PUB. 120SAILING DIRECTIONS(PLANNING GUIDE)★PACIFIC OCEANAND SOUTHEAST ASIA★Prepared and publishedbytheNATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCYBethesda, MarylandCOPYRIGHT2OO8BYTHEUNITEDSTATESGOVERNMENTNOCOPYRIGHTCLAIMEDUNDERTITLE17U.S.C2008SIXTH EDITION
PUB. (PLANNING GUIDE) SAILING DIRECTIONS ★ ★ 2008 120 PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIA Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. SIXTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001
PrefacePub.120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean7.Mailing address:Maritime Domainand Southeast Asia, Sixth Edition, 2008,is issued for use inNational Geospatial-Intelligenceconjunction with the following Sailing Directions (Enroute)AgencyPublications:Mail Stop D-44Pub.125,Pub.126, Pub.127,Pub.153,Pub.154,4600 Sangamore RoadPub. 155, Pub. 157, Pub. 158, Pub. 159, Pub. 161,Bethesda MD20816-5003Pub.162,Pub.163,and Pub.164.New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through theDigital Nautical Charts5,6.7,11,12,13,14,23,24,25,26.dateof publication shown above.Importantinformation toand 27 provide electronic chart coverage for the area coveredamend material in the publication is available as a Publicationby this publication.Digital Update(PDU)from theNGAMaritimeDomain web-This publication as originally published has been correctedsite.to6September2008,includingNoticetoMarinersNo.36of2008.NGAMaritime Domain WebsiteExplanatory Remarkshttp://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritimeSailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial-Courses.-Courses aretrue,and areexpressed inthe sameIntelligence Agency (NGA)under the authority of Departmentof DefenseDirective5105.40,dated12December1988,andmanner as bearings.The directives"steer"and"make good"apursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10,coursemean,withoutexception,toproceedfromapointofori-Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44,Section 1336.Sailinggin along a track having the identical meridional angle as theDirections, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of thedesignated course.Vessels following the directives must allowworld,provide information that cannot be shown graphicallyfor every influence tending to cause deviation from such trackon nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere.and navigate so that the designated course is continuouslySailing Directions (Planning Guide)are intended to assistbeing made good.Currents.Current directions are the true directions towardmariners in planning ocean passages and to eliminate duplica-tionby consolidatinguseful information about all thecountrieswhich currents set.adjacenttoaparticularoceanbasinin one volumeDistances.Distancesareexpressed in nautical miles of1Planning Guide publications are compiled and structured inminute of latitude.Distances of less than 1 mile are expressedthe alphabetical order of countries contained within the regionin meters, or tenths of miles.Geographic Names.Geographic names are generallycoveredbyeachpublicationBearings.Bearings are true,and are expressed in degreesthose used by the nation having sovereignty.Names in paren-from 000(north)to 360°,measuredclockwise.Generaltheses following another name are alternate names that maybearings are expressed by the initial letters of the points of theappear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quotedcompass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb end-only intheprincipal descriptionof theplace.Diacritical marks,ings havebeen discarded.Wherever precisebearings are in-such as accents,cedillas,and circumflexes,which are relatedtotended, degrees are used.specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in theCharts.-Reference to charts made throughout this publi-interest oftypographical simplicity.cation refer to both the paper chart and the Digital NauticalGeographic names or their spellings do not necessarily re-Chart(DNC)flect recognition of the political status of an area by the UnitedCorrectiveInformation.Users should refercorrections,States Government.additions, and comments to NGA's Maritime Operations Desk.Heights.Heights are referred to the plane of referenceas follows:used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters.InternetLinks.Thispublication provides Internet linksto1.Toll free:1-800-362-6289web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety,includ-ing but not limited to, Federal government sites,foreign2.Commercial:301-227-3147HydrographicOffices,andforeignpublic/privateportfacilities.NGAmakes no claims,promises,or guaranteesconcerning the3.DSN:287-3147accuracy,completeness, or adequacy of the contents of theseweb sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and4.DNC web site:http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/omissionsinthecontentsofthesewebsitesdncInternational Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS)5.Maritime Divi-http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/Code.TheISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures tosion website:maritimeenhance the security of ships and port facilities developed inresponsetotheperceivedthreatsto shipsandportfacilities in6.E-mail:navsafety@nga.milthewakeof the9/11attacks intheUnited States.InformationPub.120II
Pub. 120 III Preface Pub. 120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia, Sixth Edition, 2008, is issued for use in conjunction with the following Sailing Directions (Enroute) Publications: Pub. 125, Pub. 126, Pub. 127, Pub. 153, Pub. 154, Pub. 155, Pub. 157, Pub. 158, Pub. 159, Pub. 161, Pub. 162, Pub. 163, and Pub. 164. Digital Nautical Charts 5, 6. 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 provide electronic chart coverage for the area covered by this publication. This publication as originally published has been corrected to 6 September 2008, including Notice to Mariners No. 36 of 2008. Explanatory Remarks Sailing Directions are published by the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA) under the authority of Department of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) are intended to assist mariners in planning ocean passages and to eliminate duplication by consolidating useful information about all the countries adjacent to a particular ocean basin in one volume. Planning Guide publications are compiled and structured in the alphabetical order of countries contained within the region covered by each publication. Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees from 000° (north) to 360°, measured clockwise. General bearings are expressed by the initial letters of the points of the compass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended, degrees are used. Charts.—Reference to charts made throughout this publication refer to both the paper chart and the Digital Nautical Chart (DNC). Corrective Information.—Users should refer corrections, additions, and comments to NGA’s Maritime Operations Desk, as follows: New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the date of publication shown above. Important information to amend material in the publication is available as a Publication Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Domain website. Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of origin along a track having the identical meridional angle as the designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, and navigate so that the designated course is continuously being made good. Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward which currents set. Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed in meters, or tenths of miles. Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in parentheses following another name are alternate names that may appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political status of an area by the United States Government. Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. Internet Links.—This publication provides Internet links to web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, including but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hydrographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of these web sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omissions in the contents of these web sites. International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.—The ISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities developed in response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Information 1. Toll free: 1-800-362-6289 2. Commercial: 301-227-3147 3. DSN: 287-3147 4. DNC web site: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/ dnc 5. Maritime Division website: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/ maritime 6. E-mail: navsafety@nga.mil 7. Mailing address: Maritime Domain National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Mail Stop D-44 4600 Sangamore Road Bethesda MD 20816-5003 NGA Maritime Domain Website http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime
on the ISPS Code can be found at the International MaritimeTime Zone.—The Time Zone description(s), as well asOrganization web site:information concerning the use of Daylight Savings Time, areincluded. The World Time Zone Chart is available on the Inter-net at the website given below.International Maritime Organization Home Pagehttp://www.imo.orgWorld TimeZone Charthttp:/www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/Lights and Fog Signals.Lights and fog signals are notreference_maps/pdf/time_zones.pdfdescribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The LightLists should be consultedforcomplete information.Winds.Wind directions are the true directions from whichNational Ocean Claims.Information on national oceanwinds blow.claims and maritime boudary disputes, which have been com-piled from the best available sources, is provided solely in theinterest of the navigational safety of shipping and in no wayconstitutes legal recognition by the United States. These non-ReferenceListrecognized claims and requirements may include,but are notThe principal sources examined in the preparation of thislimited to:1. A requirement by a state for advance permission orpublication were:British Hydrographic Office Sailing Directions.notification for innocent passage ofwarships in theterritorial sea.Canadian Sailing Directions.2. Straight baseline, internal waters, or historic watersFrench Sailing Directions.claims.Japanese Sailing Directions3.The establishment of a security zone, where a stateKorean Sailing Directions.claims to control activity beyond its territorial sea for secur-Russian Sailing Directions.ity reasons unrelated to that state's police powers in its terri-Fairplay Ports and Terminals.The Statesman's Yearbook.tory,including itsterritorial sea.Radio Navigational Aids.Radio navigational aids andThe World Factbook.Reports from United States Naval and merchant vesselsradio weather services are not described in detail. PublicationNo.117Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publicationand various shipping companies.Selected Worldwide Marine Weather Broadcasts, should beOther U.S.Government publications,reports, and docu-consulted.ments.Soundings.Soundings are referred to the datum of theCharts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu-charts and are expressed in meters.ments in possession of the Agency.Special Warnings.Special Warnings may be in force forInternetWeb sites,asfollows:the geographic area covered by this publication. Special1.Calendar of All Legal Public Holidays.Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners uponhttp:/www.bank-holidays.com2.Departmentof State/U.S.Embassies.promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to MarinersNo. 1.A listing of Special Warnings currently in force ishttp://usembassy.state.gov.printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section IIl, Broad-IMBPiracyReportingCenterHomePage.cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation.http:/www.iccwbo.org/ccs/menu_imb_piracy.aspSpecial Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division4.WorldFactbook.website.http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbookIVPub.120
IV Pub. 120 on the ISPS Code can be found at the International Maritime Organization web site: Lights and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not described, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light Lists should be consulted for complete information. National Ocean Claims.—Information on national ocean claims and maritime boudary disputes, which have been compiled from the best available sources, is provided solely in the interest of the navigational safety of shipping and in no way constitutes legal recognition by the United States. These nonrecognized claims and requirements may include, but are not limited to: 1. A requirement by a state for advance permission or notification for innocent passage of warships in the territorial sea. 2. Straight baseline, internal waters, or historic waters claims. 3. The establishment of a security zone, where a state claims to control activity beyond its territorial sea for security reasons unrelated to that state’s police powers in its territory, including its territorial sea. Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids and radio weather services are not described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Weather Broadcasts, should be consulted. Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the charts and are expressed in meters. Special Warnings.—Special Warnings may be in force for the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broadcast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division website. Time Zone.—The Time Zone description(s), as well as information concerning the use of Daylight Savings Time, are included. The World Time Zone Chart is available on the Internet at the website given below. Winds.—Wind directions are the true directions from which winds blow. Reference List The principal sources examined in the preparation of this publication were: British Hydrographic Office Sailing Directions. Canadian Sailing Directions. French Sailing Directions. Japanese Sailing Directions. Korean Sailing Directions. Russian Sailing Directions. Fairplay Ports and Terminals. The Statesman’s Yearbook. The World Factbook. Reports from United States Naval and merchant vessels and various shipping companies. Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and documents. Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other documents in possession of the Agency. Internet Web sites, as follows: 1. Calendar of All Legal Public Holidays. http://www.bank-holidays.com 2. Department of State/U.S. Embassies. http://usembassy.state.gov 3. IMB Piracy Reporting Center Home Page. http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/menu_imb_piracy.asp 4. World Factbook. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook International Maritime Organization Home Page http://www.imo.org World Time Zone Chart http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ reference_maps/pdf/time_zones.pdf
ContentsPageIIPreface.VIIChartlet--Sector LimitsVIIIConversion Tables....XIAbbreviationsCOUNTRIESAMERICANSAMOANAURU.2173219AUSTRALIANEW CALEDONIA43225BRUNEINEWZEALAND47241CAMBODIANICARAGUA51245CANADANIUECHILE83NORTH KOREA247CHINA97251NORTHERNMARIANAISLANDS113253COLOMBIA.PACIFICOCEAN319COOK ISLANDS117PALAUCOSTA RICA121PANAMA321+.123325EASTTIMORPAPUANEWGUINEA125329ECUADOR.......PERU.....133335EL SALVADORPHILIPPINES135.341FEDERATED STATES OFMICRONESIAPITCAIRN ISLANDS139343FIJI....RUSSIA.143SOLOMONISLANDS367FRENCHPOLYNESIA147GUATEMALA...SOUTH KOREA371HONDURAS149SAMOA391.....151393HONGKONGTAIWAN159399INDONESIATHAILANDJAPAN175TOKELAU403195405KIRIBATITONGA199.409MACAU....TUVALU203411MALAYSIAVANUATU415209VIETNAMMARSHALLISLANDS213419MEXICOWALLIS AND FUTUNAVPub.120
Pub. 120 V Contents COUNTRIES Page How to Keep this Book Corrected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III Chartlet—Sector Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII Conversion Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI AMERICAN SAMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AUSTRALIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BRUNEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 CAMBODIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 CANADA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 CHILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 CHINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 COLOMBIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 COOK ISLANDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 COSTA RICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 EAST TIMOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 ECUADOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 EL SALVADOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA . . . . . . . . . 135 FIJI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 FRENCH POLYNESIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 GUATEMALA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 HONDURAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 HONG KONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 INDONESIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 JAPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 KIRIBATI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 MACAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 MALAYSIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 MARSHALL ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 MEXICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 NAURU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 NEW CALEDONIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 NEW ZEALAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 NICARAGUA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 NIUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 NORTH KOREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 PACIFIC OCEAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 PALAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 PANAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 PAPUA NEW GUINEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 PERU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 PHILIPPINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 PITCAIRN ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 RUSSIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 SOLOMON ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 SOUTH KOREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 SAMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 TAIWAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 THAILAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 TOKELAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 TONGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 TUVALU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 VANUATU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 VIETNAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 WALLIS AND FUTUNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
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