Recent Navigation Warnings of China Waters No.74 5 December 2018 No.998 Tweet Download PDF (342KB) We have obtained the recent navigation warnings of the China Waters issued by China MSA. Please see the following the free translations by the law firm in Shanghai, China, Sloma & Co.   ///QUOTE///   Announcement on 3D Seismic Data Acquisition Operation of “Hai Yang Shi You 721” in Southeast Waters of Hainan Island (Sloma Translation) SYHSHZ (2018) No.31 China MSA 2 November 2018   Work duration: 2 November 2018 – 31 May 2019, 24 hours per day. Relevant vessels: Workboat: “Hai Yang Shi You 721” Escort ship: “Yue Xia Yu Zhi 20010”, “Yue Xia Yu Yun 28313”, “Yue Zhan Yu 00258”, “Yue Xia Yu 90089” and “Yue Xia Yu 90091”. Work area: Water areas in southeast waters of Hainan Island, bounded by the following 8 points: A：17°12′48″N/110°27′25″E; B：17°36′50″N/110°12′37″E; C：17°42′28″N/110°22′02″E; D：17°51′35″N/110°16′33″E; E：18°09′40″N/110°47′46″E; F：17°45′32″N/111°02′39″E; G：17°40′47″N/110°54′24″E; H：17°31′28″N/111°00′06″E; Work mode: “Hai Yang Shi You 721” will carry out 3D Seismic Data Acquisition by towing 12 pieces of cables each in length of 6,000 meters, spacing between each cable is 100 meters and sinking depth of each cable is 7 meters. Cautions: Workboats should display relevant signals as regulated, strengthen duties and lookout, pay attention to the movements of passing vessels, contact the passing vessels initiatively and take safety measures in time. Passing vessels should strengthen lookout, avoid passing towing area, stay far away from the workboat, obey the command of escort ships for the safety matters and keep watch on VHF16. Announcement on Well Exploration Operation of Well BZ13-2-3 (Sloma Translation) JDJHH (2018) No.36 China MSA 20 November 2018   Drilling platform “Bo Hai No.5”, M/V “Hai Yang Shi You 633”, M/V “Hai Yang Shi You 615”, M/V “Min Sheng 001”, M/V “Min Sheng 006”, M/V “Zhong Gang Tuo 702”, M/V “Bin Hai 287”, M/V “Bin Hai