Authority : Director of Marine, Peninsular Malaysia

Position : East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Charts Affected : BA 3543

1. Mariners are advised that a marine geological survey will be conducted from 01^st July until 30^th August 1999 within an area bounded by the following coordinates:-

   Lat. 04°25.0' N Long. 103°30.0' E Lat. 04°25.0' N Long. 104°05.0' E Lat. 02°55.0' N Long. 103°30.0' E Lat. 02°55.0' N Long. 104°05.0' E

   A 60 metres line will be towed at the stern of the survey vessel whilst carrying out bathymetry, side scan sonar, high resolution seismic plus grab and piston sampling.Survey works will be carried out 0800 hrs -1900 hrs MST daily.

2. Details of survey vessel:-

Name : REEF EXPLORER

Call Sign : 9MBN2

P.O.R : Port Klang

Length : 50.5 m

Breadth : 8.7 m

GRT : 476 ts

This survey vessel will be assisted by the following crafts :-

1. UNIPERTAMA 3 (GRT 27.0 ts)
2. UNIPERTAMA 7 (GRT 27.0 ts)

3. Mariners are advised to navigate with caution and all vessels are requested to avoid impeding the survey works by keeping a minimum distance of 500 metres from the survey vessel.