text: vessels engaged in routine offshore logistics tasks operate fully laden with 7.4 m draft which 
  
  means there will be very few occasions when the largest vessels in the industry have to make a 
  
  tide dependent entry or departure through the Mermaid channel. Further the Mermaid Base will 
  
  not suffer operational disadvantages experienced by the adjacent Woodshed Base or nearby 
  
  Damper Public Wharf in terms of entry and departure draft restrictions. 