South China SeaSailing Directions 161 (Enroute) covers the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand from the Luzon Strait and the Gulf of Tonkin to the Gulf of Thailand and the northern border of Borneo, including the coast of Vietnam and the Paracel Islands and Reefs. It is issued for use in conjunction with Sailing Directions 120 (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are Sailing Directions 162, 163, and 164. |
Contents
Coast of ChinaDapeng Jiao to Dajin including Hong Kong and Macau 15 | 34 |
Coast of ChinaDajin to Jiaowei Jiao Including HainanTao | 51 |
Coast of VietnamThe Gulf of Tonkin | 73 |
VietnamCentral and South Coasts | 95 |
The Gulf of Thailand Coasts of Cambodia and Thailand and MalaysiaEast Coast | 117 |
Glossaries | 149 |
Common terms and phrases
alongside depth anchor anchorage approach Banc bank berth cargo charted Chau Chenal Chiang Chiao coast coral depths of less draft dries drying East Lamma Channel entrance point extends fairway Hai Phong harbor high islet hill Hong Kong island islet Jiao Kaoh Khao knots Ko Chang Laem lagoon least depth Lei Yue Mun less than 5.5m lies 0.5 mile lies 1 mile lies close light is shown Lighted Buoy located lying Ma Wan marked mile offshore miles farther miles N miles NW miles SSE Mui Vung Tau navigation Northeast Monsoon NW end pass patch peninsula Pulau reef rises river Rocher rock rocky San-shui sand shoal shore Southwest Monsoon steep-to summit SW extremity SW side Tanjung tidal currents tide Tonggu Tsing Chau Tsing Yi vessels Vung Tau Waglan Island World Port Index Zhou Zhujiang