Kusu Pilgrimage Season (18 Oct To 16 Nov 2009)

MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
PORT MARINE NOTICE
NO. 143 OF 2009
12 Oct 2009
Shipping Community
Harbour Craft Community
Pleasure Craft Community
KUSU PILGRIMAGE SEASON (18 OCT 2009 TO 16 NOV 2009)
Applicable to: Mariners operating to and from Marina South Pier, in the vicinity of East Keppel
Fairway and Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul)
1
The 2009 Kusu Pilgrimage season will commence on 18 Oct 09 and end on 16 Nov 09. During this
period, many ferries and harbour craft carrying passengers would cross the East Keppel Fairway when
plying between the Marina South Pier and Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul). The recommended routes for
these craft are shown in Appendix 1. Mariners shall keep a proper lookout for these craft and navigate
with extra caution when in the vicinity of the recommended routes.
2
The traffic movement within Marina South Pier has been divided in two routes. The ferries and
bumboats shall use the recommended routes as indicated by the chartlet in Appendix 2.
3.
Masters of harbour craft shall proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution when
approaching Marina South Pier and Kusu Island jetties.
4
The following buoys will be laid on 30 Sep 09 and will be removed on 17 Nov 09:
Type of Buoy
(a) Yellow polyethylene buoy
WGS 84 Datum
Latitude (N)
Longitude (E)
01° 13.526’
103° 51.427’
(b) Red can buoy Fl (2) R10s.
01° 13.236’
103° 51.697’
(c) Yellow polyethylene buoy
01° 13.376’
103° 51.457’
(d) Yellow polyethylene buoy
01°13.406’
103° 51.437’
Purpose/ Name
Channel buoy/
“Buoy 1”
Port hand buoy/
“Buoy 2” Fl (2) R 10s
For mooring of craft
(Off Pulau Sakijang)/
“Buoy 3”
For mooring of craft
(Off Pulau Sakijang)
“Buoy 4”
5
All harbour craft, except ferries operated by Singapore Island Cruise and Ferries Pte Ltd, plying to
and from Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul) shall:
(a)
keep within the channel demarcated by the Kusu Beacon (Fl R 2.5s) and the yellow
polyethylene channel buoy in position Lat 01° 13'.526N Long 103° 51'.427E (Appendix 3)
when approaching and leaving Kusu Jetty;
(b)
only use the harbour craft jetty at Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul) for the purpose of
embarking and disembarking passengers. This harbour craft jetty is located about 65
metres northwest of the Main Passenger jetty. All these harbour craft must not proceed
beyond 10 metres southeast of their allocated jetty. To avoid traffic congestion in the
vicinity, no harbour craft shall wait at the entrance of the channel or at the jetty.
6
The two yellow polyethylene mooring buoys located off Pulau Sakijang Pelepah, are meant for
harbour craft to moor temporarily while awaiting passengers (Appendix 3).
BERNARD CHIN
for PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
TEL: 6325 2464
FAX: 6325 2430