Brunei - Clearance
PRE-ARRIVAL
- Foreign yachts wishing to enter Brunei will require a Brunei sponsor.
- Malaysia Yacht Support Services Alvin Teh can put cruisers in touch with his shipping agent network in Brunei who can act as sponsor.
- The following form must be completed and submitted 14 days prior to arrival:
Entry Application Form to Brunei.
ARRIVAL FORMALITIES
Ports of Entry:
While Kuala Belait may be the closest Port of Entry into Brunei if coming from Malaysia, the depth over the bar at the entrance to the port is limited and therefore will not be available to all yachts.
General Process:
Port Control should be contacted on VHF Channel 16 on approach. The normal procedure is to visit the Port Authority Office first, followed by Immigration, then Customs.
The Port Authority will want to see your previous port clearance etc. You will need to fill in arrival documents and give a copy of your crew list. The officer will tell you how much your light dues will be upon leaving and will give you the outward clearance documents for completion prior to clearing out.
Customs will want a Cargo Manifest, which can just say “nil”, and a crew list.
Last updated: May 2020
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A perfect Anchorage on the way to Brunei coming from Kuchin is the unfinished Marina area in Jerudong, about 20Nm before Muara.
Coordinates: 4.56.981 N. 114.48.765 E
There is a small Island inside the breaker. You can Anchor all around in about 4-5 mtr depth with perfect hold. Be careful at entrance. There are 4 massiv steel pillar in front of the entrance unlit at night and 4 more inside the breaker area. One near the E corner of the Island, some others located around the area.
You are allowed to anchor, but dont go on land as this is part of the Royal palace.
However, it is a perfect anchorage and supposed to be a Marina, but then stopped after the Ministry has spend all budget in one Year and the Minister in charge got fired (that was what I was told from Brunei insider).
Check in to Brunei nearby Royal Brunei Yacht Club Anchorage at 5.002.099 N 115.069.185 E.
Bridge Clearance 30mtr.
Check In procedure as follow:
Fill in Health Declaration Form
Submit Docs to Port Declaration
Do E-arrival application via web
Stamp your passport at Immigration counter
Custom Declaration
Return to your anchorage
Royal Brunei Yachtclub welcome guest in their facilities. You have to check in at the Yacht Club reception and you are allowed to bring in your alcohol to the restaurant without corkage money.
Fuel is available in Jerry Cans at RBYC. Current price is around 40 US cent / ltr but limited to 100 ltr per boat per trip. The RBYC charge 35 B Dollar per trip for the car.
A ride in the city from RBYC dinghy dock is about 25 B Dollar.
Present construction of the three bridges in Brunei involves a lot of foreign flagged support boats etc, which all need diesel and which take petrol etc to the water-based construction sites.
They normally have all the fuel from that riverine filling station pre-booked. And because they are foreign flagged the filling station is charging the international price. It is still possible to get diesel from vehicle filling stations. Contact us for details.
Allan Riches
Brunei Bay Radio – radio@bruneibay.net
INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES:
As of December 2015, the Shell fuel dock in Brunei (up the river from Muara) is charging foreign yachts and additional BND$1 / liter. This is a 500% increase in the price they were charging just a month before.
Bruce
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