We use a system of symbols to indicate facilities, services and circumstances at each of the featured anchorages.
Obviously, almost everything changes over time, so you may find one or two of the anchorages you visit don’t match precisely what we have included in the book. If that is the case, we would really appreciate you taking a few minutes to let us know.
Email us at feedback@southeastasiapilot.com and, if possible, we will update the website within a week – and the book at the next revision
Locations where anchoring is feasible but where the vessel should not be left unattended. Not recommended by the authors for overnight stops for various reasons.
Secure anchorages suitable for overnight stops, possibly only at certain times / seasons. Refer to the text in the relevnt chapter for clarification.
Any form of dwelling or village. Does not imply shops or restaurants.
Indicates the availability of well water, fresh water streams and occasionally tap water. If the water supply is on a jetty or a marina, it is mentioned in the text.
Locations where diesel or gasoline can be bought in small quantities and carried in jerry cans — unless otherwise indicated in text.
Indicates populated areas ashore where shops or markets can supply a minimum standard of provisioning.
Covers all kinds of local restaurants from simple food stalls to international standard hotels.
Access ashore to local public transport of some kind.
As a rule, we don’t recommend renting scooters/motorbikes. But there are a few places where it’s the only viable option to get around.
Areas where coral growth and fish life are at a depth suitable for snorkelling. Water clarity is reasonable in good conditions.
Locations where coral, fish life, and underwater topography create an interesting dive site within easy reach of the anchorage.
All but the really remote anchorages will have some form of cell phone signal, but it is impossible to keep up to date with the rapid developments in this respect. As a guide, if there is any form of habitation, there will usually be at least a basic cell phone signal.
