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4. Alighting Area and 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

(Zh 13 )

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

through Channel Rock.

E-W. 24 miles.

N-S. 11 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 LVS 6 feet.

Nil.

Nil.

(k) Location of Anchorage or Mooring Mooring area is part of alighting area near pontoon.

Area

(i) Description of Anchorage or Mooring Bottom is mud and sand, suitable for aircraft anchors.

Area

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

Bea level.

The alighting area is not necessarily clear of junks and

other small shipping.

6. Marking and 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 marks.

Red flag on control tower indicates left hand circuit. Green

flag on control tower indicates right hand circuit. Black-ball on control tower indicates wind less than 4 k.p.h. Wind sleeves situated on R.A.F. and civil hangars. White smoke froin 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 gallons. Octane 87. Itefuelling carried out through pipeline from pump hose ashore while aircraft is berth- ed alongside pontoon.

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

(c) Stanavo. Minimuma quantity in stock 500 gallous. Octane 80. Refuelling carried out at pontoon or buay from 50 gallon drums. Any quantity mud grade not specified above can be obtainable at short notice. Shell Oil. Minimum quantity in stock 50 gallons. Agro

Shell Heavy. Other grades obtainable at short notice. Stanavo Oil. Minimum quutity in stock 200 gallons Green Bund. All grades Stanavo and Mobiloil supplies at short notice.

Texaco Oil. Not stocked. Obtainable ut short notice. Potable water availuble at nerodrome.