China MSA and other Chinese authorities regularly issue alerts and circulars on hazards pertaining to shipping and related operations. Our correspondents and contacts in China continue to provide valuable advice through their circulars on these issues, which are compiled here for ease of access.
Navigational circulars
The Government of the People’s Republic of China Announces the Baselines of the Territorial Sea Adjacent to the North Part of the Beibu Gulf.
Jiangsu and Shanghai MSA Jointly Published the Public Routes and Anchorages along the Coast of Nantong.
Explanations and specific geographical coordinates of the navigation the routes of the public routes, main channels and anchorages are published in the circular which can be accessed through the below links.
Suggestions for navigating the coast of Nantong are as follows:
- The announcement and adoption of public routes and main channels along the coast of Nantong provide strong guarantees for ships safely entering and leaving Nantong seaports. It is recommended that when ships navigating in these waters should, as far as possible, give priority to the use of public routes and channels published by the MSA.
- The public routes entering and leaving Nantong seaports intersect with the north-south customary route (inner route), and a large number of merchant ships converged in this water area, forming crossing, head-on and other situations. Therefore, ships should strictly comply with COLREGS in order to avoid the occurrence of collision accidents when navigating in the public routes in these waters.
- It is worth noting that there are a large number of fishing boats operating in these waters, thus ships should proactively take reasonable measures to pass and clear all fishing boats, including their fishing gear and nets.
- Due to the influence of natural conditions and surrounding environment, there are numerous shoals in the water area off Nantong seaports. When a ship is navigating in the vicinity of the shoals, particularly in the channel adjacent to the shoals, special attention should be paid to prevent the occurrence of grounding accidents.
Full advisory at the following link:
https://north-standard.com/insights/news/china-correspondents-advice-on-maritime-related-risks/