PNI [2024] 02
12 March 2024

Jiangsu and Shanghai MSA Jointly Published the Public
Routes and Anchorages along the Coast of Nantong

Dear Sir/Madam,Following the announcement of the recommended navigation methods, reference
routes and public routes under their respective jurisdictional waters by the MSA ofZhoushan, Lianyungang, Shandong, Liaoning, Tianjin, and Hebei MSA, in order toregulate the ship navigation order along the coast of Nantong and to improvenavigation efficiency and safety, Jiangsu and Shanghai MSA jointly issued a Noticeon February 4, 2024 on the announcement of the public routes and anchorages along
the coast of Nantong. The main content of the Notice is as follows:

The sketch map of the public routes along the coast of Nantong

The Public Routes along the Coast of Nantong

1. The North Route (2 nautical miles in width) entering/leaving Yangkou Port
from the North-South Customary Route (outer route, the same below)

The center line of the route is the connection of the following points:

32°32′07.37″N / 123°03′21.79″E
32°32′05.08″N / 121°51′36.98″E
32°32'14.16"N / 121°45'07.18”E2. The South Route (2 nautical miles in width) entering/leaving Yangkou Port
from the North-South Customary RouteThe center line of the route is the connection of the following points:

32°24′02.43″N / 123°03′21.79″E
32°25′26.07″N / 121°42′04.06″E
32°26'29.50″N / 121°40'20.70″E

3. The Middle Route (2 nautical miles in width) entering/leaving Tongzhou Bay
from the North-South Customary RouteThe center line of the route is the connection of the following points:

31°55′36.06″N / 123°03′21.79″E
31°57′05.16″N / 122°17′34.09″E
32°04′51.91″N / 122°00′42.09″E

4. The South Route (2 nautical miles in width) entering/leaving Tongzhou Bay
from the North-South Customary RouteThe center line of the public route entering Lvsi, Dongzao and Tongzhou Bay from thenorth is the connection of the following points:

31°43′29.99″N / 123°03′21.79″E
31°43′29.99″N / 122°21′04.67″E
31°49′13.69″N / 122°12′51.35″E
31°49′58.80″N /122°12′36.80″E

The center line of the public route entering Lvsi, Dongzao and Tongzhou Bay from thesouth is the connection of the following points:31°29′00.18″N / 123°03′21.79″E
31°36′39.19″N / 122°30′54.30″E
31°49′13.69″N / 122°12′51.35″E
31°49′58.80″N / 122°12′36.80″E

5. The Public Route (2 nautical miles in width) entering/leaving the seaward
channel of Qidong Port at the Yangtze River Estuary from the North-South
Customary RouteThe center line of the public route is the connection of the following points:

31°29′00.18″N / 123°03′21.79″E
31°41′11.79″N / 122°11′37.76″E
31°41′42.90″N / 122°11′17.30″E

The Main Channels along the Coast of Nantong1. Yangkou Operation Area

(1) Yangkou Port North Approach Channel (Lanshayang North Waterway Channel)
With a total length of approximately 18.6 kilometers, the channel starts from point A0(32°32'29.99 "N/121°40'23.89" E) at the entrance of the Lanshayang north waterway
in the east, and ends at point B3 (32°33'23.5 "N/121°28'32.83"E) northeast of theLNG terminal in the west. The minimum depth of the channel is -10.6 meters (the local
theoretical minimum tide level), with a designed width of 450 meters, which meet therequirements of two-way navigation of 100,000DWT lightened ships and one-way
navigation of 267,000 cubic meters LNG ships by tide.

(2) Yangkou Port South Approach Channel (Lanshayang South Waterway Channel)
With a total length of approximately 24.82 kilometers, the channel starts from point A(32°26'29.5 "N/121°40'20.7" E) at the entrance of Lanshayang south waterway
channel in the east, and ends at point D (32°30'43.1 "N/121°25'30.2"E) near theXitaiyangsha south wharf area in the west. The designed water depth of the channel
from the entrance of the channel to the Jinniu Island operating area is -11.1 meters,and the designed water depth of the channel from the Jinniu Island operating area tothe heavy cargo terminal is -9.2 meters, with a designed width of 400 meters and anavigable width of 300 meters, which meet the requirements of ships of 10,000 DWTnavigating to the heavy cargo terminal under all tidal conditions and bulk carriers of
70,000 DWT navigating to the planned Jinniu Island operating area by tide.

2. Lvsi, Sanjiasha, Tongzhou Bay and Haimen Operation Area

(1) Xiaomiaohong Port Approach Channel(i) With a total length of 53.41 kilometers, the channel starts from point A (31°49'58.8"N/122°12'36.8" E) of the -18 meters isobath outside the entrance of theXiaomiaohong Channel in the open sea, and ends at point D (32°04'39.9"N/121°46'31.7" E) near the Lvsi Datang Power Plant terminal. For the section of thechannel where the designed depth is -13.1 meters, the corresponding navigation
width of the channel is 218 meters, whereas for the section of the channel where thedesigned depth is -11.0 meters, the corresponding navigation width is 286 meters.
The channel meets the requirements of one-way navigation of 185,000 cubic meters
LNG ships and 100,000 DWT bulk carriers by tide, and two-way navigation of 20,000
DWT bulk carriers/general cargo ships under all tidal conditions.

(ii) With a total length of 19.2 kilometers, the channel starts from point D(32°05'45.514 "N/121°44'27.924" E) near the Lvsi Datang Power Plant terminal, andfollows

theXiaomiaohong

waterwaytothestartingpointG’(32°09'40.7"N/121°33'31.9" E) of the Sanjiasha South Channel. The total length of the channel is
19.2 kilometers, with a designed depth of -11.7 meters. The navigation width of theouter section of the channel is 246 meters, the navigation width of the entrance
section is 263 meters, and the navigation width of the inner section is 228 meters. Thechannel meets the requirements of one-way navigation of 50,000 DWT bulk carriers
by tide, and two-way navigation of 20,000 DWT bulk carriers and general cargo ships
under all tidal conditions.

(2) Lvsi Harbour Basin Approach Channel

The channel starts from point D (32°05'09.197 "N/121°37'47.964" E) of the west
boundary of berths 8 # -11 # in the west basin of Lvsi harbor basin, and ends at point
A (32°05'43.83 "N/121°44'28.64" E) at the intersection point of Xiaomiaohong
approach channel. The total length of the channel is 10.9 kilometers, with a designed
depth of -12.9 meters and navigation width of 201-256 meters, which meet therequirements of one-way navigation of 100,000 DWT bulk carriers and 100,000 DWTcontainer ships by tide.

(3) Sanjiasha South Channel

The channel starts from point G '(32°09'40.697 "N/121°33'31.915" E) and follows thesouthwest waterway to point K (32°08'26.781 "N/121°30'17.260" E) on the north sideof the Dongzao Port operation area. The total length of the channel is about 6.5
kilometers, with a designed depth of -11.7 meters and a navigation width of 246-327
meters (turning section 246-536 meters), which meet the requirements of one-way
navigation of 50,000 DWT bulk carriers by tide and two-way navigation of 20,000
DWT bulk carriers and general cargo ships under all tidal conditions.

3. Qihai Operation Area

Located at the Yangtze River Estuary and with a total length of 26.5 kilometers, theQidong port seaward channel starts from Qidong buoy 1 # (31°41'42.9"N/122°11'17.3" E), passes Qidong buoy 10 # (31°42'41.3 "N/121°01'37.3" E) andends at Qidong buoy 16 # (31°40'49.4 "N/121°54'23.0" E). With a designed depth of
5.2 meters and a navigation width of 300 meters, the channel meets the requirementsof two-way navigation of 3,000 DWT bulk carriers and one-way navigation of 80,000
DWT idle oil tankers.

In addition, there are several other channels under planning and construction in
Yangkou port, Sanjiasha and Tongzhou Bay operation area.

The Main Anchorages along the Coast of Nantong
The following is a list of existing anchorages. In addition, there are several outeranchorages as well as other anchorages with various purposes are also underplanning along the coast of Nantong.

Anchorage
No.

LatitudeLongitude

32°31′16.87″

121°49′11.26″

32°31′16.62″

121°50′20.23″

32°30′18.19″

121°50′19.92″

32°30′18.44″

121°49′10.96″

32°30′58.91″

121°54′33.00″

32°30′59.33″

121°52′53.38″

PurposeRemarkName

1

2

3

4

N1

N2

General

Yangkou

PurposeOperation

Anchorage

Area

LNG
Anchorage

32°30′17.13″

121°52′53.14″

32°30′16.71″

121°54′32.74″

32°30′37.76″

122°01′34.29″

32°30′39.08″

121°57′06.12″

32°28′51.96″

121°57′05.43″

32°28′50.64″

122°01′33.51″

32°25′57.48″

121°39′05.89″

32°25′57.67″

121°37′41.68″

N3

S1

Yangkou
Operation
Area

Dangerous

Yangkou

Goods

Operation

Anchorage

Area

Yangkou
Dangerous

Operation

Goods

Area

Anchorage
32°25′08.97″

5121°37′41.54″

32°25′08.79″

121°39′05.74″

32°25′46.41″

121°41′58.03″

32°25′46.69″

121°40′03.20″

S2

forShips

Less

than

10,000
DWT

LNG
Anchorage

32°25′14.23″

121°40′03.09″

32°25′13.94″

121°41′57.92″

32°26′14.53″

121°53′53.77″

32°26′13.68″

121°57′05.17″S3
121°57′05.38″

Area

Goods
for Ships
of 20,000

32°26′46.14″

Operation

Dangerous
Anchorage

6

Yangkou-50,000

Yangkou
Operation
Area

DWT
32°26′46.99″

121°53′53.96″
LNG

LNG Inner
732°33′16.16″

121°38′27.18″

31°54′50.03″

122°04′16.12″

31°52′19.22″

122°08′00.18″

31°50′37.28″

122°06′25.92″

31°53′08.05″

122°02′41.88″

31°51′55.05″

122°08′35.99″

Anchorage

Anchorage

Yangkou
Operation
Area

Anchorage
8

1#

for Ships ofOuter

50,000Anchorage

DWT

Dangerous
9

LNG
10

31°50′44.56″

122°10′20.40″

31°49′15.45″

122°08′57.83″

31°50′25.91″

122°07′13.43″

31°50′48.56″

122°14′33.12″

31°49′58.15″

122°15′47.64″

2#

Anchorage

GoodsOuter

ShipAnchorage

Anchorage

LNG ShipOuter

Anchorage

Anchorage

31°49′19.99″

122°15′12.21″

31°50′10.39″

122°13′57.70″

Brief Explanation of the Public Routes along the Coast ofNantong by MSA
1. In any case, the public route is only used as the recommended passage forships navigating in the coastal waters of Nantong, and is for the reference ofship navigation personnel only. It does not exempt ship navigation personnel
from their responsibility for the safe navigation of the ship.

2. The direction of the turning point on the center line described in the Notice isfor the purpose of indicating the route position and direction only, and is not theroute and course that recommended for ships to use. It is recommended thatships navigate as close to the right side of the center line as possible.

3. The route width is the theoretical width. Due to limitations such as naturalenvironment and navigation conditions, the width of a route is limited to theactual width of the navigable waters.

4. The ship shall reasonably formulate her passage plan according to hercharacteristics and the real environment of the sea area through which she isnavigating, and with reference to the latest nautical charts and publications.

5. The ships shall strictly comply with the COLREGS, 1972 and the relevant
provisions published by the competent authority. When a ship is navigating
within the route, attention should be paid to the change of the sounding depth toprevent the ship from grounding accidents. The ship shall navigate with extreme
caution when entering, leaving or crossing the route, passing through the dense
traffic waters or the intersection waters of the route.

6. To ensure smooth navigation and prevent collisions and other maritime traffic
accidents, ships should avoid mooring, anchoring or operating (including fishingoperations) in the waters of the route as much as possible.

Our Suggestions
1. The announcement and adoption of public routes and main channels along
the coast of Nantong provide strong guarantees for ships safely entering andleaving Nantong seaports. It is recommended that when ships navigating inthese waters should, as far as possible, give priority to the use of public routes
and channels published by the MSA.

2. The public routes entering and leaving Nantong seaports intersect with thenorth-south customary route (inner route), and a large number of merchant ships
converged in this water area, forming crossing, head-on and other situations.
Therefore ships should strictly comply with COLREGS in order to avoid theoccurrence of collision accidents when navigating in the public routes in thesewaters.

3. It is worth noting that there are a large number of fishing boats operating inthese waters, thus ships should proactively take reasonable measures to passand clear all fishing boats, including their fishing gear and nets.

4. Due to the influence of natural conditions and surrounding environment, there
are numerous shoals in the water area off Nantong seaports. When a ship isnavigating in the vicinity of the shoals, particularly in the channel adjacent to theshoals, special attention should be paid to prevent the occurrence of grounding
accidents.

Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact Huatai Beijing(pni.bj@huatai-serv.com) or our local branch offices.

Best regards,

CUI Jiyu
Head of Marine Team

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