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‘Persian Gulf pilot comprising the Persian Gulf and its approaches from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east.’ [‎108v] (221/404)

The record is made up of 199 folios. It was created in 1932. 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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156 PERSIAN GULF—NORTH-EASTERN SIDE [Chap. V.
Chart 2837h.
A depth of 9| fathoms (17 m 4) was reported, in 1930, in a position
about 27 miles south-south-westward of Funnel hill.
Shoal water, in which the bottom was plainly visible, was
5 reported, in 1917, in a position about 33 miles south-westward of
Funnel hill.
Kh5r Khan is a channel inside the shoals of which Ras al Mutaf
[Lat. 28° 42' NLong. 51° 37' E.), is the south-western extremity;
its principal entrance is northward of the eastern end of the shoals
10 and the depths in it are from 4 to 9 fathoms (7 m 3 to 16 m 5). The
channel continues in a north-westerly direction for about 7 miles
beyond Nakhilu islet but there is no outlet at its north-western
end. Khor Khan is used by small native craft that are able to leave
it by a channel, close northward of Nakhilu, in which there are
15 depths of 2 fathoms (3 m 7) at high water. The cairn on Nakilhu
in line with the Shaikh's tomb lead through Khor Khan. Shoals
extend from the mainland shore of Khor Khan for a distance of from
2 to 3 miles, but a channel, in which there is reported to be a depth
of 10 fathoms (18 m 3), leads westward through them and passes
20 inside Jezirat Umm al Kuram.
Jezi'rat Jabrin, known to the natives as Tahmadu and its south
eastern extremity as Ras Tahmadu, extends north-westward for
about 4J miles from a position about If miles in that direction from
Nakhilu ; it is a low narrow strip of sand with tufts of grass upon
25 it; it is uninhabited, but is frequented by flamingoes, pelicans,
and curlew. Between Ras Tahmadu and Nakhilu is the boat channel
into Khor Khan. Eastward of Jezfrat Jabrin is an extensive swamp
intersected by deep creeks, the mainland being distant about 5
miles; this swamp continues northward almost to Kabgan.
30 Anchorage .—Directions .—Tidal streams .—Anchorage may be
obtained, by vessels with local knowledge, in depths of 4 or 5 fathoms
(7 m 3 or 9 m l), off the eastern end of the shoal of which Ras al Mutaf
is the south-western extremity, in a position from which Funnel
hill bears 330 and Jabal Siri 'Ayanat 073°. This anchorage is
<35 sheltered from the shamal but exposed to the kaus. As there is
no good shelter from the shamal between this anchorage and Bushire,
more than 90 miles northward, it is resorted to by vessels caught
by a north-westerly gale off that part of the coast.
When rounding the shoal vessels should not get into depths less
than from 11 to 12 fathoms (20^1 to 21^9); and at night, or in
thick weather, it should not be approached into a depth less than
15 fathoms(27 m 4). By day, the discolouration which extends some
miles off the shoal, into deep water, is a good guide.
As the coast from Nakhilu almost to Kabgan is extremely low,
45 caution is necessary when in its vicinity, especially at night, or
m thick weather, when the depths should not be shoaled to less
than 14 fathoms (25 m 6).
The tidal streams are said to set westward and eastward over
the shoal, and south-westward of it they appear to set north-westward
50 and south-eastward. A perceptible indraught into the bay eastward
of Ras al Mutaf has been observed on several occasions, during the
south-east-going tidal stream. At springs these streams attain
a rate of about 2 knots; both in the channels inside the shoals
and along their outer edge they are said to run with strength.
Chart 748b.

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Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. pilot comprising the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its approaches, from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east. Published for the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1932. Eighth edition.

The pilot begins with a number of introductory sections:

  • Notice of caution when approaching British ports, including the closure of ports and examination of vessels entering ports (folio 1v, inside front cover);
  • Notations of supplements and annual summaries of notices to mariners relating to this book (folio 2);
  • Cautionary notes on the measurements, including those for (bearings, longitude, latitude, depth) given in the pilot, and the different methods of shading used to indicate colours of flags, tidal light signals and beacons in the pilot (folio 5);
  • Advertisement to the eighth edition (folio 6) providing an outline history of the pilot, and updates to the latest edition;
  • Contents page (folios 7v-8), referring to the pilot’s pagination;
  • A list of views (illustrations), with reference to the pilot’s pagination (folio 8v);
  • A glossary of terms (folio 9), organised alphabetically, and with an indication of their origin (Arabic, Baluchi, Hindustani, Persian);
  • Notes on the system of orthography (folios 10-11);
  • Information relating to Admiralty charts and other hydrographic publications and general navigation (folios 12-19), with sections on the correction of Admiralty charts, and their degree of reliance, navigational publications, including the Admiralty lists of lights and wireless signals, tide tables, and general remarks relating to practical navigation;
  • A map of the head of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated July 1932, indicating those areas covered by Admiralty charts (folio 20v);
  • A map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman, dated July 1932, with an indication of those areas covered by Admiralty charts mentioned in the pilot (folio 21v);
  • An insert (folio 22) detailing those elements not included in the present volume.

The main body of the pilot is arranged in chapters and appendices as follows:

Throughout the main chapters there are illustrations of the parts of the coastline being discussed by the accompanying text. These illustrations, which are a mix of line drawing and reproductions of watercolours, indicate the profile of the land, and highlight distinctive topographical features such as trees and forts.

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199 folios
Arrangement

The pilot is arranged into eight chapters (I-VIII) and five appendices (I-V). The arrangement of chapters is geographical, moving from the easternmost point of the Gulf in chapter II to the westermost point in chapter VIII. The contents page (ff 7-8) and alphabetically ascending index (ff 182-93) refer to the pilot’s pagination system.

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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 199.

Pagination: There are two printed pagination systems, which generally situate numbers in the top-left corner of versos and the top-right corner of rectos. The first, which uses Roman numerals, runs through the pilot’s introductory pages (ff 6-19). The second pagination system uses Arabic numerals, and runs through the remainder of the pilot (ff 23-197).

The number of each chapter is indicated throughout the chapter (expressed as ‘Chap.’ and the chapter number as a Roman numeral) in the top-left corner of rectos and the top-right corner of versos. The lines of text on each page in each chapter are numbered in intervals of five (i.e. 5, 10, etc.)

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