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24 Jul 2019 / Singapore

Works west of Jurong Island

The working period for works west of Jurong Island has been extended. The works will now be conducted 25 July 2019 to 25 January 2020.

According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.066 of 2019 dated 22 July 2019, will be carried out 24 hours daily - including Sundays & Public Holidays - west of Jurong Island, within the working area bounded by the following coordinates:

WORKING AREA A (WGS 84 Datum)
1) 01 deg. 16.432’N / 103 deg. 39.148’E
2) 01 deg. 16.485'N / 103 deg. 39.216'E
3) 01 deg. 16.580'N / 103 deg. 39.336'E
4) 01 deg. 16.671'N / 103 deg. 39.529'E
5) 01 deg. 16.512'N / 103 deg. 39.584'E
6) 01 deg. 16.434'N / 103 deg. 39.640'E
7) 01 deg. 16.258'N / 103 deg. 39.390’E
8) 01 deg. 15.393’N / 103 deg. 39.816’E
9) 01 deg. 15.295'N / 103 deg. 39.577'E
10) 01 deg. 15.772’N / 103 deg. 39.385’E
11) 01 deg. 15.759’N / 103 deg. 39.353’E
12) 01 deg. 15.791'N / 103 deg. 39.259'E
13) 01 deg. 16.061'N / 103 deg. 39.148'E

WORKING AREA B (WGS 84 Datum)
14) 01 deg. 15.173'N / 103 deg. 39.532'E
15) 01 deg. 15.321'N / 103 deg. 39.841'E
16) 01 deg. 14.597'N / 103 deg. 40.186'E
17) 01 deg. 14.476'N / 103 deg. 39.944'E
18) 01 deg. 14.064'N / 103 deg. 40.144'E
19) 01 deg. 14.064'N / 103 deg. 40.020'E
20) 01 deg. 14.309'N / 103 deg. 39.937'E
21) 01 deg. 15.012'N / 103 deg. 39.597'E

The work will include reclamation, soil investigation and dredging. The dredging work will be carried out by grab dredgers. Each grab dredger will be held in position by 3 spuds. The dredgers, with hopper barges in attendance, will have a circular safety working zone of 50-metre radius centered from the dredgers. Dredged materials will be transported to designated dumping ground by hopper barges. During the operation, dredgers will be attended by tug boats which will be used to shift the dredger.

The soil investigation work will be carried out by means of borehole drilling using jack-up barges. One jack-up barge will be deployed to work at one borehole at a time.

The jack-up barge, with tug boats in attendance, will have a circular safety working zone of 30-metre radius centred at the barge. Tugboats will be used for shifting the barge from one borehole location to another.

A safety boat will be deployed in the vicinity of the working area to warn other craft of the project.

Craft involved in the works will exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals.

When in the vicinity of the working area, mariners are reminded to:
a) Keep well clear and not to enter the working area;
b) Maintain a proper lookout;
c) Proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution;
d) Maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 22 (Jurong Control); and
e) Communicate with Jurong Control on VHF Channel 22 for assistance, if required.

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

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