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CHAP, v.] , -.- - DIRECTIONS. 28'?
DIRECTIONS.—Inner or Dutch channel.—Having passed
through Sunda strait, and rounded St. Nicholas point, distant about 2 miles,
a course abou^E. ^ S.'Will lead to the entrance of Inner channel, which
is usually taken- by steamers, and sailing vessels with a fair wind. It lies
southward of Struisvogel rocks, Kombuis and Middleburg islands, and
westward of Onrust island. In clear weather, and under favourable cirenm-
stanees, the reefs with a less depth than 3 fathoms will be seen by the
discolouration of the water, and along the coast fishing stakes in many
places extend out to depths of '4 or 5 •
fathoms, and occasionally into the
channels, a look out for which must be kept to avoid fouling the screws of
steamers.
From abreast Babi island the high trees just eastward of Tanara will be
seen, and soon afterwards the Kombuis and -Menschen-eter islands, the
tall tree on Kaik point, and Mauk wood known as False Menschen-eter,
wUl come in sight. Struisvogel rocks separate Inner ircm Outer channel
and the black beacon marking the southern rock must be left on the port
hand ; in mid-channel abreast the beacon the depth is from 10 to 12
fathoms, mud, deepening towards the rocks. Thence to Middleburg island
the course is about E. by S. ^ S., northward of the white buoy on Menschen-
eter reef, and southward of all the black buoys, the depth decreasing to
10 and 9 fathoms.
Abreast Middleburg island,, the channel between the black buoy and
beacon marking the island reef, and the white buoy on Untung Java reef^
which is steep-to, is but 3^ cables wide, «ith.a depth of about 10 fathoms in
mid-channel; from abreast Middleburg beacon, bearing North, the course
is S.E. ^ E. until Schiedam island bears East, thence the course is S.S.E; i E.
direct for the black buoy on the stone of Onrust, (taking care not to bring
Schiedam island westward of North, to avoid Tengnagel rock), altering
course when near the buoy to S. by E., to pass between it and the white
buoy on Mathilde rock ; the depth will have decreased from 7 fathoms,
west of Schiedam, to 5| fathoms abreast the stone of Onrust. Continue
S.E. by E. until the south point of Onrust island bears East, when alter
course to S.E. by S. to pass eastward of the white buoy on Jambatan rock,
from abreast which the course is S.E. by E. | E. about 5 miles to Batavia
road, passing about half a mile northward of the white buoy on Keigersdaal
shoal. If proceeding to the harbour at Tanjong Priok, course must be
altered to pass northward or southward of Byuland shoal and the shoals
lying eastward of it.
Outer channel li^s northward of Struisvogel rocks, Kombuis and
Middleburg islands, and southward of Hoorn and Agenieten islands ; thence
northward of Dapur islands, and between Edam and Enkhuizen island on
the east, and Haarlem and Hoorn islands on the west side.