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4. Alighting Area und Anchorage:- (a) Dimensions for Alighting

(b) Altitude above Mean Sea Level (c) Surface Conditions, Swell, etc.

(d) Tides and Currents

(e) Depth of Water

Shoal, Rocks, etc.

(g) Ice Formation

(k) Location of Anchorage or Mooring

Area

(i) Description of Anchorage or Mooring

Area

The whole of Kowloon Bay north of line running E-W

through Channel Rock.

E-W. 24 miles.

N-S. 13 miles.

Sea level.

Salt water.

Sheltered, generally calm, maximum height of seas approximately 2′ except during storms and typhoons.

Maximum rise and fall 7 feet. No swell, currents or tidal

sets in Bay.

Minimum depth at LWS 6 feet.

Nil.

Nil.

Mooring area is part of alighting area near pontoon.

Bottom is mud and sund, suitable for aircraft anchors.

5. Obstructions ::

(a) N. Side

(b) E. Side

(c) S. Side

(d) W. Side

(c) General

Nil.

Foothills running down to coastline.

Nil.

Buildings and cement works with chimney 164 feet above

sen level.

The alighting area is not necessarily clear of junks and

other small shipping.

6. Marking und Signals:-

(a) Day-

(i) Markings

(ii) Marine Beacons and Marking

Buoys

(iii) Signals

(iv) Wind Indication

(b) Night

(c) Fog, etc.

7. Refuelling Arrangements:-

(a) Fuel

(b) Oil

(c) Fresh Water

Nil.

Channel Rocks beacon Fl. ev. 5 secs. indicating Southern boundary of alighting area. System of white can buoys placed around slipway to facilitate beaching operations. No leading niarks.

Red flag on control tower indicates left hand circuit. Green

flag on control tower indicates right hand circuit. Black-bull un control tower indicutes wind less than 4 k.p.h. Wind sleeves situated on R.A.F. and civil hangars White smoke from cement factory on west shore forms reliable wind indicator.

No facilities for night operations.

No facilities other than W/T for landings in bad visibility.

(a) Texaco Petrol. Minimum quantity in stock 1.800 gullons. Octane 87. Refuelling carried out through pipeline from puinp hose ashore while aircraft is berth- ed alongside pontoon.

(b) Shell Petrol. Minimum quantity in stock 5,000 gullons. Octane 77, 80, 87. Refuelling carried out through hose from mobile tank unit while aircraft is berthed alongside pontoon.

(c) Stanнvo. Minimum quantity in stock 500 gallons. Octane 80. Refuelling carried out at pontoon or buoy from 50 gallon druins. Any quantity and grade not specified above can be obtainable at short notice. Shell Oil. Minimum quantity in stock 50 gallons, Aem Shell Henvy. Other grades obtainable at short notice. Stangvo Oil. Minimum quantity in stork 200 gallons Green Band. All grades Stanavo and Mobiloil supplies at short notice.

Texaco Oil. Not stocked. Obtainable at short notice. Potable water available at aerodrome.

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