Red Ensign

International Code Flag Q

French

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Flag Protocols – arrival from overseas

Host Country’s Flag

International Code Flag Q

Country of Yacht’s Registration Flag

Helsal II arriving in USA 2003

Flags can be purchased from http://www.flagsfantastic.com.au/html/nautical.html

Flag Protocols

Port Vila

Don’t forget to enter now or convert your Expression

of Interest into your Entry?

Closing date for Entries

1200hrs on Wednesday 30th April 2014

Have you entered?

The Fed Government satphone subsidy scheme

finishes at the end of June 2014.

The subsidy is for 50% off the retail price of a phone

up to $700 see –

www.communications.gov.au/satphone

If you consider you are out of Telstra range for 180

days over 2 years you can apply for a subsidy.

Satphones

Vanuatu seminars and other

Training eventsDate Course

0830-1630

Sunday 13 April 2014

Weather - Fundamentals of weather terminology

Weather - Enclosed waters

1930

Tuesday 15 April2014

Emergency Medical and Dentistry **

HBYC

1800-2115

Monday 28 April 2014

Weather - Coastal (races or passages not longer than 3

days)

1800-2115

Monday 5 May 2014

Weather - Trans Ocean

1930

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Sail Repair practical workshop **

UK Halsey Sailmakers

0815-1730

Saturday & Sunday

24 & 25 May 2014

Safety & Sea Survival Course

ISAF/Yachting Australia accredited

** Topics have been swapped but dates remain same

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Vanuatu Race and Rally

Important Dates

Date Details

1 April – 11 June, 2014 Safety Audits

22 June, 2014 Vanuatu Race Briefing

28 June, 2014 Customs Clearance

28 June, 2014 Farewell dinner at Blairgowrie Yacht

29 June, 2014 Race and Rally Start

Vanuatu Public Holidays

Thursday 24th July 2014 Children’s Day

Friday 25th July 2014 Independence Day

Should we consider delaying the start by one week to

Sunday 6th July 2014 to coincide with the

Independence Day celebrations?

2014 Melbourne to Vanuatu

Race and Rally

International Protocols