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for Vessels Novigoting through the
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For the purpose of these Rules the following definitions sholl opply: -

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A tonker of 150,000 dwt ond obove sholl be deemed lo be o very lorge crude corrier (VLCC)

Generol Provisions

1. Deep drought vessels ond VLCCs sholl ollow for on under keel cleqrqnce of ot leosi 3.5 metres ot oll times during the
entire possoge through the Stroits of Molocco ond Singopore ond sholl olso toke oll the necessory sofety precoutions,
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Eostbound deep drought vessels sholl use designoled deep woter routes.

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Eostbound deep drought vessels novigoting in the deep woler routes in Phillip Chonnel ond Singopore
Shoit sholl, os for os prociicoble, ovoid overtoking.

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All vessels novigoting within the troffic seporotion scheme sholl proceed in the oppropriote troffic lone in
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All vessels hoving defects o{{ecting operotionol sofety sholl toke oppropriote meosures to overcome these

defects be{ore entering the Stroits of Molocco ond Singopore.

Rule 5

ln ihe event of on emergency or breokdown of o vessel in the irqffic lone, it sholl, os for os procticoble ond
sofe, leove the lone by pulling out to the storboord side.

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opprooching Roffles Lighthouse sholl proceed with couiion, toking note of the locol worning system, ond,
complionce wiih Rule 18{d) of the lnternotionol Regulotions for Prevenling Collisions ot Seo, 1972, ovoid
impeding the sofe possoge of o vessel constroined by her drought which is exhibiting the signols required
by Rule 28 ond which is obliged to cross fhe westbound lone of ihe scheme in order lo opprooch the single
point mooring focilih/ (in opproximoie posiiion Ol"1 1'.A2N, 103"47'.50 E, from Philip Chonnel).

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Vessels proceeding in the troffic seporotion schemes when opprooching ony of the precoutionory oreos

sholl proceed with coution, toking note of the locol worning syslem, ond, in complionce with Rule 18(d)
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of o uessel constroined by her drought whic[ is exhibiting the signols required by Rri" 28 ond which"is
obliged to cross thoi precoutionory oreo.

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lnformotion reloting to the movemenl of ships conshoined by their drought os referred to in porogrophs
{o) ond (b) oboue will be gi"en by rodio broodcosts. The poiticulors of sich broodcosts ore prorrig;i"J
by Notices to Moriners. All.uesseis novigoting in the oreo'of the troffic seporotion scheme should mJnitor
these rodio broodcosts ond toke occount of the informotion received.

VLCCs ond deep drought vessels novigoting in the Shqits of Molocco ond Singopore sholl, os for os it
is sofe ond procticoble, proceed ot o speed of not more thon l2 knots over thJground in the following

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broodcost, eight,hours betrcre enlering the.koffic seporolion schemes, novigotionol informotion giving
nome, deodweight tonnoge, drought, ipe-ed ond times of.possing One Fothom eonk Lighthoure, foffiei
Lighthouse ond Horsburgt Lighthouse. bifficult ond unwieliy tor.is ore olso oduised to droodcosi
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novigoting in ihe routeing system of the Srroits of Molocco ond Sinoopore sholl mointoin ot oll

times o- sole speed, consistent wilh sofe novigoiion, sholl proceed *ith coution,tnd sholl be in o moximum
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neorest shore outhority ony domoge to or mollunction oflhe oids to novigotion in the Skoiis, or ony oids
out of position in the Siroits.
Flog Stofes, owners ond operotors should ensure ihot their vessels ore odequotely equipped
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with the oppropriote iniernoiionol conventions/recommendotions.

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Amendmenls to the Rules for Vessels Novigoting Through ihe Stroits of Molocco ond Singopore
- Recommendoiions for Vessels Crossing the Troffic Seporotion Scheme (TSS) ond Precoutionory

Areos in the Singopore Stroit During Hours of Dorkness
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or precoutionory oreos in the Singopore Stroil io join the eostbound or weslbound lone respectively; ond

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b) Eostbound or weslbound vessels in the TSS or precoutionory oreos in the Singopore Stroit crossing io
proceed to ports or onchoroges in the Singopore Stroit.
2. The night signols should be disployed by:
o) Vessels of 300 gross tonnoge ond obove;
b) Vessels of 50 metres or more in length; ond
c) Vessels engoged in towing or pushing with o combined 300 gross ionnoge ond obove, or with o
combined length of 50 metres or more.

3. Vessels crossing the TSS ond precoutionory oreos in the Singopore Stroit to proceed to or from ports or
onchoroges ore recommended to comply with the following procedures:
o) A vessel in the Singopore Stroit which intends to cross the eostbound or westbound troffic lones in the
TSS or precoutionory oreos respectively, is recommended to comply with ihe following:
repori to the WIS io indicoie its intention in odvonce.
ii) disploy the signols consisting of 3 oll-round green lights in o verticol line. WIS would olert ships
in the vicinity to keep o good look out for the crossing vessel.
iii) when troffic condition is fovouroble, olier course boldly if necessory, (to be reodily opporent to
other vessels in the vicinity observing by sight or rodor) ond cross the troffic lone on o heoding
os neorly os procticoble ot right ongles to the generol direction of hoflic flow.
iv) report to WIS ond switch olf the night signols when it hos so{ely left/crossed or joined the

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b) Disploying the night signols sholl noi exempt ihe crossing vessel of iis obligotion to give woy to other
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STRlllRlP^r:.3 mondolory.reportilg sysiem covering the Molocco ond Singopore Skoits between longitudes IOO'r'O'E
qnd 1Oy'' 23'E. The obiectives of the system ore to:
Enhonce the sofety of novigotion
protect the morine environment
focilitote the movements of vessels
support SAR ond oil pollution response operotions.
STRAITREP olso. provides

informolion to vessels obout specific ond criticol situorions thot could couse conflicring troffic
movements, qnd other informotion concerning sofety of novigotion.
Vessels should mointoin o listening wotch on the oppropriote Sector VHF Chonnel. lnformotion of qenerol
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{r')Vessels of ony tonnoge corrying hozordous corgo.
{5)All possenger vessels thot ore fitted with VHF, regordless of length or Gl

(6)Any cotegory of vessel less thon 5Om in length or less ihon 3OO GT which ore fined with VHF

ond in on emergency uses
the oppropriote troffic lone or seporotion z6ne, in order to ovoid immediote donger

Ships must report when:
Crossing fhe.Shoits of Molocco ond singopore between longiiudes 'r00'40'E ond r04'23'E
crossing the line ioining Tg Pioi (O'l 'l 5;.50N I 03'30'.Z5Eiond Pulou Korimun Kecil (Ot "Ot,.2ON 103"24,.35E)
leoving port o.r onchoroges in the oreo or before
ioin_ing the troffic lone of the Troffic Seporotion Scheme {TSS}
opprooching hom the south vio selot Riou, obeom of Korong Golong Lt. {o l ' 09'.59N l 04" l l '.37E)
opprooching from the south vio Selot Durion, obeom of Pulo-u.longklt Betcon (00"57'.8gN 103.42; .62E)
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Reporting Procedures for Vessels Monoeuvring in Port
The following is o summorised extroct of the 2009 omendment to 'Reporting Procedures for Vessels Monoeuvring in Porl'.
The Port Moster hereby directs thot with effect from 1 Apr 2009 ot 0001 hours, oll vessels to which this circulor opplies sholl
comply with the omended reporting procedures lor vessels monoeuvring in port.

All reports mode to the designoled control stotions sholl be in English. Timings sholl be in locol time following the 24-hour
stqndord formot.
The height of vessel refers to the height (in mehes) meosured uerticolly from the woterline of the vessel io the highesi point
of the vessel including its corgo, struiture or equipment on boord. lf there ore extendible slruciures on boord, the highest
point sholl be the moiimum hlight ottoinoble by lhese structures when fully extended, if such exiended height exceeds lhe
height of its corgo, or fixed structures or equipment.

Control Stotions
For the purpose of VHF rodiotelephone reporting by uessels monoeuvring in port, the port woter is divided into I 1 sectors.
Eoch seclor hos o control sloiion operoting on o designoted VHF Chonnel. The designoted VHF Chonnels for the seciors
ore listed in the toble below:

Reporting Sectors

Control Stations

East Johor Strait Sector

Sembawanq Control
Keppel Control

Keppel Harbour Sector
Cruise Bav Sector
Pasir Panianq Sector 1
Pasir Panianq Sector 2
Pasir Panianq Sector 3
Pasir Panianq Sector 4
West Juronq Sector
West Johor Strait Sector

Eastern Sector
Western Sector

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1. Before proceeding io o terminol ond prior to eniering the reporting sector, ihe moster of the vessel sholl ensure thot:
o) The berth oi the terminol or shipyord is cleor from obstructions ond thot odequote personnel ore ovoiloble to ossist
the vessel during the berthing.
b) The tug(s) where opplicoble ore in position to ossist the vessel.
c) The VHF working chonnel for berthing hos been ogreed ond tested

d) The vessel's novigoiionol equipment/sleering geor including the ship's whistle ore tested.
e) Any other precoutions deemed necessory for the sofe novigotion ond berthing of the vessel ore observed.
f) Moster/Pilot exchonge is conducted to ensure ihe Moster fully understonds ihe pilot's plons
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h) Deporture cleoronce is obtoined from the sector controlling stotion.

3. Mosters of vessels novigoting wiihin o reporling sector ore reminded of the following:
o) To keep o proper look-oui for other vessels thot moy olso be monoeuvring wiihin the oreo
b) To keep os neor to the ouler limit of the foirwoy which lies on her storboord side where it is sofe ond prociicoble.
c) To proceed ot o sofe speed ot oll times.

d) To comply with the lnternotionol Regulotions for Preventing Collisions ol Seo 1972, os omended
e) Thoi onchoring is prohibited except in lhe cose of emergency to ovoid immediote donger.

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Guidelines {or Voyoge Plonning

OBJECTIVES
The developmeni of o plon for voyoge or possoge, os well os the close ond continuous monitoring o{ the vessel's
progress ond position during the exeiution of such o plon, ore of essentiol importonce for sofety of life ot seo, sofety
ond efficiency of novigotion ond protection of the morine environmenl.
The need for voyoge ond possoge plonning opplies to qll vessels. There ore severol foclors thoi moy impede the

foctors thot moy impede the novigotion of lorge vessels or vessels
corrying [ozordous corgoes. These foctors will need to be token into occount in the preporotion of the plon ond in
lhe subsequeni monitoring of the execution o{ the plon.
so{e novigotion of oll vessels

onl odditionol

Voyoge ond possoge plonning includes opproisol, i.e. gothering oll informqtion relevonl lo the contemploted
uoyoge or possoge; detoiled plonning of the whole voyoge or possoge from berth to berth, including those oreos
necessitoting the presence of o pilot; execution of the plon; ond the monitoring of the progress of the vessel in the
implemeniotion of the plon. These components of uoyoge/possoge plonning ore onolysed below

2
2.1

APPRAISAT

All informoiion relevonl to the contemploted voyoge or possoge should be considered. The lollowing items should
be token into occount in voyoge ond possoge plonning:
2.1
the condition ond stote o{ ihe vessel, its stobility, ond its equipment; ony operotionol limitotions; its permissible
drought ot seo in foirwoys ond in ports; ils monoeuvring doio, including ony restrictions;
2.1
ony speciol chorocteristics of the corgo (especiolly i{ hozordous}, ond its distribution, siowoge ond securing

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on boord the vessel;
the provision of o compelent ond well-rested crew to underloke the voyoge or possoge;
requirements for up+o-dote certificotes ond documents concerning the vessel, ils equipmenl, crew,
possengers or corgo;
oppropriote scole, occurote ond up-to-dote chorts to be used for the intended voyoge or possoge, os well
os ony relevont permonent or temporory noiices to moriners ond existing rodio novigotionol wornings;
occurote ond up-to-doie soiling direciions, lists of lights ond lists of rodio oids io novigotion; ond
ony relevont up-to-dote odditionol informotion, including:
2.1 .7.1 moriners' rouieing guides ond possoge plonning chorts, published by competenl outhorities;
2.1 .7.2 current ond tidol otloses ond tide tobles;
2.1 .7.3 climotologicol, hydrogrophicol, ond oceonogrophic doto os well os other oppropriote
meteorologicol informotion;
2.1 .7.4 ovoilobility of services for weother routeing (such os thot contoined in Volume D of the World
Meteorologicol Orgonizotion's Publicotion No. 9);
2.1 .7.5 existing ships' routeing ond reporting syslems, vessel troffic services, ond morine environmentol

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prurELrlon meosUres;
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volume ol troffic likely io be encountered throughout the voyoge or pqssoge;
if o pilot is to be used, informotion reloting to pilotoge ond emborkolion ond disembqrkqtion
including the exchonge of informotion between moster ond pilot;
2.1
ovoiloble pori informotion, including informotion pertoining to the ovoilobility o{ shore-bosed
emergency response orrongements ond equipment; ond
2.1
ony odditionol iiems periinent to the type of ihe vessel or its corgo, the porticulor oreos the vessel
will troverse, ond the type of voyoge or possoge to be underloken.
On the bosis of the obove informotion, on overoll opproisol of the intended voyoge or possoge should be mode. This
opproisol should provide o cleor indicotion of oll oreos of donger; lhose oreos where il will be possible lo novigote
sofely, including ony existing rouieing or reporling systems ond vessel hoffic services, ond ony oreos where morine
environmentol protection considerotions opply.
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On the bosis of the fullest possible opproisol, o detoiled voyoge or possoge plon.should be prepored which should
cover the entire uoyog" o, porrog" Iior berth to berth, inclu-ding those oreot -het" the services of o pilot will be

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'the
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trock,'the rono.u"uririg chqrocteiisrics of'the uessel ond its drought in relotion to the ovoiloble

woter depth;
3.2.2.2 necessory speed olterotions en route, e-.g. where there moy be limitoiions becouse of ni.ghi
porrog", rijol restricfions, or ollo*once fo1 the increose of drought due to squot ond heel effect
when turning;
minimum clironce required under the keel in criticol oreos with restricted woter depth;
3.2.2.3
oositions where o chonqe in mochinerv stotus is required;
3.2.2.A

course olterqtion points]toking into occount the vesiel's turning circle ot the plonned speed ond
ony expected effect of tidol slreoms ond currents;
the meihod ond frequency of position fixing, including primory ond cross-checking options,
3.2.2.6
ond the indicotion oi oreos *hete occurocy of position fixing is criticol ond where moximum
reliobility must be obtoined;
3.2.2.7 use of ships' routeing ond reporting systems ond uessel lrolfic services;
3.2.2.8 considerotions reloiing to the proteition of the morine environment; ond
3.2.2.9 contingency plons for-olternotive oction to ploce the vessel in deep woter or proceed to o porf of
r."fuge-or sofe onchoroge in the event of ony emergency necessitoting obondonment of ihe plon,
toking into occount existing shore-bosed emergency. respon se orrongements ond equipment
ond the noture of the corgo ond of the emergency itself.
uoyoge
the
or possoge plon shluld be cleorly moiked ond recorded, os oppropriote, on chorts ond
The detoils of
voyoge
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notebook
or compuler disk.
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Eoch voyoge or possoge plon os well os the detoils of the plon, should be oppro,red by the ships' mosier prior to the
commencemenl of the voyoge or possoge.

EXECUTION

4.1

Hoving finolized the voyoge or possoge plon, os soon os time of deporture ond estimoied time o[ orrivql con be
deterri'ined with reosonobie o..rro.y,ih" voyoge or possoge ,houli be executed in occordonce with the plon or

ony chonges mode thereto.

4.2

Foctors which should be token into occouni when executing the plon, or deciding on ony deporture therefrom
include:
4.2.1 the reliobilii/ qnd condition of ihe vessel's novigotionol equipment;
4.2.2 estimoied times o[ orrivol ot criticol points for tide heights ond flow;
4.2.3 meteorologicol conditions, (porticulorly in oreos known to be offected by frequent periods of low visibility)
os well os weother routeing informoiion;

4.2.4

doy'ime versus nighi-time possing of donger points, ond ony effect this moy hove on position fixing

4.2.5

occurocy; ond
troffic conditions, especiolly of novigotionol focol points.

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true'direction of rhe plonned route or trock should be indicoted, os -ell os oll oreos of donger, existing
ships' routeing ond reporiing systems, vessel froffic services, ond ony oreos where morine environmentol
protection considerotions opply;
ihe moin elements to ensure sofeiy of life or seo, sofety ond efficiency of novigotion, ond protection of ihe

morine environment during the intended voyoge or possoge; such elementi should include, but not be
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ond thus whether ihot section
porroq" plon, introduces on unocceptob"le io.ord to the sofe conduci of ihe possoge;
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Prohibition of Anchoring in the Stroiis of Molocco ond Singopore

o proliferotion of vessels onchoring within the Troffic Seporotion Scheme (TSS) ond
Precoulionory Areos in the Sfroits of Molocco ond Singopore os well os beiween the londword limits of the
TSS ond opprooches to the ports. These vessels pose o risk to the sofety o{ novigotion by obstructing port
opprooches ond troffic flow
There hos been

There hove been severol reported coses of collision incidents involving vessels os well os reports on submorine
coble domoge coused by such indiscriminqte onchoring of vessels ot non designoted onchoroges olong the

Stroits of Molocco ond Singopore.

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Moriners ore ihere{ore reminded not to onchor in oll oreos in the TSS of the Stroits of Molocco ond Singopore
(Rule 10 (g) of the COLREGs olso refers); os well os between the londword limits of the TSS ond opprooches
to the ports. Vessels entering ony port in ony of the littorol Stotes ore to onchor in the onchoroges designoted
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will closely monitor ihe- identities ond locotions of vessels thot ore onchoring indiscrim'inotely. The rllevonr
outhority will toke oppropriote oction including reporting to the {log Stote of the vessel. Where submorine
coble domoge occurs, the relevont outhority will promptly shore informotion with the coble owner(s) ond
other interested porties io focilitote legol proceedings to recover compensotion from the owners ond mosters

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onchoring o'rer lhese cobles.
Doted: 6 November 2009
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Direciorote Generol of Seo Tronsportotion, lndonesio
Morine Deporlment of Moloysio
Moritime ond Port Authority of Singopore

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Ship io Ship Tronsfer of Bunkers Between Licensed Port limit Tonkers
PORT MARINE CIRCUIAR

NO. 24 0F 2005
28 Oci 2005
To: Shipping Communiiy

Horbour Croft Community

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The former Port Morine Circulor No 53

of 1997 is hereby concelled.

2. MPA strives to mointoin ond keep iis port woters pollution-free. The Shipping ond Horbour Crolt communities ore owore
ond hove been supportive of lhe need for o pollution-free morine environment.

3. Ship+o-Ship

{STS) honsfers by Port Limit Tonkers ore only permitted ot Tuos Petroleum Holding Anchoroge ond Eostern
Peiroleum 'B' Anchoroge. At ony time not more thon two Port Limit Tonkers ore permitted to tie olongside eoch other. All
STS tronsfers musl be opproved by the Port Moster, MPA.

4. Currently, opplicotions for

STS tronsfers ore submitted through MARINET ond focsimile to Port Morine Sofety Dept for
opprovol. To further expedite opprovols, MPA hos iniroduced onother volue-odded service. With immediote effect, STS
opplicoiions cqn olso be mode vio hondphone Short Messoge Service (SMS) io 9635 58,l3. Pleose register for this
m-Service on MARINEt A SMS chorge ol $0.20 per messoge will only be opplicoble with effect from 'l Jon 2006.

5. With the MARINET ond SMS services for opplicotions of STS tronsfers, the focsimile opplicotions will be discontinued
with effect from 1 Apr 2006.
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help us to keep the port woters cleon, pleose odvise your mosters lo be extremely coreful during the ironsfer operotions.
Mosters, owners or ogents ore reminded of the requirement under Seciion I 5 of the Prevention o{ Pollution of the Seo Aci
to report ony oil spill to the Port Moster by VHF chonnel Z or telephone 6220 3803 or 6325 2488.

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7. Pleose contoct Copt Foong Yee Kuon, if you need ony further clorificotion on this Port Morine Circulor.
FOONG YEE KUAN

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PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORIry OF SINGAPORE

TELNO.63252472
FAX NO. 6325 2807

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The recent increose in collisions occurring in ond oround Singopore woters is of concern for the whole shipping community.

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including onchoroges outside pori limits ond close to the Singopore Stroits Troffic Seporotion Scheme

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Let mosters know obout the lotest MPA notices. Refer to

ensure fully operotionol bridge novigotionol equipment ond engine mochinery
toke pilots when bunkering / storing if mosters ore inexperienced in these woiers
ptoper. use of VHF - close quorter situotions qnd collisions hove been coused by misunderstonding VHF
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conversotions omong bridge wotchkeepers
'19/2009)
olwoys use the lotest updoted chorts. (Re{er to MPA Port Morine Notice
odhere to the COLREGS
ovoid onchoring close to or in the TSS, use designoted onchoroges where possible
ovoid onchoring ouer/neor subseo cobles ond pipelines.

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ensure mosters ond bridge cre* ore fully resourced, iroined ond experienced

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(TSS).

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There ore some 5O,OOO ship movemenls in the Singopore Stroits in o yeor, with o significont number onchoring oulside port

limits, often in non designoted onchoroges woiting for orders. Numerous ships onchor woiting to bunker, to moke crew
chonges, to pick up spores or to undergo repoirs.
There is olso on increose in ihe number of ships using the odjocent TSS, pilot boording oreos ond designoted bunkering
onchoroges. There ore opproximotely 400 ships ot onchor ot ony one doy ond oll the onchoroges ore heovily uiilised.
Movements in ond oround these qreqs require extreme coution ond coreful plonning.
ln generol the collisions hove noi been moior, olthough those in the Molocco Stroits hove resulted in mo jor cloims, loss of life
ond pollution. Mosters should be mlndful of the results of o collision whilst using the highly utilised onchoroges. The donger
of onchoring in non designoted onchoroges ond cousing domoge to subseo cobles should olso be considered.

5hip Troffic lnformotion Service
Ship movements ore overseen by the Moritime ond Pori Auihority of Singopore {MPA) Sh;p Troffic lnformotion Service
(WlS) which is odvising oll ships not to onchor in the TSS ond lhe oreo north of the TSS limiis which ore not designoied
onchoroges. Refer to MPA's Port Mqrine Circulor No. 5 of 2OO1 . Ships onchored in the TSS ore identified by Singopore
WS qnd will be reported to their respective flog odminisiroiions.

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Pilots
More pilots ore being recruiied ond troined lo improve the Singopore pilotoge service levels. Pilotoge exemptions ore
olso gronted to mosters who hove successfully compleled the port fomiliorisotion course ond procticol troining on ship
simulotors. Pilotoge exempiions opply to ships up to 5,000 GT ond therefore mosters need to be owore thot there ore olso
o number of ships monoeuvring without o pilot.

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Ships (other thon LPG/LNG /chemicol tonkers ond, drilling rigs /ships) bunkering in the eostern
ond western speciol
bunkering onchoroges ore not required ro engoge o pilor. n"f"i ro",raia porr,raorine Ciiculor No 23/2OOL.
lt is recommended

thot inexperienced mosters do toke o pilot.

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western off port limits onchoroge {OpL)
kering onchoroges ( A-C):- --here pilotoge is not compulsory
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More ships ore.onchoring crbihorily outside Singopore wolers ond in ihe TSS for o number of reosons, including
woiting
due to the economic down turn. However spikes in the number of ships onchoring .on olro o"..u; dr!
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Collision Risk Could Occur:
Due to the increosing number of ship movemenis; the presence of ships onchoring in ond
outside Singopore,s pori
limits ond in the TSS
when entering, exiting or crossing the TSS of Singopore Stroit
when monoeuvring within, orriving ot or deportino onchoroqes _ due to:
strong tidol streams - up to 2-3 knots from vo-rying direitions, tidol sheoms con vory becouse
of the chonges
mode to the lond contours
sudden chonges in weother, wind, heovy roin
other ship movemenis
foilure to heed the odvice ond worninqs from the WIS
in ihe onchoroges duri-ng heo,ry squolls or monsoons (Refer to MPA port Morine Circulor No
{tp,S]1S onchor
2/2007 & porr Morine Norice N;60/2007).
when opprooching pilot boording oreos.

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Tie moiority of collisions houe occurred when ships ore monoeuvring within the onchoroge oreos
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lollowtng reosons:

lnexperience of mosters in ship hondling ond onchoring
poor possoge plonning
no risk ossessments corried out by ihe moster;. inodequote knowledge,of the chorts, woter
tidol streoms,
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-potentiol ship movement directions, weother chonges, in"^periencJof
moster not being involved in the possoge plon
moster not plonning for ohernotive onchoiog"s
moster not being owore of WIS instructions
moster not briefing.other bridge teom members well before orrivol
,/deporture
not being owore of the MPA reporiing
not being owore of the VHF reporting- requirements
poor bridge teom monogement; inexpeiienced, poorly troined, insufficient numbers.
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chonqes in weorher,
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porriculorly squolls ond heovy roin srorms
toilure to oppreciote the effects of windoge
foilure to oppreciote other vessel moyements
VHF Rodio ossisted collisions. (Refer to MPA Morine Notice 1\/2OOS)
foilure to leove sufficient room when possing oheod of on onchored vessel
ineffeclive onchor woich; drogging on.hor. i-n o congested on.horog"
chonging tidol ond weother con resuh in
o collision. (Reter to MPA Port Morine Notices; 2/2002 & 60/2007). 'liih
foilure to ensure oll novigotionol equipment is fully operotionol.

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A number of collisions houe occurred *hen vessels ore eilher enlering or leoving the TSS when orriving or leoving Singopore.
A significont number of these ore due to the foct thot the vessels ore not complying with the Collision Regulotions ond not
enlering or leoving the TSS in lhe correct monner. The following ore porticulorly highlighted
Poor bridge teom monogement
poor possoge plonning
poor oppreciolion of other vessel movements.

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os Singopore, fiere is o need for the complete ond undivided ofienlion of the mosler, Componies should be owore
of this ond ensure thot mosters hove the required resources ond troining io effect q sofe orrivol ond deporture. This
includes ensuring thot the oll novigoting olficers hove oltended o Bridge Teom Monogement (BTM) or Bridge Resource
Monogemenl (BRM) course ond mosiers hove otlended o ship hondling course.
Singopore does corry out BTM courses ond these hove been reported to be very helpful {or officers of ships troding to
Singopore. These courses ore conducied ot the Singopore Moritime Acodemy or the Wovelink Acodemy. lnformotion con
be obtoined from their websiies oi wvwv.smo.edu.sg ond ***.*ouelink.com.sg,/ocodemy respectively.

Further lnformotion
Stondord So{ety Bulletin on onchoring doted - October 2008
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sronoor d-c uo.com/docs /StordoroSolety-Oc-O8. pdr
MPA web site. http://www. mpo.gov. sg,/
Port Moster MPA - Copt Lee Cheng Wee : emoil ; cheng wee lor queries for control of ship troffic
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Advisory to Shipping on lmproving Security Meosures While Tronsiting the Molocco Stroit (extroct)
Shipping Advisory Notice 20,l0
Doted 3 Morch 2010
These sections ore intended to enhonce security for the shipping community in the region

The reporting to IFC ond shoring of reol-time informotion with locol enforcement ogencies is criticol to enobling regionol
security.

RECOMMENDED SECURITY TREAMENT AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

7. Ship mosters ore olso recommended to odopt o Ship Security Plon (SSP)l meqsures similor to ihot of o
tronsit through the Gulf of Aden. These meosures include but sholl not be limited to:

o. Wotchkeeping ond Enhonced Vigilonce, Ship mosters should ensure odditionol lookouts ond ensure
thor the wttci'teom is provided niith od"quoi" visuol oids to improve the effeciiveness of the lookouts.
Post violotions of seo robbery hove occurred during hours of dorkness. Ship mosters ore encouroged b
proctice enhonced vigilonce during ihese hours.

b. Sounding of Alorms. Sounding the olorms informs the crew thot there might be o threot ond demonstrotes
to the oggressor

$ot the ship

is owore of the potentiol donger.

c. Adequote lighting. lt is recommended thot odequote lighting be provided onboord the ship with odditionol
reor focing lighting on the poop deck. lt is NOT recommended to switch off the novigotion lights.

d. AIS Tronsponder. Regionol militory forces ore keeping o keen eye for potentiol ihreots ond it is recommended
thot ships keep their AIS tronsponder switched on to enoble the moritime lorces to monitor ond ensure the
sofeiy of tronsiting ships.
e. Tronsit ot Good Speed. lt is recommended thot ships tronsit
circumstonces while odhering to novigotionol sofety.

ot o good speed subjected to prevoiling

f. Securing of Portholes ond Hotches. Ship mosters ore odvised to ensure thot the portholes ond hotches ore
secured while tronsiting.
g. Avoid Fishing Concenfrotions. Ship mosters ore odvised to ovoid shipping concentrotions whilst ensuring
novigotionol sofety.
h. Rigging of Woier Hoses ond Foom Monilors, The uses o{ wobrsproy ond foom monitors hove been lound
to be effective in deterring o potentiol oggressor ll is recommended fiot the woter hoses be rigged ond
lixed in position ond octivqted before the ironsiting. Monuol operotion is NOT recommended.

1 The IJK Royol Novy\ Moritime Trode Orgonisolion
IUK MTO) ond the Europeon lJnion Novol Force
(EIJNAVFOR) recommends the implemenfotion of o SSP to be token by ships fo prevent o successful ottock by

piroles or lerrorisls employing similor modus operondi.

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SHIPPING COMMUNITY REPORTING

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Stroit ond Singopore Skoit, ships ore encouroged to furnish regulor updote of
positionol informotion io IFC ot 4 to I hourlf intervols. This_will focilitote IFC tJ provide timely iorning to ships

should on impending threot is developing in the vicinity of the ship
9. lnitiol Report. lt is recommended lhot ihe initiol report odopt ond consist of the following fields of informotion:

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i. lnmorsot telephone number;
i. Telex ond fox number;

k. Emoil oddress;
l. Current position {ot GMT), course ond plonned possoge speed;
m. Woypoinis of plonned hock through Molocco Stroit;

n. Next port of coll ond ETA {ot GMT);

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Lost port of coll;

p. Nome ond oddress of ship owner/operotor,/chorter; ond
q. Agent Nome ond emoil oddress ot nexi port of coll.
I O. Positioncl Updotes. While tronsiting Molocco Shoit ond Singopore Stroit, ships ore encouroged to furnish
regu or updote of positionol informotion to IFC ot 4 to 8 houily intervols. ihis'will focilirote liC to orovide
I'mely worning to ships.shou.ld. on impending threot is developing in the viciniiy of the ship. The posirionol
updote should consist of ihe following fields during the tronsit:

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