This publication contains general warnings resulting from wartime activities and locations and regulations of restricted, danger, and anchorage areas of United States waters and approaches.

Sailing Directions 161 (Enroute) covers the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand from the Luzon Strait and the Gulf of Tonkin to the Gulf of Thailand and the northern border of Borneo, including the coast of Vietnam and the Paracel Islands and Reefs. It is issued for use in conjunction with Sailing Directions 120 (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are Sailing Directions 162, 163, and 164.