PUB. 174 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ STRAIT OF MALACCA AND SUMATERA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Springfield, Virginia © COPYRIGHT 2016 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2016 FOURTEENTH 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 II Preface 0.0 Pub. 174, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Strait of Malacca and date of the publication shown above. Important information to Sumatera, Fourteenth Edition, 2016, is issued for use in con- amend material in the publication is available as a Publication junction with Pub. 160, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Data Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Domain web site. South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The companion vol- umes are Pubs. 171, 172, 173, and 175. 0.0NGA Maritime Domain Website 0.0 Digital Nautical Charts 3 and 4 provide electronic chart cov- http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal erage for the area covered by this publication. 0.0 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 2 January 2016, in- 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same cluding Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 2016. manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of or- Explanatory Remarks igin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department and navigate so that the designated course is continuously be- of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and ing made good. pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, Sec- 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward tions 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing Direc- which currents set. tions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nauti- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, cal charts and is not readily available elsewhere. omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal port approach information which supplements the largest scale passage or fairway are described. chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen- 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 cy. This publication is divided into geographic areas called minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed “Sectors.” in meters, or tenths of miles. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally from 000° (north) to 360°, measured clockwise. General bear- those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- ings are expressed by initial letters of points of the compass theses following another name are alternate names that may (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings have appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended de- only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, grees are used. such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to 0.0 Charts.—Reference to charts made throughout this publica- specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the tion refer to both the paper chart and the Digital Nautical Chart interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their (DNC). spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships status of an area by the United States Government. have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. in each Sector. 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place names 0.0 Corrective Information.—Users should refer corrections, are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- additions, and comments to NGA’s Maritime Operations Desk, mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers as follows: (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. 0.0 1. Toll free: 1-800-362-6289 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to 0.0 2. Commercial: 571-557-5455 web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- 0.0 3. DSN: 547-5455 ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- 0.0 4. DNC web site: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/ drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. 0.0 DNC.portal NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 5. Maritime Do- accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 main web site: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/ sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- 0.0 MSI.portal sions of these web sites. 0.0 6. E-mail: [email protected] International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) 0.0 7. Mailing address: Maritime Safety Office Code.—The ISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures to 0.0 National Geospatial-Intelligence enhance the security of ships and port facilities developed in 0.0 Agency response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in Mail Stop N64-SFH the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Information 0.0 7500 Geoint Drive on the ISPS Code can be found at the International Maritime 0.0 Springfield VA 22150-7500 Organization web site: 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the Pub. 174 III 0.0International Maritime Organization Home Page Broadcasts, should be consulted. http://www.imo.org 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warn- Lists should be consulted for complete information. ings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon promul- Maritime Administration (MARAD) Advisories.—MA- gation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners No. 1. RAD Advisories rapidly disseminate information on maritime A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is printed in dangers, safety, government policy, and other time-sensitive each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broadcast Warn- matters pertaining to U.S.-flag vessel operations. MARAD Ad- ings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Special visories are issued by the Office of Security to vessel masters, Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division web site. ship operators, and other U.S. Maritime interests. Advisories 0.0 Time.—Time is normally expressed as local time unless spe- are communicated via telex or other message formats and are cifically designated as Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). published on the MARAD web site and in the National Geo- 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions spatial-Intelligence Agency’s Weekly Notice to Mariners. from which winds blow. 0.0Maritime Administration (MARAD) Home Page Reference List http://www.marad.dot.gov/newsroom 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where ap- publication were: propriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which fa- 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. cilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0 Various port handbooks. aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide various shipping companies. in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in ments. Pub. 150, World Port Index. 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not ments in possession of the Agency. described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Pub. 174 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 174 Pub. 174 V 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