Singapore legislation
Clause 71
Clause 71
Declaration of pilotage districts
(1)
The Authority may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette declare any area in the port or the approaches to the port to be a pilotage district.
(2)
Every such declaration shall define the limits of the pilotage district.
(3)
Until other provision is made by declaration under this section, the limits of the pilotage district of Singapore shall be from the western extremity of Tanjong Teritip in a straight line to Sultan Shoal Lighthouse, thence in a straight line to Raffles Lighthouse, thence in a 069 degree direction to a position in latitude 1 degree 12.4 minutes north, longitude 103 degrees 51.5 minutes east, thence in a 049 degree direction until it meets the boundary of the territorial waters of Singapore, that is the three-mile limit drawn from the low water mark of Tembakul Island and the Island of Singapore, thence following the boundary to a position in latitude 1 degree 17.65 minutes north, longitude 104 degrees 1.2 minutes east, thence in a 310 degree direction till it meets the shore of the Island of Singapore.