Sidemount diving requires a unique configuration of regulators different from twin sets or single cylinder diving. Dual 1st stages with short HP hoses mount to sidemounted stage cylinders with hose lengths for your needs.
Swivel 1st stages make hose routing easy and natural with a 5th port for further flexibility. Mount the 1st stage on the valve and both your high pressure and low pressure can route straight down your cylinder neatly.
Reversible 2nd stages can be adapted so the hose can be attached to either side. Your short hose can be fitted with an elbow to make the hose routing more natural for the backup 2nd stage and a long hose for your primary donate.
Protected zones are declared for nine fragile and highly significant historic Victorian shipwrecks.
It is an offence to enter, anchor, fish, trawl or dive in a protected zone without a permit. People found within a protected zone without a permit can be issued with on-the-spot fines of over $295 and multiple fines can be issued if more than one offence is detected. If prosecuted, people may be issued with fines of more than $7000.
HMVS Cerberus 0.5 h rectangle | Latitude: 37° 58.043′ S (37.967382° S) Longitude: 145° 0.473′ E (145.007876° E) |
SS City of Launceston 500 m radius | Latitude: 38° 4.610′ S (38.076829° S) Longitude: 144° 49.579′ E (144.826321° E) |
Clarence 100 m radius | Latitude: 38° 12.154′ S (38.20257° S) Longitude: 144° 43.395′ E (144.723253° E) |
Joanna 100 m radius | Latitude: 38° 12.478′ S (38.20796° S) Longitude: 144° 43.806′ E (144.730102° E) |
Will O' The Wisp 50 m radius | Latitude: 38° 14.490′ S (38.241498° S) Longitude: 144° 42.070′ E (144.701159° E) |
William Salthouse 250 m radius | Latitude: 38° 16.377′ S (38.272943° S) Longitude: 144° 42.330′ E (144.705493° E) |
SS Alert 500 m radius | Latitude: 38° 29.217′ S (38.486944° S) Longitude: 144° 45.033′ E (144.750556° E) |
PS Clonmel 50 m radius | Latitude: 38° 44.640′ S (38.744° S) Longitude: 146° 40.668′ E (146.6778° E) |
SS Glenelg 500 m radius | Latitude: 38° 33.144′ S (38.5524° S) Longitude: 147° 12.444′ E (147.2074° E) | SS Federal 800 m radius | Latitude: 38° 7.333′ S (38.122222° S) Longitude: 148° 43.850′ E (148.730833° E) |
See the Victorian government web page Shipwreck protected zones for more details. Heritage Victoria has developed a brochure Historic Shipwreck Protected Zones (Adobe PDF | 396.41 KB) to assist in avoiding the protected zones located within Port Phillip.
All shipwrecks 75 years and older are declared historic under State and Commonwealth legislation. Historic shipwrecks are fragile structures that often have weakened and vulnerable hull remains due to their long submersion underwater.
Anglers are allowed to fish near historic shipwreck sites that aren't in protected zones. However, anglers should be careful about placement of their anchors (and also weighted shot lines) because it is illegal to interfere with, damage or destroy historic shipwrecks and their relics and severe penalties apply.
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