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据印度尼西亚/新加坡当地一家通代Spica Services公司报道称,在新加坡海峡东部有大量船舶被扣留，大部分集中在民丹岛周围的水域。这些水域是船舶“等待指令”时经常锚泊的地点，也常被前往新加坡的船舶误认为是新加坡的港界外水域(OPL)。

请各位会员注意，这些水域实际上是在印度尼西亚领海以内。依据印尼法律，在印尼领海并非“无害通过”的任何船舶（如：通过但不停靠）都必须获得相关当局的许可（无论入港或出港）。船舶在此锚泊，而无意进入印尼行使诸如货物作业、转船运输、补充供应品或更换船员工作，则必须指定一名当地代理以获得许可。有报道称，印尼海军曾向一艘在印尼领海内未获得许可的商船发射实弹。

详细信息请参阅附件。

Indonesia/Singapore sea border – Vessel Detentions

One of the correspondents in Indonesia/Singapore, Spica Services, has reported that there have been a significant number of vessel detentions in the Eastern parts of the Singapore Strait, mainly in the waters around Bintan Island. These waters are a popular place to anchor whilst “waiting for orders”, and often misconstrued by ships proceeding to Singapore as being the Outer Port Limit (OPL) of Singapore. 

Members are reminded that these waters are in fact within Indonesian territorial waters. Under Indonesian law, any vessel not engaged in an innocent passage (ie. proceeding without stopping) within the territorial waters of Indonesia is required to obtain clearance (inward or outward) from the relevant authorities. A vessel that is anchored, with no intention of visiting Indonesia to carry out duties such as cargo operations, transhipment, taking on supplies or crew changes, must appoint a local agent to obtain clearance. There are reports that the Indonesian Navy has fired live rounds of ammunition towards a merchant vessel in Indonesian territorial waters without clearance.

See attached file: Indonesia Singapore sea border – Vessel Detentions.pdf