SAILING DIRECTION FOR THE CHANGHUA WIND FARM CHANNEL

A. Foreword The main purpose of the Sailing Direction is to establish the sailing order of vessels in the Changhua Wind Farm Channel in order to maintain and improve navigation safety and efficiency. Vessels using the Changhua offshore navigation areas are strongly advised to place this Sailing Direction on the bridge as reference for navigation and routes planning. B. General Provisions I. Changhua offshore navigation areas Changhua offshore navigation areas refer to the water areas surrounded the Changhua offshore wind farms (from the Port of Taichung to the Port of Mailiao) of which the northern border is the north reporting line and its southern border is the south reporting line including the Changhua Wind Farm Channel, precautionary areas, and the inshore traffic zone of Changhua. II. Changhua Wind Farm Channel The traffic separation scheme (TSS) is adopted for the Changhua Wind Farm Channel. The coordinates for each point and reporting line of the Channel are listed below. The boundaries of the shipping lanes and reporting lines can be found from the figure in the annex. (I) The Traffic Separation Scheme(TSS) The Channel is separated into the northbound traffic lane, southbound traffic lane, separation zone, east traffic buffer zone, and west traffic buffer zone. The boundary coordinates of such areas are as follows: 1. Northbound traffic lane：A traffic lane, two miles wide, for northbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographical positions:2 (1)24°09’.96 N, 120°12’.42 E (7)24°08’.52 N, 120°09’.00 E (9)23°57’.42 N, 120°00’.36 E (11)23°52’.98 N, 119°59’.22 E 2. Southbound traffic lane：A traffic lane, two miles wide, for southbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographical positions: (14)23°56’.28 N, 119°52’.74 E (4)24°14’.34 N, 120°06’.72 E 3. Separation zone：A separation zone, one mile wide, is bounded by a line connecting the following geographical positions: (2)24°12’.42 N, 120°09’.24 E (12)23°54’.78 N, 119°55’.62 E (13)23°55’.32 N, 119°54’.66 E (3)24°13’.08 N, 120°08’.40 E 4. East traffic buffer zone(Reserved Zones)：The East traffic buffer zone(Reserved Zones) is established between the northbound traffic lane and a line connecting the following geographical positions: (6)24°07’.26 N, 120°11’.28 E (8)23°56’.40 N, 120°02’.88 E (10)23°52’.32 N, 120°01’.86 E 5. West traffic buffer zone(Reserved Zones)：The West traffic buffer zone(Reserved Zones) is established between the southbound traffic lane and a line connecting the following geographical positions: (15)23°57’.00 N, 119°51’.30 E 3 (5)24°15’.36 N, 120°05’.46 E (II) Reporting lines Six reporting lines have been established so that vessel traffic in the Channel can be effectively monitored and organized:： 1. T Line：119°57.0'E 【A line drawn from 24°25.0'N to south reaching the northern boundary of the western part of Changhua Wind Farm】 2. N Line：24°25.0'N 【A line drawn from 119°57.0'E to 120°23.0'E】 3. C Line：120°23.0'E 【A line drawn from 24°25.0'N to south reaching the coast】 4. P Line：119°45.0'E 【A line drawn from 23°42.0'N to north reaching the southern boundary of the western part of Changhua Wind Farm】 5. S Line：23°42.0'N 【A line drawn from 119°45.0'E to 120°05'.67E】 6. M Line：120°05'.67E 【A line drawn from 23°42.0'N to north reaching the southern boundary of the eastern part of Changhua Wind Farm】

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