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Tioman
Key data
updated Jun 2020Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Tropical.
Tides
Tidal stream: A N going set is usually experienced off the E coast of Pulau Tioman, with a strong counter eddy close inshore off the NE point.
Approach
updated Jun 2020Port limits
Port limit is stated as the area enclosed by the following lines:
(A) 02°56'N 104°06'E to a position due E;
(B) 02°56'N 104°14'E to a position due S;
(C) 02°41'N 104°14'E to a position due W;
(D) 02°41'N 104°06'E and returning to the point (A), also including the shoreline within the area specified above to high water mark within 50 yards, subject to the right of private property therein.
Anchorages
Vessels can anchor on the W side of the island in Tekek Bay, about 0.13nm from the beach, in 14.0-20.0m depths.
Charts and publications
BA 3445. Admiralty Pilot NP30, NP286(4).
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Marine Industrial Control Division.
Contact person: Director.
Address: PO Box 12, 42007 Port Klang, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 3 3346 7777.
Fax: +60 3 3168 4454.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.marine.gov.my
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Jun 2020Medical
Tekek Health Clinic, 0.5km.
Transport
Tioman Airport, 0.5km.
About Tioman
updated Jul 2012Where it is
Pulau Tioman (Tioman Island) is the name given to both the port and the largest island situated off the E coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The port
Cruise ships call at Pulau Tioman anchorage. The numerous small indentations are filled with rocks and jagged coral reefs along the beaches, and more often than not the state of the sea or swell is such as to make landing hazardous.
Questions about Tioman
What time zone is Tioman in?
Local time at Tioman is UTC+8. No summer time.
What is the water density at Tioman?
1025.
Which load line zone is Tioman in?
Tropical.
Who carries out Port State Control at Tioman?
Port State Control at Tioman: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tioman?
The UN/LOCODE of Tioman is MYTOD.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Tioman say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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