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63 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [chap. i.
These lights afford sufficient guide to the anchorage.
In tacking, the lead is a sufficient guide.
AncllOrage,— The anchorage off Georgetown is situated in the
narrowest part of the strait, which is here 1^ miles broad; it is well
sheltered and capable of accommodating a large number of vessels. There
is deep water close to Fort point, and the water shoals gradually from half
a mile eastward of the fort towards the main land ; the best berth for a
large vessel is about a quarter of a mile south-eastward of the Fort point
in 10 or 11 fathoms, and for small vessels closer to the town, subject to
the harbour regulations. It is necessary to moor as the tides run very
strong. Vessels are prohibited from anchoring in the fairways.
A space is reserved for vessels of war about half a mile northward of fort
Cornwallis, in which there is aiiohorage in from 6 to 10 fathoms, and is re-
commended in preference to the crowded anchorage southward of the fort.
A mooring buoy, painted black and white, lies in 4J fathoms,
with the fort light bearing S. by E. f E., distant about 3J cables.
A Shoal of 11 feet wa,ter has formed over a wreck lying in the anchorage
south, of the port. It is about a cable in extent and marked by
a wreck buoy placed on its centre, with the landing pier bearing N. ^ E.,
distant 6| cables.
SOUTH CHANNEL.— The. South channel to Georgetown is
between Jerajah island, Syrang sand and Middlebank on the west side, and
Great Kra flat on the east side. The deep-water channel varies in width
from half a cable to one mile, and has 19 feet least water.
Buoys.—The South channel is marked by red buoys on the western side
numbered odd from the anchorage, and by white buoys on the eastern side,
numbered even. There is no buoy No. 7, but a beacon with disc on
the Kra flat, east side of the channel, abreast Jerajah island, bears that
number. Buoys No. 9 and 10 lie about 2 miles south-westward of Eemo
island at the entrance to South channel.*
Fishing stakes extend a considerable distance into the fairway,
and it is necessary to exercise caution to prevent their fouling the screws
of steamers.
Directions.—From the southward a vessel should not bring Pulo
Kandy to bear westward of N. by W. until Eemo island lighthouse bears
N.E. I N. ; course may then be altered for Remo island, passing between
Nos. 9 and 10 buoys ;
anchorage off Georgetown.
thence the vessel will be guided by the buoys, to the
Sailing vessels should not enter the South channel without a commanding
breeze from the south or south-west, which breeze does not often blow
except in the commencement of the rainy season, August and September.
* For lights on bnoys, see page 60.