Kusu Pilgrimage Season 2023

12 Oct 2023 / Singapore

The 2023 Kusu Pilgrimage season will commence on 15 October and end on 12 November. During this period, ferries carrying passengers operated by Singapore Island Cruise & Ferry Services Pte Ltd will cross East Keppel Fairway when plying between the Marina South Pier (MSP) and Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul)… …Mariners shall keep a proper lookout for these ferries and navigate with extra caution when in the vicinity of the recommended routes.

The traffic movement within MSP has been divided in two routes… …The waters within the breakwater MSP are “no wake zone”, harbour craft and ferries operating within the waters of MSP are reminded to slow down as far as practicable to reduce causing wakes.

Master of ferries and harbour craft shall proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution when approaching MSP and Kusu Island jetties.

The following buoys were laid to aid in the safe navigation of ferries approaching and leaving Kusu Jetty. Ferries shall keep within the channel demarcated by the Kusu Buoy (Fl (2) R10s) and the yellow polyethylene channel buoys.

All harbour craft, except ferries operated by Singapore Island Cruise and Ferries Pte Ltd, plying to and from Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul) shall:

a. Keep within the channel demarcated by the Kusu Beacon (Fl R 2.5s) and the yellow polyethylene channel buoy in position Lat 01° 13'.526N Long 103° 51'.427E (Appendix 3) when approaching and leaving Kusu Jetty;

b. Only allowed to use the jetty at Pulau Tembakul (harbour craft jetty) for the purpose of embarking and disembarking passengers. This harbour craft jetty is situated about 65 metres northwest of the Main Passenger jetty. Harbour craft berthing there, must not proceed beyond 10 metres southeast of their allocated jetty. No harbour craft shall wait at the entrance of the channel or at the jetty.

Kusu Buoy
01° 13.234'N / 103° 51.692'E
Port hand buoy
Red Can buoy Fl (2)
R10s

Kusu Marker A
01° 13.521'N / 103° 51.428'E
Channel buoy
Yellow polyethylene buoy

Kusu Marker B
01° 13.403'N / 103° 51.435'E
For mooring of ferries (off Pulau Sakijang)
Yellow polyethylene buoy

(For information about operations in Singapore, contact GAC Singapore at [email protected])

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.90 of 2023

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