File 815/1917 Pt 1A 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; improvements on original scheme; proposals for lights at Shaikh Shuaib, Henjam, Muscat and Jask' [‎60v] (116/122)

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Suggested System of lighting Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
No.
Locality.
Position.
Class.
Kemabks.
1
Maskat
• • •
Maskat Id
A
To mark salient of coast and as a directive
light to Maskat.
2
Do.
• • •
Consulate ...
C
> Leading lights into Cove.
3
Do.
• • •
Tower at back
C
)
4
Jask
• ••
Cape Jask
A
For ships to make bound from India to Persian
Gulf and as a directive light to Jask. Tp
replace present low powered light.
5
Do.
...
Mason Shoal ...
Lightluoy
6
• • •
Shoal north-west of
Cape Jask.
Buoy
In position already.
/
Has al Kuh
• ••
Off Ras al Kuh
Lightship
To mark salient.
7a
or
Kuh i Mabarak
B
Ditto.
8
• • •
Little Quoin ...
A
Already established.
9
Approaches t o
Bunder Abbas.
East point of Larak
Id.
B
10
Ditto
...
Kishm Shoal
Lightbuoy
Already established.
11
12
Ditto
• • •
Euphrates patch
On 5-fatbom line off
Bunder Abbas.
Do.
Do.
To mark edge of 5-fathom shoal to assist ships
anchoring'.
O
J5
Approaches
Henjam.
t 0
Telegraph Station ...
B
To replace present low powered light.
i
U
Ditto
...
North-west of Jebel
Mushi.
Lightbuoy
To marJc edge of shoal.
15
Ditto
...
North-east of Hen-
jam Id.
Do.
To mark edge of shoal off north-east point of
island.
16
Ditto
• • t
South of Ras Karg%i
Do.
To mark edge of shoal extending south from
Ras Khargu.
; 17
Ditto
• • •
Ras Khargu
£
To assist ships making eastern entrance.
18
Lingeh
...
Consulate
B
To replace present unreliable vertical lights.
19
Ditto
• • •
On 5-fathom line
] '
Lightbuoy
To mark edge of 5-fathom shoal to assist ships
anchoring.
20
Jezirat Tanb
• • •
On summit of Id
A
Already established.
21
Farur Island
...
On southern summit...
A
A good light is badly needed here on account of
the proximity of Farur Shoal and of Nabiyu,
Farur Island.
22
Sheikh Shuaib
...
,On south side of island
A
To mark turning point.
23
Ras al Mutaf
• ••
On 8-fathom patch
10' south-westward
of Ras al Mutaf.
Lightship
To mark shoal and turning point.
24
Bushire
...
At Consulate
B
To replace present low powered light.
25
c • •
On 5-fathom line
Lightbuoy
Already established.