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AN NUAL SUM MARY OF

SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICES TO MAR I NERS

2011 EDI TION

IN FORCE ON 1 JAN U ARY 2011

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Pub lished by the SA NAVY Hy dro graphic Of fice, Cape Town

TA BLE BAY AND THE PORT OF CAPE TOWN(Front Cover)

A calm day in Cape Town with a num ber of ves sels mak ing use of the out bound VTS in a SW di rec tion off Ta ble Bay with Ta ble Moun -tain, Sig nal Hill, Lion's Head and the Twelve Apostels in the back ground. The port of Cape Town is de picted to the left with Green Point and Sea Point in the fore ground. The 2010 World Cup Green Point Sta dium is vis i ble to wards the har bour en trance.

For more in for ma tion re gard ing VTS at ma jor ports in South Af rica, re fer to SA No tice to Mar i ners No 18 in this pub li ca tion or SA Listof Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1). Ad di tional port in for ma tion is avail able in the SA Sail ing Di rec tions SAN HO-21, HO-22 andHO-23.

Pho to graph: SA Air Force.

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IM POR TANT

In the in ter ests of sur face and sub ma rine nav i ga tion, mar i ners and oth ers are in vited to for ward to the Hy drog ra pher, Pri vate Bag X1, Tokai7966, or per fax +27 21 787 2228 or E-Mail : [email protected] or telex : 95 527946 (ANS BACK : NAVY SA), any in for ma tion thatmay come to their no tice which would be use ful for the cor rec tion of charts and Hy dro graphic pub li ca tions with re spect to South Af ri canwa ters. Early ad vice with all avail able par tic u lars of newly dis cov ered dan gers, the es tab lish ment of or changes in any aids to nav i ga tion, isspe cially re quested.

A. KAMPFER, Cap tainHy drog ra pher, SA NavyArea Co-ordinator NAVAREA VII

COPY RIGHT RE SERVED

Copy right 2011. All rights Re served. Per mis sion is not re quired to make an a logue cop ies of these No tices but such cop ies are not to be sold.

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CON TENTS

No tice No Sub ject Page

1. Agents for the Sale of Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

2. Prac tice and Ex er cise Ar eas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

3. Im me di ate Nav i ga tional Warn ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

4. Re port of Shoals ob tained by Echo Sound ing and Hy dro graphic Notes . . . . . . 9

5. Reg u la tions for the Nav i ga tion of Laden Tank ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12

6. Oil Pol lu tion - Ob ser va tion and Re port ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14

7. Storm Warn ings to Ship ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

8. The SAFREP and AMVER Sys tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

9. In struc tions to Ship Ra dio Sta tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

10. Mar i time Bound aries and Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20

11. In for ma tion con cern ing Sub ma rines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24

12. Safety of Nav i ga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13. Weather Re ports from Ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

14. Mine Clear ance Op er a tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

15. South Af ri can Search and Res cue Or gani sa tion (SASAR) . . . . . . . . . . 28-31

16. Off shore Un der wa ter Ob struc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34

17. Shark Nets - Kwazulu Na tal Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

18. Ves sel Traf fic Ser vice (VTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-44

19. Cray fish Trap Fish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

20. Dif fer en tial Global Po si tion ing Sys tem (DGPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47

21. Ma rine Re serves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50

22. Me te o ro log i cal and Ocean o graphic Data Buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

23. Sub ma rine Ca bles and Pipe lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

24. Ma rine Min ing Ves sels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

25. South Af ri can Mar i time Safety Au thor ity (SAMSA) Re port ing Sys tem . . . 54-57

26. Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se cu rity) Reg u la tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-60

Supplementary

Hy dro graphic Note SAN HO-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62

Hy dro graphic Note for Port In for ma tion SAN HO-16a . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-64

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I NERS NO TICENO 1 OF 2011

For mer No tice 2010 is cancelled.

NA TIONAL AGENTS

Cape Town Chart World cc 25A Foregate Square, 1 Har bour House, Fore shore, 8001 Tel : 021 4198814/5

or PO Box 6605, Roggebaai, 8012 Fax : 021 4198816

E-mail : [email protected]

Cape Town Charts In ter na tional 1st Floor, Unit 23, Foregate Square, Har bour Road, Tel : 021 4197700

Fore shore, Cape Town, or PO Box 6009, Roggebaai, 8012 Fax : 021 4190580


Deneysville Starmarine 10 Wall Street or PO Box 528, Deneysville, 1932 Tel : 016 3711299

Fax : 0866 846777

Durban The Tyneside Shop 1, John Ross House, 22 Mar ga ret Mncadi Ave,Durban, Tel : 031 3377005

4001 Fax : 031 3328139

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: tyneside.co.za

Durban Cruis ing Con nec tions 4 Fenton Lane, Durban, 4001 Tel : 031 3040108

Fax : 031 3040108


Website: cruisingconnections.co.za

Jeffreys Bay Varsitrax 18 Schelde Street, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 Tel : 042 2932991

(branches also in Port Eliz a beth and St Fran cis Bay) PO Box 959, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 Fax : 042 2931305


Jo han nes burg Carte Afrique PO Box 1943, Hought on, 2041 Tel : 011 4843718

Fax : 011 4842197


Jo han nes burg Merit Busi ness PO Box 1760, Edenvale, 1610 Tel : 011 6091264

Fax : 011 4520138

Website: meritbusiness.com

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PO Box 1955, Mossel Bay, 6500 Fax : 044 6903932

Cell : 082 7020655


Port Eliz a beth Com mer cial Ma rine Dom Pedro Jetty, Port Elzabeth Har bour, 6056 Tel : 041 5862624

(branches also in Jeffreys Bay and St fran cis Bay) Fax : 041 5862797


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Port Eliz a beth Na tional Ship Chan dlers 9 Eliz a beth Street, North End, Port Eliz a beth, 6056 Tel : 041 4847633/4

or PO Box 1625, Port Eliz a beth, 6000 Tel : 082 3724233 (AH)

Fax : 041 4847651



Port St Fran cis Skip pers Ma rine CC The Port Hole, Port St Fran cis, St Fran cis Bay, 6312 Tel : 042 2940289

or PO Box 603, Humansdorp, 6300 Fax : 042 2940289

Cell : 082 9772062


Sandton Venue Af rica PO Box 783245, Sandton 2146 Tel : 016 3712079

Fax : 016 3711745

Cell : 083 6557949

Email : [email protected]

Website: venueafrica.com

St Fran cis Bay Com mer cial Ma rine 153 St Fran cis Drive, St Fran cis Bay, 6312 Tel : 042 2940724

(branches also in Jeffreys Bay and Port Eliz a beth) Fax : 042 2941957

Website: commercialmarine.co.za

IN TER NA TIONAL AGENTS

Namibia Viggo Lund (Pty) Ltd 162, 7th Street, Walvis Bay or PO Box 183 Tel : 00264 64203016

Fax : 00264 64206712

OF FI CIAL DIS TRIB U TOR OF SOUTH AF RI CAN ENCs

South Af ri can ENC prod ucts are avail able to com mer cial us ers through the Value Added Re sell ers (VARs) of the In ter na tional Cen tre for ENCs (IC-ENC). For fur -

ther de tails visit www.ic-enc.org.

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I NERSNO 2 OF 2011

For mer No tice 2/2010 is cancelled.

PRAC TICE AND EX ER CISE AR EAS

In tro duc tion

1. In ac cor dance with in ter na tional chart spec i fi ca tions, mil i tary prac tice and ex er cise ar eas have been re moved from SAN nav i ga tional charts.Charts of the PEXA SAN Se ries show the ar eas. A note has been placed on the rel e vant nav i ga tional charts to in form mar i ners about the PEXASe ries and this An nual No tice.

2. Sail ing Di rec tions Vol ume I, SAN HO-21, con tains in for ma tion on range safety warn ing sig nals, safety of nav i ga tion in ex er cise ar eas andin struc tions re gard ing ex plo sives picked up at sea.

3. Coastal navwarnings (see An nual No tice to Mar i ners No 3) are broad casted when ever mil i tary ex er cises take place.

4. Bear ings are given as seen from sea ward.

5. Test fir ings of mi nor il lumi nants of var i ous colours, with or with out para chutes, fre quently oc cur with out warn ing on the coast in the vi cin ityof Swartklip (34°04.’5 S 18°41.’2 E on PEXA SAN 150 and PEXA SAN 1016).

6. Prac tice and ex er cise ar eas are es tab lished as fol lows:

Prac tice and Ex er cise Ar eas

Name and Func tion Lo ca tion Lim its Charts

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(a) PAPENDORP Doringbaai 31°42’.4 S 18°11’.7 E SAN 116Anti-air craft Weap ons 31°37’.5 S 18°05’.0 E SAN 117

31°44’.0 S 18°02’.0 E31°50’.0 S 18°06’.0 E31°52’.0 S 18°13’.5 E31°43’.5 S 18°12’.5 E31°42’.4 S 18°11’.7 E

Closed area

(b) LANGEBAAN ROADRANGE Saldanha 32°45’.0 S 17°40’.0 E PEXA SAN 1010Air to Air weap ons 32°45’.0 S 17°49’.0 E PEXA SAN 2062

32°58’.0 S 17°55’.0 E 33°06’.0 S 17°56’.0 E

33°08’.2 S 17°58’.0 E33°14’.9 S 18°05’.8 E33°21’.0 S 18°09’.0 E33°29’.0 S 18°04’.5 E33°27’.0 S 17°59’.0 E33°00’.0 S 17°40’.0 E32°45’.0 S 17°40’.0 EClosed area

(c) SALDANHA Saldanha 32°45’.0 S 17°49’.0 E PEXA SAN 1010Air to Air weap ons 33°26’.0 S 18°05’.0 E PEXA SAN 2062

33°29’.0 S 17°54’.0 E32°48’.0 S 17°38’.0 E32°45’.0 S 17°49’.0 EClosed area

(d) NORTH HEAD Saldanha 33°03’.01 S 17°54’.51 E PEXA SAN 1010Weap ons 33°03’.01 S 17°53’.23 E PEXA SAN 2062


(e) TOOTH ROCK Saldanha Cir cle, ra dius 3.5 nau ti cal miles, PEXA SAN 1010Air to Ground weap ons. cen tered at 32°59’.0 S 17°51’.0 E PEXA SAN 2062Jacobs Reef Bomb ing.Test fir ing of il lumi nants.

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Name and Func tion Lo ca tion Lim its Charts (S) (E)

(f) WEST ERN CAPE Cape Point 34°15’.0 S 18°23’.0 E PEXA SAN 2062Na val Ex er cises 34°24’.0 S 17°44’.5 E

Arc of cir cle, ra dius 50 nau ti cal miles,cen tered at 33°58’.1 S 18°36’.0 Efrom 34°24’.0 S 17°44’.5 E to 34°44’.0 S 19°00’.0 E34°30’.0 S 19°00’.0 E34°30’.0 S 18°48’.0 E34°15’.0 S 18°48’.0 E34°15’.0 S 18°28’.3 E

34°15’.0 S 18°23’.0 EClosed area

(g) BEL LOWS ROCK Cape Point 34°23’.3 S 18°29’.6 E PEXA SAN 150Na val Weap ons (Rock as tar get) PEXA SAN 1016

(h) GAR DEN NO 1 False Bay 34°08’.60 S 18°27’.10 E PEXA SAN 150Sound Test ing Range 34°08’.60 S 18°28’.25 E SAN 1016, 1017

34°09’.60 S 18°28’.25 E PEXA SAN 101634°09’.60 S 18°27’.10 E34°08’.60 S 18°27’.10 EClosed area

GAR DEN NO 2 False Bay 34°10’.86 S 18°27’.11 ESound Test ing Range 34°10’.88 S 18°27’.14 E

34°10’.88 S 18°27’.01 E 34°10’.90 S 18°27’.12 E

34°10’.86 S 18°27’.11 EClosed area

(i) SI MON’S TOWN False Bay Arc of cir cle, ra dius 11 nau ti cal PEXA SAN 150Seaward Range miles (20 384m), cen tered at PEXA SAN 1016

34°10’.50 S 18°25’.75 Ebe tween bear ings 254° and 291°to 34°15’.00 S 18°37’.85 E34°11’.22 S 18°26’.32 E (T-Wall)34°10’.50 S 18°25’.75 EClosed area

(j) SWARTKLIP False Bay 34°04’.40 S 18°42’.10 E PEXA SAN 150Test Range 34°05’.00 S 18°41’.00 E PEXA SAN 1016

34°06’.00 S 18°41’.20 E34°06’.20 S 18°45’.30 E34°05’.00 S 18°45’.00 E34°04’.50 S 18°43’.90 EClosed area

(k) SI MON’S TOWN False Bay 34°11’.266 S 18°26’.650 E SAN 1017Shal low Wa ter 34°11’.317 S 18°26’.991 EDe mo li tion Range 34°11’.417 S 18°26’.940 E

34°11’.383 S 18°26’.700 E34°11’.266 S 18°26’.650 EClosed area

(l) DE HOOP (POTBERG) Cape Agulhas Sea area at right an gles to coast for a PEXA 2062Weap ons Test ing Range dis tance of 500m from 34°30’28" S

20°26’56" E to the point 34°35’05" S 20°21’50" E and the sea area that runs at right an gles from the shore for a dis tance of 5 000m (5km) from the lat ter point to 34°38’03" S 20°16’10" E’.Closed area

(m) CAPE RECIFE Port Eliz a beth 34°01’.0 S 25°39’.0 E PEXA SAN 2063Ri fle Range 34°01’.0 S 25°40’.0 E


(n) DURBAN Durban 29°51’.90 S 31°03’.87 E PEXA SAN 2064Na val Weap ons 29°47’.60 S 31°20’.40 E

30°00’.00 S 31°18’.80 E30°08’.20 S 31°07’.70 E29°53’.75 S 31°02’.48 E29°51’.90 S 31°03’.87 EClosed area

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Name and Func tion Lo ca tion Lim its Charts (S) (E)

(o) ST LU CIA St Lu cia 27°42’.95 S 32°37’.75 E PEXA SAN 2064Na val Weap ons 27°40’.33 S 32°31’.00 E

27°52’.58 S 32°24’.20 E 27°55’.58 S 32°24’.50 E

28°03’.83 S 32°23’.00 E28°05’.00 S 32°27’.82 E28°05’.50 S 32°29’.63 E28°06’.67 S 32°33’.58 E28°07’.33 S 32°48’.00 E27°38’.00 S 32°54’.00 E27°38’.00 S 32°45’.75 E27°42’.95 S 32°37’.75 EClosed area

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I NERS NO 3 OF 2011

For mer No tice 3/2010 is cancelled. This is a rep e ti tion of the for mer no tice.

WORLD WIDE NAV I GA TIONAL WARN ING SER VICE (WWNWS) - NAVAREA VII - PRO MUL GA TION OFIM ME DI ATE NAV I GA TIONAL WARN INGS

Def i ni tions

Nav i ga tional warn ing - A broad cast mes sage con tain ing ur gent in for ma tion rel e vant to safe nav i ga tion.

Mar i time Safety In for ma tion (MSI) - Nav i ga tional and me te o ro log i cal warn ings, me te o ro log i cal fore casts, and other ur gent safety-re latedmes sages.

NAVAREA - A geo graph ical sea area, es tab lished for the pur pose of co-ordinating the trans mis sion of ra dio nav i ga tional warn ings. Where ap -pro pri ate, the term NAVAREA fol lowed by an iden ti fy ing Ro man nu meral may be used as a short ti tle.

Re gion - That part of a NAVAREA es tab lished for the pur pose of co-ordinating the trans mis sion of coastal warn ings, by NAVTEX orINMARSAT-C EGC Broad cast.

NAVAREA co-ordinator - The au thor ity charged with re spon si bil ity for co-ordinating, col lat ing and is su ing long range nav i ga tional warn -ings and bul le tins to cover the whole of the NAVAREA.

Na tional co-ordinator - The na tional au thor ity charged with re spon si bil ity for co-ordinating, col lat ing and is su ing coastal warn ings in a re -gion.

NAVAREA warn ing - A nav i ga tional warn ing is sued by the NAVAREA Co-ordinator for the NAVAREA.

NAVAREA warn ings bul le tin - A list of se rial num bers of those NAVAREA warn ings in force, is sued and broad cast by the NAVAREACo-ordinator dur ing at least the pre vi ous six weeks.

Coastal navwarning - A nav i ga tional warn ing pro mul gated by a na tional co-ordinator to cover a re gion.

Lo cal navwarning - A nav i ga tional warn ing which cov ers in shore wa ters within the lim its of ju ris dic tion of a har bour or port au thor ity.

IN TRO DUC TION

1. WWNWS is an In ter na tional Mar i time Or ga ni za tion (IMO) / In ter na tional Hy dro graphic Or ga ni za tion (IHO) ser vice es tab lished as part ofthe global mar i time dis tress and safety sys tem (GMDSS) adopted by the In ter na tional Con ven tion for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, towhich the RSA is a sig na tory.

2. To pro vide for the pro mul ga tion of Mar i time Safety In for ma tion on a geo graphic ba sis the world has been di vided into 16 NAVAREAS.

NAVAREA VII

3. The South At lan tic and South In dian Ocean area around South ern Af rica has been des ig nated NAVAREA VII. It is de scribed as the areabounded by the par al lel of lat i tude 6°S, drawn from the West Coast of Af rica to lon gi tude 20°W, thence south to Antarctica; and the par al lel of lat -i tude 10° 30’S drawn from the East Coast of Af rica to longitude 55°E, thence south to the par al lel of lat i tude 30°S, thence east ward to lon gi tude80°E and thence south to Antarctica. The ac com pa ny ing di a gram shows this de lim i ta tion. The par tial lim its of ad join ing NAVAREAS are alsoshown.

NAVAREA VII CO-ORDINATOR

4. The RSA has been des ig nated NAVAREA VII Co-ordinator and the na tional agency charged with ex e cut ing the RSAs re spon si bil i ties in thisre gard is the Hy drog ra pher, SA Navy. His re spon si bil i ties inter alia are:

a. To en deavor to be in formed of all events af fect ing the safety of nav i ga tion in NAVAREA VII.

b. To ex pertly as sess all re ceived in for ma tion af fect ing nav i ga tion safety.

c. To draft NAVAREA warn ing mes sages iaw IHO/IMO guid ance on stan dard iza tion of texts and mes sage draft ing.

d. To di rect and con trol the broad cast of NAVAREA warn ings via na tional broad cast fa cil i ties.

e. To pass NAVAREA warn ings to ad ja cent NAVAREA co-ordinators where ap pro pri ate.

f. To trans mit pe ri od i cal NAVAREA warn ings bul le tins.

g. To pro mul gate the can cel la tion of NAVAREA warn ings no lon ger valid.

h. To act as the cen tral point of con tact on MSI within the NAVAREA.

i. To pro mote the use of es tab lished in ter na tional stan dards and prac tices in the pro mul ga tion of nav i ga tional warn ingswithin the NAVAREA.

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NAVAREA VII WARN INGS

5. NAVAREA VII warn ings are is sued by the Hy drog ra pher from time to time for broad cast by Coast Ra dio Sta tions. De tails of this ser viceare to be found in SA List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1). The warn ings are in Eng lish and are drafted in the for mat spec i fied inIHO/IMO Guid ance Doc u ments for the WWNWS. The warn ings are num bered con sec u tively through out the cal en dar year, com menc ing with001at 0001 UTC on 1 Jan u ary.

6. Navwarnings and a sum mary of warn ings are also pub lished and up dated on a daily ba sis dur ing work ing hours. This can be viewed on thewebsite: http://www.sanho.co.za .

SOUTH AF RI CAN RE GION

7. The coastal wa ters out to 150 nau ti cal miles of the Re pub lic of South Af rica are des ig nated the South Af ri can Re gion. For the pres ent, fornav i ga tional warn ing pur poses, the coastal wa ters out to 150 nau ti cal miles of the Re pub lic of Namibia are in cluded in the South Af ri can Re -gion.

SOUTH AF RI CAN RE GION CO-ORDINATOR

8. Within the South Af ri can Re gion the Hy drog ra pher, SA Navy, is ap pointed as the na tional agency re spon si ble for dis charg ing the re spon si -bil i ties of Na tional co-ordinator. These re spon si bil i ties, inter alia, are:

a. To en deavor to be in formed of all events af fect ing safety of nav i ga tion in the re gion.

b. To ex pertly as sess all safety in for ma tion re ceived.

c. To draft Coastal navwarnings in ac cor dance with es tab lished in ter na tional stan dards.

d. To di rect and con trol the broad cast of Coastal navwarnings by the na tional broad cast sys tem adopted for the WWNWS.

e. To act as the cen tral point of con tact on mat ters re lat ing to nav i ga tional warn ings within the Re gion.

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COASTAL NAVWARNINGS : SOUTH AF RI CAN RE GION

9. Coastal navwarnings are is sued by the Hy drog ra pher from time to time for broad cast by Coast Ra dio Sta tions. De tails of this ser vice are tobe found in SA List of Light and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1). The warn ings are in Eng lish and are drafted in the for mat spec i fied in IHO/IMOGuide to Draft ing Ra dio Nav i ga tional Warn ings for the WWNWS. The warn ings are num bered con sec u tively through out the cal en dar year,com menc ing with 001 at 0001 UTC on 1 Jan u ary.

10. NAVAREA VII warn ings and a sum mary of warn ings are also pub lished and up dated on a daily ba sis dur ing work ing hours. It can beviewed on the website: http://www.sanho.co.za .

LO CAL NAVWARNINGS

11. Har bour Mas ters of South Af ri can ports are re spon si ble for the is sue of Lo cal navwarnings per tain ing to MSI within the port lim its of theirre spec tive ports. Where it is con sid ered that such warn ings are of sig nif i cance out side these port lim its, the Hy drog ra pher, SA Navy, may is sueNAVAREA VII or Coastal navwarnings in lieu, in which case the Lo cal navwarning is then cancelled.

NAVTEX

12. NAVTEX is an in ter na tional au to mated di rect-print ing ser vice for the pro mul ga tion of nav i ga tional and me te o ro log i cal warn ings and ur -gent in for ma tion to ships. A fully op er a tional NAVTEX ser vice ex ists in the RSA and Namibia, de tails of which are given in the SA List ofLights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1), Sec tion 3.

SAFETYNET

13. SafetyNET is a ser vice of INMARSAT 's en hanced group call sys tem (EGC) de signed spe cif i cally for pro mul ga tion of MSI as a part of theGMDSS. SafetyNET pro vides ship ping with nav i ga tional and me te o ro log i cal warn ings, me te o ro log i cal fore casts, shore-to-ship dis tressalerts, and other ur gent in for ma tion. At pres ent me te o ro log i cal in for ma tion per tain ing to NAVAREA VII and NAVAREA VII warn ings aretrans mit ted via this ser vice. De tails are given in the SA List of Lights and Ra dio Signals (SAN HO-1).

SOURCES FOR NAV I GA TION WARN INGS

14. From the above it is clear that the nav i ga tion warn ing ser vice pro vided by the Hy drog ra pher is de pend ent to a large ex tent upon the pro vi -sion of timely and ac cu rate source in for ma tion that must be forth com ing from the mar i time com mu nity it self. Mas ters, Port and other Mar i -time Au thor i ties are re quested to send all such in for ma tion as rap idly as pos si ble (by mail, ra dio, telex, tele phone or fax) to :

The Hy dro graphic Of ficePri vate Bag X1Tokai7966 No tices to Mar i ners Web site :Web : http://www.sanho.co.za

Ur gent nav i ga tional in for ma tion : Telex : 95 527946 (ANS BACK: NAVY SA)(24 Hour Ser vice) Fax : +27 21 787 2228

Other nav i ga tional in for ma tion : Fax : +27 21 787 2233(0730 - 1600 Mon - Fri) Phone : +27 21 787 2445/2444 E-mail : [email protected]

Gen eral in for ma tion : Phone : +27 21 787 2408(0730 - 1600 Mon - Fri)

The at ten tion of Mas ters is drawn to the ne ces sity for mak ing ar range ments to en sure that all ra dio mes sages re ceived con cern ing Nav i ga tional warn ings or other mat ters re lat ing to safety of life at sea are brought to his no tice im me di ately on re ceipt, or to thatof the Nav i gat ing Of fi cer on watch.

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I NERS NO TICE NO 4 OF 2011

For mer No tice 4/2010 is cancelled. This is a rep e ti tion of the for mer no tice.

RE PORTS OF SHOALS OB TAINED BY ECHO SOUND ING

In struc tions re gard ing ren der ing

1. Now that all ships are fit ted with echo-sound ing equip ment, nu mer ous re ports of shoal sound ing are be ing re ceived by the Hy drog ra pher.A large pro por tion of these re ports are of lit tle value as in suf fi cient in for ma tion is for warded with them.

2. False soundings may be ob tained from cor rectly ad justed E/S sets due to one of the fol low ing causes:

a. The re turn ing echo be ing re ceived af ter the trans mis sion in ter val has been com pleted once or per haps twice, e.g. with a ro tarytype E/S set hav ing a max i mum scale read ing of 600 metres, a read ing on the trace of 50 metres might in fact be a sound ing of 50or 650 or even 1250 metres. (In the case of E/S sets fit ted with trans mit ter ON/OFF switches, such doubts can eas ily be re solved.By break ing the trans mis sion cir cuit, with the set still run ning, and then re-mak ing it, it is only nec es sary to note the num ber ofsub se quent sty lus rev o lu tions oc cur ring be fore the echo re-ap pears.)

b. Dense shoals of fish or lay ers of plank ton which some times give an echo com pletely mask ing that from the bot tom. Such a layeris usu ally known as a “deep scat ter ing layer” and is of ten found to rise to wards the sur face at dusk and, af ter re main ing dur ingthe night close to the sur face, de scends again at dawn. The deep scat ter ing layer is fre quently en coun tered at or near the edge ofthe con ti nen tal shelf and is fre quently mis taken for shoal wa ter.

c. Lay ers of wa ter of dif fer ent den sity from that of the sur round ing wa ter.

d. Strong tidal streams or ed dies with solid par ti cles in sus pen sion which may give feath ery ech oes.

e. It is pos si ble in the more pow er ful types of E/S sets now be ing de vel oped that dou ble ech oes may be ob tained even in depths ofsev eral hun dred metres. The sec ond echo caused by the re bound ing ul tra sonic waves will ap pear at twice the depth of true echo.Care should be taken when phas ing and us ing the ON/OFF switch, as de scribed above, that in fact the true echo is be ing re -corded. The sec ond echo is in vari ably weaker than the first and can be faded by turn ing down the sen si tiv ity of the re ceiver.

3. When un ex pected shoal soundings are ob tained in wa ters where the charted depth gives no in di ca tion, even though dis col oured wa ter maybe seen, the only cer tain method of con firm ing their ex is tence is by tak ing a cast with the lead. Where, how ever, the charted depth is no wheremore than the scale read ing of the set and the shoal is seen to rise from the bot tom on the trace, pro vided speed and set ting of the set is cor rect,the shoal sound ing may be ac cepted con di tion ally.

4. When re ports of shoal sound ing are re ceived in the Hy dro graphic Of fice, they are care fully con sid ered in the light of ac com pa ny ing orother ev i dence be fore any ac tion is taken to amend charts. Un less re ports are con firmed by the cast of the lead, chart ac tion is usu ally with heldun til the area can be ex am ined by a sur vey ing ves sel. In the past much time and ef fort has been wasted search ing for non-ex is tent shoals.

5. In or der that the Hy drog ra pher can make full use of re ports of soundings, the Echo Trace should al ways be for warded, to gether with FormHO-16 (Hy dro graphic Note), which ap pears at the end of this pub li ca tion. Nav i gat ing Of fi cers are re quested to note the fol low ing points re -gard ing es sen tial de tails:

a. Mark the trace each time a fix is ob tained by draw ing a line along the curved edge of the scale, tak ing care not to foul the sty lusarm mean while.

b. Num ber the fix and in sert the time. (The time is im por tant since the height of the tide must be found in or der to ob tain the cor rectdepth.)

c. In sert the re corded depth of all peak soundings.

d. On com ple tion of soundings, and be fore roll ing up the pa per, draw in the bot tom trace and trans mis sion line and dry the pa per,pref er a bly in a dim light if a wet pa per ma chine is used.

e. Mark any change of phase con spic u ously.

f. In sert the make and type of echo-sound ing ma chine.

g. It is rec om mended that an in del i ble pen cil or ball-point pen should be used in all writ ing on the trace.

6. It is im por tant to note that the draught of the ship should be the same as the depth of the trans mis sion line. If the lat ter is set to zero a note tothis ef fect should be made on the trace, giv ing the draught of the ship.

7. In sets which have two op er at ing speeds (e.g. me tre or me tre x 10) the trans mis sion line must be sep a rately ad justed to show the cor rectscale read ing in each speed.

8. At ten tion is drawn to Ad mi ralty Pub li ca tions THE MAR I NER'S HAND BOOK (NP 100 - ECHO SOUND INGS).

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I NERSNO TICE NO 5 OF 2011

For mer No tice No 5/2010 is cancelled. This is a rep e ti tion of the for mer no tice.

RULES FOR THE NAV I GA TION OF LADEN TANK ERS OFF THE SOUTH AF RI CAN COAST

1. Two IMO ap proved Traf fic Sep a ra tion Schemes (IMO Res o lu tion A.858 (20)) are in force on the Agulhas Bank. De tails as fol lows. Theyare oblig a tory for Laden Tank ers. Cargo ves sels may use the in shore routes but if they nav i gate in the vi cin ity of the Traf fic Sep a ra tionSchemes they shall com ply with the pro vi sion of Route ing Schemes as laid down in the IMO Pub li ca tion Ships Route ing.

2. TRAF FIC SEP A RA TION SCHEME OFF FA PLAT FORM 47 MILES SOUTH OF MOSSEL BAY(Ref er ence Charts: SAN 4, SAN 57, INT 7510 SAN 81, INT 7520 SAN 82, SAN 122

De scrip tion of traf fic sep a ra tion scheme.

a. A sep a ra tion zone is bounded by a line con nect ing the fol low ing geo graph ical points:

(1) 34°50’.11 S 022°00’.00 E (2) 34°47’.39 S 022°20’.00 E (3) 35°04’.06 S 022°00’.00 E (4) 35°03’.37 S 022°10’.86 E (5) 35°01’.77 S 022°20’.00 E

b. A traf fic lane for east bound traf fic is es tab lished be tween the sep a ra tion zone and the sep a ra tion line con nect ing the fol low inggeo graph ical points:

(6) 35°07’.16 S 022°00’.00 E (7) 35°06’.35 S 022°11’.18 E (8) 35°04’.81 S 022°20’.00 E

c. A traf fic lane for west bound traf fic is es tab lished be tween the traf fic sep a ra tion zone and the sep a ra tion line con nect ing the fol -low ing geo graph ical points:

(9) 34°47’.07 S 022°00’.00 E (10) 34°44’.75 S 022°20’.00 E

3. TRAF FIC SEP A RA TION SCHEME OFF ALPHARD BANKS 34 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE INFANTA(Ref er ence Charts: SAN 4, SAN 56, SAN 57, INT 7510 SAN 81, SAN 121Note: The SAN charts are based on Cape Da tum (Clarke 1880 Mod).

De scrip tion of traf fic sep a ra tion scheme.

a. A sep a ra tion zone is bounded by a line con nect ing the fol low ing geo graph ical points:

(1) 34°58’.79 S 020°45’.00 E (2) 34°56’.48 S 021°05’.00 E (3) 35°09’.54 S 020°45’.00 E (4) 35°08’.10 S 021°05’.00 E

b. A traf fic lane for west bound traf fic is es tab lished be tween the traf fic sep a ra tion zone and the sep a ra tion line con nect ing the fol -low ing geo graph ical points:

(5) 34°55’.76 S 020°45’.00 E (6) 34°53’,45 S 021°05’.00 E

c. A traf fic lane for east bound traf fic is es tab lished be tween the sep a ra tion zone and the sep a ra tion line con nect ing the fol low inggeo graph ical points:

(7) 35°12’.55 S 020°45’.00 E (8) 35°11’.11 S 021°05’.00 E

4. Def i ni tion : “Laden tanker” means any tanker other than a tanker in bal last hav ing in its cargo tanks re sid ual cargo only.

5. In ac cor dance with IMO Res o lu tion A.858(20) the Mar i time Safety Com mit tee adopted the fol low ing route ing mea sures which comeinto force on 0001 UTC 1 De cem ber 1998.

6. Laden tank ers, when west bound, when off the South Af ri can coasts, should ad here to the fol low ing :

a. Laden tank ers should main tain a min i mum dis tance of 20 (twenty) nau ti cal miles off the fol low ing land marks:

i. South Sand Bluff (Z6228) (D6446)

ii. Mbashe Point (Z6222) (D6438)

iii. Hood Point (Z6170) (D6420)

iv. Cape Recife (Z6100) (D6390)

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b. These tank ers should then steer to pass through the west bound or north ern lanes of the traf fic sep a ra tion schemes off the FA Plat -form and the Alphard Banks and then main tain a min i mum dis tance of 20 (twenty) nau ti cal miles from the fol low ing land -marks:

i. Cape Agulhas (Z5980) (D6370)

ii. Quoin Point (Z5972) (D6332)

iii. Cape Point (Z5873) (D6120)

iv. Slangkop Point (Z5870) (D6110)

v. Cape Col um bine (Z5670) (D5810)

7. Laden tank ers when east bound off the South Af ri can coast, should sim i larly main tain a min i mum dis tance of 25 (twenty five) nau ti calmiles when pass ing the points listed in 6.a. and 6.b. and when be tween Cape Agulhas and Cape Recife, steer a course to pass through the east -bound or south ern lanes of the traf fic sep a ra tion schemes off the Alphard Banks and FA plat form.

EX EMP TIONS

8. The fol low ing ex emp tions to the laden tanker rules ap ply:

a. Ves sels call ing at Cape Town (Ta ble Bay) to ren dez vous with ser vice craft or he li cop ters should fol low the rec om mendedroutes un til, in the case of laden tank ers, when pro ceed ing West bound, Cape Point Light bears 000°(T) x 20 nau ti cal miles,thence al ter ing course to po si tion, Slangkop Point Light 250°(T) x 20 nau ti cal miles. From this po si tion course may be al tered tothe ren dez vous area 6 nau ti cal miles west ward of Green Point Light (Z5834) (D5900) (re plen ish ment area shown on charts SAN 118, 119, 1013 - INT 2681).

b. Laden tank ers en gaged on voy ages solely be tween ports in the Re pub lic of South Af rica are ex empted from the pro vi sions ofpara graphs 6 and 7 of these reg u la tions and are to main tain a dis tance of 10 (ten) nau ti cal miles off sa lient points of the coast sub -ject to weather, sea and cur rent con di tions, when set ting courses to their ports of load ing and dis charg ing.

c. Dur ing the win ter sea son (16 April to 15 Oc to ber) west bound laden tank ers should main tain the min i mum dis tance of 20 milesoff the ap pro pri ate land marks in para graph 6.a. How ever, on ap proach ing the win ter zone, they may re main within the sum merzone as close to the sep a ra tion line as pos si ble, and for the min i mum pe riod nec es sary, to en sure that they can re main on theirsum mer loadline through out. In the vi cin ity of the FA Plat form and Alphard Banks, they are to ad just their course to passthrough the west bound traf fic lanes.

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SOUTH AF RICA, Oil Pol lu tion - Ob ser va tion and Re port ing

1. The South Af ri can Mar i time Safety Au thor ity (SAMSA) is the re spon si ble au thor ity for the ad min is tra tion of the Ma rine Pol lu tion (Con -trol and Civil Li a bil ity) Act 6 of 1981, as amended.

2. As the pre ven tion of the pol lu tion of the sea by oil is of in ter na tional im por tance it is con sid ered that ves sels on pas sage along the coast lineof the Re pub lic of South Af rica or ly ing in an an chor age off the var i ous ports can be of in valu able as sis tance to the De part ment by re port ing:

a. Oil slicks sighted;

b. Oil ac ci dently dis charged;

c. Oil dis charged in the in ter ests of Safety of Life at Sea;

d. Ves sels in dis tress likely to cause oil pol lu tion.

3. Agree ment has been reached with TELKOM that ra dio tele phone or ra dio te leg ra phy re ports of this na ture passed through South Af ri canCoast Ra dio Sta tions, de pend ing on the lo cal ity, ra dio re ports may be ad dressed to The Prin ci pal Of fi cer of SAMSA via port con trol (VHFChan nel 16) at the fol low ing ports: Rich ards Bay, Durban, East Lon don, Port Eliz a beth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town and Saldanha Bay.

4. The fol low ing is a guide as to the ap pear ance of oil on the sea and the method of re port ing such oil:

a. Ef fect of oil on ap pear ance of the wa ter:

i. Con di tion 1 :Barely vis i ble un der most fa vour able light con di tions.

ii. Con di tion 2 :Vis i ble as a sil very sheen on the wa ter sur face.

iii. Con di tion 3 :First trace of col our may be ob served.

iv. Con di tion 4 :Bright bands of col our.

v. Con di tion 5 :Colours be gin to turn dull nat u ral to col our of oil.

vi. Con di tion 6 :Colours nat u ral to col our of oil.

Note: Con di tions 4, 5 and 6 would re quire im me di ate ac tion by the Oil Pol lu tion Or gani sa tion.

b. In for ma tion re quired in the text of a re port of an oil sight ing:

i. Con di tion as stated above.

ii. Po si tion.

iii. Ex tent of oil slick.

iv. Weather or wind di rec tion.

v. Ves sel in volved.

5. Thus a typ i cal mes sage would read as fol lows:

PRIN CI PAL OF FI CER SAMSADURBANOIL SIGHTED 35-03 S 020-31 E CON DI TION 6 STOP 3 BY 3 MILESFORCE 3 SEOIL TANKER SEA CAR RIER - MAS TER

Note : In sert word STOP be tween phrases only when con fu sion may oc cur.

6. No Mas ter or mem ber of the crew mak ing or as so ci ated with a re port of this na ture would be called upon to give ev i dence in a court of law if his ves sel is due to sail be fore the trial.

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Re port ing dis charge of oil and/or dam age to a ves sel

7. The fol low ing in for ma tion is re quired from the Mas ter for a ra dio re port of dis charge of oil and/or dam age to his ves sel when nav i gat ingwithin 50 nau ti cal miles off the coasts of South Af rica:

a. Name and Call sign, Of fi cial Num ber and Port of Reg is try.

b. Po si tion, Course and Speed.

c. Na ture of Dam age (See Note be low).

d. Pre vail ing weather and sea con di tions.

e. If bound for a port in the Re pub lic of South Af rica.

8. If ap pli ca ble, the par tic u lars con tained in the cer tif i cate which, in terms of Ar ti cle VII of the In ter na tional Con ven tion on Civil Li a bil ity forOil Pol lu tion, 1969, is re quired to be car ried on board.

Note : Dam age to a ves sel shall be deemed to have cre ated the like li hood of a dis charge of oil if it is of such a na ture as to det ri -men tally af fect in any way the ves sel’s seaworthiness or ef fi cient work ing.

9. The above in for ma tion is re quired in terms of Act No 6 of 1981(as amended).

10. Up to date tele phone lists of per sons re spon si ble for com bat ting oil spills are is sued reg u larly by SAMSA in MA RINE NO TICES. ThePrin ci pal Of fi cer (PO) sta tioned clos est to the in ci dent should be the first con tact.

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STORM WARN INGS TO SHIP PING

1. Storm warn ings to ship ping will be broad cast im me di ately on re ceipt on 518 kHz (NAVTEX), 2182 kHz and VHF Ch 16.

2. Storm warn ings will be re peated on the work ing fre quen cies af ter the first si lent pe riod af ter re ceipt, pre ceded by an an nounce ment on thedis tress fre quen cies.

RA DIO TRANS MIS SIONS OF WEATHER BUL LE TINS FOR SHIP PING

Sched ules and fre quen cies of weather bul le tins for ship ping can be found in the SA List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1). SANHO-1 is avail able from the Chart Agents listed on pages 1 and 2 of this sum mary.

Note : The at ten tion of Mas ters of South Af ri can Ships is drawn to the re quire ments of the Mer chant Ship ping Act, 1951 (Act 57 of 1951), Sec tion 249. This sec tion states that the Mas ter, meet ing with a dan ger ous storm or any other di rect dan ger to nav i ga tion,shall im me di ately send in for ma tion, ac cord ingly, by all pos si ble means of com mu ni ca tion at his dis posal.

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SOUTH AF RI CAN SHIP RE PORT ING SYS TEM (SAFREP)

1. The South Af ri can Ship Re port ing Sys tem (SAFREP) has been es tab lished by the De part ment of Trans port to as sist in search and res cue atsea and to pro vide up-to-date in for ma tion on ship ping in the event of a mar i time ca su alty. This is achieved by the sub mis sion of move ment re -ports, via ra dio or sat el lite, by ves sels within the South Af ri can Mar i time Area of Re spon si bil ity (See di a gram in An nual No tice No. 15) to theSAFREP Co-or di na tion Cen tre at Silvermine.

2. Par tic i pa tion dur ing this trial pe riod is not com pul sory.

3. See SA List of Lights and Ra dio Signals (SAN HO-1) for work ing de tails. For fur ther in for ma tion con tact :

Any Coast Ra dio Sta tion as listed in SA List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1); or

SAFREP Co-or di na tion Cen tre Sig nal Ad dress : SAFREPCC CAPE TOWNTele phone : 021 787 2245Fax : 021 787 2473

SAMSATele phone : 021 938 3300Fax : 021 938 3309 Email : [email protected]

AU TO MATED MU TUAL AS SIS TANCE VES SEL RES CUE (AMVER)

1. The AMVER Sys tem, op er ated by the United States Coast Guard, is a mar i time mu tual as sis tance or gani sa tion which pro vides im por tantaid to the de vel op ment and co-or di na tion of search and res cue (SAR) ef forts in many off shore ar eas of the world. Mer chant ves sels of all na -tions mak ing off shore voy ages are en cour aged to send move ment re ports and pe ri odic po si tion re ports to the AMVER cen tre at Coast GuardNew York via se lected ra dio sta tions or INMARSAT. In for ma tion from these re ports is en tered into a com puter which sup plies dead reck on ingpo si tions for ves sels while they are within the plot ting area. Char ac ter is tics of ves sels which are valu able for de ter min ing SAR ca pa bil ity arealso en tered into the com puter from avail able sources of in for ma tion. Ap pro pri ate in for ma tion con cern ing the pre dicted lo ca tion and SARchar ac ter is tics of each ves sel known to be within the area of in ter est is made avail able upon re quest to rec og nized SAR agen cies of any na tionor per son in dis tress, for use dur ing an emer gency. Pre dicted lo ca tions are only dis closed for rea sons con nected with mar i time safety.

2. Mes sages sent within the AMVER Sys tem are at no cost to the ship or owner if sent via COM SAT-C us ing the AMVER/SEAS softwareand des ig nated COM SAT earth sta tions. Ben e fits to ship ping in clude im proved chances of aid in emer gen cies, re duced num ber of calls for as -sis tance to ves sels not fa vour ably lo cated and re duced time lost for ves sels re spond ing to calls for as sis tance. An AMVER par tic i pant is un derno greater ob li ga tion to ren der as sis tance dur ing an emer gency than a ves sel who is not par tic i pat ing.

3. De tails of ra dio sta tions through which AMVER mes sages may be passed are given in SA List of Lights and Ra dio Signals (SANHO-1).

4. De tails in Eng lish and many other lan guages are con tained in the AMVER User’s Man ual which may be ob tained free of charge fromChief, AMVER Mar i time Re la tions, US Coast Guard, Bat tery Park Bldg., New York, N.Y. 10004-1499, USA. Tele phone (212) 668-7762(e-mail : [email protected]), or at U.S. Coast Guard Of fices, Ma rine In spec tion Of fices or, at, Cap tain of the Port Of fices in ma jorU.S. Ports.

(See USA No tice to Mar i ners #1 Sec tion 1 para 10).

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IN STRUC TIONS TO SHIP RA DIO STA TIONS

Of fi cial mes sages to RSA reg is tered mer chant ships - the ZTOB Or gani sa tion.

This ZTOB Orginisation is put in abey ance un til fur ther no tice.

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MAR I TIME BOUND ARIES AND ZONES

1. The Mar i time Zones Act, 1994, de fines the Mar i time Zones of the RSA (see di a gram on page 20) as fol lows :

Base lines

2. Sub ject to sub sec tions a. and b. be low, the low wa ter line shall be the base line.

a. Not with stand ing the above, straight lines join ing the grouped co-or di nates men tioned in Sched ule 2 of this Act (de tailed at theend of this No tice), shall be the base lines of the rel e vant part of the coast.

b. Not with stand ing the above, the outer lim its pre scribed or de ter mined in ac cor dance with sub sec tions c. and d. be low shall be thebase lines.

c. Outer lim its of in ter nal wa ters re ferred to in para 2.b. be low shall be es tab lished in the pre scribed man ner.

d. In the ab sence of any outer lim its of in ter nal wa ters pre scribed in ac cor dance with c. above, the outer lim its shall be the out er -most har bour works which form an in te gral part of the har bour sys tem.

e. In any pro ceed ings be fore a court of law any pre scribed chart or map shall be ad mis si ble as prima fa cie proof of the con tentsthereof.

In ter nal Wa ters

3. The in ter nal wa ters of the Re pub lic shall com prise:

a. all wa ters land ward of the base lines; and

b. all har bours.

4. Any law in force in the Re pub lic, in clud ing the com mon law, shall also ap ply in its in ter nal wa ters and the air space above its in ter nal wa -ters.

5. The right of in no cent pas sage shall not ex ist in the in ter nal wa ters, ex cept if the in ter nal wa ters con cerned were ter ri to rial be fore the com -mence ment of this Act.

Ter ri to rial Wa ters

6. The sea within a dis tance of twelve nau ti cal miles from the base lines shall be the ter ri to rial wa ters of the Re pub lic.

7. Any law in force in the Re pub lic, in clud ing the com mon law, shall also ap ply in its ter ri to rial wa ters and the air space above its ter ri to rialwa ters.

8. The right of in no cent pas sage shall ex ist in the ter ri to rial wa ters.

Con tig u ous Zone

9. The sea be yond the ter ri to rial wa ters re ferred to in para 6 above, but within a dis tance of twenty four nau ti cal miles from the base lines, shall be the con tig u ous zone of the Re pub lic.

10. Within the con tig u ous zone and the air space above it, the Re pub lic shall have the right to ex er cise any pow ers which may be con sid erednec es sary to pre vent con tra ven tion of any fis cal law or any cus toms, em i gra tion, im mi gra tion or san i tary law and to make such con tra ven tionpun ish able.

Mar i time Cul tural Zone

11. The sea be yond the ter ri to rial wa ters re ferred to in para 6, but within a dis tance of twenty four nau ti cal miles from the base lines, shall be the mar i time cul tural zone of the Re pub lic.

12. Sub ject to any other law the Re pub lic shall have, in re spect of ob jects of an ar chae o log i cal na ture found in the mar i time cul tural zone, thesame rights and pow ers as it has in re spect of its ter ri to rial wa ters.

Ex clu sive Eco nomic Zone

13. The sea be yond the ter ri to rial wa ters re ferred to in para 6, but within a dis tance of two hun dred nau ti cal miles from the base lines, shall bethe ex clu sive eco nomic zone of the Re pub lic.

14. Sub ject to any other law the Re pub lic shall have, in re spect of ob jects of all nat u ral re sources in the ex clu sive eco nomic zone, the samerights and pow ers as it has in re spect of its ter ri to rial wa ters.

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Con ti nen tal Shelf

15. The con ti nen tal shelf as de fined in Ar ti cle 76 of the United Na tions Con ven tion on the Law of the Sea, 1982, adopted at Montego Bay on 10De cem ber 1982, shall be the con ti nen tal shelf of the Re pub lic.

16. Sub ject to any other law the outer lim its of the con ti nen tal shelf shall con sist of a se ries of straight lines join ing the co-or di nates men tionedin Sched ule 3 of this Act (not de tailed).

17. For the pur poses of :

a. ex plo ra tion of nat u ral re sources, as de fined in para graph 4 of Ar ti cle 77 of the United Na tions Con ven tion on the Law of the Sea,1982, and

b. any law re lat ing to min ing of pre cious stones, met als or min er als, in clud ing nat u ral oil, the con ti nen tal shelf shall be deemed tobe unalienated State land.

18. The co-or di nates listed in the ta ble be low es tab lish six straight base lines along the coast of the Re pub lic. A dot ted line be tween groupedco-or di nates in di cates the end/start of a straight base line. The straight base lines are sep a rated by coast line.

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Sched ule 2 : Straight Base lines of the Re pub lic of South Af rica

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32 19 05.232 44 17.3

32 44 17.332 49 30.4

32 49 30.432 59 53.3

32 59 53.333 02 26.3

33 02 26.333 09 08.7

32 09 08.7 33 24 51.7…………...33 25 55.134 08 56.5…………...34 09 23.534 16 23.3

34 16 23.334 18 28.9…………..34 19 34.534 21 28.6

34 21 28.634 23 14.5

018 18 50.0017 52 13.4

017 52 13.4017 50 38.5

017 50 38.5017 52 17.8

017 52 17.8017 53 42.8

017 53 42.8017 58 47.1

017 58 47.1018 04 22.9…………...018 04 54.8018 19 09.6…………...018 19 24.0018 22 48.7

018 22 48.7018 24 05.0…………...018 25 17.5018 28 22.0

018 28 22.0018 49 36.6

34 23 14.534 37 58.5

34 37 58.534 41 23.5

34 41 23.534 46 51.6………….34 47 15.834 49 40.8………….34 49 53.934 28 22.7

34 28 22.734 26 18.3

34 26 18.334 23 44.2

34 23 44.234 22 48.9

34 22 48.934 22 35.1

34 22 35.134 22 26.2

34 22 26.234 21 46.5

018 49 36.6019 17 48.2

019 17 48.2019 24 07.9

019 24 07.9019 38 08.2…………...019 39 42.4019 57 46.5…………...020 00 49.6020 50 46.9

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021 17 57.8021 43 46.5

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021 48 45.7021 49 51.9

021 49 51.9021 50 25.5

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IN FOR MA TION CON CERN ING SUB MA RINES

Part I - SUB MA RINE WARN ING SIG NALS

1. Mar i ners are warned that con sid er able haz ard to life may re sult from dis re gard ing the fol low ing warn ing sig nals, which de note the pres -ence of sub ma rines:

Vi sual Sig nals

2. South Af ri can war ships fly the In ter na tional Code Group NE2 to de note that sub ma rines, which may be sub merged, are in the vi cin ity.Other ves sels are cau tioned to steer a course so as to give a wide berth to any ves sel fly ing this sig nal. If, for any rea son, it is nec es sary to ap -proach her, a good look out must be kept for sub ma rines, whose pres ence may be in di cated only by their peri scopes or snort masts show ingabove wa ter.

Py ro tech nics and Smoke Can dles

3. The fol low ing sig nals are used by sub merged sub ma rines:

a. White smoke marker (with flare) float ing on sea sur face, in di cates po si tion in re sponse to a re quest from a ship or as re quired. (See Fig ure 1).

b. Green para chute flare (fired 130 metres into the air) used to in di cate the po si tion from which a prac tice tor pedo has been fired.All ves sels are re quested to keep clear as the sub ma rine may want to sur face af ter the fir ing. (See Fig ure 2).

c. Red para chute flare (fired 130 metres into the air), which may be ac com pa nied by smoke can dles re peated as of ten as pos si ble,mean - “Keep clear. I am car ry ing out an emer gency sur fac ing pro ce dure. Do not stop pro pel lers. Clear the area im me di ately.Stand by to ren der as sis tance”. (See Fig ure 3).

Note: If the red parachute flare is sighted and the sub ma rine does not sur face within 5 min utes, it should be as sumed that the sub ma rine is indis tress and has sunk. An im me di ate at tempt should be made to fix the po si tion in which the sig nal was sighted, af ter which ac tion in ac cor -dance with Part IV should be taken. The flare and marker sig nals will float for one hour then self scut tle and sink.

d. Two white smoke sig nals re leased 3 min utes apart mean - “Keep clear. I am pre par ing to sur face. Do not stop pro pel lers. Clearthe im me di ate vi cin ity.”

4. It must not be in ferred from the above that sub ma rines ex er cise only when in com pany with es cort ing ves sels.

5. In cer tain cir cum stances warn ings that sub ma rines are ex er cis ing in spec i fied ar eas may be broad cast by a Coast Ra dio Sta tion.

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Fig ure 1

Fig ure 2

Fig ure 3

Part II - NAV I GA TION LIGHTS

6. Sub ma rines may be en coun tered on the sur face by night, par tic u larly in the vi cin ity of the fol low ing ports: Saldanha Bay, Cape Town, Si mon’s Town, Hout Bay, Port Eliz a beth, East Lon don and Durban.

7. The steam ing and side lights of South Af ri can sub ma rines ap pear to be placed well for ward and very low above the wa ter in pro por tion tothe length and ton nage of these ves sels. South Af ri can sub ma rines are fit ted with an am ber quick flash ing light sit u ated abaft of the steam inglight as an aid to iden ti fi ca tion. While at an chor or at a buoy by night sub ma rines dis play nor mal an chor lights.

8. The over all ar range ments of sub ma rines lights are there fore un usual and may well give the im pres sion of be ing mark edly smaller andshorter ves sels than they are. Their vul ner a bil ity to col li sion when pro ceed ing on the sur face dic tates par tic u lar cau tion when ap proach ingthem.

Part III - COL LI SIONS WITH SUB MA RINES

9. Most sub ma rine losses dur ing peace time have been caused by col li sion with other ves sels. Sub ma rines, with their low buoy ancy fac tor, ifin volved in a col li sion, may sink or be un able to sur face be cause of their buoy ancy (bal last) tanks hav ing been rup tured.

10. Be cause of their size and low pro file, sur faced sub ma rines are of ten dif fi cult to see. Sub ma rines op er at ing at peri scope depth are ob vi ouslyeven more dif fi cult to de tect.

11. Col li sion or sus pected col li sion, with a sub ma rine must be re ported by the fast est means avail able to the near est Coast Ra dio Sta tion. Thepo si tion of the col li sion to gether with the es ti mated cur rent, wind force and sea state, as well as any other rel e vant par tic u lars, must be in cludedin the re port.

12. The re port should be sent by ra dio us ing Emer gency Clear ance Pro ce dure on dis tress or nor mal fre quen cies. The mes sage can be passed di -rect to NAVCOMCENCAPE, via a Coast Ra dio Sta tion or har bour ra dio net work, which ever is con sid ered the faster, as speed of han dling ises sen tial. The mes sage will then be sent to the Sub ma rine Op er a tions Au thor ity (SUBOPAUTH), Pri vate Bag X1, Si mon's Town, 7995, or, sig -nals ad dress, Force Prep a ra tion Op er a tion Cen tre, tele phone (Cape Town) +27 21 787 4126/4129, fax (Cape Town) +27 21 787 4002.

Part IV - SUNKEN SUB MA RINES

13. A bot tomed sub ma rine which is un able to sur face will try to in di cate its po si tion by the fol low ing meth ods:

a. Re leas ing two life rafts, which are equipped with EPIRBS, as soon as the in ci dent oc curs. The life rafts are de scribed in Part V.

b. On the ap proach of sur face ves sels, and at reg u lar in ter vals, by fir ing the smoke sig nals de scribed in Par 3 un der Part 1.

c. Pump ing out oil fuel or lu bri cat ing oil.

d. Blow ing out air.

e. Ac ti vat ing her So nar Bea con. The So nar Bea con is de scribed in Part V.

f. Trans mit ting on her un der wa ter tele phone. The un der wa ter tele phone is de scribed in Part V.

14. It is vi tally im por tant that sur face ships re frain from dis charg ing any oil or de bris which might ap pear to have come from a sub ma rine.Search ing ships and air craft can waste valu able time in ves ti gat ing such false con tacts.

15. Some sub ma rine py ro tech nics may carry mes sages. These may be re cov ered as soon as they have fin ished burn ing and the con tents ofmes sages to gether with the po si tion and time of re cov ery of the py ro tech nic must be passed to :

a. Any Na val ves sel in the vi cin ity, or

b. NAVCOMCENCAPE, Pri vate Bag X1, TOKAI, 7966, tele phone (Cape Town) 021 787 2911, or

c. COMFLEET, Na val Base, Si mon's Town.

d. the near est branch of the South Af ri can Po lice Ser vice.

Mes sages should be passed by the most rapid means of com mu ni ca tion avail able.

16. South Af ri can sub ma rines are fit ted with two life rafts, each fit ted with its own EPIRB which can be re leased from in side in case of emer -gency or if the sub ma rine is un able to sur face.

17. In any sub ma rine ac ci dent, time is the most vi tal fac tor af fect ing the chances of res cue of sur vi vors, and, as the sight ing of life rafts may bethe first in ti ma tion that an ac ci dent has in fact oc curred, it is vi tal that no time should be lost in tak ing ac tion.

18. The sight ing of any smoke sig nals and/or life rafts an swer ing the de scrip tion should be re ported at once to the Na val au thor i ties or a PortOf fice. But if a ves sel is un able to es tab lish com mu ni ca tion with out leav ing the vi cin ity of the sunken sub ma rine, she should stand by to res cuesur vi vors and not leave the scene of the ac ci dent.

19. South Af ri can sub ma rines are equipped with smoke sig nals and life rafts. It is there fore of the ut most im por tance that the po si tion, to getherwith the es ti mated cur rent and the strength and di rec tion of the wind at the po si tion, and the time of first sight ing of the smoke sig nals and/orlife rafts be ac cu rately and speed ily re ported to any of the au thor i ties men tioned in para 15 above.

20. At any time af ter a sub ma rine ac ci dent sur vi vors may start at tempt ing to es cape. Cur rent pol icy dic tates that sur vi vors will wait be fore es -cap ing un til :

a. res cue ves sels are known to be stand ing by, or

b. con di tions in side the sub ma rine de te ri o rate to such an ex tent that an at tempt at es cape must be made.

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c. it is de ter mined whether or not a DSRV res cue is pos si ble. The DSRV is de scribed in Part V.

21. It should be noted that the air sup ply in a sunken sub ma rine may last for sev eral days, in which case sit u a tion b. may not arise for a con sid er -able time af ter the sink ing. How ever, if the sub ma rine is badly dam aged, sur vi vors may have to make an im me di ate es cape at tempt. Any shipfind ing smoke sig nals and/or life rafts an swer ing the de scrip tion should stand by well clear of it ready to pick up sur vi vors who will prob a blysur face at a dis tance from it de pend ing on the ef fect of wind and cur rent. On ar rival on the sur face men may be ex hausted or ill, and the pres ence of a boat al ready low ered is very de sir able should weather con di tions per mit. Some men may re quire a de com pres sion cham ber and the Na valau thor i ties will try to get such a cham ber to the scene as soon as pos si ble.

22. In or der that those trapped in the sub ma rine shall be made aware that help is at hand, na val ves sels drop small charges into the sea which can be heard from in side the sub ma rine. It is vi tal that they are not dropped too close since men in the pro cess of mak ing as cents are par tic u larlyvul ner a ble to un der wa ter ex plo sions, and may eas ily be fa tally in jured. A dis tance of 0.25 miles is con sid ered safe. If no small charges areavail able, the run ning of an echo sounder or the bang ing of the outer skin of the ship’s hull with a ham mer from a po si tion be low the wa ter-lineis likely to be heard in the sub ma rine, and such bang ing and/or sound ing should be car ried out at fre quent in ter vals.

23. Sub ma rines may at any time re lease py ro tech nic signals which, on reach ing the sur face, burn with flames and/or smoke, thus serv ing tomark the po si tion. They are likely to ac knowl edge sound sig nals by this means.

24. Sum ming up, the aims of a Sub ma rine Res cue Op er a tion are:

a. To fix the ex act po si tion of the sub ma rine.

b. To get a ship stand ing by to pick up sur vi vors, if prac ti ca ble, with boats al ready low ered.

c. To get med i cal as sis tance to sur vi vors picked up.

d. To get a diver’s de com pres sion cham ber to the scene in case this is re quired by those se ri ously ill af ter be ing ex posed to greatpres sure.

e. To in form the trapped men that help is at hand.

f. To get a DSRV to the scene of the sub ma rine in ci dent.

25. There is a Na val or ga ni za tion de signed to ful fill these aims, which is al ways kept at in stant readi ness for ac tion. It is clear, how ever, thatany ship may at any time find ev i dence of a sub ma rine di sas ter, and if she takes prompt and cor rect ac tion as de scribed above, she may be in apo si tion to play a vi tal part.

Part V - SUB MA RINE RES CUE DEVICES

26. The sub ma rine is fit ted with two life rafts, which can be re leased from in board in case of an emer gency (See Fig ure 4). They have the fol -low ing char ac ter is tics:

a. The life rafts pop out of pres sure proof GRP con tain ers. These GRP con tain ers will be vis i ble on the sur face.

b. Each life raft can carry 25 per sons.

c. The life raft is teth ered to the sub ma rine with 600m of rope.

d. Each life raft is fit ted with:

i. EPIRB. The Emer gency Po si tion In di cat ing Ra dio Bea con is teth ered to the life raft and is ac ti vated as soon as it co mesinto con tact with the sea wa ter. The EPIRB trans mits a sig nal of war bling notes on 406 MHz. Ships hear ing this sig nalshould re port the fact giv ing their po si tion and if pos si ble, an in di ca tion of sig nal strength.

ii. SART . The Search and Res cue Ra dar Tran sponder is used to lo cate sur vival craft or dis tressed ves sels by cre at ing a se ries of dots on a res cu ing ship’s ra dar dis play. The re sponse fre quency is 9.2 – 9.5 GHz.

iii. Por ta ble VHF ra dio.

27. The So nar Bea con serves to alert res cue au thor i ties to the sub ma rines po si tion and to pro vide a hom ing sig nal for the DSRV. It op er ates at afre quency of 3,5 and 12 kHz.

28. The sub ma rine is fit ted with an un der wa ter tele phone, which is ca pa ble of voice and Morse com mu ni ca tions.

29. The DSRV (deep sea res cue ves sel) is a mini sub mers ible ca pa ble of res cu ing per son nel from the sub ma rine should the sub ma rine havebot tomed or have fouled un der wa ter (See Fig ure 5). The sub ma rine's for ward hatch is con fig ured to re ceive the DSRV skirt and form a wa ter -tight con nec tion. This al lows the for ward hatch to be opened and for the trapped per son nel to be trans ferred to the DSRV.

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Fig ure 4

Fig ure 5

CANOPY

EMERGENCY PACKINCL. PORT, DISTR,TRANSCEIVER ANDSART-TRANSPONDER

BUOY EPIRB

ATTACHMENT ROPE

BUOYANCY CHAMBERS

HAULING-IN LINELIFELINE

WATER STABILIZING POCKET

INFLATE/DEFLATE VALVE



SAFETY OF NAV I GA TION: Safety, Dis tress and Nau ti cal Pub li ca tions for Mer chant Ships, Fish ing Ves sels and Sea-go ing Boats.

1. All ves sels in tend ing to go to sea, ex cept those small ves sels op er at ing very close in shore and in a lo cal area, should carry charts and nau ti -cal pub li ca tions to show nav i ga tion marks, known haz ards and other spec i fied in for ma tion in de tail ap pro pri ate to each part of the in tendedvoy age. The pub li ca tions listed be low are a guide to en sure a ba sis for good and safe nav i ga tion.

NAU TI CAL PUB LI CA TIONS

In ter na tional Code of Sig nals List of Ra dio Sig nalsMer chant Ship No tices List of Lights and Ra dio Ser vicesMar i ners Hand book Sail ing Di rec tionsNo tices to Mar i ners Nau ti cal Al ma nacNav i ga tional Ta bles Op er at ing and main te nance in struc tions for nav i ga tional aids car ried Tide Ta bles Tidal Stream At las

2. At ten tion is drawn to the dan ger in volved in nav i ga tion on charts of too small a scale and in fail ing to keep proper charts and other rel e vantpub li ca tions up to date.

3. One of the fac tors in the ar range ments for the res cue of peo ple in dis tress at sea is the ra dio watch on the in ter na tional dis tress fre quen cieswhich cer tain classes of ships are re quired to keep when at sea. All Coast Ra dio Sta tions, the SA Navy and Port Au thor i ties keep a con tin u ouswatch on these dis tress fre quen cies. All those who go to sea should be fa mil iar with the op er a tion of ra dio equip ment, if car ried, for the pur poseof ra dio dis tress calls. These have ab so lute pri or ity over all other traf fic.

4. Stat u tory dis tress sig nals are con tained in An nex IV of the In ter na tional Reg u la tions for Pre vent ing Col li sions at Sea, 1972, ob tain ablefrom agents for the sale of South Af ri can Charts and Hy dro graphic Pub li ca tions (No tice No 1 of this is sue).

5. A South Af ri can Search and Res cue Or gani sa tion (SASAR) has been es tab lished and is ad min is tered by SAMSA. De tails of SASAR are to be found in No tice to Mar i ners 15 in this pub li ca tion.

6. The Na tional Sea Res cue In sti tute (NSRI) pro vides sea res cue fa cil i ties in shore and off shore at a num ber of har bours in South Af rica. Fullde tails are avail able from port and har bour au thor i ties in the Re pub lic or at any coastal po lice sta tion.

7. The at ten tion of small-boat own ers and crew is drawn to the ne ces sity of car ry ing ad e quate life-sav ing equip ment for each per son aboardand the means of mak ing dis tress sig nals. The re quire ments ap pli ca ble to small boats are con tained in :

a. The Stan dards of Seaworthiness, Man ning and Li cens ing of Ves sels Reg u la tions, 1986 (for com mer cial boats); and

b. The Reg u la tions Re gard ing Ships or Small Ves sels used Solely for Sport or Rec re ation, 1985.

Note : At ten tion is drawn to South Af ri can List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1), which con tains in for ma tion on Dis tress Sig nals,Ra dio Tele phone Voice Dis tress Trans mit ting Pro ce dures, Re cep tion of Safety Mes sages and Air Dis tress Search and Res cue. To be ob -tained from Chart Agents listed in An nual No tice to Mar i ners No 1.

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WEATHER RE PORTS FROM SHIPS

Pub li ca tions avail able for sup ply to ships

1. The fol low ing pub li ca tions are dis trib uted by the South Af ri can Weather Ser vice of the De part ment of En vi ron ment Af fairs for use onboard ships:

Form Ti tle De scrip tion

MET 1/3/10 Ra dio Weather Re ports Sig nal mes sage forms

MET 1/1/6 Weather Fore cast Ar eas Chart

MET 5/2 Weather Codes Book let

MET 3/3/1/2 Re cord of Weather Ob ser va tions Pad of forms

P.M.O:10 Req ui si tion Form (Eng only) Form

Ra dio Trans mis sions and Fre quen cies are avail able in a TELKOM book let which is avail able from Telkom’s Mar i timeRa dio Ser vices Di vi sion. ( Ti tle: Telkom Mar i time Ra dio Ser vices).

Fac sim ile Transmission de tails are cov ered in S.A. List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1).

For fur ther in for ma tion visit the SA Weather Ser vice’s Website at the fol low ing ad dress: www.weathersa.co.za.

Ships should ob tain their re quire ments di rect from :

Port Me te o ro log i cal Of fi cer,Cape Town Weather Of ficeCape Town Int. Air port,CAPE TOWN, 7525.South Af rica

Tel : +27 21 934 0836Tele fax : +27 21 934 3296 e-mail: [email protected]

Port Me te o ro log i cal Of fi cer,DurbanWeather Of fice,Durban Int. Air port,DURBAN, 4029,South Af rica.

Tel : +27 31 408 1446Tele fax : +27 31 408 1445.e-mail: [email protected].

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SOUTH AF RICA, Coastal Ar eas and Ap proaches to Har bours - Mine Clear ance (Minesweeping) Op er a tions - Col li sion Reg u la -tions.

1. Mine coun ter mea sures in coastal ar eas and ap proaches to har bours may be car ried out at any time with out warn ing.

2. In ter na tional sig nals of shapes and lights are ex hib ited dur ing mine clear ance op er a tions in ac cor dance with Rule 27 f . of the In ter na tionalReg u la tions for Pre vent ing Col li sions at Sea, 1972 (SAN HO-15) as fol lows:

27f. A ves sel en gaged in mine clear ance op er a tions shall, in ad di tion to the lights pre scribed for a power-driven ves -sel in Rule 23 or to the lights or shape pre scribed for a ves sel at an chor in Rule 30 as ap pro pri ate, ex hibit threeall-round green lights or three balls. One of these lights or shapes shall be ex hib ited near the fore mast head and one ateach end of the fore yard. These lights or shapes in di cate that it is dan ger ous for an other ves sel to ap proach within 1000metres of the mine clear ance ves sel.

At ten tion is par tic u larly drawn to Rule 3 g.v. of the Col li sion Reg u la tions, which states that a ves sel en gaged in mine clear ance op er -a tions is a ves sel re stricted in her abil ity to ma noeuvre and is there fore un able to keep out of the way of an other ves sel.

3. In ci dents have oc curred where ves sels have passed dan ger ously close to ves sels en gaged in mine coun ter mea sure ex er cises. Ves sels dis re -gard ing the pro vi sions of the Col li sion Reg u la tions (vide Rule 2) are guilty of an offence.

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SOUTH AF RI CAN SEARCH AND RES CUE OR GANI SA TION (SASAR)

IN TRO DUC TION

1. The in tro duc tion of an Air Ser vice be tween South Af rica and Aus tra lia in No vem ber 1957, to gether with the Search and Res cue (SAR) ob -li ga tions ac cepted by South Af rica as a mem ber of the In ter na tional Civil Avi a tion Or gani sa tion (ICAO) re sulted in the De part ment of Trans -port, on 1 Oc to ber 1958, as sum ing re spon si bil ity for the co-or di na tion of South Af ri can Search and Res cue ser vices. A com mit tee known as“The Per ma nent Com mit tee for the Co-or di na tion of Air/Sea Res cue Ser vices” was es tab lished shortly there af ter by the Sec re tary for Trans -port.

2. The terms of the In ter na tional Con ven tion for the Safety of Life at Sea (LON DON) 1974 (SOLAS), to which South Af rica is a sig na tory, areen acted in Sched ule 2 of the Mer chant Ship ping Act (Act 57/51 as amended). This con ven tion has placed fur ther SAR ob li ga tions upon theSouth Af ri can Gov ern ment. Fur ther more, South Af ri can reg is tered mer chant ship ping, in terms of this en act ment, be came le gally obliged toas sist per sons in dis tress at sea.

3. In 1979, in or der to con form with the man ner in which other na tional SAR or gani sa tions are named, the South Af ri can Search and Res cueOr gani sa tion was es tab lished. It is known as the SASAR Or gani sa tion.

THE FUNC TIONS OF THE SASAR OR GANI SA TION

4. The pri mary func tion of search and res cue op er a tions in the South ern Af ri can area is to search for, to as sist and, if nec es sary, res cue:

a. Sur vi vors of air craft ac ci dents or forced land ings.

b. Crew and Pas sen gers of Ves sels in dis tress and Sur vi vors of mar i time ac ci dents.

5. SASAR is also charged with co-ordinating the ef forts of var i ous Gov ern ment De part ments, vol un tary or gani sa tions and, pri vate air craftand ship ping com pa nies in the field of search and res cue and, with for mu lat ing pol icy and pro ce dures.

COM PO SI TION OF SASAR

6. The Ex ec u tive Com mit tee of SASAR is made up of rep re sen ta tives from those Gov ern ment De part ments which are able to con trib ute ser -vices and/or fa cil i ties for use by SASAR. These in clude Trans port, SAMSA, South Af ri can Air ways (SAA), De fence, Po lice, Dept of Pro vin -cial and Lo cal Government (DPLG), Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity and TELKOM. The Di rec tor-Gen eral : Trans port ap points theChair man for the Ex ec u tive Com mit tee and pro vides sec re tarial ser vices to the Ex ec u tive Com mit tee and its sub-com mit tees.

7. In ad di tion to the Ex ec u tive Com mit tee two sub-com mit tees ex ist:

a. SASAR - Avi a tion Sub-com mit tee: This con sists of rep re sen ta tives of the SAMSA, SAA, South Af ri can Air Force (SAAF),DPLG, De part ment of Pro vin cial and Lo cal Gov ern ment, TELKOM.

b. SASAR - Ma rine Sub-com mit tee: This con sists of rep re sen ta tives of SAMSA, Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity, SAAF,South Af ri can Navy (SAN), Na tional Sea Res cue In sti tute (NSRI), DPLG, Ti tan Aviation and Smit Amandla Ma rine.

SOUTH AF RI CAN AREA OF SAR RE SPON SI BIL ITY

8. The RSA’s area of re spon si bil ity for SAR em braces the sea and land ar eas as in di cated in Di a gram 1 on the fol low ing page, in clud ing thein de pend ent states sit u ated therein, and cor re sponds to that as laid down by the In ter na tional Civil Avi a tion Or gani sa tion (ICAO).

SAR RE GIONS AND AS SO CI ATED RES CUE CO-OR DI NA TION CEN TRES

9. The South ern Af ri can area is di vided into two SAR Re gions (SRRs) with the con trol of SAR op er a tions in each re gion be ing cen tered atRes cue Co-or di na tion Cen tres (RCCs) namely (see Di a gram 1):

a. In land SRR - Aero nau ti cal Res cue Co-or di na tion Cen tre (ARCC), lo cated at O.R. Tambo In ter na tional Air port; and

b. Mar i time SRR - Mar i time Res cue Co-or di na tion Cen tre (MRCC), lo cated at Plattekloof, near Cape Town.

Note : Cape Town MRCC is pri mar ily con cerned with ocean SAR mis sions and air searches over the sea.

10. For mar i time pur poses SAR mis sions may be classed as:

a. OCEAN : An in ci dent in which only ships and long range air craft may be avail able al though, in the more re mote ocean ar eas,only ships may be avail able.

b. COASTAL : In ci dents in which some or all of the fol low ing may be avail able to as sist: ships, air craft, he li cop ters and shorebased life sav ing fa cil i ties.

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GEO GRAPH ICAL BOUND ARIES OF THE SRRs

11. The coastal area of the Mar i time SRR as well as the sea ward ex ten sion of the In land SRR is sub-di vided into eight sub-ar eas for SAR pur -poses (see Di a gram 2), each un der the con trol of a Har bour Mas ter (HbrM).

Di a gram 212. These sub-ar eas are:

Sub-area From To Co-ordinating Har bour MasterWalvis Bay Kunene River Or ange River Walvis BaySaldanha Bay Or ange River Dassen Is land Saldanha BayCape Town Dassen Is land Cape Agulhas Cape TownMossel Bay Cape Agulhas Cape Seal Mossel BayPort Elizabeth Cape Seal Great Fish Point Port Eliz a bethEast London Great Fish Point Port St Johns East Lon donDurban Port St Johns Tugela River DurbanRich ards Bay Tugela River Ponta Do Ouro Rich ards Bay

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Di a gram 1

Ponta Do Ouro

Cape Agulhas

Dassen Island

Orange River

Harbour MasterWalvis Bay

Harbour MasterSaldanha Bay

Harbour MasterCape Town

Harbour MasterMossel Bay

Harbour MasterEast London

Harbour MasterDurban

Harbour MasterRichards Bay

WALVIS BAY

NAMIBIA

LÜDERITZ

CAPE TOWN

PORT ELIZABETH

EAST LONDON

DURBAN

RICHARDS BAY

RSA

20°

30°

10° 20° 30°

30°

20°

30°20°10°

Kunene River

SALDANHA BAY

Great Fish Point

Port St Johns

Tugela Mouth

AREASALDANHA BAY

AREAEAST LONDON

AREADURBAN

AREARICHARDS BAY

AREACAPE TOWN

AREAMOSSEL BAY

Port Nolloth

MOSSELBAAI

AREAWALVIS BAY

Harbour MasterPort Elizabeth

AREAPORT ELIZABETH

Cape Seal

13. The Har bour Mas ter of a sub-area is the au thor ity for co-ordinating a search and res cue op er a tion in that sub-area. There fore, any dis tresssig nal in a re gion must be re layed to the Har bour Master of that sub-area. His of fice will re lay the mes sage on to the MRCC.

14. As the above sub-ar eas are large, each pri mary co-ordinating Har bour Mas ter has within his zone one or more Sec ond ary Au thor i ties towhom SAR re spon si bil i ties can be del e gated. This del e ga tion of re spon si bil ity may only take place af ter the co-ordinating Har bour Mas ter hascon sulted the Sec ond ary Au thor ity con cerned and is sat is fied that the lat ter is more suited to han dle the par tic u lar SAR in ci dent.

15. It must be re mem bered that fi nite sea ward bound aries to the above sub-ar eas are dif fi cult to lay down. Close li ai son be tween Har bour Mas -ters and Cape Town MRCC is there fore done on a reg u lar ba sis.

AIR CRAFT, VES SELS, VE HI CLES AND EQUIP MENT AVAIL ABLE FOR SEARCH AND RES CUE PUR POSES

16. Air craft : The South Af ri can Air Force, South Af ri can Air ways and Ti tan Aviation pro vide suit able air craft on re quest.

17. Ves sels Owned or Char tered by the State : The De part ment of En vi ron ment and Tour ism (DEAT) has two oil pol lu tion com bat ves sels,which is op er ated on their be half by Smit Amandla Ma rine. These ves sels pa trol be tween Saldanha Bay and Rich ards Bay. They can be calledupon by the Har bour Mas ter(s) con cerned, or through Smit Amandla Marine - Spe cial Ships Di vi sion. Their daily po si tions are sup plied toCape Town MRCC.

18. The SA Navy will pro vide suit able ves sels and per son nel where and when re quired. Re quests for as sis tance may be ini ti ated by the Har -bour Mas ter(s) through the Cape Town MRCC or lo cal Na val Area Com mander.

19. Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity will pro vide tugs and other suit able ves sels on the in struc tions of the Har bour Mas ter(s) con cerned.

20. Deep Sea Res cue Tugs : Two large, fast (20 knot) res cue tugs are op er ated by Smit Amandla Ma rine. These craft are ide ally suited forOCEAN type mis sions. Due to their ex ten sive com mu ni ca tions equip ment, hos pi tal fa cil i ties and speed they are also well suited forCOASTAL mis sions. Sur vi vor ca pac ity is + 200.

21. Na tional Sea Res cue In sti tute (NSRI) Sta tions : The NSRI op er ates Sta tions at the fol low ing lo ca tions:- Hartbeespoort Dam, Vic to riaLake, Lam bert's Bay, Club Mykonos, Ta ble Bay, Bakoven, Hout Bay, Kommetjie, Si mon’s Town, Strandfontein, Gordon's Bay, Hermanus,Agulhas, Mossel Bay, Still Bay, Witsand, Yzerfontein, Bea con Bay, Wil der ness, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, St Fran cis Bay, Port Eliz a beth, PortAl fred, East Lon don, Port St Johns, Port Ed ward, Shelly Beach, Durban and Rich ards Bay. Aux il iary Sta tions at St Hel ena Bay,Melkbosstrand, Cof fee Bay, Kleinmond and Struisbaai. In ad di tion there is one in land op er a tion sta tion on the Vaal Dam at Deneysville.

22. NSRI Fleet : The fleet con sists of some 50 boats vary ing from 13 me tre ves sels used for deep sea op er a tions, to 3 me tre in shore res cue ves -sels. The ma jor ity of these are ei ther 5 or 7 me tre semi rigid in flat able and 8 me tre lon ger range craft.

23. NSRI Coast Watch ing Aux il iary : The NSRI Sta tions are as sisted by vol un teer “Coast Watch ers” who re port on in ci dents ob served offshore.

24. Other Ves sels : Shipmasters are obliged by cus tom, as well as Na tional and In ter na tional Stat ute, to ren der as sis tance to per sons in dis tressat sea. In such cases as sist ing ves sels are ex pected to re port their in ten tions and ac tions to the near est Har bour Mas ter via a Coastal Ra dio Sta -tion.

THE NA TIONAL SEA RES CUE IN STI TUTE

25. The South Af ri can So ci ety of Mas ter Mar i ners, in 1966, brought into be ing an in shore sea res cue ser vice sim i lar to that of the Royal Na -tional Life boat In sti tu tion of Great Brit ain. This ser vice was called the South Af ri can In shore Sea Res cue Ser vice.

26. In June 1967 the name was for mally changed to the Na tional Sea Res cue In sti tute of South Af rica (NSRI). The In sti tute’s Patron is thePres i dent.

27. The NSRI is of fi cially rec og nized in ter na tion ally and by the SAMSA as an or ga ni za tion un der tak ing Search and Res cue. Op er a tion ally itco mes un der the con trol of the SASAR Or ga ni za tion through the Har bour Masters of the sea ar eas con cerned. It op er ates in con junc tion withother means of search and res cue at the Har bour Masters’ dis posal.

28. The Head quar ters are in Cape Town. The NSRI pro vides an in shore res cue ser vice from Saldanha Bay to Rich ards Bay. The po si tions ofNSRI Sta tions are in di cated on SAN charts by the NSRI sym bol . In ad di tion to launches and boats, the NSRI op er ates “Landrover" type ve -hi cles fit ted with ra dio and res cue equip ment.

29. The main ob jec tives for which the NSRI was formed are briefly:

a. To pro vide ef fi cient life-sav ing craft at var i ous lo ca tions in spe cific zones along the coast of The RSA.

b. To es tab lish cen tres at such lo ca tions for the train ing of crews ca pa ble of man ning the life-sav ing craft at all times.

c. To en cour age all boat own ers to ac cept ad e quate safety stan dards and to ad here to rec og nized rules of con duct and sea man ship.

30. All NSRI boats are equipped with VHF ra dios and some with HF ra dios. They are con trolled by the NSRI’s own shore-based ra dio trans -mit ters op er at ing on a fre quency ex clu sive to NSRI which en sures un in ter rupted con tact dur ing search and res cue mis sions. For joint op er a -tions other fre quen cies are used as ap pro pri ate.

31. NSRI crews are all un paid vol un teers but are ad e quately in sured at the In sti tute’s ex pense.

32. Whilst the main cen tres of boat ing ac tiv ity are ad e quately cov ered other cen tres will be cov ered in due course when the need has been es -tab lished.

33. Re ports of boats or per sons in dis tress should be made di rect to the Har bour Mas ters, when pos si ble, oth er wise to the SA Po lice Servicewho will alert the Har bour Mas ters, or who ever else may be re spon si ble for alert ing the res cue ser vices in the area con cerned.

34. Con trol of NSRI Units is nor mally ex er cised by its own co-ordinators but is al ways un der the over all con trol of the Har bour Mas ters.

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35. A sea res cue ser vice, sim i lar to the South Af ri can NSRI, ex ists in Namibia. It is called Sea Res cue of Namibia and has one sta tion atWalvis Bay.

DIS TRESS ALERT ING

36. In the event of dis tress at sea, any one of the fol low ing au thor i ties should be alerted :

Coast Ra dio Sta tionsCape Town MRCCOther ves sels at seaPort Con trol Of ficesPo lice Sta tionsNa val BasesLight housesNSRI BasesThe Sea Res cue tele phone num ber in any ma jor coastal city’s tele phone di rec tory.SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICE TO MAR I -NERSNO 17 OF 2011


KWAZULU-NA TAL COAST, Shark Nets

1. The Sharks Board pres ently de ploys nets at 38 beaches along the coast line of KwaZulu-Na tal.

2. His tor i cally these nets com prised of pan els of 106 metres in length with a 6.2 me tre drop and are re ferred to as “sin gle nets”. How ever, as ithas been found that “dou ble nets” (213.5 metres) and, in some cases “tri ple nets” (304.8 metres) are more sta ble in cer tain ar eas. Var i ous con -fig u ra tions are used.

3. Sin gle nets are se cured by 2 x 35kg an chors (one on each end of the net), dou ble nets by 4 x 35kg an chors (two on each end), and tri ple netsby 6 x 35kg an chors (three on each end).

4. All nets are man u fac tured from poly eth yl ene rope and twine and are in di cated by or ange marker buoys.

5. Yel low buoys in di cate the an chor po si tions at ei ther end of the nets which are laid ap prox i mately 20 metres apart and par al lel to the coast -line be tween 200 and 300 metres off shore in ap prox i mately 11 to 15 me tre wa ter depth.

6. Ves sels pass ing these beaches are ad vised to sail at least 1 nau ti cal mile off shore to al low for safe pas sage.

7. Fol low ing is a list of net ted beaches from north to south :

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SOUTH AF RICA, Off shore Un der wa ter Ob struc tions.

1. Nu mer ous un der wa ter ob struc tions - equip ment re lat ing to aban doned or sus pended well heads, an chors and other equip ment - are sit u ated on the sea bed in ar eas be tween the Or ange River and Stanger, North of Durban.

2. Per ma nent guide-bases at well heads are con structed of fer rous metal and ex tend up to a height of 4,75 m above the sea floor.See di a gram on fol low ing page.

3. These ob struc tions do not con sti tute any haz ard to sur face ves sels but pres ent a po ten tial threat to sea floor min ing and to the nets of bot tomtrawl ers. These obtructions are shown on charts of the 1: 150 000 and 1: 300 000 se ries.

4. Well head Sta tus :

A=Aban doned Well head guide-base el e va tion is 4.57m above sea floor, 3,66m di am e ter, ex cept :

* Par tially re cov ered (Tem po rary guide-base re mains) : el e va tion 0,91m** O-A1 and E-DS1 only : Well head el e va tions 1,5 m.

S=Sus pended Well head guide-base (4,57 m high) re mains on sea floor pend ing fu ture ac tion (e.g. Fur ther drill ing or pro duc tion) ex cept :

* Guide-base has been re moved and re main ing capped cas ing stub is 2,5 m high.

5. The po si tions in the fol low ing ta bles are re ferred to the WGS84 Spher oid, Hartebeesthoek 94 da tum. The ac cu racy of the po si tions are within 3m ex cept for those postions marked with a † which are within 30m of po si tion.

6. This in for ma tion is sup plied by Pe tro leum Agency SA (PetroSA).

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ABAN DONED AND SUS PENDED WELL HEADS cont./

Name Name

A-C3 32 32 44.05 16 47 35.36 A Ga-X1 34 24 50.95 23 26 10.84 A

Name P-A1 32 41 22.83 17 13 56.46 A Gb-N1 34 26 10.52 24 39 21.64 A

Kudu 6 28 16 28.85 14 36 07.89 A P-F1 32 44 53.30 17 24 13.18 A Gb-Gem 34 29 03.38 24 14 34.32 A †

Kudu 2 28 29 02.44 14 34 24.34 S O-A1 33 09 41.54 16 49 20.66 A** Ha-J1 34 30 18.99 25 09 06.01 A*

Kudu 1 28 32 54.51 14 34 42.17 S C-B1 34 51 59.67 18 23 02.97 A Ga-H1 34 31 04.33 23 45 44.36 A

Kudu 3 28 34 55.70 14 35 52.19 S Ga-A1 34 33 08.56 23 43 12.89 A †

Kudu 7 28 34 56.92 14 33 41.16 A INDIAN OCEAN - SOUTH AND EAST Ga-A4 34 33 36.43 23 43 15.27 S †

Kudu 8 28 35 08.76 14 24 08.13 S COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA Ga-A3 34 33 47.13 23 46 15.78 A †

Kudu 4 28 37 08.08 14 35 52.01 A (In order of increasing Latitude) Ga-A2 34 34 27.26 23 45 35.73 A †

Kudu 5 28 37 59.58 14 40 26.50 A Jc-A1 29 27 42.66 31 35 38.79 A † Ga-G1 34 34 39.69 23 26 58.79 A †

A-F1 29 13 29.07 16 11 55.10 S Jc-B1 29 30 26.65 31 37 27.48 A Ga-G1a 34 34 40.86 23 26 58.98 A †

A-D1 30 20 37.03 16 51 35.39 A Jc-C1 29 44 09.35 31 18 34.36 A Ga-W1 34 35 38.72 23 15 09.98 A

A-H1 30 28 14.47 15 50 42.73 A Hb-D1 34 00 50.90 26 11 14.81 A Ga-Q2 34 36 05.55 23 42 52.72 A

A-X1 30 29 12.44 16 40 19.62 S Hb-P1 34 01 32.01 26 05 14.90 A Gb-Spr 34 37 06.74 24 17 06.85 A †

A-J1 30 36 08.90 17 09 59.47 A Ha-F1 34 04 48.57 25 22 19.03 A* Ga-Q1 34 37 10.35 23 46 51.83 A

K-E1 30 37 57.10 15 25 59.51 A Hb-H1i 34 09 11.95 25 54 15.93 A* † D-B1 34 38 30.32 20 55 07.27 A †

K-B1 30 42 39.95 15 26 48.69 A † Hb-H1 34 09 12.00 25 54 18.00 A † E-1 34 39 46.65 21 15 04.02 A

K-A1 30 48 28.73 16 00 56.53 A PB-A1 34 09 40.33 23 20 10.32 A † Ga-E2 34 41 13.92 23 46 04.91 A †

A-V1 30 49 44.88 16 34 49.37 S* Hb-G1 34 11 06.72 25 51 32.99 A † F-N1 34 41 56.13 22 49 23.82 A

K-A2 30 50 04.46 16 00 29.43 A † Ha-N1 34 13 39.10 25 40 48.95 A Ga-E1 34 42 03.47 23 49 54.84 A †

A-Y1 30 50 48.94 16 39 03.79 S MB-A1 34 13 53.37 22 11 52.12 A † Ga-V1 34 43 02.27 23 25 19.53 A*

A-K1 30 51 31.95 16 35 47.62 A Ha-D1 34 15 02.20 25 23 46.12 A Ga-C1 34 43 03.08 23 02 55.18 A †

A-K2 30 52 24.14 16 36 41.52 S* Ha-I1 34 15 22.29 25 42 30.15 A † D-C1 34 43 48.71 20 49 27.17 A †

K-H1 31 02 22.25 15 55 20.82 A Hb-Hart 34 16 38.87 25 55 18.14 A E-B1 34 44 12.48 21 09 58.84 A

A-A1 31 13 10.35 16 55 13.26 A † Gb-H1 34 16 44.72 24 08 25.69 A Gb-M1 34 44 26.80 24 11 52.70 A †

A-L1 31 18 05.44 16 45 11.06 A Hb-C1 34 16 51.00 26 12 05.27 A † E-DT2 34 45 10.65 21 47 56.35 A

A-I1 31 18 58.51 16 22 47.14 A Ga-D1 34 20 50.67 23 25 51.09 A † E-I1 34 50 10.13 21 45 43.14 A

A-U1 31 38 51.24 16 30 20.29 A Ha-A1 34 21 24.39 25 40 22.32 A † F-D1 34 51 24.18 22 56 37.37 A

K-D1 31 43 53.76 16 20 10.84 A Ga-B1 34 22 51.03 23 47 50.38 A † E-S2 34 51 39.83 21 51 18.94 A

Ba-A1 31 52 01.60 17 36 34.39 A † Ha-K1 34 23 45.25 25 41 12.64 A † E-S5 34 52 31.99 21 51 02.38 A

Ba-A2 31 54 31.02 17 41 10.51 A † Ha-B2 34 24 21.54 25 36 31.30 A E-S7 34 52 41.26 21 49 28.62 S

A-C2 32 19 56.44 16 49 22.37 A F-B1 34 24 22.49 22 48 38.39 A E-S1 34 52 43.40 21 49 54.23 A

A-C1 32 30 30.54 16 53 27.09 A Gb-C1 34 24 37.77 24 23 59.24 A F-AH02P 34 52 45.94 22 00 02.37 S

(In order of increasing Latitude)

S. E. Status

S. E.

ATLANTIC OCEAN - SOUTHERN NAMIBIA

AND WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA S. StatusE. Status

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INDIAN OCEAN - SOUTH AND EAST Name Name

COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA cont./ F-A2 34 59 14.36 22 12 36.86 S E-AD2 35 11 58.57 21 38 54.62

(In order of increasing Latitude) F-A4 34 59 39.63 22 16 00.68 A E-AD1 35 11 59.49 21 38 56.23 S †

Name E-K1 34 59 45.50 21 36 12.76 A* E-BD9 35 12 11.48 21 17 26.91 S

F-AH2 34 52 46.10 22 01 01.65 S F-A1 35 00 04.56 22 14 31.99 A † E-AR1 35 12 14.13 21 32 40.39 S

E-S4 34 52 57.22 21 48 48.34 S F-A7 35 00 24.27 22 11 59.19 A E-BD1 35 12 20.87 21 17 47.15 S

F-AH04P 34 52 59.52 22 01 51.89 S E-AS1 35 00 32.43 21 52 48.80 A E-BD3 35 12 23.82 21 17 15.39 S

F-AH05P 34 52 59.43 22 01 51.22 S F-A9 35 00 33.78 22 14 17.09 A E-BD4 35 12 37.46 21 16 34.70 S

E-S6 34 53 01.62 21 50 35.19 A F-A8 35 01 01.54 22 18 06.17 A E-AR5 35 12 38.40 21 31 32.87 A

F-AN1 34 53 10.62 22 16 33.15 A F-A3 35 01 45.07 22 16 36.69 S E-CJ1 35 12 43.40 22 01 06.56 A

E-S3 34 53 16.13 21 55 08.42 A F-AF1 35 03 22.07 22 13 37.49 A E-BD2 35 12 58.00 21 16 02.85 A

E-C1 34 53 16.94 21 25 29.32 A E-AT1 35 03 58.68 22 00 18.09 E-BD8 35 12 58.37 21 17 25.64 S

E-AG1 34 53 17.00 21 46 43.61 S E-BO1 35 05 06.32 22 01 58.88 A E-BD6 35 12 58.42 21 17 26.79 S

E-H1 34 53 44.53 21 43 13.23 A D-A1 35 05 31.28 20 55 05.80 A E-BX1 35 13 21.52 21 25 06.39 A*

E-M5 34 54 00.22 21 41 38.06 A E-L1 35 06 08.64 21 11 41.35 A E-AK1 35 13 35.17 21 12 13.23 A

F-AZ2 34 54 10.90 22 05 40.66 A E-CN1 35 06 51.51 21 46 34.10 A E-BT5 35 13 38.20 21 31 20.44 S

E-M9 34 54 12.14 21 39 50.68 A F-O4 35 06 59.71 22 32 25.50 S E-BT1 35 13 59.05 21 29 54.44 S

E-M2 34 54 14.44 21 39 09.47 A F-O2 35 07 11.34 22 33 31.46 S E-BT01P 35 13 59.79 21 29 52.51 S

E-H01P 34 54 16.28 21 42 54.96 S E-Z1 35 07 37.93 21 23 12.38 A E-BB3 35 14 14.74 21 41 40.08 S

F-AR3 34 54 43.41 22 03 20.67 A F-O6 35 08 10.16 22 32 13.50 S E-BB1 35 14 15.73 21 41 39.07 S

E-M1 34 54 48.42 21 38 10.30 A F-O3 35 08 15.89 22 33 30.57 S E-BB2 35 14 17.93 21 41 20.48 S

E-BF01P 34 54 50.49 21 42 44.58 S E-BA3 35 08 34.47 21 28 48.17 S E-G2 35 15 58.42 21 28 19.78 A

E-M03P 34 54 56.63 21 39 04.28 S F-O8 35 08 52.13 22 31 49.29 S E-G1 35 16 48.44 21 27 38.35 A

E-AF1 34 54 58.32 21 57 15.55 A F-O1 35 08 54.41 22 31 46.57 A E-CR1 35 19 26.01 21 54 52.27 S

E-BF1 34 55 00.98 21 43 19.09 S E-BW1 35 09 12.48 21 11 23.74 A F-F2 35 19 38.59 22 17 48.12 A

E-M01P 34 55 07.24 21 38 05.44 S E-CA1 35 09 20.51 21 33 32.92 S E-BK1 35 21 20.08 21 53 02.76 S

E-M02Pa 34 55 08.77 21 38 05.17 S E-CA2a 35 09 21.33 21 33 30.69 S E-P2 35 21 50.57 21 23 47.21 A*

E-M02P 34 55 08.93 21 38 05.50 A E-CA2 35 09 21.35 21 33 31.17 S E-CB2 35 21 53.64 21 46 45.41 S

F-AR2 34 55 16.40 22 05 39.19 S E-BA4 35 09 23.30 21 28 30.17 S E-CB1 35 22 25.54 21 47 53.53 S

F-AR01P 34 55 17.06 22 05 39.68 S F-R1 35 09 25.61 22 36 00.09 S † E-BL1 35 23 19.71 21 59 12.75 A

E-M8 34 55 27.33 21 36 25.28 S F-S1 35 09 29.46 22 41 44.02 S E-T1 35 24 01.62 21 32 00.54 A

F-E1 34 55 30.65 22 22 01.32 A E-BA1 35 09 30.09 21 28 29.14 S F-P2 35 26 01.52 22 04 14.83 A †

E-M3 34 55 45.65 21 38 11.53 A E-BH1 35 09 41.98 21 43 11.11 S E-R1 35 26 25.49 21 39 22.11 A

F-AR1 34 56 12.29 22 10 08.27 A E-CC1 35 09 45.30 21 22 31.89 A E-P1 35 27 07.99 21 29 12.16 A

E-E1 34 56 16.79 21 50 36.20 A* E-N1 35 10 11.27 21 17 52.31 A E-D1 35 27 12.36 21 50 32.05 A

F-E2 34 56 24.28 22 20 39.50 A E-AA2 35 10 24.19 21 33 30.69 A † E-D2 35 28 10.64 21 52 06.74 A

F-AV1 34 56 26.18 22 19 15.50 A E-AM1 35 10 42.64 21 48 46.25 A* † F-P1 35 28 21.42 22 10 55.68 A †

E-AB1 34 56 29.52 21 38 13.80 A E-AA3 35 11 08.79 21 35 32.06 S E-D4 35 28 37.07 21 46 36.24 A

E-V1 34 56 48.81 21 25 27.02 A E-AA1 35 11 09.21 21 35 34.15 S E-D3 35 28 46.27 21 56 14.23 A

F-AD1 34 57 31.85 22 05 29.60 S E-CE1 35 11 09.77 21 19 50.69 S E-O1 35 30 09.77 21 46 01.74 A

F-A11 34 57 44.89 22 12 17.37 A E-CE2 35 11 25.76 21 20 32.55 S E-DQ1 35 31 11.07 21 43 50.33 S*

E-BR1 34 57 45.01 21 34 55.97 A † E-BD7 35 11 28.99 21 18 07.29 S E-F1 35 31 19.57 21 45 54.14 A

F-AD01P 34 57 47.15 22 05 50.09 S E-CE5 35 11 30.03 21 18 07.37 S E-DS1 35 32 48.24 21 42 26.68 A**

F-A10 34 58 06.09 22 08 58.47 A E-CE3 35 11 32.31 21 18 31.95 S F-L2 35 33 48.64 22 13 31.81 A

E-AP1 34 58 08.11 21 10 29.00 A † E-CE4 35 11 32.63 21 20 02.87 S F-L1 35 34 17.95 22 13 16.66 A †

F-BE1 34 58 19.09 22 07 34.95 S E-AR2 35 11 33.63 21 32 15.25 S E-Q1 35 43 21.04 21 45 20.34 A

F-BE01P 34 58 19.09 22 07 34.95 S E-AR03P 35 11 55.82 21 32 17.94 S F-Q1 35 44 41.83 22 13 50.23 A †

F-A5 34 59 01.53 22 10 59.22 S E-AR01P 35 11 56.32 21 32 18.58 A E-Q2 35 47 50.23 21 58 57.58 A

F-AX1 34 59 12.47 22 19 06.55 A E-AR02P 35 11 56.95 21 32 18.32 S

S.

S. E. Status

S. E. StatusE. Status

ABAN DONED AND SUS PENDED WELL HEADS

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LIST OF LOST EQUIP MENT and AN CHORS (12 to 20 tonnes)

Name Object Error Radius

A-V1 anchor : 12 ton 30 49 22.85 16 35 20.00 ± 20m

A-AA2 anchor : 12 ton 30 33 02.20 16 42 42.22 ± 10m

E-AA3 anchor : 12 ton 35 11 06.40 21 35 29.34 ± 50 m

E-AJ2 anchor : 15 ton 35 19 35.82 21 58 02.04 ± 10m

E-AP1 anchor : 15 ton 34 58 09.99 21 10 14.84 ± 10m

E-CB1 anchor No.8 : 15 ton 35 23 05.08 21 47 35.94 ± 50m

E-BD3 anchor # 6 35 12 33.17 21 17 44.61 ± 50 m

E-BD3 anchor # 8 35 12 55.26 21 17 01.42 ± 50 m

E-BD7 casing joint 35 11 27.87 21 18 09.32 ± 50 m

E-CE5 anchor 35 11 35.29 21 18 10.34 ± 50 m

E-DC1 anchor : 15 ton 35 33 56.03 21 46 08.64 ± 30m

E-DQ2 anchor 6 : 12 ton 35 31 41.50 21 43 07.70 ± 15m

E-DQ2 anchor 8 : 12t (flukes only) 35 31 37.80 21 42 23.08 ± 15m

E-G3 BOP stack : 210 ton (5.5x3.5m) 35 17 29.51 21 30 27.96 ± 15m

ORCA anchor : 12 ton 35 14 28.89 21 30 52.32 ± 100m

F-A Platform anchor : 20 ton 34 58 14.84 22 09 25.95 ± 25m

F-A12 anchor S1 : 20 ton 34 59 45.45 22 09 48.69 ± 15m

F-AH3 anchor No.7 : 34 52 32.26 21 56 35.19 ± 200m

F-O1 anchor P2 :15ton & 1300m chain 35 09 14.02 22 47 12.74 ± 10m

F-O4 anchor No.3 : 15 ton. 35 08 22.28 22 32 11.63 ± 20m

Ga-H1 anchor S3 : 15 ton. 34 31 34.97 23 45 30.83 ± 40m

Ga-Q2 anchor S1: 15 ton. 34 36 22.65 23 44 50.23 ± 100m

Ga-W1 anchor : 15 ton 34 35 42.03 23 15 17.90 ± 30 m

Ga-W1 anchor : 15 ton 34 35 35.14 23 15 06.45 ± 50 m

Hb-H1i 27 ft of 9" drillcollars (steel pipe) 34 09 11.95 25 54 15.93 ± 20m

K-A2 anchor 1 : 15 ton 30 50 39.45 16 00 46.66 ± 200m

K-A2 anchor 3 : 15 ton 30 50 22.65 15 59 53.00 ± 200m

K-A3 anchor 3 : 15 ton 30 48 44.46 16 04 07.89 ± 200m

Long (E)Lat (S)

3.66m

4.5

7m

(C)

(C)

(B)

(A)

Well head Struc ture

(A) Tem po rary Guide Base(B) Per ma nent Guide Base(C) Guide Posts



KWAZULU-NA TAL COAST, Shark Nets

1. The Sharks Board pres ently de ploys nets at 38 beaches along the coast line of KwaZulu-Na tal.

2. His tor i cally these nets com prised of pan els of 106 metres in length with a 6.2 metre drop and are re ferred to as “sin gle nets”. How ever, as ithas been found that “dou ble nets” (213.5 metres) and, in some cases “tri ple nets” (304.8 metres) are more sta ble in cer tain ar eas. Var i ous con -fig u ra tions are used.

3. Sin gle nets are se cured by 2 x 35kg an chors (one on each end of the net), dou ble nets by 4 x 35kg an chors (two on each end), and tri ple netsby 6 x 35kg an chors (three on each end).

4. All nets are man u fac tured from poly eth yl ene rope and twine and are in di cated by or ange marker buoys.

5. Yel low buoys in di cate the an chor po si tions at ei ther end of the nets which are laid ap prox i mately 20 metres apart and par al lel to the coast -line be tween 200 and 300 metres off shore in ap prox i mately 11 to 15 metre wa ter depth.

6. Ves sels pass ing these beaches are ad vised to sail at least 1 nau ti cal mile off shore to al low for safe pas sage.

7. Fol low ing is a list of net ted beaches from north to south :

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NORTH COAST

Rich ards Bay 5 x D, 1 x T(N of Har bour En trance)

Zinkwazi 5 x DBlythedale 2 x DSalt Rock 3 x DThompsons Bay 2 x DBallito Bay/Clark Bay 5 x DWest brook 2 x DUmdloti 2 x DUmhlanga Rocks 6 x D

DURBAN

Durban 21 x T(North of Har bour En trance)Ansteys Beach 2 x TBrigh ton Beach 2 x T

UP PER SOUTH COAST

Isipingo Beach 4 x DAmanzimtoti 13 x DWarner Beach 4 x DWinklespruit 3 x DKarridene 3 x DScottburgh 4 x DPark Rynie 2 x D

D = Dou ble

T = Tri ple

LOWER SOUTH COAST

Hibberdene 2 x DUmzumbe 2 x DBa nana Beach 2 x DSunwich 2 x DSouthport 1 x DUmtentweni 2 x DSt Mi chael’s 3 x DUvongo 3 x DMargate 8 x DRams gate/Skiboat Bay 5 x DSouthbroom 2 x DUmkobi/Ma rina Beach 3 x DSan Lameer 3 x DTra fal gar 2 x DGlen more 2 x DLei sure Bay 3 x DT O Strand 3 x DPort Ed ward 3 x D

Marker Buoy Float Sinker Anchor

Marker Buoy Float Sinker Anchor



VES SEL TRAF FIC SER VICE (VTS)

GEN ERAL NOTES.

Nav i ga tion around the South Af ri can Coast which takes place in ar eas cov ered by a Ves sel Traf fic Ser vice will be obliged to com -ply with the pro vi sions of the South Af ri can Ma rine Traf fic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 Of 1981) Ma rine Traf fic (In shore Ves sel Traf fic Ser -vices) Reg u la tions 1999.

1. Lis ten ing Watch: All ves sels in South Af ri can wa ters are to main tain a con stant lis ten ing watch on VHF Ch 16, un less in the area of a VTS Sys tem when the watch should be on the ap pro pri ate des ig nated fre quency.

2. Nav i ga tional Safety Calls: Safety calls, com pris ing ves sels name, po si tion and in tended course of ac tion, are to be made on the fre quency in (1) above, in the event of any of the fol low ing:

a. Risk of col li sion.

b. A call from an other ves sel in di cat ing that a close quar ters sit u a tion is de vel op ing.

c. Over tak ing, or be ing over taken, in a nar row chan nel.

d. Doubt about an other ves sels in ten tions.

e. An ob struc tion or bend in the chan nel which may ob scure ap proach ing ves sels.

f. In re stricted vis i bil ity, ap proach ing charted routes or groups of ves sels.

g. If ves sel is re stricted in its abil ity to ma noeuvre.

h. Ap proach ing dredg ers and float ing plant in re stricted wa ters, which are not cov ered by a VTS sys tem.

i. Leav ing a berth, an chor age, moor ing area, etc.

j. Any other oc ca sion when a call could con trib ute to safe nav i ga tion.

3. Ves sel Traf fic Ser vices: The fol low ing in for ma tion ap plies to all South Af ri can In shore VTS sys tems (as dis tinct from the off shore sys -tem i.e. for Laden Tank ers off the Alphard Bank), un less oth er wise stated:

a. DE SCRIP TION: Par tic i pa tion in these VTS sys tems is man da tory for the fol low ing:

i. Ves sels of 15 m or more in length.

ii. Tow ing ves sels where the tow is 15 m or more in length, or the over all length of ves sel and tow is 30 m or more.

iii. Any pas sen ger car ry ing ves sels.

iv. All ves sels car ry ing dan ger ous or pol lut ant car goes.

b. PRO CE DURE: Ves sels may be re quired to re port the fol low ing in for ma tion :

i. Ves sels Name.

ii. Call sign.

iii. Po si tion.

iv. ETA of ves sel en ter ing the VTS zone.

v. Des ti na tion.

vi. ETA at des ti na tion.

vii. Whether any pol lut ant or dan ger ous goods cargo is car ried on board, or car ried on any vessel or ob ject be ing towed orpushed.

viii. ETD from a berth.

ix. ETA at a lo ca tion re quir ing a re port (such as a re port ing sys tem).

The above in for ma tion must be re ported as fol lows, when:

(1) En ter ing a VTS Zone. Fif teen min utes be fore en ter ing a VTS zone, a ves sel must ap ply for Traf fic Clear ance, stat ing: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) above.

(2) Ar riv ing at a Re port ing in Point (RP). On ar riv ing at a Re port ing Point a ves sel must re port:(i), (iii) and (ix) above.

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(3) Ar riv ing at a berth. As soon as prac ti ca ble af ter ar riv ing a ves sel must re port: (i) and (iii) above.

(4) De part ing a berth. 5 min prior to de part ing a berth a ves sel must ap ply for Traf fic Clear ance stat ing: (i), (ii), (iii),(v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above.

(5) Im me di ately prior to de part ing a berth a ves sel must re port: (i), (iii) and (ix) above.

(6) Manoeuvers. Fif teen minutes prior to com menc ing any manoeuvre listed be low, ves sels must ap ply forTraf fic Clear ance stat ing: (i) and (iii) above plus a de scrip tion of their in tended manoeuvre.

Listed Manoeuvers

(a) Com pass ad just ment.(b) The cal i bra tion and ser vic ing of nav i ga tional aids.(c) A sea trial.(d) A dredg ing op er a tion.(e) The lay ing, pick ing up and ser vic ing of a sub ma rine ca ble or nav i ga tion mark.(f) Or any other manoeuvre that may be det ri men tal to safe nav i ga tion.

As soon as pos si ble af ter the manoeuver is com pleted, a de scrip tion of the manoeuver (just com pleted) must be com mu ni cated to the VTSCen tre.

4. IN CI DENT RE PORTS: Ves sels should immediately re port any of the fol low ing and in clude (i) and (iii) as spec i fied un der Pro ce dure.

a. An onboard fire, that may im pair safe nav i ga tion.

b. The in volve ment of the ves sel in a col li sion, ground ing or strik ing that may im pair safe nav i ga tion.

c. Any de fect to the ves sels hull, main pro pul sion equip ment, steer ing, ra dars, com pass, ra dio equip ment, an chors or ca bles thatmay im pair safe nav i ga tion.

d. Any dis charge or threat of dis charge of a pol lut ant from the ves sel.

e. An other ves sel in ap par ent dif fi culty.

f. The pres ence of any other ves sel which may im pede the move ment of other ves sels.

g. Any ob struc tion to nav i ga tion.

h. Any aid to nav i ga tion that is func tion ing im prop erly, dam aged, off po si tion or miss ing.

i. The pres ence of any pol lut ant in the wa ter.

j. Any weather con di tion which may im pair safe nav i ga tion.

Items (f), (g), and (h) need not be re ported if the in for ma tion has been pre vi ously re ported by No tices toMar i ners or Coastal NavWarnings.

5. VHF EQUIP MENT FAIL URE: In the event of VHF ra dio fail ure, the VTS Cen tre should be alerted as soon as pos si ble, by send ing ames sage by MF, RT or WT through a Coast Ra dio Sta tion (CRS) or an other ves sel, or by other means, stat ing that there is a fail ure and giv ingthe ves sel’s po si tion and des ti na tion.

6. NOTE: All times should be given in lo cal time (UTC +2).

For fur ther de tails and work ing fre quen cies for each port see SA List of Lights and Ra dio Sig nals (SAN HO-1).

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AP PEN DIX A - SALDANHA BAY AND AP PROACHES

1. NOTE. This VTS was es tab lished on 1st No vem ber 1998 to en sure the safe and ef fi cient en try and exit for deep draft ore ves sels to the Port of Saldanha Bay.

2. DE SCRIP TION. Ra dar and VHF ra dio Sta tions are in stalled at the Na tional Ports Au thor ity Of fice and on Malgaskop to im prove the nav i ga tional safety within the Port Con trol Lim its.The ra dars cover a ra dius of about 20nm off shore.

3. CALL. Saldanha Bay Port Con trol.

4. LO CA TION. VTS Con trol Cen tre is sit u ated in the Port Of fice at Hoedjies Point 33°01’.7 S 17°57’.8 E.

5. FRE QUENCY. Chan nel 12.

6. HOURS. H 24.

7. PRO CE DURE. Ves sels should call Saldanha Bay Port Con trol on Ch 12.

a. 15 min utes be fore ar rival at the TSS.b. 15 min utes be fore de par ture from her berth.c. At the des ig nated Re port ing in Points.

8. RE PORT ING POINTS.

a. IN BOUND.

i. Ves sels Ap proach ing from the South.

1B. In 33°21’.0 S 17°53’.9 E.2B. In 33°10’.6 S 17°49’.3 E.3. In 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.4. In 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.5. In 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.2A. In 33°05’.9 S 17°45’.0 E.3. In 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.4. In 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.5. In 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.

ii. Ves sels Ap proach ing from the North.

1A. In 32°59’.1 S 17°38’.2 E.2A. In 33°05’.9 S 17°45’.0 E.3. In 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.4. In 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.5. In 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.

iii. Ves sels Ap proach ing from the West.

1C(N). In 33°06’.8 S 17°34’.8 E.1C(M). In 33°13’.4 S 17°36’.3 E.1C(S). In 33°19’.5 S 17°43’.0 E.2C. In 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.4. In 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.5. In 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.

b. OUT BOUND

i. Ves sels De part ing to the South.

5. Out 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.4. Out 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.3. Out 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.2B. Out 33°11’.3 S 17°47’.1 E.1B. Out 33°21’.7 S 17°51’.6 E.

ii. Ves sels De part ing to the North.

5. Out 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.4. Out 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.3. Out 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.2A. Out 33°04’.6 S 17°46’.8 E.1A. Out 32°57’.8 S 17°40’.1 E.

iii. Ves sels De part ing to the West

5. Out 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.4. Out 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.3. Out 33°06’.7 S 17°50’.1 E.2C. Out 33°09’.0 S 17°45’.3 E.

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c. IN SHORE ROUTES: IN BOUND OR OUT BOUND.

1D. In/Out 32°53’.7 S 17°45’.9 E.2D. In 33°02’.2 S 17°50’.1 E.1E. In/Out 33°20’.8 S 18°01’.8 E.2E. In 33°09’.1 S 17°54’.3 E.4. In/Out 33°04’.1 S 17°55’.5 E.5. In/Out 33°03’.3 S 17°58’.3 E.

9. PI LOT BOARD ING PLACE. 33°06’.4 S 17°49’.9 E.

10. IN FOR MA TION RE QUIRED.

a. The fol low ing in for ma tion re lat ing to ves sels en ter ing the har bour will be trans mit ted to the Cen tre:

i. Par tic u lars of cargo on board.ii. Last and next Port of Call.iii. GRT, LOA, Draft, or any other in for ma tion as re quested.

b. The Con trol Cen tre will pro vide the ves sel with more ac cu rate in for ma tion of other ves sel’s po si tions and the den sity of traf fic con verg ing on the same po si tions.

11. NOTE. The Sys tem is linked to the Cape Town VTS Cen tre, the Mar i time Res cue Co or di na tion Cen tre, the Port Con trol, Pi lots Of fices and the lo cal Coast Ra dio Sta tion.

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AP PEN DIX B - CAPE TOWN AND AP PROACHES

1. NOTE. This VTS was es tab lished on 1st No vem ber 1998 to en sure the safe and ef fi cient en try and exit for ves sels to the Port of Cape Town.

2. DE SCRIP TION. Ra dar and VHF ra dio Sta tions are in stalled at the Na tional Ports Au thor ity Of fice and on Robben Is land to im prove the nav i ga tional safety within the Port Con trol lim its. The ra dars cover a ra dius of about 20 nm off shore.

3. CALL. Cape Town Port Con trol.

4. LO CA TION. VTS Con trol Cen tre is sit u ated in the Port Of fice at 33°54’.3 S 18°25’.9 E.


6. HOURS. H 24.

7. PRO CE DURE. Ves sels should call Cape Town Port Con trol on Ch 14:

a. 15 min utes be fore ar rival at the TSS.b. 15 min utes be fore de par ture from her berth.c. At the des ig nated Re port ing Points.d. Pi lot board ing and berth ing in struc tions will be given and ves sels will be

as signed to an an chor age, if nec es sary.


a. IN BOUND.

i. Ves sels Ap proach ing from the South:

1B. In 34°00’.8 S 18°15’.1 E.2B. In 33°53’.9 S 18°19’.8 E.3. In 33°52’.5 S 18°24’.0 E.

ii. Ves sels Ap proach ing from the North:

1A. In 33°41’.4 S 18°07’.8 E.2A. In 33°50’.7 S 18°17’.1 E.3. In 33°52’.5 S 18°24’.0 E.

b. OUT BOUND.

i. Ves sels De part ing to the South:

4. Out 33°53’.9 S 18°26’.3 E.3. Out 33°51’.3 S 18°24’.0 E.2B. Out 33°52’.9 S 18°17’.7 E.1B Out 33°59’.4 S 18°13’.2 E.

ii. Ves sels De part ing to the North:

4. Out 33°53’.9 S 18°26’.3 E.3. Out 33°51’.3 S 18°24’.0 E.2A. Out 33°49’.4 S 18°19’.0 E.1A. Out 33°40’.1 S 18°09’.6 E.

c. IN SHORE ROUTES: IN BOUND OR OUT BOUND.

1D. In/Out 34°01’.9 S 18°17’.3 E.1C. In/Out 33°36’.8 S 18°14’.4 E.2C. In/Out 33°48’.9 S 18°24’.3 E.4. Out 33°53’.9 S 18°26’.3 E.

9. PI LOT BOARD ING PLACE. 33°52’.4 S 18°24’.0 E.


a. The fol low ing in for ma tion re lat ing to ves sels en ter ing the har bour will be trans mit ted to the Cen tre:i. Par tic u lars of cargo on board.ii. Last and next Port of Call.iii. GRT, LOA, Draft, or any other in for ma tion as re quested.

b. The Con trol Cen tre will pro vide the ves sel with more ac cu rate in for ma tion of other ves sels'po si tions and the den sity of traf fic con verg ing on the same po si tions.

11. NOTE. The Sys tem will be linked to the Saldanha Bay VTS Cen tre, the Mar i time Res cueCo or di na tion Cen tre, the Port Con trol, Pi lots Of fices and the lo cal Coast Ra dio Sta tion.

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AP PEN DIX C - PORT ELIZ A BETH AND NGQURA AP PROACHES

1. NOTE. This VTS was es tab lished dur ing mid 2009 to en sure ef fi cient en try and exit for ves selsto the Ports of Port Eliz a beth and Ngqura.

2. DE SCRIP TION. Ra dar and VHF Ra dio Sta tions in stal la tions on both Port Eliz a beth and Port of Ngqura Port Con trol Tow ers to im prove the nav i ga tion safety within the Port Con trol Lim its. Ra dar cov er age, out to a ra dius of 20nm, is ex pected. Both Port Eliz a beth and Port of Ngqura Port Con trol Tow ers are equipped with Au to matic Iden ti fi ca tion Sys tems (AIS).

3. CALL. Port Eliz a beth Port Con trol.

4. LO CA TION. Port Eliz a beth VTS Con trol Cen ter is sit u ated at the Port Con trol Build ing Of fice, 33° 57’.3 S 025° 38’.3 E.Ngqura VTS Con trol Cen ter is sit u ated at the Port Con trol Build ing, 33° 47’.4 S 025° 41’.3 E.

5. FRE QUENCY. VHF Chan nel 12 .

6. HOURS. H 24.

7. PRO CE DURE. Ves sels should call Port Eliz a beth Port Con trol on Ch 12 when:

a. 15 min utes from the En try points for the Ap proach Traf fic Lanes.b. 15 min utes be fore de par ture from her berth.


a. VES SEL AP PROACH ING FROM THE WEST / SOUTH.

i. When 15 min utes from Re port ing Point 1Aii When pass ing Re port ing Points

1A. 34°01’.75 S 25°47’.40 E. 2A . 33°56’.25 S 25°45’.00 E.

b. VES SEL AP PROACH ING FROM THE EAST.

i. When 15 min utes away from Re port ing Point 1B (ap prox i mately when cross ing the 25° 55’ E me rid ian.)

ii. When pass ing Re port ing Points

1B. In 33°53’.00 S 25°53’.60 E. 2B. In 33°53’.65 S 25°45’.80 E.

c. VES SEL DE PART ING FOR THE HIGH SEAS.

When pass ing Re port ing Points

3. Out 33°57’.17 S 25°38’.47 E - Port Eliz a beth Har bour.4. Out 33°49’.40 S 25°41’.40 E - Ngqura Har bour.2A. Out 33°56’.60 S 25°43’.40 E.1A. Out 34°01’.75 S 25°45’.60 E.2B. Out 33°54’.80 S 25°45’.20 E. 1B. Out 33°55’.30 S 25°53’.60 E.

d. IN SHORE TRAF FIC.

When pass ing Re port ing Points

1C. In/Out 34°01’.75 S 25°43’.70 E.1D. In/Out 33°48’.50 S 25°50’.50 E.3. Out 33°57’.17 S 25°38’.47 E - Port Eliz a beth Har bour.4. Out 33°49’.40 S 25°41’.40 E - Ngqura Har bour.

9. PI LOT BOARD ING PLACE.

Port Eliz a beth Har bour 33°55’.55 S 25°40’.90 E.Ngqura Har bour 33°52’.90 S 25°42’.80 E.


a. The fol low ing in for ma tion re lat ing to the ves sel shall be passed when mak ing the ini tial re port:

i. Name.ii. Callsign, GRT, LOA, Draught.iii. Po si tion.iv. ETA of Ves sel when en ter ing the VTS Zone.

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v. Des ti na tionvi. ETA at Des ti na tion.vii. Whether any Haz ard ous Cargo is car ried on board.

b. The VTS cen ters will pro vide the ves sel with up to date in for ma tion on berth ing ar range ments, Pi lots, and rel e vant traf fic move ments in the area for both Ports.

11. NOTE. The Sys tem is linked to the Port Con trol Ad min is tra tion Of fices, MRCC, Pi lot Sta tion, and the lo cal Coast Ra dio Sta tion.

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AP PEN DIX D - DURBAN AND AP PROACHES

1. NOTE. This VTS was es tab lished dur ing April 2002 to en sure ef fi cient en try and exit for ves sels to the Port of Durban.

2. DE SCRIP TION. Ra dar and VHF in stal la tions on the Port Con trol/VTS Cen tre are in stalled to im prove the Nav i ga tion safety within the Port Con trol Lim its. Ra dar cov er age out to a 25nm ra dius is

ex pected.

3. CALL. Durban Port Con trol.

4. LO CA TION. The Port Con trol/VTS cen tre is sit u ated in the mil len nium build ing at 29°52’.54 S 031°03’.45 E.

5. FRE QUENCY. VHF Chan nel 9 and 16. He li cop ters work VHF Chan nel 13.

6. HOURS. H24.

7. PRO CE DURE : Ves sels should call Durban Port Con trol on Ch 9 and 16.

a. 15 min utes be fore cross ing the 12 nm Re port ing Line.b. 15 min utes be fore de par ture from her berthc. When cross ing the 12 nm Re port ing Line.d. When cross ing the 6 nm Re port ing Line.

8. RE PORT ING POINT: Ves sels should call Durban Port Con trol on Ch 9 and 16 at the fol low ing Re port ing Points:

a. IN BOUND. i. Ves sel ap proach ing from any di rec tion.

In 15 min utes be fore cross ing the 12 nm Re port ing Line.In When cross ing the 12 nm Re port ing Line.In When cross ing the 6 nm Re port ing Line.

ii. Ves sel en ter ing or leav ing the har bour.



i. Nameii. Callsign, GRT, LOA, Draught.iii. Po si tion.iv. ETA of Ves sel when en ter ing the VTS zone.v. Des ti na tion.vi. ETA at Des ti na tion.vii. Whether any Haz ard ous Cargo is car ried on board.viii. Suit abil ity of ves sel for the trans fer of Pi lot by He li cop ter.

b. The VTS will pro vide the ves sel with up to date in for ma tion on berth ing ar range ments, Pi lots, Helicopter Ser vice and rel e vant traf fic move ment in the area.

10. NOTE: The sys tem is linked to the Port Con trol and Ad min is tra tion Of fices, MRCC, Pi lot Sta tion and He li cop ter Ser vice.

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AP PEN DIX E - RICH ARDS BAY AND AP PROACHES

1. NOTE. This VTS was es tab lished dur ing April 2002 to en sure ef fi cient en try and exit for ves selsto the Port of Rich ards Bay.

2. DE SCRIP TION. Ra dar and VHF ra dio sta tions in stal la tions on the Port Con trol Of fice are in stalled to im prove the Nav i ga tion safety within the Port Con trol Lim its. Ra dar cov er age out to 30nm ra dius is ex pected.

3. CALL. Rich ards Bay Port Con trol.

4. LO CA TION. The VTS Con trol Cen tre at Port Con trol Build ing Of fice is at 28° 47’.6 S 032° 05’.9 E.


6. HOURS. H 24.

7. PRO CE DURE. Ves sels should call Rich ards Bay Port Con trol on Ch 12:

a. 15 min utes be fore cross ing the 15nm Re port ing Line.b. 15 min utes be fore de par ture from her berth.c. When cross ing the 15 nm Re port ing Line.d. When cross ing the 6 nm Re port ing Line.


a. VES SEL AP PROACH ING FROM ANY DI REC TION.

i. 15 min utes be fore cross ing the 15 nm Re port ing Line.ii. When cross ing the 15 nm Re port ing Line.iii. When cross ing the 6 nm Re port ing Line.

b. VES SEL EN TER ING OR LEAV ING THE HAR BOUR.

i. At Re port ing Point 3. (When en ter ing/leav ing the Deep Draught Route, 4 nm from the S Break wa ter).

ii. At Re port ing Point 4. (When pass ing the S Break wa ter).iii. On De par ture when cross ing the 6nm Re port ing Line.



i. Name.ii. Callsign, GRT, LOA, Draught.iii. Po si tion.iv. ETA of Ves sel when en ter ing the VTS Zone.v. Des ti na tion.vi. ETA at Des ti na tion.vii. Whether any Haz ard ous Cargo is car ried on board.

b. The VTS will pro vide the ves sel with up to date in for ma tion on berth ing ar range ments, Pi lots, He li cop ter Ser vice and rel e vant traf fic move ments in the area.

10. NOTE. The VTS is linked to the Port Con trol and Ad min is tra tion Of fices, MRCC, Pi lot Sta tion He li cop ter Ser vices and the lo cal Coast Ra dio Sta tion.

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CRAY FISH TRAP FISH ING

1. Fol low ing the fa tal run ning down of a fish ing craft by an un known ves sel it is deemed nec es sary to draw the at ten tion of mar i ners to the sit -u a tion ex ist ing within 3 nau ti cal miles off the South Af ri can coast from a po si tion abeam of the Or ange River to a po si tion South of CapeAgulhas, where small fish ing ves sels lay lines of, and/or in di vid ual, traps on the ocean bot tom. These traps are marked by float ing re cov erylines and marker buoys.

2. The lines are ser viced dur ing the day when the fish ing ves sel can rec og nize her marker buoys. Dur ing the night the cray fish are pro cessedwhilst the ves sel re mains at an chor or drifts with the cur rent. Dur ing this pe riod the light ing on board may be poor and a large ves sel not keep -ing a good look out could eas ily run down a small ves sel with out even be ing aware of it.

3. Crayfishing is car ried out sea son ally and these vary both an nu ally and in dif fer ent ar eas, but as a gen eral rule it ex tends over the pe riod:

PORT NOLLOTH Area

From 15 Oc to ber un til 30 June.

All Other Ar eas

From 1 No vem ber un til 30 June.

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DIF FER EN TIAL GLOBAL PO SI TION ING SYS TEM (DGPS)

GEN ERAL NOTES

1. Unencrypted pub lic Dif fer en tial Global Po si tion ing Sys tem (DGPS) is pro vided by the Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity (TNPA) at cer -tain light houses along the South Af ri can Coast.

2. DGPS is pro vided as an aid to nav i ga tion, giv ing a 24 hour a day, all year round ser vice and which is broad casted from four land ref er encesta tions at the fol low ing lo ca tions :

Bea con Bea con List ing Light List num ber

a. Cape Col um bine 1823 Z5670 (D5810)

b. Cape Agulhas 1831 Z5980 (D6370)

c. Cape Recife 1839 Z6100 (D6390)

d. Coo per 1857 Z6245 (D6458)

3. The sig nal pro vides the mar i ner us ing a suit able re ceiver with both real time in teg rity mon i tor ing of GPS de rived po si tions and the ca pa bil -ity of fix ing their po si tions to better than 5 metres (95 % prob a bil ity) in mov ing ap pli ca tions. Greater ac cu racy can be achieved in sta tion aryap pli ca tions. All the sta tions are op er at ing on a trial ba sis. De tails will be pro mul gated by Coastal NavWarning and/or No tice to Mar i ners.Such in for ma tion will be amended as and when nec es sary.

4. De tails of the DGPS sta tions are given in the ac com pa ny ing ta ble.

5. DGPS re lies in her ently on GPS, the op er a tion and char ac ter is tics of which are out of the con trol of the TNPA.

6. The DGPS ser vice is be ing pro vided pri mar ily for the use in mon i tor ing the in teg rity of the GPS to en hance the safety of ma rine nav i ga -tion. The pro vi sion of greater ac cu racy for ma rine nav i ga tion is a sec ond ary fea ture.

7. Sig nal re cep tion may be come un re li able, un der cer tain ex treme environmental con di tions, to wards the lim its of the geo graph ical cov er -age.

8. All ra dio nav i ga tion sys tems are sus cep ti ble to in ter fer ence (in clud ing jam ming) and en vi ron men tal ef fects, which can ad versely af fecttheir avail abil ity. No sin gle aid to nav i ga tion sys tem should be used in iso la tion and DGPS us ers should use all al ter na tive means avail able tocross check the in for ma tion re ceived. Us ers should also en sure that they have a re ceiver which gives suf fi cient warn ing of the com plete loss ofthe DGPS sig nal and con ver sion to GPS. Var i ous DGPS re ceiver types are avail able, some of which may not pro vide ap pro pri ate or timelywarn ings in re spect of the sys tem.

9. These re ceiv ers will tune into the stron gest avail able DGPS sig nal. The re ceiver should meet the tech ni cal stan dards of the In ter na tionalTele com mu ni ca tions Un ion (ITU) for such re ceiv ers. A com bined Bea con/GPS re ceiver with com bined an ten nae in cor po rated can also beused. With a field strength through out the cov er age area de signed to be at least 75 mi cro V per metre, the DGPS cor rec tions will be up dated atin ter vals of not more than 10 sec onds.

Sta tionRef er enceNum ber

Sta tion Name DGPS Cor rec -tions

Iden ti fi ca tionNo. of

Range inNau ti cal

Miles

In teg -rity

Mon i -tor ing

Sta tus Trans mit tedMes sage

Types

Sta tion Po si tion

tx fx(in

kHz)

tx rate(in bps)

Ref er -enceSta -

tion(s)

Trans -mit

Sta tion

1823 Cape Col um bineLighthouse

310 100 221/241 201 150@75µV/m

YES TRIAL 3, 6,7,9,16 32° 49’ 39" S 017° 51’ 20" E

1831 Cape AgulhasLighthouse

301 100 223/243 203 120@75µV/m

YES TRIAL 3, 6,7,9,16 34° 49’ 46" S 020° 00’ 35" E

1839 Cape RecifeLighthouse

291 100 225/245 205 150@75µV/m

YES TRIAL 3, 6,7,9,16 34° 01’ 44" S 025° 42’ 02" E

1857 Coo per Light house 292 100 228/248 208 100@100µV/m

YES TRIAL 3, 6,7,9,16 29° 56’ 08" S 031° 00’ 18" E

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COR REC TIONS TO BE AP PLIED TO PO SI TIONS OB TAINED FROM GPS SAT EL LITE RE CEIV ERS(BASED ON THE GLOBAL PO SI TION ING SYS TEM (WGS84) SPHER OID)

FOR PLOT TING ON SAN NAU TI CAL CHARTS BASED ON THE CLARKE 1880 (MOD) SPHER OID.

1 : 150 000 AND LARGER SCALE CHARTS

CHART SHIFTS (m)NUM BER Lat i tude Lon gi tude

SAN 117 -33 65SAN 118 -19 64SAN 119 -8 63SAN 120 -7 60SAN 121 -7 56SAN 123 -11 50SAN 124 -11 46SAN 128 -21 34SAN 129 -25 31SAN 130 -30 28SAN 131 -35 26SAN 135 -38 24SAN 150 -10 62SAN 1009 -16 64SAN 1011 -15 64SAN 1021 -12 49SAN 1022 -12 48SAN 1029 -37 26SAN 2003 22 5

1 : 300 000 AND SMALLER SCALE CHARTS

Po si tions ob tained from a GPS Re ceiver can be plot ted di rectly on these charts as the shift is of such a small na ture that it is not plottable.

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For mer No tice No 21/2010 is cancelled.

MA RINE RE SERVES

1. The in for ma tion con tained in this No tice is not com plete, but com prises guide lines for the ex ploi ta tion of ma rine or gan isms only, and maychange from time to time. For full de tails of the Ma rine Liv ing Re sources Act (Act No 18 of 1998) and reg u la tions pro mul gated there un der,con tact your lo cal fish ery con trol of fi cer.

2. Spe cial reg u la tions gov ern river mouths, na tional parks, es tu ar ies, and the KwaZulu-Na tal coast line. These can be ob tained from theChief Di rec tor ate En vi ron men tal Man age ment, Cape Na ture Con ser va tion, the KwaZulu-Na tal Na ture Con ser va tion Ser vice, and the SouthAf ri can Na tional Parks.

3. Help us to look af ter our ma rine re sources.

4. The na tional ma rine liv ing re sources of South Af rica, as well as the ma rine en vi ron ment, are na tional as sets and the her i tage of our peo ple.

5. Our ma rine re sources are lim ited. We must there fore man age them prop erly so that our peo ple will be able to ben e fit from them in the fu -ture. To do this, we need two things: re search on sub stan tial uti li za tion (how much we can take from a re source with out dam ag ing it), and con -trol over uti li za tion.

6. In terms of the Ma rine Liv ing Re sources Act (Act 18 of 1998), the De part ment of En vi ron men tal Af fairs (DEA), Branch: Oceans andCoasts is re spon si ble for the man age ment of ma rine liv ing re sources and their en vi ron ment. Part of this func tion is del e gated to other au thor i -ties (e.g. KwaZulu Na tal Na ture Con ser va tion Ser vice), and re search is some times con tracted out to other in sti tu tions.

7. In terms of the above men tioned Act, each user must pay for the right to use a ma rine re source for com mer cial, sub sis tence or rec re ationalpur poses by buy ing a per mit. These funds will be used for re search, con trol and man age ment - with out which, South Af rica’s ma rine liv ing re -sources can not be man aged ef fec tively.

MA RINE PRO TECTED AR EAS AND CLOSED AR EAS (See Di a gram 1)

1. A gen eral ma rine pro tected area is an area pro claimed by the Min is ter of Ag ri cul ture, Forestry and Fisheries where no ma rine or gan ismmay be dis turbed, caught or killed, ex cept in the case where an organ ism is spe cif i cally ex cluded.

2. The pos ses sion of a per mit does not ab solve the holder from the onus of ob tain ing per mis sion from any con trol ling au thor ity within whosearea of ju ris dic tion they wish to op er ate.

a. St Lu cia Ma rine Pro tected Area

From bea con N3 (27°26’.75 S 032°42’.13 E) north of Ngoboseleni Stream to bea con N4 (28°08’.25 S 032°33’.47E) south ofCape Vidal, ex tend ing three nau ti cal miles sea ward from the high-wa ter mark. Shore an glers may catch fish, but skiboat an glers and spear fish ers may re spec tively only catch or shoot pe lagic bony fish.

b. St Lu cia Sanc tu ary Area

From bea con N5 (27°43’.40 S 032°37’.50 E) at Red Cliffs to bea con N6 (27°55’.30 S 032°35’.63 E) at Leven Point, ex tend ingthree nau ti cal miles seawards from the high-wa ter mark. This area is a gen eral ma rine pro tected area.

c. Maputaland Ma rine Pro tected Area

From bea con N7 (26°51’.30 S 032°53’.28 E) at the Mocambique bor der to bea con N3 (27°26’.75 S 032°42’.13E) north ofNgoboseleni Stream, ex tend ing three nau ti cal miles seawards from the high-wa ter mark. Only skiboat an glers and spear fish ersmay re spec tively catch or shoot pe lagic bony fish.

Maputaland Sanc tu ary Area

d. From bea con N8 (27°00’.46 S 032°51’.55 E) at Boteler Point to bea con N9 (27°06’.30 S 032°50’.33 E) at Dog Point, ex tend ingthree nau ti cal miles seawards from the high-wa ter mark. This area is a gen eral ma rine pro tected area.

GEN ERAL REG U LA TIONS

1. No per son may en gage in rec re ational fish ing or col lect for rec re ational pur poses and for own use of any ma rine liv ing or gan isms with out aper mit.

2. No per son shall use any ar ti fi cial breath ing ap pa ra tus (ex cept a snor kel) for rec re ational fish ing.

3. No per son shall en gage in the fish ing, col lec tion or dis turb ing of any fish by means of a gaff, spear, club, flail, stick, stone or sim i lar in stru -ment, but any per son may, with the au thor ity of a per mit, catch (for own use) sole with a spear or sim i lar im ple ment in quan ti ties not ex ceed ingfive per day.

4. No per son shall en gage in fish ing, ex cept for oc to pus, cut tle fish or squid, by the jerk ing of a hook or jig in the sea (jig ging), with the in ten -tion of im pal ing the fish thereon.

5. No per son shall en gage in the fish ing, col lec tion or dis turb ing of any fish with a speargun in a tidal river or tidal la goon.

6. No per son shall use any cast net for fish ing from sun set to sun rise.

7. No per son shall dis turb, catch, kill or be in pos ses sion of any dol phin or any part or prod uct de rived thereof.

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8. No per sonal shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, dis turb, catch or kill any whales at any time, or ap proach closer than 300 m to awhale.

9. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, at tract by us ing bait or any other means, any great white shark, or catch, at tempt tocatch, kill or at tempt to kill any great white shark, or pur chase, sell or offer for sale any part or prod uct de rived thereof.

10. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, dam age, up root, col lect or land or at tempt to dam age, up root, col lect or land any liveor dead coral.

11. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, en gage in fish ing, col lect ing or dis turb ing any live or empty pansy shell.

12. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, en gage in fish ing, col lect ing or re mov ing any aquatic plants, shells or shellgrit fromthe sea or the sea shore, ex cept for own use and in quan ti ties not ex ceed ing 10 kg aquatic plants, 1 kg dead shells or 50 kg shellgrit per day.

13. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, dam age, pick, up root, col lect or land or at tempt to dam age, pick, up root, col lect orland any live or dead sea fans or sea pens.

14. No per son shall, with out a per mit is sued by the Di rec tor-Gen eral, cul ture any ma rine or gan isms.

15. No per son shall, ex cept with the au thor ity of a per mit, catch any fish or col lect any aquatic plans for com mer cial pur poses.

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Di a gram 1. KwaZulu Na tal Ma rine Re serves

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MA RINE IN FOR MA TION

ME TE O RO LOG I CAL AND OCEAN O GRAPHIC DATA BUOYS

1. The Data Buoy Co op er a tion Panel work ing un der the aus pices of the World Me te o ro log i cal Or ga ni za tion and the In ter gov ern men talOcean o graphic Com mis sion main tains ar rays of in stru mented drift ing and moored buoys in the world oceans. These au to mated buoys makerou tine mea sure ments and trans mit their data in real time through sat el lites. Such mea sure ments in clude wind speed and di rec tion, air hu mid -ity, at mo spheric pres sure, cur rents, sea sur face tem per a ture, but also wa ter tem per a ture at var i ous depths to 500 metres. All buoys trans mittheir po si tions along with the data.

2. Both drift ing and moored buoys pro vide valu able in for ma tion to many com mu ni ties, in clud ing fish er man and mar i ners.

What are the buoys used for?

Weather fore casts. Me te o ro log i cal mod els rou tinely as sim i late ob ser va tions from var i ous sources (in clud ing sat el lites, weather bal loons, land sta tions, ships and data buoys) around the planet to make their na tional fore casts. Buoy data are cru cial be cause they are de ployed in ocean ar eas where no other source of valu able data is avail able.

Ma rine fore cast. For sim i lar rea sons, buoy data are es sen tial for pro duc ing im proved ma rine fore casts.

As sis tance to fish er ies. Sea sur face tem per a ture is an im por tant tool to find many dif fer ent spe cies of fish. The buoys pro vide fur ther in -for ma tion to weather cen ters, which pro duce charts of sea sur face tem per a ture and dis trib ute them to fish er man. Know ing where to lookfor fish saves both fuel and time. Us ing data buoys and other in stru ments such as subsurface floats, ocean o graphic mod els now per mitthe pre dic tion of the im pact of EL NINO events and other sig nals on the ocean en vi ron ment, these pre dic tions can help fish er man to plantheir op er a tion in ad vance.

Safety at sea. Sev eral na tions have suc cess fully used wind and ocean cur rent in for ma tion from the buoys to help lo cate miss ing or over -due boats.

Cli mate pre dic tions, me te o ro log i cal and ocean o graphic re search. Re searches use the data from the buoys to learn how to pre dict fu -ture changes in the worlds cli mate. For ex am ple, buoys were de ployed to learn how to pre dict the EL NINO / South ern Os cil la tion phe -nom e non which causes dis rup tions in the ocean sur face winds and the up per ocean tem per a ture pat tern and leads to sea sonal cli matevari a tions and changes in fish mi gra tion pat terns in many ar eas of the world oceans.

AD VICE TO FISH ER MEN AND MAR I NERS

DO NOT pick up drift ing buoys. Buoy op er a tors do not re fur bish the drift ing buoys once de ployed. They would con tinue to trans mittheir po si tion along with er ro ne ous me te o ro log i cal and ocean o graphic data from the deck of the ship.

DO keep watch for the moored buoys at sea, they should be vis i ble on ra dar and can be avoided. Dur ing fish ing op er a tions keep a safedis tance from the buoys in or der to avoid en tan gle ment of your net with the buoys.

DO NOT moor to, dam age, or de stroy any part of the buoys.

DO ed u cate your fel low com mu nity about the use of data buoys.

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SUB MA RINE CA BLES AND PIPE LINES - Avoid ance of and As so ci ated Dan gers

1. Mar i ners should be aware of the need to avoid an chor ing, trawl ing, fish ing, dredg ing, drill ing or car ry ing out any ac tiv ity close to sub ma -rine ca bles and pipe lines. Dam age to tele com mu ni ca tion ca bles can lead to ex ten sive dis rup tion of in ter na tional com mu ni ca tions, whilst dam -age to power ca bles will in ter rupt elec tric ity sup ply. Pipe lines may con tain flam ma ble oil or gas un der pres sure; a ves sel caus ing dam age to apipe line could face an im me di ate haz ard ei ther by loss of buoy ancy due to gas aer ated wa ter or by fire/ex plo sion, and re sult in an en vi ron men -tal haz ard. Such dam age to a sub ma rine ca ble or pipe line can lead to pros e cu tion.

2. If a sub ma rine ca ble is fouled whilst an chor ing, fish ing or trawl ing, ev ery ef fort should be made to dis en gage from the ca ble by nor malmeth ods, with out caus ing dam age. If these ef forts fail, the an chor/gear/trawl should be slipped and aban doned. Par tic u lar care should be ex er -cised should a ves sel’s trawl/fish ing gear foul a ca ble and raise it from the sea bed. This may lead to a cap size sit u a tion due to the ex ces sive load. Be fore any at tempt to slip or cut gear from the ca ble is made, the ca ble should first be low ered to the sea bed.

3. SUB MA RINE CA BLES SHOULD NEVER BE CUT, as this is likely to en dan ger life or cause se ri ous in jury. All power ca bles and mosttele com mu ni ca tion ca bles carry high volt ages.

4. Sub ma rine pipe lines are not al ways bur ied and their pres ence may ef fec tively re duce the charted depth by as much as 2 metres. Wherepipe lines are close to gether, only one may be charted. Pipe lines may span across sea bed un du la tions; the size and po si tions of such spans arenot con stant and may vary due to tide and wave ac tion. It is pos si ble for fish ing gear to be come snagged un der a pipe line so that it is ir re cov er -able, which could pres ent a se ri ous haz ard to the fish ing ves sel. In the event that mas ters or skip pers sus pect they have fouled a pipe line withgear or an chors, they should not place ex ces sive weight on their gear, which could dam age the pipe line and en dan ger their ves sel and crew.

5. In ci dents in volv ing the foul ing of sub ma rine ca bles or pipe lines should be re ported im me di ately to the ap pro pri ate au thor i ties. In mostcases this will be the near est Coastal Ra dio Sta tion, who should be con tacted and ad vised as to the na ture of the prob lem and the po si tion of theves sel.

6. For more in for ma tion on sub ma rine ca bles and pipe lines, in clud ing re lated reg u la tions and chart ing pol icy, re fer to South Af ri can Sail ingDi rec tions Vol ume I (SAN HO-21).

Source : TELKOM

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IN FOR MA TION CON CERN ING MA RINE MIN ING VES SELS

1. Di a monds were found on the Namibian coast in the Lüderitz area in 1908. In 1961 spe cially equipped barges started pro cess ing gravel re -cov ered from the sea-bed. A con sid er able num ber of ves sels, some of whom are very large, can be en coun tered work ing fairly close in shorefrom Sad dle Hill (Ap prox i mate po si tion 25° 55' S 014° 55' E ) to Nee dle Point (Ap prox i mate po si tion 27° 40'.5 S 015° 31'.5 E).

2. Mar i ners are warned of pos si ble ex is tence of lost min ing gear, an chors and float ing ropes which may be en coun tered within the area de mar -cated on the rel e vant charts. Ex treme cau tion must be ex er cised when transiting and es pe cially trawl ing through this area.

3. Ma rine Min ing Ves sels (Dredg ers)(MMVs) are nor mally moored by a four an chors spread. These large an chors may be marked by un litbuoys. These ves sels move up to five ca bles within the an chor spread, mar i ners are ad vised to keep at least 1500 metres clear of MMVs.

4. MMVs, when on sta tion and work ing, are re quired to ex hibit the lights and shapes as pre scribed by Rule 27 of the In ter na tional Reg u la -tions for Pre vent ing Col li sions at Sea, 1972 (as amended) (Colregs 72).

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICES TO MAR I NERSNO 25 OF 2011


SOUTH AF RI CAN MAR I TIME SAFETY AU THOR ITY (SAMSA) RE PORT ING SYS TEM

1. This No tice spec i fies South Af rica's re quire ments for pre-ar rival and pre-en try in for ma tion; un der the Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i timeSe cu rity) Reg u la tions, 2004.

TO MAS TERS AND OP ER A TORS OF IN TER NA TION ALLY TRAD ING SHIPS BOUND FOR SOUTH AF RI CAN PORTS,THEIR AGENTS, ASABOSA, HAR BOUR MAS TERS, CAPE TOWN RA DIO, THE MAR I TIME RES CUE CO-OR DI NA TION

CEN TRE (MRCC), AND OTHER AF FECTED PER SONS

1. In ac cor dance with reg u la tion XI-2/9 of the In ter na tional Con ven tion for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and para graph B/4.39 of the In ter -na tional Ship and Port Fa cil ity Se cu rity (ISPS) Code, the Di rec tor-Gen eral: Trans port has, un der the Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se cu rity)Reg u la tions, 2004, de ter mined the fol low ing re quire ments for pre-ar rival and pre-en try in for ma tion. The full of fi cial text of the de ter mi na -tion is pub lished by Gov ern ment Ga zette No. 27048 of 10 De cem ber 2004.

2. Pre-ar rival in for ma tion is re quired from for eign pas sen ger ships, cargo ships of 500 or more gross ton nage and mo bile off shore drill ing units (MO DUs) on in ter na tional voy ages bound for South Af ri can ports.

3. Pre-en try in for ma tion is re quired from for eign-go ing South Af ri can pas sen ger ships, cargo ships of 500 or more gross ton nage and

MO DUs bound for a South Af ri can port.

4. These re quire ments do not ap ply to fish ing ves sels, ves sels used solely for sport or rec re ation, gov ern ment ships en gaged solely onnon-com mer cial voy ages, coast ing ships, and ships transiting South Af rica’s ter ri to rial wa ters, in clud ing ships call ing off-lim its at a South Af ri can port for the trans fer of stores, crew, etc. How ever, for ships call ing off-lim its vol un tary com pli ance is en cour aged and may avoid

de lay in the event, for ex am ple, of trans fer op er a tions hav ing to be done within port lim its be cause of ad verse weather con di tions.

5. The for mat and con tent of the pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port is given in the An nex. Mas ters are ad vised to ex er cisecare when draft ing re ports, par tic u larly when us ing a sin gle / or dou ble //. The re port com prises groups of words and num bers iden ti fiedby a pre fix, with a dou ble // used to sep a rate the groups and a sin gle / used to sep a rate words or num bers within a group.

6. The re port must be made at least 96 hours be fore the ship’s ex pected time of ar rival (ETA) at the first South Af ri can port. Ifthe ship is ar riv ing from a for eign port where the voy age time be tween ports is less than 96 hours, the mas ter must en sure that the pre-ar -rival/pre-en try in for ma tion is sent in com pli ance with the 96 hour re quire ment and up dated when the ship clears the last for eign port.

7. An amended re port must be made if:

1. the ETA date for the ship changes. How ever, a change in time on the same day need not be re ported; or 2. there has been a ship to ship or ship/port in ter face af ter the orig i nal re port was made; or 3. any other in for ma tion in the orig i nal re port changes.

8. Re ports are not re quired from ships mak ing voy ages be tween South Af ri can ports (i.e. coast ing). How ever, if a ship makes a voy age to aport in an other coun try (e.g. to Maputo–Mo zam bique or Walvis Bay–Namibia), a pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port must be made be -fore any sub se quent call at a South Af ri can port. Also, when a ship is coast ing be tween South Af ri can ports and in ter faces with an other shipbe tween ports, the mas ter must trans mit a pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port as soon as pos si ble but at least 5 hours be fore the ship’sETA.

9. The Mar i time Res cue Co or di na tion Cen tre (MRCC) in Cape Town is the first point of con tact for pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion.The pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port must be in Eng lish and in writ ing and is to be trans mit ted to the MRCC via CapeTown Ra dio. The MRCC will only ac cept re ports di rectly from the ship via Cape Town Ra dio; no re ports by voice com mu ni ca tion will

be ac cepted.

10. The pre ferred means of ship to shore com mu ni ca tion for pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re ports is via telex. The telex sys tem as suresre ceipt of the mes sage at Cape Town Ra dio. The re port can be trans mit ted on telex num ber 095 511600 or al ter na tively on 095 521846.(The pre fix 095 is the in ter na tional di al ling code). If Inmarsat C is used, the ship’s of fi cer can con firm re ceipt by se lect ing the op tion “re -quest de liv ery con fir ma tion” on the ship’s ter mi nal. A ship’s agent can also con firm re ceipt 6 hours af ter trans mis sion by con tact ing CapeTown Ra dio on the help line 0800 222 208.

11. Trans mis sion by means other than telex has re sulted in com mu ni ca tion dif fi cul ties that, in turn, have caused de lays to ships. In ex cep -tional cases such as faulty or un avail able sat el lite telex, Cape Town Ra dio will ac cept a for warded e-mail mes sage from a ship’s agent, pro -vided the agent con firms re ceipt of the e-mail with Cape Town Ra dio — Cape Town Ra dio will not for ward an e-mail mes sage to the MRCCwith out this con fir ma tion. When e-mail is used, re ports must not be sent as e-mail at tach ments but must be in the e-mail body text be -

cause the Cape Town Ra dio IT sys tem strips at tach ments from e-mails. Cape Town Ra dio’s e-mail ad dress is [email protected].

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Sum mary

This ma rine no tice sets out South Af rica’s re quire ments for pre-ar rival and pre-en try in for ma tion un derthe Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se cu rity) Reg u la tions, 2004. It re places and con sol i dates ma rine no -tices 19 and 27 of 2004, and gives guid ance on how to en sure the re ceipt of a pre-ar rival or pre-en try in -for ma tion re port by the MRCC.

12. Pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re quired by this no tice for mar i time se cu rity pur poses is sim i lar to port en try in for ma tion re quiredby the Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity (TNPA) for berth plan ning pur poses. How ever, the for mat and use of this in for ma tion dif ferscon sid er ably and mas ters and agents are ad vised to en sure that in for ma tion for the MRCC is not con fused with that re quired by the

TNPA.

13. The MRCC does not se cu rity-clear ships. Its func tion is to check pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re ports to en sure rel e vance andcom plete ness. The MRCC will com mu ni cate with a ship, via Cape Town Ra dio, if it has any que ries about the ship’s re port. The MRCCfor wards checked re ports to the Mar i time Se cu rity Co-or di na tion Cen tre (MSCC), which is re spon si ble for in form ing Port Se cu rity Of fi -cers (PSO) about ships’ se cu rity clear ance sta tus. Ships’ agents should there fore ob tain se cu rity clear ance in for ma tion from the rel e -

vant PSO di rectly.

14. Mas ters are cau tioned that fail ure to trans mit timeously com plete and cor rectly for mat ted pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tioncould re sult in de lays and, in ap pro pri ate cases, de nial of port en try (see Ma rine No tice No. 12 of 2008). Ships whose mas ters re fuse

to give pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion will be de nied port en try.

15. In the in ter ests of safety all ships are en cour aged to par tic i pate in the South Af ri can Ship Re port ing Sys tem (SAFREP). This sys temas sists in search and res cue by pro vid ing up-to-date ship ping in for ma tion in the event of a mar i time ca su alty. It is mod elled on IMO Res -o lu tion A.851(20) re gard ing gen eral prin ci ples for ship re port ing re quire ments and makes use of move ment re ports, sub mit ted to CapeTown Ra dio, from ships within the South Af ri can search and res cue re gion. In for ma tion about SAFREP can be found in the Ad mi ralty

List of Ra dio Sig nals. Par tic i pa tion in the sys tem is vol un tary.

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FOR MAT FOR PRE-AR RIVAL/PRE-EN TRY IN FOR MA TION RE PORT

CodePrefix Content Explanation

A Ship name/Call sign/Port of registry/Current security level on board

Ship name, call sign, port of registry of the ship, current security level e.g./SHIPNAME/ABCD/MONROVIA/1//

B Time Time of report in UTC. 6 digit date time group giving day of the month and hoursand minutes in UTC e.g. /291000//

C Position 4 digit group giving latitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with “N” (north) or “S”(south) and 5 digit group giving longitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with “E”(east) or “W” (west) e.g. /1212S 00527W//

D Ship type Type of ship written in full e.g. /CONTAINER VESSEL//

E Course 3 digit group for the present true course being steered e.g. /052//

F Speed The ship’s speed in knots with the decimal omitted e.g. 16.8 knots = /168// or 8.7knots = /087//

G IMO number IMO ship identification number e.g. /IMO 1234567//

H ISSC confirmation on board/Issuing authority Confirmation yes or no (Y/N) and issuing authority e.g. /Y/BAHAMAS//

I Business name of ship’s agent at intended port of call Shipping agent company name e.g. /STURROCKS//

J First SA port of call and ETA and next port of call Name of first SA port of call, ETA as per (B) above and all subsequent SA ports ofcall in voyage until departure from SA waters with ETAs and first port of call afterSA e.g. /DURBAN - 291000/PORT ELIZABETH - 301900/CAPE TOWN -010500/SINGAPORE//

P1 Last port of call/Departure date/ Ship security level/Securitymeasures and procedures/Ship to ship measures

Last por t and country of cal l /Departure date in 8 digi t group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /MUMBAI -INDIA/01062004/1/NIL/Y//

P2 Second last port of call/Departure date/ Ship securitylevel/Security measures and procedures/Ship to shipmeasures

Second last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /PORT LOUIS -MAUTITIUS/28052004/1/NIL/Y//

P3 Third last port of call/Departure date/ Ship securitylevel/Security measures and procedures/Ship to shipmeasures

Third last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /MOMBASA -KENYA/20052004/2/APPOINTED SECURITY COMPANY/Y//

P4 Fourth last port of call/Departure date/ Ship securitylevel/Security measures and procedures/Ship to shipmeasures

Fourth last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /DAR ES SALAAM -TANZANIA/14052004/1/NIL/Y//

P5 Fifth last port of call/ Departure date/ Ship security level/Security measures and procedures/ Ship to ship measures

Fifth last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /MOMBASA -KENYA/10052004/1/NIL/Y//

P6 Sixth last port of call/ Departure date/ Ship security level/Security measures and procedures/ Ship to ship measures

Sixth last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /NACALA -MOZAMBIQUE/02052004/1/NIL/Y//

P7 Seventh last port of call/ Departure date/ Ship securitylevel/Security measures and procedures/Ship to shipmeasures

Seventh last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /BEIRA -MOZAMBIQUE/10042004/1/NIL/Y//

P8 Eight last port of call/ Departure date/ Ship security level/Security measures and procedures/ Ship to ship measures

Eight last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /MAPUTO -MOZAMBIQUE/06042004/1/NIL/Y//

P9 Ninth last port of call/ Departure date/ Ship security level/Security measures and procedures/ Ship to ship measures

Ninth last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /LUANDA -ANGOLA/30032004/1/NIL/Y//

P10 Tenth last port of call/Departure date/ Ship securitylevel/Security measures and procedures/Ship to shipmeasures

Tenth last port and country of call/Departure date in 8 digit group(DDMMYYYY)/Security level/Any special or additional security measures takenby ship during the ship-port interface/That the appropriate security procedures weremaintained during ship to ship activity in this port (Y/N) e.g. /WALVIS BAY -NAMIBIA/24032004/1/NIL/Y//

Q Registered owner (or bareboat charterer) and contact details Name of registered owner (or bareboat charterer)/Contact address/Telephonenumber/Fax number/E-mail address (if applicable) e.g./SA SHIPPING/P O B O X 1 1 1 C A P E T O W N / + 2 1 5 4 6 7 8 3 / + 2 1 5 4 6 7 8 7 /[email protected]//

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R Ship security officer details Name of ship security officer/ Rank of ship security officer e.g. /SMITH/CHOFF//

S Company security officer details Name of company security officer/ Contact telephone number/ Mobile telephonenumber/ E-mail address (if applicable) e.g. /HOUTEN/+215467824/ 0824352614/[email protected]//

U Details of cargo General description of cargo on board and hazardous cargo as per IMDG Code e.g./72 CARS/624 CONTAINERS WITH GENERAL/2 CONTAINERS CLASS 4.1/6CONTAINERS CLASS 2.2/1 CONTAINER CLASS 1.1//

W 1 - W (x)

De tail of crew mem bers In for ma tion about per sons on board des ig nated as crew show ing sur name, name,gen der, birth date (DDMMYYYY), na tion al ity, travel doc u ment num ber, doc u ment ex piry date e.g. /SOAP, JOE, MALE, 01121954, BRIT ISH, C2361, 23012007//

X 1 - W(x)

De tail of pas sen gers In for ma tion about per sons on board des ig nated as pessengesr show ing sur name,name, gen der, birth date (DDMMYYYY), na tion al ity, travel doc u ment num ber,doc u ment ex piry date e.g. SWART, HANS, MALE, 07041970, SOUTHAF RI CAN, C78965, 15052005///

Y 1 - Y (x)

Detail of persons on board, other than passenger or crew, with the reason for being on board

Information about persons on board who are not passengers or crew showingsurname, name, birth date (DDMMYYYY), nationality, travel document numberand reason for being on board (if available) e.g. /BLOGGS, HENRY, 06111949,SOUTH AFRICAN, C12345, SURVIVOR//

SAM PLE OF PRE-AR RIVAL/PRE-EN TRY IN FOR MA TION RE PORT

A/SHIPNAME/ABCD/MONROVIA/1// B/291000 SEP//C/1212S 00527W//D/CON TAINER VES SEL// E/052// F/168//G/IMO1234567// H/Y/LI BE RIA//I/STURROCKS//J/DURBAN – 291000/PORT ELIZ A BETH – 301900/CAPE TOWN – 010500/SIN GA PORE// P1/MUMBAI – IN DIA/01062004/1/NIL/Y//P2/PORT LOUIS – MAU RI TIUS/28052004/1/NIL/Y//P3/MOMBASA – KENYA/20052004/2/AP POINTED SE CU RITY COM PANY/Y// P4/DAR ES SA LAAM – TAN ZA NIA/14052004/1/NIL/Y// P5/MOMBASA – KENYA/10052004/1/NIL/Y//P6/NCALA – MO ZAM BIQUE/02052004/1/NIL/Y// P7/BEIRA- MO ZAM BIQUE/10042004/1/NIL/Y//P8/MAPUTO – MO ZAM BIQUE/06042004/1/NIL/Y// P9/LUANDA – AN GOLA/30032004/1/NIL/Y//P10/WALVIS BAY – NAMIBIA/24032004/1/NIL/Y//Q /SA SHIP PING/POBOX111CAPE TOWN/+21546783/+21546787/SHIP PING@SHIP PING.NET.ZA//R/SMITH/CHOFF// S/HOUTON/+215467824/0824352614/JHOUTEN@SHIP PING.NET.ZA//U/72CARS/624 CON TAIN ERS WITH GEN ERAL/2 CON TAIN ERS CLASS 4.1/6 CON TAIN ERS CLASS 2.2/1 CON -TAINER CLASS1.1//W1/SOAP, JOE, MALE, 01121954, BRIT ISH, C12361, 23012007//X1/SWART, HANS, MALE, 07041970, SOUTH AF RI CAN, C78965, 15052005// Y1/BLOGGS, HENRY, 06111949, SOUTH AF RI CAN, C12345, SUR VI VOR//

Source: SAMSA

Tel: +27 21 938 3300Fax: +27 21 938 3309 E-mail: [email protected]

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NO TICES TO MAR I NERS NO 26 OF 2011


The Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se cu rity) Reg u la tions, 2004

TO MAS TERS AND OP ER A TORS OF IN TER NA TION ALLY TRAD ING SHIPS BOUND FOR SOUTH AF RI CAN PORTS,THEIR AGENTS, SOUTH AF RI CAN AS SO CI A TION OF SHIP OP ER A TORS AND AGENTS, HAR BOUR MAS TERS, CAPETOWN RA DIO, THE MAR I TIME RES CUE CO-OR DI NA TION CEN TRE (MRCC) AND OTHER IN TER ESTED PAR TIES

1. South Af rica has im ple mented the Mar i time Se cu rity re quire ments con tained in Chap ter XI-2 of the In ter na tional Con ven tion for theSafety of Life at Sea, 1974, and the In ter na tional Ship and Port Fa cil ity Se cu rity (ISPS) Code through the Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se -cu rity) Reg u la tions, 2004. These reg u la tions ap ply to South Af rica’s eight ma jor ports, namely Saldanha Bay, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, PortEliz a beth, Ngqura, East Lon don, Durban, and Rich ards Bay. They also ap ply to pas sen ger ships, cargo ships of 500 or more gross ton nageand mo bile off shore drill ing units (MO DUs) on in ter na tional voy ages. How ever, they do not ap ply to fish ing ves sels, ves sels used solely forsport or rec re ation, gov ern ment ships en gaged solely on non-com mer cial voy ages, coast ing ships and ships transiting South Af rica’s ter ri to -rial wa ters.

Cer tif i ca tion of South Af ri can ships

2. The South Af ri can Mar i time Safety Au thor ity (SAMSA) is re spon si ble for ap prov ing ship se cu rity plans for South Af ri can ships for ver i -fy ing com pli ance with plans and for is su ing the In ter na tional Ship Se cu rity Cer tif i cate (ISSC) and Con tin u ous Syn op sis Re cord (CSR).

Se cu rity Level in South Af ri can ter ri to rial wa ters

3. Se cu rity Level 1 ap plies in South Af rica’s ter ri to rial wa ters. Any change of se cu rity level or its area of ap pli ca tion will be no ti fied by Ma -rine No tice, Nav i ga tional Warn ing and No tices to Mar i ners.

Port se cu rity

4. Se cu rity Level 1 is the de fault se cu rity level ap ply ing to South Af rica’s seven ma jor ports (and the port fa cil i ties in these ports). Anychange of se cu rity level will be de clared by the Di rec tor-Gen eral: Trans port, who is re quired to give proper no tice of the dec la ra tion.

5. In ac cor dance with Reg u la tion XI-2/9 of the In ter na tional Con ven tion for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and para graph B/4.39 of the In -ter na tional Ship and Port Fa cil ity Se cu rity (ISPS) Code the Di rec tor-Gen eral: Trans port has un der the Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se cu -rity) Reg u la tions, 2004, de ter mined the re quire ments for pre-ar rival and pre-en try in for ma tion. The full of fi cial text of the de ter mi na tionis pub lished by Gov ern ment No tice No. R. 1412 in Gov ern ment Ga zette No. 27048 of 10 De cem ber 2004.

6. Pre-ar rival in for ma tion is re quired from for eign pas sen ger ships, cargo ships of 500 or more gross ton nage and mo bile off shore drill ingunits (MO DUs) on in ter na tional voy ages bound for South Af ri can ports.

7. These re quire ments do not ap ply to fish ing ves sels, ves sels used solely for sport or rec re ation, gov ern ment ships en gaged solely onnon-com mer cial voy ages, coast ing ships, and ships transiting South Af rica’s ter ri to rial wa ters, in clud ing ships call ing off-lim its at a SouthAf ri can port for the trans fer of stores, crew, land ing an ill crew mem ber, etc. How ever, for ships call ing off-lim its vol un tary com pli ance isen cour aged and may avoid de lay in the event, for ex am ple, of trans fer op er a tions hav ing to be done within port lim its be cause of ad verseweather con di tions.

8. Re ports are not re quired from ships mak ing voy ages be tween South Af ri can ports (i.e. coast ing). If a ship makes a voy age to a port in an -other coun try (e.g. Maputo - Mo zam bique or Walvis Bay - Namibia), a pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port must be made be fore anysub se quent call at a South Af ri can port. Also, when a ship is coast ing be tween South Af ri can ports and in ter faces with an other ship be tweenports, the mas ter must trans mit a pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port as soon as pos si ble, but at least 5 hours be fore the ship’s ETA.

9. The for mat and con tent of the pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port is given in An nex A. Mas ters are ad vised to ex er cise carewhen draft ing re ports, par tic u larly when us ing a sin gle / or dou ble //. The re port com prises groups of words and num bers iden ti fied by a pre -fix, with a dou ble // used to sep a rate the groups and a sin gle / used to sep a rate words or num bers within a group. It should be noted that in thefor mat of the re port field “B” is the time of mak ing the re port and field “J” is the ETA at the first port of call. There should be at least a 96hours dif fer ence in the times.

10. The re port must be made at least 96 hours be fore the ship’s ex pected time of ar rival (ETA) at the first South Af ri can port. If theship is ar riv ing from a for eign port where the voy age time be tween ports is less than 96 hours, the mas ter must en sure that the pre-ar -rival/pre-en try in for ma tion is sent in com pli ance with the 96 hour re quire ment and up dated when the ship clears the last for eign port.

11. An amended re port must be made if:

1. the ETA date for the ship changes. How ever, a change in time on the same day need not be re ported; or

2. there has been a ship-to-ship or ship/port in ter face af ter the orig i nal re port was made; or

3. any other in for ma tion in the orig i nal re port changes, ex clud ing those noted in 11.1.

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Sum mary

This ma rine no tice gives guid ance to the in dus try on the ap pli ca tion of the Mer chant Ship ping (Mar i time Se -cu rity) Reg u la tions, 2004, and the In ter na tional Ship and Port Fa cil ity Se cu rity (ISPS) Code.

12. The Mar i time Res cue Co or di na tion Cen tre (MRCC) in Cape Town is the sec ond point of con tact for pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion.The pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re port must be in Eng lish and in writ ing, and is to be trans mit ted to the MRCC via CapeTown Ra dio, (the first point of con tact). The MRCC will only ac cept re ports di rectly from the ship via Cape Town Ra dio; no re ports byvoice com mu ni ca tion will be ac cepted. The role of the MRCC is to scru ti nise re ports for cor rect ness and com plete ness.

13. The MRCC does not se cu rity-clear ships. Its func tion is to check pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re ports to en sure rel e vance and com -plete ness. If MRCC has any que ries re gard ing the ship’s re port, it will com mu ni cate with the ship via Cape Town Ra dio. The MRCC for -wards checked re ports to the Mar i time Se cu rity Co-or di na tion Cen tre (MSCC), which is re spon si ble for in form ing port se cu rity of fi cers(PSO) about ships’ se cu rity clear ance sta tus. Ships’ agents should, there fore, ob tain se cu rity clear ance in for ma tion from the rel e vantPSO di rectly.

14. The pre ferred means of ship-to-shore com mu ni ca tion for pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re ports is via telex. The telex sys tem as sures re ceipt of the mes sage at Cape Town Ra dio. The re port can be trans mit ted on telex num ber 095 511600 or al ter na tively on 095 521846.(The pre fix 095 is the in ter na tional di al ing code). If Inmarsat C is used, the ship’s of fi cer can con firm re ceipt by se lect ing the op tion “re quest de liv ery con fir ma tion” on the ship’s ter mi nal. A ship’s agent can also con firm re ceipt 6 hours af ter trans mis sion by con tact ing Cape TownRa dio on the help line 0800 222 208.

15. Trans mis sion by means other than telex has re sulted in com mu ni ca tion dif fi cul ties which, in turn, have caused de lays to ships. Only inex cep tional cases such as faulty or un avail able sat el lite com mu ni ca tion, will Cape Town Ra dio ac cept a for warded e-mail mes sage from aship’s agent (pro vided the agent con firms re ceipt of the e-mail with Cape Town Ra dio). Cape Town Ra dio will not for ward an e-mail mes -sage to the MRCC with out this con fir ma tion. When e-mail is used, re ports must not be sent as e-mail at tach ments, but must be in thee-mail body text be cause the Cape Town Ra dio IT sys tem strips at tach ments from e-mails. Cape Town Ra dio’s e-mail ad dress [email protected]

16. Pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tion re quired by this no tice for mar i time se cu rity pur poses is sim i lar to port en try in for ma tion re quired bythe Transnet Na tional Ports Au thor ity (TNPA) for berth plan ning pur poses. How ever, the for mat and use of this in for ma tion dif fers con sid -er ably. Mas ters and agents are ad vised to en sure that in for ma tion for the MRCC is not con fused with that re quired by the TNPA.

17. Mas ters are cau tioned that fail ure to timeously trans mit com plete and cor rectly for mat ted pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for ma tionmay re sult in de lays and, in ap pro pri ate cases, de nial of port en try. Ships whose mas ters re fuse to give pre-ar rival/pre-en try in for -ma tion will be de nied port en try.

18. The fol low ing ta ble pro vides in for ma tion about port se cu rity of fi cers (PSOs) at the eight ma jor ports. The con tact num ber in bold printin the ta ble is the 24-hour con tact num ber for the PSO.

Port Telephone Fac sim ile

Saldanha Bay (022) 703 5478 (022) 703 5484

Cape Town (021) 449 4270 / 4123 (021) 449 2274

Mossel Bay (044) 604 6273 (044) 604 6231 / 2 086 648 7739

Port Elizabeth (041) 507 1773 (041) 507 1963 086 500 7478

Ngqura (041) 507 8434 (041) 507 8446

East London (043) 700 2060 / 2313 (043) 700 2070

Durban (031) 361 3771 (031) 361 8393 086 681 6302

Richard’s Bay (035) 905 3535 (035) 905 3133

The international dialing code prefix for South Africa is +27. The localarea code prefix is shown in brackets in the table above. When dialingfrom outside South Africa, dispense with the 0 in the local code prefix.

In for ma tion re gard ing port fa cil ity se cu rity of fi cers (PFSOs) can be ob tained from the PSO, the port fa cil ity op er a tor or the lo cal ship’sagent.

19. The MRCC is also the con tact point for ships seek ing in for ma tion on mar i time se cu rity (ex clud ing con fir ma tion of re ceipt of the ISPSre port) within South Af rica’s ter ri to rial wa ters. A ship un der threat in the ter ri to rial wa ters can com mu ni cate with the MRCC, who will for -ward the alert to the ap pro pri ate au thor i ties. The MRCC’s Duty Of fi cer can be con tacted via Cape Town Ra dio or as fol lows:

Tele phone: +27 (021) 938 3300

Fac sim ile: +27 (021) 938 3309

E-mail: [email protected]

20. A ship un der threat at a South Af ri can port can com mu ni cate with the lo cal Port Con trol, the PSO, PFSO or the MRCC.

21. A ship se cu rity alert sig nal from a for eign flagged ship will go to the ship owner or flag State and will only be re ceived by the MRCC ifthe flag State or owner for wards the alert to the MRCC.

SAFREP

22. In the in ter ests of safety all ships are en cour aged to par tic i pate in the South Af ri can Ship Re port ing Sys tem (SAFREP). This sys tem as -sists in search and res cue by pro vid ing up-to-date in for ma tion on ship ping in the event of a mar i time ca su alty. It is mod elled on IMO Res o lu -

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tion A.851(20) re gard ing gen eral prin ci ples for ship re port ing re quire ments. It makes use of move ment re ports sub mit ted to Cape TownRa dio by ships within the South Af ri can search and res cue re gion. Par tic i pa tion in the sys tem is vol un tary. In for ma tion re gard ing SAFREPmay be found in the Ad mi ralty List of Ra dio Sig nals.

An chor ing out side port lim its

23. Mas ters, own ers and op er a tors are re minded that it is an of fence in terms of the Ma rine Traf fic Act, 1981, to an chor or stop a ship (for re -pairs or oth er wise) in South Af rica’s ter ri to rial or in ter nal wa ters out side port lim its with out per mis sion from SAMSA. Per mis sion to an chor or stop may be ob tained by sub mit ting to the MRCC a pre-ar rival in for ma tion re port to gether with a re quest to an chor or stop. The MRCCwill for ward the re quest to the lo cal Prin ci pal Of fi cer for de ci sion.

24. A ship that has to an chor or stop in an emer gency must in form SAMSA as soon as pos si ble, but at least within one hour af ter an chor ing orstop ping. Mas ters are re minded that SAMSA has the au thor ity, even in an emer gency, to set con di tions for an chor ing or stop ping.

Source: SAMSA

Tel: +27 21 938 3300Fax: +27 21 938 3309E-mail: [email protected]

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SOUTH AF RI CAN NAVY HY DRO GRAPHIC OF FICE

HY DRO GRAPHIC NOTE SAN HO-16 For the re port ing of Nav i ga tional Dan gers and Changes (ver 2011.1)

ob served at Sea by Mar i ners nav i gat ing be yond Har bours

GEN ERAL LO CAL ITY

CHART(s) AF FECTED Edi tion Date

ENC(s) AF FECTED Edi tion/ Up date

Num ber

DE TAILS OF CHANGES/ DAN GERS OB SERVED

Changes in nav i ga tional aids or dan gers or use ful new aids

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Date of Ob ser va tion Time ob served

(UTC)

PO SI TION OF DAN GER OR FEA TURE DE SCRIBED ABOVE

Lat i tude Lon gi tude Po si tion Method Ver ti cal da tum

GPS/Ra dar/Sex tant/other

Po si tion Sys tem De tails

Sex tant An gle De tails

Echo Sounder used Trans ducer Depth

Ac com pa ny ing plotsand pho to graphs

(if any)(de tails)

VES SEL AND OB SERVER DE TAILS

Ves sel Name Ves sel Type

Mas ter/ Ob server’s

Name Sig na ture

E-mail Tele phone

Fax Other

PLEASE RE TURN THIS COM PLETED FORM TO

The Hy drog ra pher, SA NavyPri vate Bag X1

TOKAI,RSA7966

Tele phone: +27217872408

Fax: +27217872233

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telex:95 527946

(ANS BACK: NAVY SA)

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HY DRO GRAPHIC NOTE SAN HO-16 For the re port ing of Nav i ga tional Dan gers and Changes (ver 2011.1) ob served at Sea by Mar i ners nav i gat ing be yond Har bours

IN STRUC TIONS

1. This form and its in struc tions have been de signed to help both the sender and the re cip i ent. It should be used, or fol lowedclosely, when ever ap pro pri ate. Form SAN HO-16a lists the in for ma tion re quired for South Af ri can Sail ing Di rec tions andshould be used as an aide mem oir to this form if nec es sary. Mar i ners are re quested to no tify the Hy drog ra pher of the SouthAf ri can Navy, when new or sus pected dan gers to nav i ga tion are dis cov ered, changes ob served in aids to nav i ga tion, or cor -rec tions to pub li ca tions seen to be nec es sary. The Mar i ner’s Hand book (NP 100) Chap ter 8 gives gen eral in struc tions. Thepro vi sions of in ter na tional and na tional laws should be com plied with when for ward ing such re ports.

2. When a po si tion is de fined by sex tant an gles or bear ings (true or mag netic be ing spec i fied) more than two should be used in or der to pro vide a check. Dis tances ob served by ra dar should be quoted if avail able. Lat i tude and lon gi tude should onlybe used spe cif i cally to po si tion the de tails when they have been fixed by as tro nom i cal ob ser va tions or GPS and a full de -scrip tion of the method, equip ment and da tum (where ap pli ca ble) used should be given.

3. A cut ting from the larg est scale chart is the best me dium for for ward ing de tails, the al ter ations and ad di tions be ing shown thereon in red. When re quested, a new copy will be sent in re place ment of a chart that has been used to for ward in for ma tion, or when ex ten sive ob ser va tions have in volved de face ment of the ob server’s chart. If it is pre ferred to show the amend mentson a trac ing of the larg est scale chart (rather than on the chart it self) these should be in red as above, but ad e quate de tailsfrom the chart must be traced in black ink to en able the amend ments to be fit ted cor rectly.

4. When soundings are ob tained and a pa per echo sound ing trace is avail able, the echo sound ing trace should be markedwith times, depths, etc., and for warded with the re port. It is im por tant to state whether the echo sounder is set to reg is terdepths be low the sur face or be low the keel; in the lat ter case the ves sel’s draught should be given. Time and date should begiven in or der that cor rec tions for the height of the tide may be made where nec es sary. The make, name and type of theecho sounder should also be given.

5. Mod ern echo sound ers fre quently re cord sig nals from ech oes re ceived back af ter one or more ro ta tions of the sty lus have been com pleted. Thus with a set whose max i mum range is 500m, an echo re corded at 50m may be from depths of 50m,550m or even 1050m. Soundings re corded be yond the set’s nom i nal range can usu ally be rec og nized by the fol low ing:

(a) the trace be ing weaker than nor mal for the depth re corded,(b) the trace pass ing through the trans mis sion line,(c) the feath ery na ture of the trace.

As a check that ap par ently shoal soundings are not due to ech oes re ceived be yond the set’s nom i nal range, soundings should be con tin ued un til rea son able agree ment with charted soundings is reached. How ever, soundings re ceived af ter one or morero ta tions of the sty lus can still be use ful and should be sub mit ted if they show sig nif i cant dif fer ences from charted depths.

6. Re ports which can not be con firmed or are lack ing in cer tain de tails should not be with held. Short com ings should bestressed and any firm ex pec ta tion of be ing able to check the in for ma tion on a suc ceed ing voy age should be men tioned.

7. Re ports of shoal soundings, un charted dan gers and nav i ga tional aids out of or der should, at the mar i ner’s dis cre tion, also be made by ra dio to the near est coast ra dio sta tion. The draught of mod ern tank ers is such that any un charted depth un der 30 metres may be of suf fi cient im por tance to jus tify a ra dio mes sage.

8. Port in for ma tion should be for warded on Form SAN HO-16a to gether with Form SAN HO-16. Where there is in suf fi -cient space on the form an ad di tional sheet should be used.

Note : An ac knowl edge ment or re ceipt will be sent and the in for ma tion then used to the best ad van tage which may meanim me di ate ac tion or in clu sion in a re vi sion in due course. When a No tice to Mar i ners is is sued, the sender’s ship or name isquoted as au thor ity un less (as some times hap pens) the in for ma tion is also re ceived from other au thor i ties. Fur ther com mu ni -ca tion should only be ex pected when the in for ma tion is of out stand ing value or has un usual fea tures.

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HY DRO GRAPHIC NOTE SAN HO-16a For the re port ing of Nav i ga tional Dan gers and Changes (ver 2011.1)

ob served at Sea by Mar i ners con cern ing Ports and Har bours

Name of Port/Har bour

Gen eral Re marksPrin ci pal ac tiv i ties and trade.Lat est pop u la tion fig ures and date.

Num ber of ships or ton nage han dledper year.

Max i mum size of ves sel han dled.

Copy of Port Hand book (if avail).

An chor agesDes ig na tion, depths, hold ing ground,shel ter af forded.

Pi lot ageAu thor ity for re quests.

Em bark po si tion.

Reg u la tions

Di rec tionsEn try and berth ing in for ma tion.

Tidal streams.

Nav i ga tional aids.

TugsNum ber avail able.

Wharves and QuaysNames, num bers or po si tions &lengths.

Depths along side.

Cargo Han dlingCon tain ers, light ers, Ro-Ro etc.

Re pairsHull, ma chin ery and un der wa ter.

Ship yards.

Dock ing or slip ping fa cil i ties.(Give size of ves sels han dled or di -men sions.)

Di vers.

Res cue and Dis tressSal vage, Life boat, Coast guard, etc.

Sup pliesFuel (with type, quan ti ties and meth -ods of de liv ery)

Fresh wa ter (with method of de liv eryand rate of sup ply)

Pro vi sions.

Ser vicesMed i cal.

De-rat ting.

Gar bage and slops.

Ship chan dlery, com pass ad just ment, tank clean ing, hull paint ing.

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Com mu ni ca tionNear est air port or air field.

Port ra dio and in for ma tion ser vice.(with fre quen cies and hours of op er -at ing)

Port Au thor ityDes ig na tion, ad dress, tele phone,e-mail ad dress and website.

ViewsPho to graphs (where per mit ted) of the ap proaches, lead ing marks, the en -trance to the har bour etc.

Ad di tional In for ma tion

VES SEL AND OB SERVER DE TAILS

Ves sel Name Ves sel Type

Mas ter/ Ob server’s Name

Sig na ture

E-mail Tele phone

Fax Other

PLEASE RE TURN THIS COM PLETED FORM TO

The Hy drog ra pher, SA Navy Pri vate Bag X1 TOKAI, RSA 7966

Tele phone: +27217872408 Fax: +27217872233

E-mail:[email protected]

Telex: 95 527946(ANS BACK: NAVY SA)

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