'Report of a committee of enquiry on the lighting and buoyage of the Persian Gulf. 1909' [2v] (4/18)
The record is made up of 1 volume (9 folios). It was created in 1909. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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land fall and harbour light and has this additional advantage that ships
bound from the Red Sea to the Gulf would pass well within the range of the
light.
No political difficulty with regard to the site is anticipated at Muscat.
The blue light shown on the chart of the harbour and referred to on
page 41 of Gulf Pilot no longer exists. It was never very useful.
Mr sandam (Quoin).
The Little Quoin provides a practical site for a light off Musandam, and is
strongly recommended in preference to Musandam Island or Kachal Island,
the alternative sites considered.
The Quoin is already accessible on its northern end, and landing
arrangements can be made comparatively easy.
Owing to the severity of the rlimate and scarcity of sweet water in this
part of the Gulf the establishment of an unwatched light was considered,
but a light of that description of sufficient power is impracticable.
A 20-mile watched light is recommended. The site selected is 134 feet
above high-water. Arrangements can be made for storage of water and for
its supply in common with other isolated lights.
Bunder Abbas.
The Admiralty Conference proposed a 15-mile light on Kishm. A
suitable site, about one mile south of Kishm town (near tanks marked on
chart) was examined, a light at this position would guide a ship approaching
Bunder Abbas through the western channel between Larak Island and
Kishm, but it is considered to be unfavourably situated without the addition
of a lighted buoy for rounding the shoals extending 1| miles off Kishm
point. A red sector over Larak would be advisable, as both ends of the
island are low. In case political difficulties should arise in connection with
the establishment of a light on Kishm Island, it is recommended as an
alternative that a light vessel of small type with range of about 10 miles
should be moored on the outer extreme of the shoals off Kishm point.
It is considered that the adoption of the alternative proposal, whilst
largely overcoming any political difficulty, will effectively mark the shoal and
be of sufficient range to afford guidance through the western channel.
The establishment of a light on the Quoin to a large extent discounts the
urgency of an important light at Kishm. Ships approaching from the south
will have a good departure from that light to pass east of Larak. Ships
approaching from the westward can, without greatly increasing their distance,
make the Quoin light and pass east of Larak if the weather is unfavourable
for the passage of the western channel.
The present buoy marking the anchorage at Bunder Abbas is the
property of the British India Steam Navigation Company, and should be
replaced by a buoy with a distinctive top mark.
Kais, Tanb, and Shaikh Shuaib.
The navigation of the gulf between Musandam and Shaikh Shuaib
presents many dangers at night, notably the flat shoal south west of Kishm
Island, Tanb Island (in hazy weather), Farur Shoal, Kais Island, and Shaikh
Shuaib Island.
The efficient lighting of this portion of the Gulf is regarded as important
and it will be convenient to consider it as a whole.
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A report of a committee of enquiry on the lighting and buoyage of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1909.
The report discusses the existing lighting facilities in the Gulf (at Kuwait and Fao) and the details of a proposed scheme to construct a comprehensive network of lights at the following locations: Muscat, Musandam, Bunder Abbas, Tanb, Lingah, Shaikh Shuaib, Ras Al Mutaf, Bushire, Shatt Al Arab Bar, Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain] and Debai [Dubai].
The members of the committee are listed as follows:
- Major Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- Mr. D W Hood, A.M. Inst. C.E., Trinity House.
- Commander S Litchfield, R.N., H.M.S "Sphinx".
- Commander W G Beauchamp, R.I.M., in charge of the Marine Survey of India.
The report includes an appendix (folio 8-9v) entitled 'Correspondence Regarding Buoys of the British India Steam Navigation Company'.
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Condition: A report bound with string.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.
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