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CHAP. 11.] SINGAPORE ROAD.—DIRECTIONS. 125
The quarantine anchorage is with the obelisk on Tanjong
Katong bearing N.N.W., in not less than II fathoms water.
DIRECTIONS.^—When bound to Singapore road from the westward,
and having rounded Peak island at the distance of about 2 Cables,
steer N. by E. or N.N.E. according to the tide, across the Outer shoal for
the anchorage. A large vessel wishing to avoid Outer shoal may steer to
the northward with Peak island bearing between South and S. by E.,
until the left extreme of Blakan Mati bears S.W. by W. ^ W., which
bearing kept on will lead north-westward of Outer shoal, and then steer
as convenient for the anchorage.
In working towards the dangers between St. John islands and
Blakan Mati, care must be observed not to bring Peak island eastward of
S. ^ E. while mount Serapong is northward of W.N.W. ; but when mount
Serapong is westward of that bearing, a vessel may stand on until the
western extreme of West St. John island bears S. by W. i W. The
shoalest spots on Outer shoal will be avoided by not bringing Peak island
westward of South, after the south extreme of Blakan Mati bears W. by S.
The fishing stakes will give warning when a vessel is standing towards
Malay spit. The south extreme of Blakan Mati, if not brought westward
of S.W. by W. ^ W., will lead inside of Outer shoal ; and large vessels not
wishing to stand over this shoal, when outside of it, should not bring Peak
island southward of S.W. by S.
Small vessels bound to Singapore road from the eastward will have no
diflB.culty, as they have merely to proceed to a convenient anchorage.
Those drawing between 12 and 16 feet may pass inside the shoals off
Tanjong Katong, by keeping in the run of deep water, pretty close to the
end of the lines of fishing stakes which extend out from that point.
Vessels of larger draught had better keep outside those shoals, and in
approaching them must be careful not to bring mount Serapong (on Blakan
Mati island), to the southward of S.W. by W. ^ W., until the flagstaff on
fort Canning bears W. by N. ^ N., or to avoid getting under a depth of 6
fathoms.
It is advisable for sailing vessels, and the usual custom for those be-
longing to the port, to keep these shoals well aboard when proceeding to the
anchorage from the eastward, when the wind is off the land and the tide
setting to the westward.
A vessel of large draught will pass north-eastward of Outer shoal and not
have less than 5 fathoms water, by keeping the flagstaff between the
bearings of W. by K". ^ N. and N.W. by W., and she should be prepared
to anchor directly mount Serapong bears S.W. by W. ^ W., or the left
extreme of Blakan Mati S.W. ^ W., inside of which vessels of heavy draught