(UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Depth of shoal sections of Saigon – Vungtau fairway
HCM – 14 – 2013
– Territorial water: Hochiminh city.
– Fairway’s name: Saigon – Vung tau.
– Channel’s sections: shoal sections of Saigon – Vungtau fairway.
On behalf of Ministry of Transport, Southern Vietnam Maritime Safety Corporation notifies that:
In the sphere of designed navigational fairway with of 150m, exception to Ganhrai Bay section with of 400m, limited and guided by AtoNs system, depth in meter sounded to chart datum as follows:
1. Ganhrai Bay shoal section: From downstream of buoy “2” -1100m to buoy “6”.
– Shallow points with depth less than 8,5m appear at the co-ordinates:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
8,4 |
107°01’50”7 E |
10°23’31”4 N |
107°01’57”2 E |
10°23’27”7 N |
8,3 |
107°01’34”6 E |
10°23’56”0 N |
107°01’41”1 E |
10°23’52”3 N |
8,3 |
107°01’22”8 E |
10°24’07”7 N |
107°01’29”3 E |
10°24’04”0 N |
8,3 |
107°01’20”7 E |
10°24’12”2 N |
107°01’27”2 E |
10°24’08”5 N |
8,3 |
107°00’59”4 E |
10°24’39”1 N |
107°01’05”9 E |
10°24’35”4 N |
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from downstream of buoy “2” – 370m to downstream buoy “2” – 330m about 40m in length, the farthest point encroaches 40m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,3m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from upstream of buoy “2” + 205m to upstream buoy “2” + 425m about 220m in length, the farthest point encroaches 85m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,9m at the co-ordinate:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,9 |
107°01’28”2 E |
10°24’03”1 N |
107°01’34”7 E |
10°23’59”4 N |
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from upstream of buoy “2” + 960m to upstream buoy “2” + 1200m about 240m in length, the farthest point encroaches 35m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,9m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from downstream of buoy “4” – 440m to buoy “4” about 360m in length, the farthest point encroaches 40m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,9m at the co-ordinate:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,9 |
107°00’55”3 E |
10°24’44”6 N |
107°01’01”8 E |
10°24’40”9 N |
2. Danxay shoal section: From downstream of buoy “29” – 400m to upstream of buoy “26” + 400m, Depth of this section is more than 8,5m.
3. Kervella shoal section: From downstream of buoy “28” – 400m to buoy “33”.
Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of buoy “28” – 70m to upstream buoy “28” + 60m about 130m in length, the farthest point encroaches 20m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,0m scattered.
4. L’est Cape shoal section: From downstream of buoy “34” -1100m to buoy “37A”.
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of buoy “34” – 100m to upstream buoy “34” + 100m about 200m in length, the farthest point encroaches 10m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,0m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of beacon “35” – 20m to buoy “37” about 550m in length, the farthest point encroaches 60m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,6m at the co-ordinate.
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,6 |
106°50’06”0 E |
10°34’59”4 N |
106°50’12”5 E |
10°34’55”7 N |
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from downstream of buoy “40” – 880m to downstream of buoy “40” – 460 about 420m in length, the farthest point encroaches 30m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,9m at the co-ordinate:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,9 |
106°50’47”5 E |
10°35’06”0 N |
106°50’54”0 E |
10°35’02”3 N |
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from downstream of buoy “40” – 150m to buoy “40” about 150m in length, the farthest point encroaches 7m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,0m scattered.
5. Propontis shoal section: From buoy “37A” to upstream of buoy “44” +750m.
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from upstream of buoy “37A” + 80m to upstream of buoy “37A” + 170m, about 90m in length, the farthest point encroaches 18m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,2m at the co-ordinate.
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
8,2 |
106°51’30”4 E |
10°35’29”0 N |
106°51’36”9 E |
10°35’25”3 N |
6. Dahan shoal section: From downstream of buoy “46” -100m to upstream of buoy “43” +300m, depth of this section is more than 8,5m
7. Navioil shoal section: From buoy “67” to upstream of buoy “69” +850m, depth of this section is more than 8,5m
8. P71 – ĐT83 shoal section: From downstream of buoy “71” – 850m to upstream of beacon “83” +1300m
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from downstream of buoy “64” – 150m to upstream of buoy “64” + 350 about 500m in length, the farthest point encroaches 100m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,6m at the co-ordinate:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,6 |
106°45’09”0 E |
10°44’36”9 N |
106°45’15”5 E |
10°44’33”2 N |
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of buoy “75” – 480m to downstream of buoy “75” – 360m, about 120m in length, the farthest point encroaches 35m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,8m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of buoy “75” – 120m to upstream of buoy “75” + 60m, about 180m in length, the farthest point encroaches 15m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,6m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of buoy “77” – 140m to upstream of buoy “77” + 550m, about 690m in length, the farthest point encroaches 40m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,1m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from upstream of buoy “77” + 290m to upstream of buoy “77” + 1060m about 770m in length, the farthest point encroaches 95m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,9m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on the port side, from buoy “66” to upstream of buoy “66” + 260 about 260m in length, the farthest point encroaches 20m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,6m at the co-ordinate:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,6 |
106°45’00”0 E |
10°45’53”9 N |
106°45’06”5 E |
10°45’50”2 N |
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from upstream of buoy “66” + 140m to upstream of buoy “66” + 220m, about 80m in length, the farthest point encroaches 10m on channel, the shallowest depth is 8,0m scattered.
– Shallow points with depth less than 8,5m appear at the co-ordinates:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
7,6 |
106°44’45”8 E |
10°46’24”3 N |
106°44’52”3 E |
10°46’20”6 N |
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from upstream of buoy “81” + 150m to upstream of buoy “81” + 280m, about 130m in length, the farthest point encroaches 10m on channel, the shallowest depth is 6,3m at the co-ordinates:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
||
Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
6,3 |
106°44’30”5 E |
10°46’42”6 N |
106°44’37”0 E |
10°46’38”9 N |
– Shallow area appears on the starboard side, from downstream of beacon “83” -300m to beacon “83”, about 300m in length, the farthest point encroaches 7m on channel, the shallowest depth is 7,8m scattered.
– Shallow area appears on port side, from downstream of beacon “68” – 540m to beacon “68”, about 540m in length, the farthest point encroaches 20m on channel, the shallowest depth is 3,5m at the co-ordinates:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
3,5 |
106°44’16”7 E |
10°46’39”2 N |
106°44’23”2 E |
10°46’35”5 N |
– Shallow points with depth less than 8,5m appear at the co-ordinates:
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
8,3 |
106°43’56”3 E |
10°46’02”0 N |
106°44’02”8 E |
10°45’58”3 N |
9. Buoy “58” shoal section: Phami nose area.
Depth of this section is more than 8,2m scattered.
10. Turning basin VQ.01 and VQ.02:
- Turning point VQ.02:
In the sphere of designed turning point VQ.02 opposite to Te channel, Shallow area appears on the starboard side of fairway Lengthening all turning the farthest point encroaches 100m, the shallowest depth is 5,8m scattered.
- Turning point VQ.01:
In the sphere of designed turning point VQ.01 in front of Nharong port, Shallow area appears on the starboard side of fairway Lengthening all turning the farthest point encroaches 45m, the shallowest depth is 6,3m at the co-ordinate.
Depth |
VN2000 Co-ordinate system |
WGS-84 Co-ordinate system |
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Long l |
Lat j |
Long l |
Lat j |
|
6,3 |
106°42’30”9 E |
10°46’05”5 N |
106°42’37”4 E |
10°46’01”8 N |
Except the shallow sections and points mentioned above, depth of this section is more than 8,5m.
NAVIGATING GUIDANCE:
Vessels navigating on Sai Gon – Vung Tau fairway should the right axis and follow AtoN system and note shallow sections and points mentioned above.