China

General Information

Be advised that these points are provided by the Chinese Navy. They may not correspond with either the latitude and longitude or the naming convention of the IRTC.

Please note that the Starting or Ending Points are as follows:

East Entry/Exit Point:
- Point A: 14° 08'N / 053° 50'E
- Point C: 14° 00'N / 051° 00'E
- Point D: 13° 18'N / 051° 00'E
West Entry/Exit Point:
- Point B: 11° 26'N / 044° 09'E
Westbound:
- January 2025: Start at point A, exiting at point B → NO CONVOY
Eastbound:
- January 2025: Start at point B, exiting at point A → NO CONVOY

Notes

The vessel should submit the application with the ship's particulars as below:

Download here the application form and send it via email
ETF 163 Inmarsat-F Phone: +870 773 120 112
Email: planavy@navy.mil.cn

Note for Hong Kong registered ships and ship owners of the Hong Kong registered vessels:

To gauge the demand of Hong Kong registered ships seeking assistance from Chinese naval warships, ships scheduled to transit the Gulf of Aden are reminded of the need to submit a "ship movement report" via e-mail to the Hong Kong Marine Emergency and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (HKMRCC). The email address of HKMRCC is hkmrcc@mardep.gov.hk. Ship owner should submit the "ship movement report" 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 day (s) before the ship arriving the reporting line.

Ship owner is strongly advised that joining vessels should select their time of escort convoy according to the announced schedule and take the initiative to adjust their speed for appropriate time of arrival. Ship owner should also submit at least 2 days in advance confirmation of the time of the escort convoy intended to join in order to avoid applying of joining the escort convoy on arrival to the reporting line. Before sending the application, the masters and the ship owner should clearly confirm that they would join the navy escort.

Hong Kong ship owner of non Hong Kong registered ships SEP also apply for Chinese naval escort services by submitting the applications to the Beijing MRCC through the flag state embassy in Beijing under the following e-mail address:

Vessels joining the convoy shall follow the instruction of the Chinese escorting naval warships and shall not make early departure from the convoy without consent.