To improve the safety of navigation in Singapore waters, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has released a marine circular highlighting some recent important changes affecting vessels arriving at Singapore or transiting the Singapore and Malacca Straits.
As per the circular, the Eastern pilot boarding ground has been split into two separate pilot boarding areas, to be used depending on vessels arriving from the East or the West of Singapore.
There are also changes to the pilot scheduling system in which the vessels will be scheduled to pick up pilots at 15 minute intervals and all vessels are being advised to maintain 1 mile distance between each other while approaching the pilot station.
See attached file: Safety of Navigation – Singapore.pdf
航行安全 – 新加坡
为改善新加坡水域航行安全状况，新加坡海事及港务管理局发布了一项航运通知，强调最近的一些重要改变将影响停靠新加坡或过境新加坡和马六甲海峡的船舶。
根据该通知，东部引航员登船区被分成了两个独立的引航员登船区，视船舶从新加坡东部或西部抵达而分别适用。
引航时间安排系统也有一些变化，将每隔15分钟安排船舶接驳引航员，且在前往引航站的过程中，所有船舶互相之间应当保持1英里的距离。
详细信息请参阅附件。
