INSTRUCTIONS TO MASTERS OF TIME CHARTERED VESSELS/POSITIONS OF PORTS AND PILOT STATIONS/LIST OF CHICOM SHIP AGENTS/RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES AND FREQUENCIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A010000230001-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 25, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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Instructions to Masters of Time
Chartered Vessels/Positions of Ports
and Pilot Stations/List of Chicom Ship
Agents/Radio Communications Procedures
and Prequcies
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REFERENCES
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(R) VOYAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
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methods of Radio Comtanication Between Ship &
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3 Daclax'atlon of Cargo D ad'aeight ..a...ae.a....a.... Page
41 Stowage e..o.o..eooeeepe.eeeoseoo9eoO.ee.oooe 0.000 Page
5 Dunnage ........... 06 Page
6 Damage to Vessel by Stevedores, Etc, ee.........o.0 Page
7 Sailing Routes regariing, Passing Taiwan .....e..e.e Page
(C) GENERAL:
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2D~espatch of Ship ......e ...................:.....e Page
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47 Extra Meals ..... 000.eeeo0leoeseeeo0oeoeeeoeeeos0o Pa90
(D) REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIWD BY"""SINOFRACHT":
Report of Loading and. Discharging Page
Report of Ship's Repairs Page
Report of Deviation .......e....0.e..........m.... Page
Crew StoaagesPlan?(Toebeecompleted with e"SINOFRACHT'S"Page
Form) Page
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Peck & Engine Abstract ?Logs ?(To.beecompleted.witho. Pa-,e
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Report of Dunnages ( -do- ) Page
Report of Daipage to Vessel by,Stevedores ( -do- Page
(E) &PENDDIXES FO- M STER'SREFERENOZ:
No.1 List of Positions of Mein Ports in China Coast
No.2 List of SINOFRACHT's Agents.
No.3 Methods of Radio Communication between ship & "SINOFRACHT"e
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO MASTER OF OUR TIME-CHARTERED VESSELS
(A) RADIO REPORTS:
(1) E.:T A : Please telegraph your ship's ETA to both the Agents and us
SINOFRACHT) according toth ollcwing time-tables and remarks thereof:
TIME TABLE FOR D:.SP ATCH OF ETA TO GENTS
State F. & A. A -rival Drafts-'hen over 23 feet'
is expected,
State F. & A. ~'?-rrival Drafts when there is
argo on board,
-gate F. A. ,irrml 5rafts when tfiere is-
taro on board, mentioning FRESH WATER Drafts 1124 hrs.
Drafts. If vessel's expe
Arrival
& A
te F
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8 hrs.
ted arrival Pilot Station before 10 a.m.,pleas 15 hrs.l,
send your ETA before5p.m_thepreceding day.
State F. & Ac Arrival Drafts when over 26 feet
2 hrs
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If under 26 feet, just state maximum draft, 124 hr.
lease mention in either case FRESH WATER Drafts
cargo on board. _~_ ________---_--- --_----- } `=^==
72 hrs. I - do
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No Report of Draft is required unless other-
wise required by Agents.
or as INo Report of Draft is required unless other-
TIME TABLE FOR DESPATCH OF ETA TO -(SINOFRA HT
em_r ai_a.trI s..,.. fl ......?_ -~:-mesa--.r- . _ me?
No Report of Draft Is Required.
Not
Require(
NOTEt (a) The "ETA" Time refers only to the estimated time of arrival at the
per C/P.wise repuirel by Agents
Pilot Station, and not the harbour of the Port of call.
(b) In your ETA telegram, please just mention: ETA, Date and Time with
out including the word "PILOT STATION" to save telegram charges.
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(11 In care it becomes impracticable for the 1ST ETA or eeven the
ETA to be telegraphed in advance in accordance with the specif
number of hours, please still telegraph your ETA immediately a
ships departure to the Agents of the Po
'RACHT, rt of call and also SI]
(") In case the ETA and/or Drc~'ts given in your radio report were i
correct, p.iease nrnend same as soon as the error is found.
(2) Arrival ndD arture: (a) On arriving at any Port, Agents to radio us the Time of vessels arrival, stating a ilso an
to
titles of bunkers then remaining, (b) In the case of departuretfromuan
port, Please instruct also the Agents to radio us the Time of vessel's
a departure stating the uantities of respective bunkers and fresh orate
remm.ining as estimated on departure. (c) Whe
Agents to ra,~Iio us the above arrival and departure rep hvorts ins, you ded the
, yo not
have to radio us such reports to avoid duplication.
43) Ship's Position: Please radio us Time when passing GIBRALTAR (Ceyion) , -SINGAPORE 9r.' t1 s parallel of HONG ' ADEN, DON:
But in
o
(4) Accident: Please radio us immediately if there be any to tFe ship or cargo or cre?v_members, which would g v in ariseeeto delay of
the ship. You are further recuested to give us a report riwritie reof
gardir_g details of the accident as soon r-
s., possible.
(5) Methods of Radio Comrnurication Betwe
requiresspecial attention. It ahouie $ercare idly 'RACHT This method
before being put into use. For details pleasetrefer stodAPPENDIX by the Maste:
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(B) VOYAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
(1) Bunkerins: As a routine, we
munch you are ad rto give you instruction regarding bunkering, it
ing port with ad va arrange for your ship to depart from. the bunker
certain quantity of bunkers as total remaining instead c
advicinz you the quantity to be taken. As the total quantity figure give
in our bunkering instruction is made to conform with our cargo seohedule
we recommend it to be strictly oompli.cd with. If, however, you have otho
suggoetiore to make regardir.:a the quantity pleaee telegraph your 'i.atro
as soon ao possible 41 reesore therefor pending our final dooieion,
pleaso tender notice of read
(2) Notice o' Rud.~ in?e? to t! loather
? di?n ~x port sntc ooricox~ncd according to the time epoejfi~d inthe
oharterparty. If the date of arrival given in the notice ie i.noorreot
please emend ?a?ne by radio me soon as pooefbl?, In the taco of ineuff ,-
cient time to tender such notice on account of the loading or 61paharg.
ing port being declared too late, please still telegraph the Agents your
ship's ETA and readiness as socn as you. are notified of the port of loae-
in; or discharging and tender further notice of readness in writing to
the Agerts on arrival as required by the. charter art
P y.
(3) Declpr_ation of DesdweiPht: According to the charterparty, you are
rally required to declare to the first loading port dens`
weight available for cargo prior to ship's arrival orgontarrival.
In the event of the name of cargo being not expressed in the charterpert.
pleas make it a point to declare the highest possible cargo dead;~ei;ht
disregarding what the stowage factor of the cargo will be, as freight !.-I
chargeable according to the deadweight figure you declare.,
In the event however of the name of cargo being but the Stowage factor o tieeoorg olisrstillpnootsosaerta-r-in the
ed, Please declare the closest possible cargo deadweight first when it is
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iust m ntion in your report o parallel of Hong Ko
word "HONG KONG" for telegram "PASSING PARALLEL" without including the
parallel of Hong Kona is recuiredonosmatter teeth
report of passing the
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due to "-ec'_are and irat rtG se'ne ; fterwrr s as soon as you have confirmed
telezrarhically from the loading por_ Agents the actual ,towaso f?ctor
of the cargo, which prc' e ure is neco-3snry.
In en;; e:-e.at. you are regae ted to tf,!~e into consi,erarion the bunker-
ing s-h:adule we yet forth as 'rel1 as '.:he advantageous seasonal zones
available for the voyage before tendering your declaration of cargo
deadweight. Please telegraph us the d ,adweight figure when you have de-
clared same to the loading port Agents..
(4) Stowage: ca) Please fully utilize the ;hip's deadweight capacity and bp]
capac!tv.~b) Regarding distribution of cargo, please take into consider,
tion v?'.aether the lilschargincf ports are at Charterers' option and ?vhethei
theres is replenishment of csr?o at t1.3 intermediate ports in order to
e oi. or --1i1.-_mize re stowa ;e. ~ C`) When you are asked by the loading : c't
o yap to a'"vise tt