Speed Limit At The Marina South Pier (MSP)

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Port Marine Circular
No 14 of 2009

08 Sep 2009
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1 The wakes created by craft proceeding at high speed within MSP have raised various safety concerns such as danger to commuters alighting and boarding craft berthed at landing points/pontoons, damage to craft berthed at landing points/pontoons and parting of ropes of craft tied at mooring buoys.

2 In the interests of safety and preventing damage to property, the Port Master hereby imposes, pursuant to Regulation 33(2) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (the “Port Regulations”), a Speed Limit of six (6) knots for all craft operating in the approaches to MSP within the area bounded by the line joining the following geographical positions:

WGS 84 Datum
Point Latitude (N) Longitude (E)
1 01°16.227'N 103°51.783'E
2 01°16.359'N 103°51.964'E
3 01°16.197'N 103°52.080'E
4 01°1.065'N 103°51.899'E,

to the point of origin in point 1 and as illustrated in the attached chartlet.

3 The Speed Limit must be strictly observed at all times, except when a temporary increase in speed is necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.

4 Any person who causes or permits any craft to proceed at a speed in excess of the Speed Limit shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 under Regulation 78 of the Port Regulations.

Ram K Kumar
for Port Master
Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore

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