PUB. 172 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ RED SEA AND THE PERSIAN GULF ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2006 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2006 ELEVENTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub.172, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Red Sea and the Per- and navigate so that the designated course is continuously sian Gulf, Eleventh Edition, 2006, is issued for use in con- being made good. junction with Pub. 160, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The companion vol- which currents set. umes are Pubs. 171, 173, 174, and 175. 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 11 February 2006, in- omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are cluding Notice to Mariners No. 6 of 2006. mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal passage or fairway are described. Explanatory Remarks 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- in meters, or tenths of miles. Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, theses following another name are alternate names that may Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their port approach information which supplements the largest scale spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence status of an area by the United States Government. Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference called “Sectors.” used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to degrees are used. web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the in each Sector. accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as sions of these web sites. follows: 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 1. Mailing address: scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0Maritime Division Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.0ST D 44 appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.04600 Sangamore Road facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0Bethesda MD 20816-5003 aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 2. E-mail address: ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide [email protected] in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in date of the publication shown above. Important information to Pub. 150, World Port Index. amend material in the publication is available as a Publication 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational website. Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Broadcasts, should be consulted. 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (PDUs) 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the http://164.214.12.145/sdr charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same the geographic area covered by this publication. Special manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Pub. 172 III IV . Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division Reference List website. 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (Special Warnings) publication were: http://164.214.12.145/warn/warn_j_query.html 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. 0.0 Various port handbooks. 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and from which winds blow. various shipping companies. 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and documents. 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- ments in possession of the Agency. Pub. 172 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Abbreviations . IX Sector 1 Egypt—The Suez Canal and Suez Bay . 1 Sector 2 Egypt—The Gulf of Suez . 21 Sector 3 The Red Sea—Central Passage . 35 Sector 4 The Red Sea—West Side—Egypt and Sudan—Gazair Giftun to Ras Kasar . 43 Sector 5 The Red Sea—West Side—Sudan and Eritrea—Ras Kasar to Ras Siyan . 65 Sector 6 The Red Sea—East Side—Ras Muhammad to Jiddah, including the Gulf of Aqaba . 81 Sector 7 The Red Sea—East Side—Jiddah to Ras Bab al Mandeb . 109 Sector 8 Yemen—Ras Bab al Mandeb to Aden Harbor . 131 Sector 9 Yemen and Oman—Aden Harbor to Ras al Hadd . 139 Sector 10 Djibouti and Somalia—Ras Siyan to Raas Xaafuun . 159 Sector 11 Oman—Northeast Coast—Ras al Hadd to Ras Diba . 185 Sector 12 Pakistan and the South Coast of Iran—Ras Muari to Damagheh-ye Kuh . 201 Sector 13 The Strait of Hormuz and the Entrance to the Persian Gulf . 211 Sector 14 The Persian Gulf—Iran—Ras-e Bostaneh to Bushehr . 227 Pub. 172 V Contents Sector 15 The Persian Gulf—United Arab Emirates and Qatar—Ras ash Sham to Ras Rakan . 235 Sector 16 The Persian Gulf—Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq—Ras Rakan to Khawr Abd Allah . 269 Sector 17 The Persian Gulf—Iran—Bushehr to the Shatt al Arab . 307 Glossaries . 327 Index—Gazetteer . 343 319 VI Pub. 172 Pub.172 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 172 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91 26.21 26.52 26.82 27.13 90 27.43 27.74 28.04 28.35 28.65 28.96 29.26 29.57 29.87 30.17 Fathoms to Meters Fathoms 0123456789 0 0.00 1.83 3.66 5.49 7.32 9.14 10.97 12.80 14.63 16.46 10 18.29 20.12 21.95 23.77 25.60 27.43 29.26 31.09 32.92 34.75 20 36.58 38.40 40.23 42.06 43.89 45.72 47.55 49.38 51.21 53.03 30 54.86 56.69 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01