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02 Oct 2018 / Singapore

Kusu Pilgrimage Season 2018

The 2018 Kusu Pilgrimage season will commence on 9 Oct 2018 and end on 7 Nov 2018. During this period, high volume of ferries and harbour craft carrying passengers would cross the East Keppel Fairway when plying between the MSP and Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul)… …Mariners shall keep a proper lookout for these craft and navigate with extra caution when in the vicinity of the recommended routes.

The traffic movement within MSP has been divided in two routes. The ferries and bumboats shall use the recommended routes.

Masters of harbour craft shall proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution when approaching MSP and Kusu Island jetties.

The following buoys will be laid on 3 October and will be removed on 9 November:

Kusu Buoy Fl (2) R 10s
- Coordinates (WGS 84 Datum): 01 deg. 13.236’N / 103 deg. 51.697’E
- Purpose: Port hand buoy
- Type of buoy: Red can buoy Fl (2) R10s

Kusu Marker A
- Coordinates (WGS 84 Datum): 01 deg. 13.526’N / 103 deg. 51.427’E
- Purpose: Channel buoy
- Type of buoy: Yellow polyethylene buoy

Kusu Marker B
- Coordinates (WGS 84 Datum): 01 deg. 13.406’N / 103 deg. 51.437’E
- Purpose: For mooring of craft (off Pulau Sakijang)
- Type of buoy: Yellow polyethylene buoy

Kusu Marker C
- Coordinates (WGS 84 Datum): 01 deg. 13.376’N / 103 deg. 51.457’E
- Purpose: For mooring of craft (off Pulau Sakijang)
- Type of buoy: Yellow polyethylene buoy

All harbour craft, except ferries operated by Singapore Island Cruise and Ferries Pte Ltd, plying to and from Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul) shall:
a. Keep within the channel demarcated by the Kusu Beacon (Fl R 2.5s) and the yellow polyethylene channel buoy in position Lat 01° 13'.526N Long 103° 51'.427E (Appendix 3) when approaching and leaving Kusu Jetty;
b. Only allowed to use the jetty at Pulau Tembakul (harbour craft jetty) for the purpose of embarking and disembarking passengers. This harbour craft jetty is situated about 65 metres northwest of the Main Passenger jetty. Harbour craft berthing there, must not proceed beyond 10 metres southeast of their allocated jetty. No harbour craft shall wait at the entrance of the channel or at the jetty.

The two yellow polyethylene mooring buoys located off Pulau Sakijang Pelepah are meant for harbour craft to moor temporarily while awaiting passengers.

(For information about operations in Singapore contact GAC Singapore at [email protected])

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.097 of 2018

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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