Singapore and Malacca Strait Regulations (Part 2 passage notes)

L-- L- L- L- !-- r--:' From Botu Mondi beoring opproximotely SW Sector I Angso - VHF chonnel 66 Engine Condition Stondby Pulou Jemur - Botu Mondi Followed by: - One Fothom Bonk Rocon {O

Becouse of differences in operoling cuhures between ship monogements, it is not olwoys possible to provide definitive

odvice within the Possoge Notes Therefore such motfers, while importont, remoin for otleniion by onboord editing lt will

engine room monning issues remoin motters for shipboord oftention requiring cusiomisqtion before the Possoge Notes orepui to use

2.1 l Doto Collection

documents ond doto ore vitol:

owner's requiremenls for possoge plonning

ship's monoeuvring doto from seo hiols

squot ollowoncenovtex novigoiion wornings ond weother forecosts

Tugs ond tows

'ressels, who will cul ocross lones

suitoble lights

Ferries olso oftroct speciol mention in Singopore morine odvisory notices, iogether wilh couiionory

noles on chorts Moriners ore qdvised of intense ferry octivily ocross lhe Singopore Stroit.Shipmosters' reports indicote thot CPAs considered occeptoble by ships on locol coostol trodes

There is concern obout the increosing number of long, slow moving, tug ond tow combinotionscrossing the Stroits, occurring most {requently of{ Singopore Tows con be either poorly lit or,

in some coses, completely unlit Additionolly, due to the length of the tow, it con be difficult to

identif.y the tug ottoched to the tow

These croft hove contributed to o number of occidenis in the Stroits This problem, which is olso

Deep drought vessels Deep droughtvessels con iidolly stoge through the Stroits to mointoin suitoble under-keel cleoronce

WS stotions tronsmitwornings of these vessels, hompered by drought Other ships should respect the

constroints of such deep drought ships ond onticipote their routes so os to remoin cleor ot oll limes

The speed ond time scheduling of contoiner iroffic oppeors to result in mony reporls of close

off Singopore

The time o[ the doy con olso houe on effect on the volume of troffic encountered o[[ singopore Reporis suggest thot,eorly

#;il,ifi##oo "1,.;, ;";;;orjl", r, rhe wors*ime, especiollv on o Mondov This is due ro contoiner trottrceniering the port lt is theretore suggesied thot possoges port Singopor"*;'r"'tit"a, *t"n!""t possible, to miss this period'

2.1.3 Fishing Boots

Fishino boots ore common in the Molocco stroit The [ollowing list sho*s oreos where you will find the highest concentrotions:

" ' ' ";;;""1;nirno Jotbooy" ond One Fothom Bonk

in the vicinitY of-One Fothom Bonk

coost of Meloko

off Pulou RuPot

ofl Pulou Bengkolis

off Pulou Sembilon

ofl Pulou Pongkor

off Keoulouon Aruoh

off Puiou Sinoboi

off Pulou KukuP

off Pulou Korimunbesor

Fishino boots ore ohen encountered in very lorge numbers ond ore,olten ooorlv lit Pirote vessels will often mosquerode os

., [i.h',-no boot io ollow rhem t" oJ;b;';;:;.h;;;;; i";;hould ih"'"(o'" be olert to fishins boots thot oppeor to

be b.ho-uing unusuolly

Fishing boots in the region ore wooden Sompons, !.ypicolly obout 3 m in length, with no more thon 2 fishermen onboord'V., 1"

"!"""6 to kei cleo, of these sompons for both novigotionol

sofety ond security purposes'

2.1.4 Tidol ond Current Effects

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ln the Molocco stroit, the prevoilino set is north-westerly ot obout 0.25 knots The Singopore Stroit is lorgely current free'Howeuer off Horsb*sh ir t, sor*'L?i"i"';h.-Ni;"#;ilij-rio,ti'itv J"i"s rhe Sfr Monsoon' with rotes soverned bv

the strength of the monsoon

2.1 5 Novigotion Morks

lo

coused by the cleoring of forests by fire on the lndonesion islonds in the dry seoson, roini! bet*een Augusr ond October.

This eflect is onnounced on novigotionol wornings by Novtex WS odvisories olso oduise on the situotion

Additionclly, heovy roin con occur ot ony time of the doy or night ond this con severely restrict visibil;ty ond, on occosion,hove o detrimentoi effect on the rodor disploy

The wind is usuolly.low ond vorioble, with o high percentoge of colms Sumotros ore line squolls thoi include thunderstorms,usuolly occurring during the SW Monsoon (Moy to October) These squolls develop ot night over Sumotro or the Molocco

Slroit ond move eost towords Singopore ond the west coqst of peninsulor Moloysio jurino ihe pre-down ond eorly morning.

They ore often chorocterised by ihe sudden onset of strong gusty winds ond 'h"ony r.oin" losting from I to 2 hoi.,rs os thJy

move ocross the islond Moximum gusts of up to 50 knots hove been recorded during Ae poss-oge of o Sumotro

2.1 7 Sondwoves

Strong tidol streoms in the Molocco Stroit, orising from $e wqter exchonge between the lndion Oceon qnd the South Chino

Seo, couse lorge uniform sondwoves on the seobld The height of these iondwoues, -hich form ot right ongles to the woter

f]9y, *l_!" up to l3 m in the One Fothom Bonk TSS ond viries from 4 to l5 m elsewhere; rheir -Jvelenith ronges from

250 to 950 m Surveys in the seporoiion scheme hove shown the following oreos, of signi{iconce to the noiigotioriof deep

NW ond SSW of Permotong Sedepo (One fothom Bonk) (2" 24,N l Ol " 00,E)

SW of Toniung Tuon (Cope Rochodo) (2'24'N lOl.5l'ElSouth of Muor (2" 03'N 102" 34'E)

(Ref: BA Chort 5502)

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The Eostbound Possoge Notes ore summorised into the list of legs shown below:

LEG 3E Goal-post Racon (M)

to Sepat Beacon Dist = 30

LEG 4E Sepat Beacon to Raleigh Shoal Dist = 45'

LEG 5E Raleigh Shoal to Pulau Undan Dist = 21'

LEG 6E Pulau Undan to Bukit Segenting Dist = 38'

LEG 7E Bukit Segenting

to Tanjung Piai

Dist = 49'

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From Botu Mondi beoring opproximotely SW

Sector I Angso - VHF chonnel 66

Engine Condition Stondby

Pulou Jemur - Botu Mondi

Followed by: - One Fothom Bonk Rocon {O) - South Gool post beocon Rocon (M)

Porollel lndexing

Positioning

I There.ore three possoges through the OFB.oreo The route recommended for deep drought

I ships is the one to the south-west, possing between the Gool posts Gos corriers ,oy prj",

] One Fothom Bonk light is eosily idenriiied it disploys Rocon (O) euick uisuoiond rodor

Rocon (M) ot OFB is frequenrly unlit ond unrelioble for uisuol lixei ot night.ihe norrhresilient beocon G{6)+LF| 15 sec is more relioble

Prior to OFB, initiol concentroiions o[ fishinq uessels con be expected ot disonces uo to

l5-20 miles NE of Uiung Tomiong At Onelothom Bonk koffi: con be especiolly heow

wotch lor converging troflic ond odiust course or speed to ovoid close ouorier situotiols

south-westerly route,owoy lrom ihe shollows to the north-west Give deep drouglt ships omple

reports thot some westbound shifs ionore TSls rules, riot olterinq +"r tF"iitri"i""i *rr.

(south of OFB) ond proceeding ocrois the seporotion zone intjhe eostbound Ton"

Some eostbound ships toke o seo pilot in this oreo Look out for unexpected speedolierotions

sector.-Listen for wornings, novigotionol informotion ond identiFy other v"*"1,

"ni";ng

the TSS

either direction Refer to Port Klong tide robles ond e,it

'

i6e pr"di.ted iidol srreom direction

ond rote, for the time of possing, ol the chort {see tidol diomond <A> on chort 3940f

r, r ucy wus o.ce q ver y ru'o* pthere is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted.

emergency onchoring to the south of the TSS.

Prior io possing One Fothom B"

Check oll essentiol novigotionol equipment prior to entering the Stroits

Port 2 Possogo Notes

THIS PRODUCT IS NOTTO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION

The location of the controlling depth

over the TSS willdepend on the track(s)

selected and the precision with which

the vessel can be navigated

(Ref BA 5502)

Under-keel allowance of at least to 3.5 m

required for entire passage through thestrait of Malacca and Singapore

Racon(O)(See photo/inset box)

rad-on tidal stream

-5rage. Stotion : One Fothom

Struciure Height : 43m

Dote of Building : 1999

White round steel

lower with red bonds

STRAITREP Call: KJang yTS

VHF Frequencyr Ch 66 PROCEDURE:

Vessels oflhe iolow ng categories are required to paidcipate in STMJTREP:

(1) Vessels or300 cT and over

(2) Vesssls of50 m or more in length

(3) Vessels engaged in towing or pushing with a combined

GTof300 and above, orwilh a combined tength of b0 m

(4) Vessels otany tonnage carrying hazardous cargo

i5) All passenger vessels that are fined wth Vt-F.

regardless of length or GT

(6) Any category of vessel tess than 50 m in tength or tess than 300 cT \,!hich are fifled with VHF and, in an emergency, uses the appropriate traffic tane or separation zone, lo avoid imrnediate danger

ID lnformation Required

Vessel's name, callsign and llVO ldentfication Number (ifapplic€ble)

c Position (Latiiude and Longilude), or

D Posilion (Beaing and distance from a tandmark)

E Course Speed Hazardous cargo, class if applicabte

o Deiects/damage/deficiencies/other imitations

R Description oipollution ordangerous goods tost

Aporox Dist TOGOThe Brothers = 182'

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One Folhom bqnk lo Gool Post Rocon (M)

From One Forhom Bonk lighthouse beoring opproximotely eost

One Folhom Bonk Rocon (O)

The Gool post beqcons provide good fixes os olternotives to one Foihom Bonk lighthouse

ff,'" ,"rit

"- C."iiort t"o.on lorries Rocon (M), but is unrelioble for night fixes os it is

frequently unlit

Troffic should be well orgonised However, on possing ihe two long bonks look out for

closing shipr os routes clnverge Additionol conuer.g"nce moy occur wiih voriotion incourse olterotion posiiions for other ships

Deeolv loden vessels/VLCCs orrivino in the vicinity of OFB should position themselvesr"f"[""tt"" t"-"rh"r ship, in gooitit" for, possing the gool posis No overtoking should

be oitempted during the opprooch close to the gool posis

Sector 2

For loden vessels oossinq belore ond o{ter slock woter, close monitoring is necessory to keep the

vessel on trock Vessels rioy be porticulorly offecied by tidol sets when on course 095"(T)'

fi"i'a"i Jr".t direction'is generolly WNw ond iSE, ie opproximotely in line with theTSS At sorinos ihe set is up io l% knots in either direction Refer to Port Klong tide tobles

onJ

"nt"i thJpt"dicted tidol slreom direction ond rote, for the time

of possing, on the

chort (see tidol diomond.A' on chort 3940)

Pirocv wos once o verv serious problem in the Stroits ln receni yeors it hos declined but

it-,"r"'i -." tt'ot it'moy incrlose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoied'

Generollv there is cleor woter to the south of the TSS for emergency onchoring However,

["

"*"rl'"+ rt " bonks morked by ihe 'Fl Y l0 sec' beocon ond the explosives dumping

ond bottom to onchor in on emergencyContingencies

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION

Tle Nodhern Positioned Gool Post otOne Fothom Bonk

(Courlesy Nippon Foundotionl

One Fothom Bonk

-Draught less than 15 m

-:

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-: -

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Gool Post Rocon (M) to Sepot Beocon

From Gool Posi Rocon (M) beoring opproximotely SW

Jugro - VHF chonnel 88

Visuol

Every 10 minules

Stondby conditions {see Annex 1, rule 8)

Then swiich porollel indexing to Sepoi beocon Rocon (C) ond Tonjring Gobong.

This course tqkes the ship cleor of One Foihom Bonk TSS qnd posses through the

Precoutionory Areo off the south entronce to port Klong

Off Posir Seloton Bonk, close south of the TSS, ensure o wide berth post the bonk using the

At the end of the leg, Sepot beocon is rodor conspicuous ond visuolly prominent

fi::::i the Precoutionory Areo off porr Kiong wirh core Crossing rroffic or rroffic joining

or leovrng the 155 moy be experienced within the oreo.

While in the PrecoLrtionory Areo, the rroffic ond weother condiiions ore ossessed ond, if sofe

ro oo so, speed rs rncreosed lo the moximum commensurote with sofe novigotion, beoring inmind Annex l

l% knots in either direction Refer to port Krong tide tobles ond enter"predicred tidol

r -/4 Knors rn etrner otrectton KeterJo port Klong tide tobles ond enier

predicted tidol

sheom direction ond rote, for the iime of possiig, * tt" tori(*l tiiol dio.nonJ.A, *

cho* 3940)

Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Siroits In recent yeors it hos declined but

there rs concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be insiigoted

Contingencies Generolly,.there is,sufficient cleor woter to the south of the TSS for emeroency qnchorino

hrghlighted by the novigotor on the chorl os no-g,o oreos However, further south, from the

Precoutionory Areo to sepor Beocon, there is suificient wofer to reove *" rsi r"a

""ir'., i"

shollow wofer

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GFI AA

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L-

\,,j -For Deep Draughl vessels timing to arrive at the dayllght tldal window off Raffles Your required ETA =

Time to go Dist to go = 211' Speed required = kts

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101'1o',E

PULAIJ iNDAH

Tonjung Sepot Resilient Light Beocon

t-101'20',E

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Leg 4E Sepdt Beocon io DW Roule/Roleigh Shool

From Sepot beocon beoring opproximotely SW

On-le! dittonce = a3' (Roleigh Shool) | Drought =

MelresMetresSecior 3 Cope Rochodo - VHF chonnel 84

Rodor or GPS

Every 20 minutes

Deep drought every l0 minutes

Stondby conditions (see Annex l, rule 8)

|

Toniung Gobong - Cope Rochodo (Toniung Tuon)

L

P^loinh Shnnl hpo,-nn Rocon {O) is o oood torqet ot the southern end ot ihe leg I

orou,i" oood uisuo'ifi^es In rhis reqordion the lotter po* of the leg, Cope Rochodo is I

oromineit However, on the first poit of the leg GPS is required io check rodor ronges os I

ih" Moloysion coostiine provides poor rodor Jefinition As Roleigh Shool beocon rises

especiolly ot night, positioning improves

Very deep drouqht vessels should be owore of ihe 20.7 m potch olf Sepot Beocon wherethey moy houe tl moke o slighr 'dog-leg' to cleor the potclr, leoving itwell to port'

relotively quiet troffic Mist thipt mointoin o course in the direction of the TSS'

When qooroochinq the Precouiionory Arm olf Port Dickson, look out for troffic crossing, ioining

or lecvirig the TSS.'An odditionol feoiure o1he precoutionory oreo is the deporture of the Deep

Woter ro"ute to the south Look out core{ully for deep drought ships oheod ond b pori who oreoltering course to storboord, crossing ohecd ond entering ihe Deep Woter rouie

Alter possing Sepot Beocon non deep drought ships should endeovour lo keep io,the,porr sid of ihe chonnel Deep droughi shipi moy require to stoy on ihe storboord side in

l3l-+ knots in either direction,'but opproximotely porollel to lhe course line Refer to Kuolo

Botu Pohoi tide tobles ond enler predicted direciion ond rote of the tidol sireom, {or thetime of possing, on the chort (See tidol diomond <D> on chori 3946)

Loden deep drouqht uessels/VlCCs on the soulherly course, l8O'(T), con experiencesiqnificont'set whln squorely presented to the tidol streom Courses should be set io

cJ nier the ef{ects of tid" ond moinloin ihe vessel on kock

Pi

there'is.oncern thol it moy increose ogoin so pirocy conirols should be insiigoted'

G"n"J lurho" i, urfti.anr.l"* **er to the south ot the 155 tor emergency onchorrng,except in ihe vicinity of Pyromid Shool The shollows ot Pyromid Shool should be

ro"rrh-l"ort of ih" Precou-tionory Areo ond olong course to Roleigh Shool beocon, there is

sufficient woter to leove the TSS ond to onchor sofely

Security

Contingencies

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PorE 2 Possoge Notes

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Leg 5E DW Route/Roleigh Shool io Pulou Undon

From Pulou Botu Besor beoring opproximotely NE

Drought = Metres

Sector 4 Undon - VHF chonnels 61

Cross-Checking Rodor or GPS

Fix Frequency Every 20 minutes

Bridge Monning

Mox Speed

Engine Condition Stondby conditions (see Annex 1, rule 8)

Porollel lndexing Roleigh Shool beocon Rocon (O) qt norih of leg ond Rob Roy beocon Rocon (N)

ot south

Positioning Good fixing is ovoiloble from Rob Roy beocon ond Pulou Undon, while coution is viiol for

possing the dongerous wreck off Pulou Undon

Troffic Proceed with core in the Precoutionory Areo os troffic from either the Indonesion side

At the southern.end.of

.the leg the Deep Woter route reioins the TSS qt o shollow ongle

However, with the shollow ongle ond odequote seo room this presents {ew koffic-reioted

problems

Reporting When off Molocco chonge io VHF chonnel 6l on entering WS Secior 4

l3zr knots in either direction but opproximotely porollel to the course lin! Refer to Kuolo

Botu Pohot tide tobles ond enter predicted direction qnd rote for the tidol streom, for the

time of possing, on the chort {see tidol diomond <A> on chorr 3942.)

Tonjung Medong light, to the south provides gogd visuol reference for souih bound deep

There ore tide rips ond eddies shown on the chort These con offect the relotive rrock of

slow moving croh, such os fishing uessels

rlrocy wos once o very se.ou, oro ,there is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy conlrols should be instigoted.

Currenl

Security

Contingencies Generolly, there is sufficient cleor woter to the south of the TSS for emeroency onchorino

However, he qwqre of the proximity of the Deep Woter route Also, be o"lert io Rob Roy"

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Tanjung Medang Fl.10s52m19M

2"1o',N DW Yotke \oh.

THIS PRODUCT IS NOTTO BE IJSED FOR NAVIGATION

Description of White round concreie

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L- L-

L

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Pulou Undon to Bukil Segenling

From Pulou Undon lighthouse beoring opproximotely NE

Drought = Meires

Every 20 minutes

Deep drought every 10 minutes

Stondby conditions (see Annex l, rule 8)

Rob Rov Bonk beocon Rocon {N) ot the north end of leg

Toniung Tohor lighrhouse ot southern end of leg

+"rtJ t" relorively eosy from ih" lightt ot Prlou Undon, Toniung Porit ond Toniung

i"i"r att"r.tf i,r.ldor long", from-the coostwi]l opply Along trock, new beocons ot

C;;;g t[.[;J on Foirthonnel Bonk should ossisiwith bJth visuol beorinss ond

rodor ronges

Eostbound vessels should exercise coulion in the precoutionory oreo off Toniung Keling os

this is on oreo of conuergence

Eostbound troflic deportinq Meloko will proceed to ioin the Eostbound lone ot very brood

*reck before odiusting their courses

Deep droughf vessels will olso be converging with moinstreqm troffic ofter possing Gusong

Rob Roy Beocon

Keep q lookout for fishing uessels ond their drift nets which moy be morked by mokeshift

buoys ond smoll lights which ore difficult to see

With Tonjung Porit (lndonesio) iusi forword of the storboord beom, chonge to VHF

chonnel 88 on entering WS Sector 5

I rzz knois in eiiher dirJction but opproximotely porollel to the course line Reter to Kuolo

goi, po1,.itiJ; t"Ules ond enter predicted direction qnd roie for the tidol streom, for the

time of possing, on the chort - see tidol diomond <C> on chort 3947

Pirocv wos once o verv serious problem in ihe Stroits ln recent yeors it hqs declined but

it'"]"'lr.o"."rn ti'ot it'moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted'

Generolly, there is sufficient cleor wqter lo the south of the TSS for emergency onchoring'

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Port 2 Possoge NoEes

Description of White round

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LL

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From Bukit Segenting beoring opproximotely NE

Sectors 5/6 Segenting/Pioi - VHF chonnel 88

Cross-Checking GPS

Fix Frequency Every 20 minutes

Bridge Monning

Mox Speed

Engine Condition Stondby conditions {see Annex 1, rule 8)

Porollel lndexing Mudoh Utoro beocon oi the north end of Foir Chonnel Bonk, then

Pisong followed by The Brothers (Pulou lyu Kecil) oi the southern end of the leg

Positioning Novigotion is relotively stroightforword on this leg The beocons on Foir Chonnel Bonk

houe-Ro.ons ond Pulqu Pisong ond The Brothers ore rodor conspicuous While PulouPisong is relotively uncleor by doy, by night its powerful light is of tremendous benefit

Trof{ic This leg is usuolly trouble {ree, with hoffic proceeding in ihe sqme direction There is o

smoll risk of being overloken or of overtoking other ships ond fishing crolt con present

dif{icuhies

proximity This worning refers to onloming troffic stoying io the south-wesl of Foir Chonnel

Bonk

Reporiing When obeom of Pulou Pisong continue wiih VHF chonnel 88 but note thoi the uessel hos

entered WS Sector 6

Current Tidol sets olong the leg ore opproximotely in line with the TSS At springs the set is

up to lrlz knoti in either direciion but opproximoiely porollel to the course line Refer

streom, for the time of possing, on ihe chort (See tidol diomond <E> on chort 39y'7

Security Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Shoits ln recent yeors it hqs declined bui

there is concern ihot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted

Contingencies There is sufficient cleor woter to the south of the TSS for emergency onchoring This opplies

until obeom of Tonjung Loboh At the siort of Long Bonk there is reskicied spoce, but

lone os ihe closesl lhot Long Bonk comes to the lone is 2 miles

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rHIS PRADUC| ]S NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION

PorE 2 Possoge Notes

The Possoge Notes ore summorised

Noies - Singopore Stroits

into the list of legs shown below:

LEG 12E Buffalo Rock to Batu Berhanti Dist = 5'

LEG 1,I E Helen Mar Reef

to Buffalo Rock Dist = 3'

Pulau Takong Kecil

to Helen Mar Reef Dist = 4'

LEG 9E Racon (D) to Pulau Takong Kecjl Dist = 6'

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Leg 8E Toniung Pioi lo Rocon (D)

From Tonjung Pioi beoring opproximotely NE

Mox Speed Stori reduction io l2 knots

Engine Condition Stondby conditions (see Annex 1, rule 8)

Porollel lndexing The Brothers - Rocon {D)

Positioning Notoble beocons ore Pulou Culo ond South Nipo Rocon (D), the iotter being porticulorly

useful

chonnel off Pulou Korimun Kecil For vessels not intending to use $e DW ot Rocon 'D' or

be better to leove ihe wreck on the port side

operotions

Keep o close listening wotch on the WS for troffic in{ormotion with o speciol regord todeep drought vessels crossing the lones Speed should be odjusted occordingly

OI concern, especiolly ot night, is the lorge concenlrotion of smoll fishing croft in the

lones The mojority of these croft ore poorly lit They moy noi show o light until the lost

minute ond ore generolly undetectoble by rodor, especiolly in heory downfolls of rqin

Consideroble coution should be exercised here

enter the stqrt of the Deep Woter rouie ol Rocon (D) buoy Additionolly they ore reducing

speed to 12 knots to comply with the Rules in Annex l.

Reporting When obeom of Pulou Korimun Kecil chonge to VHF chqnnel 73 ond report occording

to the stondord StroitRep formot (Annex 2) Thereofbr, mointoin o listening wotch onchonnel 73 The ship now enters WS Sector 7 within Singopore coveroge Noie the time of

Current Tidol sets olong the leg vory between ihe streoms ot The Brothers (see tidol diomond <E>

103' 3r''E) - see ATT Cross currenls ore common ond con be strong

Ships using the DW route must monitor their position closely when executing the lorge

course olterotions ot Rocon 'D' Possible strong tidol streoms from Selot Durion moy couse

the vessel to set towords the buoys As the ospect of the tidol sheom offects the vessel

over-swing

This is po*iculorly importont becouse of the shollo*s to the norih of Rocon 'D'

Security Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Stroits ln receni yeors it hos declined but

lhere is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoied

Conlingencies Generolly, there is sufficieni cleor woter to the south of the TSS for emergency onchoring

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-Tanjung / Makanduvurio

ond until it hos sofely leh/crossed or ioined the

Vessels ofthe followlng calegories arc required io partc pale n SIRAITREP:

(1) Vessels of300 GT and over

(2) Vessels oi 50rn ormore in length

(3) Vessels engaged ii lowing or pushing with a cornbined GT of300 and above, orwith a

combined lenglh of50m or more

(4) Vessels ofany lonnase carryins hazardous carso (5) All passenger vesse s lhat are niied wth VHE regadless of length or GT (6) Any calesory ofvesselless ihan sorn n lenglh or less than 300 GTwhich are fitted with VHF and in an eme€ency, uses the approprale trafic lane or separation zone, in order lo avoid immediate danger

INFORMATION BROADCASTS:

(1 ) STMITREP also prov des infomation to vesseis about spec fc and cdtical situations which could calse conflicling traffic movements, and other infomallon concer ng safely of navigation.

{2) Vesse s should maintain a listen ng watch on the appropriate Sector VH F Chan ne

lnfomaiion ofgenera interestwillbe brcadcasl on VHF Ch 16 and any otherVHF Channelspecined bythe appropdate VTS Authority Th s broadcastwillbe preceded by

an announcementon ihe apprcpdate VHF Channelassigned to the Sector.

ID lntormation Required Vessel's name, c€llslgn and l[,4O ldentifc€tion Number (Lfapplicable)

c Position (Latiiude and Longitude), or

D Posilion (Bearinq and dislanc€ frcm a landrnark) Speed

HazardoLrs ca€o, class iiapp cable

o Defects/damage/deficiencies/olher llm lalions

R Desc ption of poll'rtion or danserous aoods losl overboard

Aoprcx Dist TOGO

Rafiles = 9

Hosburgh = 50'

103'40',E

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Leg 9E Rocon (D) lo Pulou Tokong Kecil

From South Cordinol mork Rocon D beoring opproximotely north

Engine Condition Stondby

Porollel lndexing South Cordinol buoy Rocon (D) - Tokong bn Rocon (TK) - Helen Mor bn (Rocon (M)

Positioning The course olterotion ot Rocon (D) is lorge ond tight Use coreful porollel indexing to

5 miles olong this leg there is the smoll islond of Pulou Tokong Kecil with lighthouse

To the south of the islond lies Tokong south cordinol beocon (Rocon TK) - see noie on

Troffic Troffic joining ihe TSS from Selot Durion con be met here This is in oddition to locol

As lhere is no overtoking in the Singopore Stroits, deep drought vessels with criticol tidol

using the DW route

Lighter VLCCs slowing down immediotely oheod of deeper ships oslern musl ensure lhoi

they do not impede the through possoge of the deeper ships who hove limited windows of

opporiunihy for possoge ot Eostern Bonk

There should be no crossing troffic Deep droughf vessels ore in the Deep Woter route to

Reporting Monitor VHF chonnel 73 (WS Sector 7) ln porticulor, listen out for troffic odvice

from WS

27: knots wesi going Enter the predicted direction ond roie for ihe tidol streom, for

the time of possing, on the chort {see tidol diomond <B> on chort 4039 ond ATT for

Selor Phillip)Securil'y Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Shoits ln recent yeors it hos declined but

lhere is concern fhot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted

Contingencies Generolly, ihere is sufficieni cleor woter io ihe south o{ the TSS for emergency onchoring

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Port 2 Possogo Notes

L-TH]S PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGAT]ON

Pulou Tokong Kecil

Deep Draught Vessels:

Transii Philip Channel 1-2 hrs before HW Rafiles

so that at the t me of

passage past Batu Behanti

lhe tidalstrcam is stillon

ihe flood, ie setting 246'T

[,{any non deepdraught

ships ha\,€ been observed

to lake a shori cu{ herc and enler lhe DW bne, making

navigaiion difficull for

deep-draught ships.

NOTE:

These buoys are often out oi posilion as they are frequently struck by

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Q(6)+LFl.15s Racon(D),

Pulou Tokong Kecil Lighr

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While concrete tower

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Leg l0E Pulou Tokong Kecil to Helen Mor Reel

From Pulou Tokong Kecil beoring opproximotely NW

Positioning The islonds io the north of trock provide good visuol positions There ore seuerol shool

ootches to ihe eosl of trock, close outside the limirs oi the tro{fic lone The closest is Helen

Mor Reef, guorded by o cordinol mork with Rocon This mork is reported to be prone to

Roffles Semophore tower obout this porticulor shipping movemeni

Lorge deep drought vessels ore of porticulor concern os they ore olreody on reduced

spe-ed for pilot bJording ot the Guiong Boording Ground iheir monoeuvres con restrict

qnd odvise of vessels thoi ore crossing here

Reporiing When south of Roffles lighthouse, chonge to VHF chonnel I4 on entering WS Sector 8

Listen out for troffic odvice from WS

o"n"r-olly in line with the TSS At springs the set is up to 372 knots eost going ond

i7z knots west going Enler the predicted direction ond rote for the tidol streom, lor

the time of possing,tn the chori (See tidol diomond <B> on chori 4039 ond ATT for

Selor Phillip)Security Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Stroits ln recent yeors it hos declined but

lhere is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted

Contingencies There is o limibd omount of cleor woter lo the south of the TSS thot is of use for emergency

there is rJom ovoiloble to onchor cleor of the lone should this be necessory

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Port 2 Possoge Notos

t-THIS PRODUCT 15 NOTTO BE USED FOR NAVI6ATION

Stotion : Helen Mor Reef

P"Tp'ng 9::o'_

Lot 01" 07.44' NLong 103" 46.51' E

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^'u?o)' ' s$,'tfiil,iiss-'e.:fl qtr]l\ Lighthouse 3> ' "

Pulau Takong Kecil ,2

Fl(2)WR.10s48m19M

-Q(6)+LFl.15s8mgM

Deep Draught Vessels:

Approaching Raffles, setDoppler log to dockingmode This can be of greathelp in detecting a change

Port 2 Possoge NoEes

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l Leg llE Helen Mor Reel lo Buffolo Rock

From Helen Mor Reef beoring opproximotely SE

Engine Condition Stondby

Porollel lndexing Helen Mor Reef Rocon (M) - Buffolo Rock Rocon (K)

Positioning Helen Mor Reef, Rocon (M) ond Buflolo Rock, Rocon (K) provide good torgels for porollel

between the moin eost bound tioffic lone qnd the Deep Woter lone Note the Botu Berhonti

relied on for position fixing or morking the donger

Troffic VLCCs bound for the Shell SBM, moy be slowing down in the eostbound lone ond crossing

into the west-going troffic lone in this vicinity The semophore stotion ot Roffles disploys

Most troffic should be running porollel to ihe lone There is o possibilih), of VLCCs crossing

the lone when leoving the sysiem bound for the Shell SBM Troffic wornings for theseevenls qre tronsmiited by WS

Reporting Monitor VHF chonnel l4 (WS Secior 8) Especiolly listen oul for troffic odvice from

ws.

Current Slrong cross-currenls moy occur in this oreo The tidol set is olso ot on ongle of some

20' to the trock, giving rise to owkword sets ol limes At springs the set is up to 13la knots

in both directions Enter the predicted direction ond rote for the tidol streom, for ihetime of possing, on the chort {See tidol diomond <C> on chort 4039 ond ATT for

Buffolo Rock)

Security Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Stroits ln recent yeors it hos declined but

there is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted

Contingencies Generolly, there is o limited omount of cleor woter to ihe south of the TSS for emergency

onchoring

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GH fl4

103"4s',E THIS PRODUCT IS NOTTO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION

Aoorox Dist T(

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103"47'E

Southern

Boardirg'

Nole: loden VLCCs Tronsiting

Singopore Stroit

It is reported thqt VLCCs tronsisting the

Rock oreo, where the controlling hock depth

is 22.70 melres, ot o moximum drought of

20.50 metres ln such o cose, o VLCC would

require o height of tide of I 30 metres io

poss through this oreo while mointoining

on UKC of 3.50 metres Eostbound deep

close to the seporotion zone os they exploil

the deeper woters off Buflolo Rock's isoloted

Mosters of deep drought vessels shouldconsider informing WIS Cenirql of their

issue novigotionol odvice lo wesibound troffic

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Buffolo Rock lsoloted Donger Light Buoy

(Couriesy - Nippon Foundotion)

Stotion : Buffolo Rock Buoy

Position : Lot 0'l '09'.9 N

lsoloted donger mork

East-bound container ships

making to enter the Port of

Singapore, often enter the

DW lane in this area, reduce

speed and keep to the north

Berhanti as they prepare to

cross the weslbound lane to

pick up their Pilot

These ships can obstruct the

draught ships in an area where

strong tidal currents occur

103'49',E

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Leg l2E Buffolo Rock lo Bolu Berhonti

From Buffolo Rock beoring opproximotely SE

Secior 8 VHF chqnnel I4

VisuolRodor

Porollel lndexing Buffolo Rock Rocon (K) - Botu Berhonti Rocon {B)

ot Botu-Berhonti will qssist

Nore the shool potch, quorded by on isoloted donger mork, close to hock ot Botu Berhqnti

rt"Lr"l irlH.i" r"f"itud ro be toroged ond is imetimes out of position, so do not rely

on il, either for fixing positions or for morking ihe donger

One mile olono the trock from Buffolo Rock there is o Precoutionory Areo servicingcrossino troffiJto ond from Sinqopore western onchoroge ond the Southern Boording

GrounJpilot stotion Southern Eoording Ground pilot st-otion primorily serues possenger

vessels Oiher corqo

',essels qnd tonkerl will pick up their pilois ot either Eostern boording

Extreme couiion is required here, especiollv with outbound ships building speed oher

CPAd co"n be imoll Also, be o*ore of ships ob6ut to leove ihe TSS to proceed north into

couise to port 6y 9d', without rJgoi-d for ouertoking troffic

Loden Eostbound VLCCs will nqviqole close to the seporotion zone in the DW chonnel

ond will encounler uessels on theii port side deporting Singopore vio the Eost Keppel

Fqir-ov The qspect of these uessels will continuolly chonge os they olign themselves in the

oppropriot" eosi or west koffic lone Wesibound throughlroffic tend to keep close to the

r6fori,tion zone io ovoid troffic outbound from Singopore

r"on"r with tlie bockqround of the civ of Sinqopore ond refineries in the foreground,

olsJ ot on"ongle to the trock, giving rise to o*kword sets oi times At springs the set is up

to 6 knots eost qoinq ond 4 knots *est going Enter the predicted direction ond rote tor

tlre tidol streom] forjh" tit" of possingion ihe chqri (Sbe tidol diomond <D> on chort

40r'1 ond ATT for Botu Berhonti.)Pirocy wos once o very serious problem in the Stroits ln recent yeors il hos declined butihere is concern thot it moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted

onchorini until opprooching Botu Berhonti, when there is very limited quoiloble wqter

Current

Security

Contingencies

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOTTO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION

Very strong cross-currents

with violent rips and eddies

occur in this area.

Watch for vessels making

to cross over io pick up pilot

103"s2',E

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Batu Berhanti

.I) Fr.8s 16m r3M

P Racon(B)

Botu Berhonli lsoloted Donger Buoy(Courtesy Nippon Foundotion)

Stotion : Botu Berhonti Buoy

Leg I 3E Bqtu Berhonti lo Chongi beocon

From Boiu Berhonti beoring opproximotely SE

Botu Berhonii Rocon (B)

Botu Berhonti, Pulou Nongso ond Chongi beocon

Note the shoolootch ouorded bv o" itolored do''qeimor[ ot Botu Berhonl Tne buoy is often reported domoged ond o,-,r of posilon, sotro nor rery on ir eiiher for fiiing positions o' for rorlirg the donqer' OH Bedol Jeriy here,is o dongerous weck ry.ng I ,

" cobles soufi of the lone sclvoge is r.rnderwoy br,tnoriners should gi'e.f owde berlh.

Troffic One mile olono trock from Boiu Berhonti there is onother busy Precoutionory Areo where

crossinq ftoffic-is met These ships ore bound lo or from the Ebst Keppel Foirwoy (Singopore)ond the"Eost Boording Ground iA) pilot stotion Exireme couiion is required here, os

""rf.""a shios lrom Sinqopot" oid brildinq speed ofter pilot disemborkotion As these ships

ore increosino roeed collision ovoidonce esfimqtions ore uncertoin ond CPAs ore smoll Look

out fo rhiot leo'rinq the TSS to proceed north into Sinoopore They ore reducing speed toorrive ot the pilot si"otion ond olso olter course to port by 90", sometimes withoui regord for

ships ostern An odditionol hozord is ships stopped, or proceeding slowly, owoiting pilot

,hio, rou rok" J lorqe odiustments to their couise or speed i{ iummoned by the pilot

uolumes of troffii *ill be met wiih in the oreo At night, o very corelul lookout should be kept

for oll tro{fic, both on rodor qnd visuolly With the cii'y of Singopore os bockground ond o

moss of shios in the foreqround, it is often di{ficult to see ships' sleoming lights or to nolice o

vessel leovino oorl At thL commencement o[ lhe Precoulionory Areo, ihe Deep Woier roule

.nd, o.^oe"cideep drouqht ships to move hc the south Ai the end o[ the Precoutionory

""r*t, .U"r^a in ihli 'iciniV]Some of these croff-moy not be contoctoble by VHF ond others

rnov onlv soeok Indonesion Moriners con contoct WS for informotion, but not oll ot theseueslels ulill'repor o WS, so be reody to toke ovoiding oction

rj".l"i U.r."i ruiii"t onj to-ino u"rr"ls obound in ihis vicinity Some of these croh moynot be contictoble bv VHF ond oihers tov only be speoking lndonesion Mqriners cqn

."nt"o W! iinooooi" for informotion, but not'o// of these uesseis wili reporf fo WS, sovessels must be ieody to toke ony necessory ovoiding oction

"or! on m6uinq.osi At sprinqs the sei is up io 6 knots eost going ond 4 knots

west going

Enter the direcl"ion ond roie of-the tidol sheom, for ihe time of possing, on the chort (See

Pirocv wos once o verv serious problem in the Stroits ln recent yeors it hos declined but

th"i"'it.-." thot it'moy increose ogoin so pirocy controls should be instigoted'

i.riti il tittilL"t there ore olso some isoloted potches where there is insu{ficieni woter

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