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PUB. 120 SAILING DIRECTIONS (PLANNING GUIDE) ★ PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIA ★ 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 FOURTH 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 Pub. 120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward and Southeast Asia, Fourth Edition, 2006, is issued for use in which currents set. conjunction with the following Sailing Directions (Enroute) Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 Publications: minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed Pub. 125, Pub. 126, Pub. 127, Pub. 153, Pub. 154, in meters, or tenths of miles. Pub. 155, Pub. 157, Pub. 158, Pub. 159, Pub. 161, Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally Pub. 162, Pub. 163, and Pub. 164. those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- This publication has been corrected to 8 April 2006, includ- theses following another name are alternate names that may ing Notice to Mariners No. 14 of 2006. appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, Explanatory Remarks such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- interest of typographical simplicity. Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the authority of Department Geographic names or their spellings do not necessarily re- of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and flect recognition of the political status of an area by the United pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, States Government. Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically Internet Links.—This publication provides Internet links to on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) are intended to assist ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign mariners in planning ocean passages and to eliminate duplica- Hydrographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. tion by consolidating useful information about all the countries NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the adjacent to a particular ocean basin in one volume. accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of these Planning Guide publications are compiled and structured in web sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and the alphabetical order of countries contained within the region omissions in the contents of these web sites. covered by each publication. International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees Code.—The ISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures to from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General enhance the security of ships and port facilities developed in bearings are expressed by the initial letters of the points of the response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in compass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb end- the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Information ings have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are in- on the ISPS Code can be found at the International Maritime tended, degrees are used. Organization web site: Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as International Maritime Organization Home Page follows: http://www.imo.org 1. Mailing address— Maritime Division Lights and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not ST D 44 described, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Lists should be consulted for complete information. 4600 Sangamore Road National Ocean Claims.—Information on national ocean Bethesda MD 20816-5003 claims and maritime boudary disputes, which have been com- 2. E-mail address— piled from the best available sources, is provided solely in the [email protected] interest of the navigational safety of shipping and in no way New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the constitutes legal recognition by the United States. These non- date of publication shown above. Important information to recognized claims and requirements may include, but are not amend material in the publication is available as a Publication limited to: Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division web- 1. A requirement by a state for advance permission or site. notification for innocent passage of warships in the territorial sea. NGA Maritime Division Website 2. Straight baseline, internal waters, or historic waters http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime claims. 3. The establishment of a security zone, where a state Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same claims to control activity beyond its territorial sea for secur- manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a ity reasons unrelated to that state’s police powers in its terri- course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of ori- tory, including its territorial sea. gin along a track having the identical meridional angle as the Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids and designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow radio weather services are not described in detail. Publication for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, and navigate so that the designated course is continuously Selected Worldwide Marine Weather Broadcasts, should be being made good. consulted. Pub. 120 III Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the British Hydrographic Office Sailing Directions. charts and are expressed in meters. Canadian Sailing Directions. Special Warnings.—Special Warnings may be in force for French Sailing Directions. the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Japanese Sailing Directions. Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon Korean Sailing Directions. promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners Russian Sailing Directions. No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is Fairplay Ports and Terminals, 2003-2004. printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- The Statesman’s Yearbook, 2005. cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. The World Factbook, 2004. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division website. Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels Time Zone.—The Time Zone description(s), as well as and various shipping companies. information concerning the use of Daylight Savings Time, are Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- included. The World Time Zone Chart is available on the Inter- ments. net at the website given below. Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- World Time Zone Chart ments in possession of the Agency. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ reference_maps/pdf/time_zones.pdf Internet Web sites, as follows: 1. Calendar of All Legal Public Holidays. Winds.—Wind directions are the true directions from which http://www.bank-holidays.com winds blow. 2. Department of State/U.S. Embassies. http://usembassy.state.gov Reference List 3. IMB Piracy Reporting Center Home Page. http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/menu_imb_piracy.asp The principal sources examined in the preparation of this 4. World Factbook. publication were: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook IV Pub. 120 Contents Page 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 COUNTRIES AMERICAN SAMOA . 1 NAURU. 189 AUSTRALIA . 3 NEW CALEDONIA . 191 BRUNEI . 39 NEW ZEALAND . 197 CAMBODIA . 41 NICARAGUA. 211 CANADA. 43 NIUE . 213 CHILE . 69 NORTH KOREA . 215 CHINA . 79 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS . 219 COLOMBIA. 95 PACIFIC OCEAN. 221 COOK ISLANDS. 99 PALAU . 287 COSTA RICA . 101 PANAMA . 289 EAST TIMOR . 103 PAPUA NEW GUINEA . 293 ECUADOR. 105 PERU. 297 EL SALVADOR . 109 PHILIPPINES . 301 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA . 111 PITCAIRN ISLANDS. 307 FIJI . 115 RUSSIA. 309 FRENCH POLYNESIA . 119 SAMOA . 331 GUATEMALA. 123 SOLOMON ISLANDS . 333 HONDURAS . 125 SOUTH KOREA. 337 HONG KONG . 127 TAIWAN. 357 INDONESIA . 135 THAILAND . 361 JAPAN . 149 TOKELAU . 365 KIRIBATI. 171 TONGA. 367 MACAU . 173 TUVALU . 371 MALAYSIA. 177 VANUATU . 373 MARSHALL ISLANDS . 181 VIETNAM . 377 MEXICO . 185 WALLIS AND FUTUNA. 381 Pub. 120 V Pub. 120 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.