Firing Practice and Exercise Areas
The tables and graphics displayed below indicate details concerning the declared firing practice areas under Australian Army, Air Force, and Naval Forces Regulations.
Firing practice areas may be selected anywhere and details are published in the Australian Government Gazette and the Designated Airspace Handbook.
In view of the responsibility of range authorities to avoid accidents, the limits of practice areas are not shown on charts and descriptions of areas do not appear in the Sailing Directions (Enroute). However, beacons, lights, and buoys asso ciated with the areas, which may be of assistance to the mariner, and targets, which might be a danger to navigation, will generally be shown on charts and, when appropriate, will be mentioned in the Sailing Directions.
A Restricted Area (R) is an area of defined dimensions within which certain restrictions are applied to aircraft. When shown as an R Area in Notices to Mariners, the air activity extends to sea level and the nature of the activity is such that dangers to maritime traffic may exist at specified times within the area.
A Prohibited Area (P) is an area of defined dimensions within which ships are not permitted at any time under any circumstances.
A Surface Restricted Area (SR) is a surface area of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to maritime traffic may exist at specified times. The restriction is applicable to maritime traffic only.
The limits of all the areas are laid down numerically by States. Naval practice firings outside of the declared areas may be approved by the Department of Defense (Navy Office) from time to time. Warnings concerning firing practices are promulgated by Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) originated by the RAN and RAAF and are published by Airservices Australia on their website.
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