PUB. 171 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ EAST AFRICA AND THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2004 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2004 EIGHTH 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. 171, Sailing Directions (Enroute) East Africa and the and navigate so that the designated course is continuously South Indian Ocean, Eighth Edition, 2004, is issued for use in being made good. conjunction with Pub. 160, Sailing Directions (Planning 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Guide) South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The com- which currents set. panion volumes are Pubs. 172, 173, 174, and 175. 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 29 May 2004, includ- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, ing Notice to Mariners No. 22 of 2004. omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal Explanatory Remarks passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department in meters, or tenths of miles. of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing theses following another name are alternate names that may Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the port approach information which supplements the largest scale interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas status of an area by the United States Government. called “Sectors.” 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. degrees are used. 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. in each Sector. NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- follows: sions of these web sites. 0.0 1. Mailing address: 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0Maritime Safety Information Division scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0ST D 44 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.04600 Sangamore Road appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.0Bethesda MD 20816-5003 facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0 2. E-mail address: aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- [email protected] ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities date of the publication shown above. Important information to are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in amend material in the publication is available as a Publication Pub. 150, World Port Index. Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Safety 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not Information Division website. described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine 0.0NGA Maritime Safety Information Division Website Broadcasts, should be consulted. (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. 171 III Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Safety 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. Information Division website. 0.0 French Sailing Directions. 0.0 South African Sailing Directions. 0.0NGA Maritime Safety Information Division Website (Special Warnings) 0.0 Various port handbooks. http://164.214.12.145/warn/warn_j_query.html 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and various shipping companies. 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions from which winds blow. 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- ments. 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- ments in possession of the Agency. Reference List 0.0 0.0 Internet Web site: 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 0.0 Lighthouses of South Africa Home Page publication were: 0.0 http://www.lighthouses.co.za IV Pub. 171 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 South Africa—The Cape of Good Hope to Cape Recife . 1 Sector 2 South Africa and Mozambique—Cape Recife to Ponta da Barra . 19 Sector 3 Mozambique—Baia de Inhambane to Cabo Delgado . 37 Sector 4 Tanzania—Cabo Delgado to Ras Kanzi . 55 Sector 5 Tanzania—Ras Kanzi to Pangani Bay, including Zanzibar Island . 65 Sector 6 Kenya and Somalia—Pangani Bay to Qooriga Kismaayo, including Pemba . 75 Sector 7 Somalia—Qooriga Kismaayo to Raas Xaafuun . 89 Sector 8 West Indian Ocean—The Seychelles Islands to the Chagos Archipelago . 97 Sector 9 Islands and Banks North and East of Madagascar . 109 Sector 10 Madagascar—East Coast—Tanjon’i Bobaomby to Tanjon’i Vohimena . 125 Sector 11 Madagascar—Northwest Coast—Tanjon’i Bobaomby to Cap Sainte-Andre . 143 Sector 12 Madagascar—West Coast—Cap Saint-Andre to Tanjon’i Vohimena . 159 Sector 13 South Indian Ocean—The Prince Edward Islands, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul, and Ile Amsterdam . 171 Glossaries . 183 Index—Gazetteer . 201 Pub. 171 V 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 171 Pub. 171 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