PORT MARINE CIRCULAR NO. 07 OF 2012 REVISION OF HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREAS IN THE EASTERN SECTOR OF THE PORT

MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

PORT MARINE CIRCULAR

No. 07 of 2012

3 May 2012

To: The Shipping Community

The Harbour Craft Community

The Pleasure Craft Community

REVISION OF HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREAS IN THE EASTERN

SECTOR OF THE PORT

1 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore would like to

inform the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities that

the Height1 Restricted Areas in the eastern sector of the port waters

will be revised. This revision will be incorporated in the Fourth

Schedule to MPA (Port) Regulation, as amended by the MPA(Port)

(Amendment) Regulation 2012 and will come into effect on 1st June

2012.

2 Some of the areas that are currently within the 15-m height

restricted area will be revised to 30-metre.The revised height restricted

areas incorporated in the Fourth Schedule to MPA (Port) Amendment

Regulations 2012 are as follows:

(a) 49-METRE HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREA

(Please see Chartlet attached as Appendix 1)

No vessel whose height exceeds 49 metres shall enter,

transit or anchor in the 49-metre height restricted area which

1 HEIGHT – refers to the height declared by the vessel, measured vertically from the water-

line to the highest point of the vessel including its cargo, structure or equipment on board. If

there are extendible structures and the extended height exceeds the heights of its cargo or

fixed structures or equipment on board, the highest point shall be the maximum height

attainable by these structures when fully extended. The height must be verifiable with the

appropriate plans or documents carried on board the vessel.

is bounded by a line joining the following geographical

positions:

Latitude Longitude

1°18.297’N 103°56.514’E

1°18.297’N 103°56.707’E

1°17.497’N 103°58.978’E

1°17.647’N 104°01.095’E

1°17.154’N 104°01.664’E

1°16.626’N 103°58.978’E

1°16.629’N 103°56.514’E

1°18.297’N 103°56.514’E

*Note: There is no change to this Height Restricted Area.

The Eastern Bunkering “B” Anchorage (AEBB) and part of

the Eastern Special Purposes “A” Anchorage (AESPA),

Eastern Petroleum “B” Anchorage (AEPBB), and Small Craft

“A” Anchorage (ASCA) lie within the 49-metre height

restricted area.

(b) 30-METRE HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREA

(Please see Chartlet attached as Appendix 2)

No vessel whose height exceeds 30 metres shall enter,

transit or anchor in the 30-metre height restricted area which

is bounded by a line joining the following geographical

positions:

Latitude Longitude

1°18.181’N 103°57.036’E

1°18.297’N 103°57.333’E

1°18.297’N 103°59.853’E

1°17.647’N 104°01.095’E

1°17.497’N 103°58.978’E

1°18.181’N 103°57.036’E

*Note: This is a new height restricted area. The Small Craft

“B” Anchorage (ASCB), Eastern Petroleum “C” Anchorage

(AEPBC), part of the Small Craft “A” Anchorage (ASCA) and

part of Eastern Petroleum “B” Anchorage (AEPBB) lie within

the 30-metre height restricted area.

(c) 15 METRE HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREA

(Please see Chartlet attached as Appendix 3)

No vessel whose height exceeds 15 metres shall enter,

transit or anchor in the 15-metre height restricted area which

is bounded by a line joining the following geographical

positions:

Latitude Longitude

1°23.344’N 103°59.937’E

1°23.196’N 104°00.296’E

1°21.096’N 104°03.013’E

1°19.480’N 104°02.113’E

1°19.487’N 104°02.375’E

1°18.139’N 104°02.410’E

1°18.111’N 104°01.352’E

1°17.647’N 104°01.095’E

1°18.297’N 103°59.853’E

1°18.297’N 103°57.333’E

1°18.181’N 103°57.036’E

1°18.429’N 103°56.330’E

thence in the eastward direction along the coastline to the

point of origin.

*Note: This height restricted area has been revised.

Anchorages are not located within the revised 15 metre

height restricted area.

3 Any master, owner, agent and/or person-in-charge of a vessel

anchored in the height restricted area(s) shall ensure that the height of

the vessel is not modified to exceed the permissible height(s) during

her stay at the height restricted area(s).

4 Any person who does not comply with the conditions for entry

into a height restricted area set out in this circular shall be guilty of an

offence under the new regulation 49A(2) of the MPA (Port)

Regulations, as amended by MPA (Port) (Amendment) Regulations

2012, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000

or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in

the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000

for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after

conviction.

5 The revised height restricted area(s) in the Fourth Schedule of

the MPA (Port) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 is published in the

Gazette. The publication may be purchased from Toppan Leefung Pte

Ltd or alternatively you may wish to download the Regulations

electronically which will be available at http://www.egazette.com.sg

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6 This circular shall supersede Port Marine Circular No 4 of 2005

dated 21 Feb 2005.

7 Please contact Capt Daknash Ganasen DID 6325 2461 for

further clarification.

LEE CHENG WEE

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MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

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