NOTICE TO MARINERS
Ref: New establishment of 19 AtoN buoys indicating the specialized fairway used for vessels with large loads on Song Hau River
No. 241/TBHH-TCTBĐATHHMN dated Dec 16, 2015
TVH – TG – 19 – 2015
- Waters: Tra Vinh Province.
- Fairway: The specialized fairway used for vessels with large loads on Song Hau River.
- Buoys: “41”, “43”, “45”, “46”, “47”, “48”, “49”, “50”, “51”, “52”, “53”, “54”, “55”, “56”, “57”, “58”, “60”, “62”, “64”.
VMS-South would like to inform that new establishment of 19 AtoN buoys indicating the specialized fairway used for vessels with large loads on Song Hau River with the characteristics:
- Location: The specialized fairway used for vessels with large loads on Song Hau River.
- Co-ordinates:
| Buoys | VN-2000 | WGS-84 | ||
| Latitude (j) | Longitude (l) | Latitude (j) | Longitude (l) | |
| “41” | 09°37’05,4”N | 106°16’02,0”E | 09°37’01,7”N | 106°16’08,5”E |
| “43” | 09°37’34,3”N | 106°15’15,2”E | 09°37’30,7”N | 106°15’21,6”E |
| “45” | 09°38’05,3”N | 106°14’30,7”E | 09°38’01,7”N | 106°14’37,1”E |
| “46” | 09°36’35,4”N | 106°16’46,2”E | 09°36’31,7”N | 106°16’52,6”E |
| “47” | 09°38’36,9”N | 106°13’45,9”E | 09°38’33,3”N | 106°13’52,3”E |
| “48” | 09°37’00,3”N | 106°15’58,3”E | 09°36’56,6”N | 106°16’04,7”E |
| “49” | 09°39’11,1”N | 106°13’04,9”E | 09°39’07,5”N | 106°13’11,3”E |
| “50” | 09°37’28,9”N | 106°15’12,0”E | 09°37’25,2”N | 106°15’18,4”E |
| “51” | 09°39’43,4”N | 106°12’24,8”E | 09°39’39,7”N | 106°12’31,2”E |
| “52” | 09°38’00,2”N | 106°14’26,9”E | 09°37’56,6”N | 106°14’33,4”E |
| “53” | 09°40’17,9”N | 106°11’44,0”E | 09°40’14,3”N | 106°11’50,5”E |
| “54” | 09°38’31,9”N | 106°13’42,1”E | 09°38’28,2”N | 106°13’48,6”E |
| “55” | 09°40’50,9”N | 106°11’00,0”E | 09°40’47,2”N | 106°11’06,4”E |
| “56” | 09°39’06,2”N | 106°13’00,9”E | 09°39’02,6”N | 106°13’07,3”E |
| “57” | 09°41’24,6”N | 106°10’16,9”E | 09°41’21,0”N | 106°10’23,3”E |
| “58” | 09°39’38,5”N | 106°12’20,7”E | 09°39’34,8”N | 106°12’27,2”E |
| “60” | 09°40’13,0”N | 106°11’40,0”E | 09°40’09,3”N | 106°11’46,5”E |
| “62” | 09°40’44,8”N | 106°10’55,0”E | 09°40’41,1”N | 106°11’01,5”E |
| “64” | 09°41’17,1”N | 106°10’10,8”E | 09°41’13,5”N | 106°10’17,2”E |
- Buoys “41”, “43”, “45”, “47”, “49”, “51”, “53”, “55”, “57”.
- Function: Starboard hand buoys, vessels navigating on the left side of these buoys.
- Daytime characteristics:
- Shape:
- Type: Cylindrical D = 2,6m.
- Color:
- Number sign: “41”, “43”, “45”, “47”, “49”, “51”, “53”, “55”, “57”, in white.
- Top-mark: A green cone with the top upward.
- Night time characteristics:
- Light characteristics: Green, Fl every 3s.
- Range: 2,5 Nm.
- Buoys “48”, “50”, “52”, “54”, “56”, “58”, “60”, “62”, “64”.
- Function: Port hand buoys, vessels navigating on the right side of these buoys.
- Daytime characteristics:
- Shape:
- Type: Cylindrical D = 2,6m.
- Color:
- Number sign: “46”, “48”, “50”, “52”, “54”, “56”, “58”, “60”, “62”, “64”, in white.
- Top-mark: Red pillar.
- Night time characteristics:
- Light characteristics: Green, Fl every 3s.
- Range: 2,5 Nm.
- Buoy “46”.
- Function: Prefered channel to Starboard buoy.
- Daytime characteristics:
- Shape:
- Type: Cylindrical D = 2,6m.
- Color: Red with a green horizontal band in the middle height equal to 1/3 the height of the floats of buoy.
- Number sign: “46”, in white.
- Top-mark: Red pillar.
- Night time characteristics:
- Light characteristics: Red group flashing (2+1), period 10s.
- Range: 2,5 Nm.
NAVIGATION GUIDANCE:
All vessels navigating on the specialized fairway used for vessels with large loads on Song Hau River have to follow the AtoN system for maritime safety.
Notice to Mariners No. 240/TBHH-TCTBĐATHHMN dated Dec 16, 2015 is hereby cancelled.
