MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
PORT MARINE CIRCULAR
No. 4 of 2009
11 Mar 2009
Shipping Community
Harbour Craft Community
AMENDMENT TO REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS MANOEUVRING
IN PORT
Introduction
1 Pursuant to Sections 10 and 44 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Act
(Cap.170A) and Regulation 3 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port)
Regulations 1997,
the Port Master hereby directs that with effect from 1 Apr 2009 at
0001hours, all vessels to which this
circular applies shall comply with the amended reporting
procedures for vessels manoeuvring in port.
2 All
reports made to the designated control stations shall be in English. Timings shall be
in local time following
the 24-hour standard format.
3 The height of vessel refers to the height (in metres) measured vertically
from the waterline
of the vessel to the highest point of the vessel including its cargo, structure or
equipment
on board. If there are extendible structures on board, the highest point shall be the maximum
height
attainable by these structures when fully extended, if such extended height exceeds the
height of its
cargo, or fixed structures or equipment.
Application
4 The VHF radiotelephone reporting procedures for
vessels manoeuvring in port shall
apply to:
(a) vessel of 300 GT and above;
(b) tug engaged in towing
or pushing if the combined GT of the tug and tow or
vessel(s) being pushed is 300 GT and above;
(c) all
passenger vessels;
(d) vessel of 30m or more in length; and
(e) vessel of 30m or more in height
Reporting
Sectors
5 East Johor Strait, Keppel Harbour, Cruise Bay, Pasir Panjang, West Jurong, West Johor
Strait,
Eastern and Western Sectors are designated as reporting sectors. The geographical
boundaries of
the sectors are described in Appendix 1 and shown in the attached Chartlet.
Vessel intending to enter,
move within or leave a reporting sector shall first call on the
appropriate control station and obtain
permission to conduct the manoeuvre.
Control Stations
6 For the purpose of VHF radiotelephone reporting
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by vessels manoeuvring in port, the
port water is divided into 11 sectors. Each sector has a control station
operating on a
designated VHF Channel. The designated VHF Channels for the sectors are listed in
the table
below:
Reporting Sectors Control Stations Designated VHF Channels
East Johor Strait Sector Sembawang
Control 21
Keppel Harbour Sector Keppel Control 18
Cruise Bay Sector Cruise Bay Control 5
Pasir
Panjang Sector 1 Sinki Control 68
Pasir Panjang Sector 2 Pasir Panjang Control 25
Pasir Panjang Sector
3 Pasir Panjang Control 25
Pasir Panjang Sector 4 Pasir Panjang Control 25
West Jurong Sector Jurong
Control 22
West Johor Strait Sector Jurong Control 22
Eastern Sector East Control 12
Western Sector West
Control 68
Types of Reports
7 There are 3 types of reports, namely, Channel Information Report, Arrival
Report and
Underway Report. Depending on the sector in which a vessel is in, every report shall be made
to
the appropriate control station.
(a) Channel Information Report
(i) This report shall be made by
a vessel arriving from high sea prior to
entering the port or a vessel intending to move within or leave
the port.
The report shall be made to the appropriate control station on the
designated VHF Channel
listed in paragraph 6.
(ii) The report shall contain the following information:
- name or callsign of vessel
-
vessel's draft
- present location
- destination, i.e. new location in port or bound for sea
-
height (if proceeding to a height restricted area)
- remarks, if any
(iii) For a vessel intending to
enter, move within or leave a reporting sector,
it shall obtain permission from the control station before
conducting the
manoeuvre.
(iv) Before proceeding to or departing from a terminal, a vessel shall
comply
with the guidelines in Appendix 2.
(b) Arrival Report
(i) This report shall be made by a vessel
when it has arrived at the
destination in port. The vessel shall report to the appropriate control
station
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on the designated VHF Channel listed in paragraph 5.
(ii) For a vessel arriving at a terminal, the
report shall contain the following
information:
- name or callsign of vessel
- arrival date and time
-
name of the berth and terminal
(iii) For a vessel arriving at an anchorage, the report shall contain the
following
information:
- name or callsign of vessel
- arrival date and time
- name of the anchorage
-
bearing and distance of the vessel from one of the position
reference points listed in Appendix 3.
Note:
Every vessel at anchor is required to maintain a continuous listening watch
on the appropriate VHF Channel.
(c)
Underway Report
(i) This report shall be made by a vessel when it is underway in a channel
after
leaving an anchorage or a berth and passing abeam of the points
listed in Appendix 4. The vessel
shall report to the appropriate control
station on the designated VHF Channel listed in paragraph 5.
(ii)
The underway report shall contain the following information:
- name or callsign of vessel
- present
location e.g. abeam of NE Corridor Buoy
(iii) Every vessel when underway shall maintain a continuous listening
watch
on the VHF Channel that is designated for the sector the vessel is in.
(iv) Vessels are advised
to keep additional listening watch on VHF Channel
16.
8 A summary of the above reporting procedures
is tabulated in Appendix 5 for quick
reference. This circular supercedes Port Marine Circular No. 23
of 2005.
CHOONG YEW WENG
for PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
TEL : 6325 2464
FAX
: 6325 2454
REPORTING SECTORS Appendix 1
Eastern Sector Remarks
1a 01° 20.354’N 104° 01.362’E
1b
01° 19.997’N 104° 02.693’E
1c 01° 19.997’N 104° 03.060’E
1d 01° 18.783’N 104° 04.258’E
1e
01° 17.449’N 104° 05.206’E
1f 01° 16.910’N 104° 02.100’E
1g 01° 16.296’N 103° 58.599’E
1h
01° 12.318’N 103° 51.201’E
1i 01° 14.394’N 103° 51.202’E
1j 01° 13.918’N 103°
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51.398’E
1k 01° 14.686’N 103° 52.199’E
1l 01° 15.054’N 103° 51.761’E
1m 01° 16.159’N
103° 51.639’E
thence along the coastline
1a 01° 20.354’N 104° 01.362’E
Keppel Harbour Sector
2a
01° 16.159’N 103° 51.639’E (Point 2a shared with Point 1m)
2b 01° 15.054’N 103° 51.761’E
(Point 2b shared with Point 1l)
2c 01° 14.686’N 103° 52.199’E (Point 2c shared with Point 1k)
2d
01° 13.918’N 103° 51.398’E (Point 2d shared with Point 1j)
2e 01° 15.105’N 103° 50.908’E
thence
along the coastline
2a 01° 16.159’N 103° 51.639’E (Point 2a shared with Point 1m)
Cruise Bay
Sector
3a 01° 15.556’N 103° 48.416’E
3b 01° 15.737’N 103° 48.311’E
thence along the coastline
3a
01° 15.556’N 103° 48.416’E
Western Sector
4a 01° 15.105’N 103° 50.908’E (Point 4a shared
with Point 2e)
4b 01° 14.394’N 103° 51.202’E (Point 4b shared with Point 1i)
4c 01° 12.318’N
103° 51.201’E (Point 4c shared with Point 1h)
4d 01° 10.855’N 103° 47.558’E
4e 01° 08.973’N
103° 44.313’E
4f 01° 11.541’N 103° 40.845’E
4g 01° 13.973’N 103° 44.434’E
4h 01°
14.201’N 103° 44.980’E
4i 01° 14.465’N 103° 45.786’E
4j 01° 14.345’N 103° 47.118’E
4k
01° 15.556’N 103° 48.416’E (Point 4k shared with Point 3a)
thence along the coastline
4a 01° 15.105’N
103° 50.908’E (Point 4a shared with Point 2e)
Pasir Panjang Sector 1 Remarks
5a 01° 16.637N
103° 44.202’E
5b 01° 15.585N 103° 45.472’E
5c 01° 15.302N 103° 45.536’E
5d 01° 14.465N 103°
45.786’E (Point 5d shared with Point 4i)
5e 01° 14.201N 103° 44.980’E (Point 5e shared with Point
4h)
5f 01° 13.973N 103° 44.434’E (Point 5f shared with Point 4g)
5g 01° 11.541N 103° 40.845’E
(Point 5g shared with Point 4f)
5h 01° 11.749N 103° 40.562’E
5i 01° 12.099N 103° 39.208’E
5j
01° 13.338N 103° 40.426’E
thence along the coastline
5a 01° 16.637N 103° 44.202’E
Pasir Panjang
Sector 2
6a 01° 15.302’N 103° 45.536’E (Point 6a shared with Point 5c)
6b 01° 16.094’N 103°
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46.241’E
thence along the coastline
6c 01° 15.737’N 103° 48.311’E (Point 6c shared with Point
3b)
6d 01° 15.556’N 103° 48.416’E (Point 6d shared with Point 3a)
6e 01° 14.345’N 103° 47.118’E
(Point 6e shared with Point 4j)
6f 01° 14.465’N 103° 45.786’E (Point 6f shared with Point 4i)
6a
01° 15.302’N 103° 45.536’E (Point 6a shared with Point 5c)
Pasir Panjang Sector 3
7a 01° 16.094’N
103° 46.241’E (Point 7a shared with Point 6b)
7b 01° 15.302’N 103° 45.536’E (Point 7b
shared with Point 5c)
7c 01° 15.585’N 103° 45.472’E (Point 7c shared with Point 5b)
7d 01° 16.400’N
103° 44.385’E
thence along the coastline
7e 01°16.775’N 103° 43.842’E
7f 01°17.148’N
103° 44.190’E
7g 01°17.425’N 103°44.878’E
7h 01°17.878’N 103° 44.660’E
thence along the
coastline
7a 01°16.094’N 103°46.241’E (Point 7a shared with Point 6b)
Pasir Panjang Sector 4
8a
01° 16.775’N 103° 43.842’E (Point 8a shared with Point 7e)
thence along the coastline
8b 01°17.878’N
103° 44.660’E (Point 8b shared with Point 7h)
8c 01°17.425’N 103°44.878’E (Point 8c shared
with Point 7g)
8d 01°17.148’N 103° 44.190’E (Point 8d shared with Point 7f)
8a 01° 16.775’N
103° 43.842’E (Point 8a shared with Point 7e)
West Jurong Sector
9a 01° 13.338’N 103° 40.426’E
(Point 9a shared with Point 5j)
9b 01° 12.099’N 103° 39.208’E (Point 9b shared with Point 5i)
9c
01° 12.507’N 103° 37.630/E
9d 01° 12.772’N 103° 37.676’E
thence along the coastline
9a 01°
13.338’N 103° 40.426’E (Point 9a shared with Point 5j)
West Johor Strait Sector Remarks
10a 01°
12.772’N 103° 37.676’E (Point 10a shared with Point 9d)
10b 01° 12.507’N 103° 37.630’E (Point
10b shared with Point 9c)
10c 01° 12.908N 103° 36.071’E
thence along the Port Limit between
Singapore
& Malaysia, along the
Causeway and then along the coastline,
10a 01° 12.772’N 103° 37.676’E
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