NOTICE TO MARINERS
Ref: New establishment of 15 special AtoN buoys “QS1”, “QS2”, “QS3”, “QS4”, “QS5”, “QS6”, “QS7”, “QS8”, “QS9”, “QS10”, “QS11”, “QS12”, “QS13”, “QS14”, “QS21” and 02 beacons “T1”; “T2” indicating the restricted waters of Cam Ranh military base
No. 213/TBHH-TCTBĐATHHMN dated October 19, 2016
KHA – TG – 10 – 2016
- Waters: Khanh Hoa Province
- Marks: “QS1”, “QS2”, “QS3”, “QS4”, “QS5”, “QS6”, “QS7”, “QS8”, “QS9”, “QS10”, “QS11”, “QS12”, “QS13”, “QS14”, “QS21”, “T1”, “T2”.
VMS-South would like to inform: New establishment of 15 special AtoN buoys and 02 beacons “T1”; “T2” indicating the restricted waters of Cam Ranh military base with the following details:
- Buoys “QS2”; “QS4”; “QS5”; “QS8”; “QS11”; “QS12”; “QS13”; “QS14”; “QS21”
- Location: located in the border of restricted waters as Decision 44/2015/QĐ-TTg dated 22/9/2015
- Co-ordinates:
| Ord | Marks | WGS-84 | Mark’s names as Decision 44
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| Latitude (j) | Longitude (l) | |||
| 1 | QS2 | 11057’40,3” N | 109012’23,1” E | |
| 2 | QS4 | 11057’30,9” N | 109012’05,5” E | |
| 3 | QS5 | 11057’17,1” N | 109011’59,1” E | |
| 4 | QS8 | 11056’43,8” N | 109011’44,7” E | |
| 5 | QS11 | 11055’59,2” N | 109011’39,7” E | |
| 6 | QS12 | 11055’45,0” N | 109011’34,1” E | |
| 7 | QS13 | 11055’33,8” N | 109011’31,4” E | NC 4 |
| 8 | QS14 | 11055’14,6” N | 109011’23,3” E | |
| 9 | QS21 | 11051’21,3” N | 109014’23,8” E | |
(WGS-84 provided by High Command of Navy)
- Function: indicating the restricted waters of Cam Ranh military base
CHARACTERISTICS
- By day
- Shape: Tower, gross height=4.7m
- Dimension: Lattice tower, Φ = 2,0m
- Colour: Yellow
- Top-mark: Letter “X” in yellow
- Mark: “QS2”, “QS4”, “QS5”, “QS8”, “QS11”, “QS12”, “QS13”, “QS14”, “QS21” in red
- By night:
- Yellow light, composite group flashing (3+1), every 12s.
- Luminous range: 03 nautical miles.
2) Buoys “QS1”; “QS3”; “QS6”; “QS7”; “QS9”; “QS10”
- Location: located in the border of restricted waters as Decision 44/2015/QĐ-TTg dated 22/9/2015
- Co-ordinates:
| Ord | Marks | WGS-84 | Mark’s names as Decision 44
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| Latitude (j) | Longitude (l) | |||
| 1 | QS1 | 11057’37,6” N | 109012’42,3” E | |
| 2 | QS3 | 11057’42,5” N | 109012’11,8” E | NC 2 |
| 3 | QS6 | 11057’03,8” N | 109011’52,9” E | |
| 4 | QS7 | 11056’51,8” N | 109011’47,6” E | NC 3 |
| 5 | QS9 | 11056’28,3” N | 109011’41,8” E | |
| 6 | QS10 | 11056’12,9” N | 109011’39,1” E | |
(WGS-84 provided by High Command of Navy)
- Function: indicating the restricted waters of Cam Ranh military base
CHARACTERISTICS
By day
- Shape: Conical,
- Dimension: Φ = 2,0m, gross floating part height=2.65m
- Colour: Yellow, red letter “military base – NO ENTRY” in body
- Top-mark: Letter “X” in yellow
- Mark: “QS1”, “QS3”, “QS6”, “QS7”, “QS9”, “QS10” in red
3) Beacons “T1”; “T2”
- Location: located in positions of NC1, NC9 as Decision 44/2015/QĐ-TTg dated 22/9/2015
- Co-ordinates:
| Ord | Marks | WGS-84 | Mark’s names as Decision 44 | |
| Latitude (j) | Longitude (l) | |||
| 1 | T1 | 11057’35,3” N | 109012’52,8” E | NC 1 |
| 2 | T2 | 11051’08,7” N | 109014’54,7” E | NC 9 |
(WGS-84 provided by High Command of Navy)
- Function: indicating the restricted waters of Cam Ranh military base
CHARACTERISTICS
- By day
- Shape: Cylinder
- Dimension: Body diameter 40cm, gross height=4.2m, Reinforced concrete platform 1,6mx1,6mx1,0m
- Colour: Red and White in body, red signboard with letter “military base – NO ENTRY” in yellow
- Top-mark: Letter “X” in yellow
- By night:
- Yellow light, composite group flashing (3+1), every 12s.
- Luminous range: 03 nautical miles.
NAVIGATION GUIDE
All vessels navigating on Cam Ranh Bay do not entry limited waters of Cam Ranh military base mentioned above if without duties, keep clear of AtoN systems and strengthen watch for maritime safety.
