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Commercial Sea Port of Berdyansk |
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INTRODUCTION
Berdyansk, town in
Zaporozhskaya Oblast of Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov. Its history dates back to early
19-th century when the settlement of Berdy (stands for rich in Turkic) was established
together with a quay for commercial vessels founded in 1827. At present, Berdyansk is a
local centre with well-developed machine building, metal working and textile and food
manufacturing enterprises. Since late 19-th century, Berdyansk has also been renowned
as a mud cure and climatic resort. The town has a population of 134 thousand. The
commercial port of Berdyansk is the only sea junction of Zaporozhskaya Oblast.
SPECIALIZATION:
Today, the port of Berdyansk mainly serves exports. It is
scrap metal and metal ware (sheet metal, billet, etc) that account for the major
part of goods flow. The trans-shipment of clay for porcelain manufacturing as well
as that of coal and cereals occupies a considerable share.
Navigation in the port continues all year round. Winds
of north-eastern direction are prevalent. The share of days with the intensity of
wind exceeding 15 m/sec is 24%. The average annual temperature is +10.7°C. On average,
30-35 days a year are foggy. The port is situated in the north-eastern part of the
bay of Berdyansk and comprises the outward roadstead, the passage canal and Berdyansk
harbour. Berdyansk harbour, where major wharfage (piers #1-6) is found, is protected
by a breakwater, whereas piers #7-9 are not breakwater covered. The harbour consists
of the Western basin and the Eastern basin. The latter is protected by a mole from the
west and by the breakwater from the south-west. The following routes leads into the harbour:
The entrance into the harbour is between the north-western end of the breakwater and
shoals of less than 5m in depth. The 414,550sq.m. of the port's water area of is
8.4m deep. The port doesn't have any marine traffic controllers.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF SHIPS:
The master of a ship heading for the port must, immediately
prior to passing Kerch Strait (for Azov-sea-borne vessels, not later than one hour
after leaving the previous port) notify the dispatcher or the harbour master of the
ETA at buoy#2 of the left side of the approach canal to the port. Motion in the access
duct is one-way. Two-way traffic is permitted by the harbour master on certain occasions.
Preference is given to ships moving out of the port. Overtaking ships in the duct is
forbidden. Traffic along the canal will be forbidden with the speed of wind exceeding
15m/sec or with visibility below 5 cables. Masters will lodge their requests for all
kinds of port services, except for requests for a pilot or tugs for mooring operations,
with their agent or an agent working for the port. Requests for supplying a ship with
fresh water will be accepted 4 hours before starting the procedure on weekdays and not
later than midday of the preceding workday at weekends and on holidays. There is no signal
post in the port. Arrival/departure clearance takes place on board the ship.
The port is accessible for vessels with a draft of up to 7.9m
and a length of up to 205m. On particular occasions, the harbour master can permit mooring
220-metre-long ships at piers #7 and #8. Vessels of over 170m in length can only enter
the port or remoor inside the port in daylight and with the speed of wind at or below
8m/sec. The feasibility of maneuvering in stronger wind will be determined by the pilot.
The speed of moving along the approach canal between buoys #2 and #18 on the left of the
canal will conditioned by the weather and, as usual, will not exceed 6 knots. Starting
with buoy #18 of the left side and farther into Berdyansk harbour, the speed must be
minimal and ensure for the ship to remain under control. Vessels with gross capacity
up to 283 cubic metres (100 grt) are banned from passing within the canal. Such ships must cruise
outside the canal borders.
PILOTAGE:
The pilotage of commercial ships is mandatory. Exempt from
pilotage are only passenger ships with regular hauls into the port. The port's pilotage
department works round the clock to ensure safe passage of ships along the approach canal,
mooring, unmooring and relocating in the port. A request for pilotage will be handed in
together with the approach information. During a ship's stay at the port, a request will
be handed to the dispatcher on duty of the port at least 2 hours before the beginning of
the procedure. Pilots will be taken on and off board in the following places:
Pilots are disembarked on the outward roadstead with wind of no stronger than 15m/sec and
sea roughness of 4 points at most. Pilotage service will be reached on channel 16 VHF,
and its boat's name is "Chubar". On the ship's arrival at the outward roadstead, the
master must follow instructions of the pilotage service.
TUGGING FACILITIES:
Tugging of a self-propelled vessel is controlled by its master
regardless of whether the ship is using its engine or not. According to the existing
regulations, at least two tugs must be used when mooring a ship of 4245-cubic-metre or greater
gross tonnage, and at least one tug - for ships of smaller gross tonnage. At tugging,
it is customary to use the ship's own lines. Using a tug's towing lines is not charged for,
though. The number of tugs engaged can only be altered with permission of the harbour
master. A request for tugging must be lodged together with information of the ship's
approaching. During the ship's stay in the port, a request will be submitted to the
port's dispatcher on duty at least 2 hours before tugging begins. With the start of
winter-time navigation, vessels heading for the port from the Black Sea or those departing
from the port must be supplied with fuel, water and provisions to last no shorter than 10 days
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| Name of Tug | Power, h.p. |
| "Lastochka" | 1600 |
| "Anton Mazin" | 1600 |
| "Leytenant Schmidt" | 1200 |
| "Levant" | 300 |
ANCHORAGE:
The outward roadstead is well protected from northerly wind.
More severe south-westerly wind causes vessels to roll. The sea bottom is made of shell
rock and silt. The following are the anchorage sites:
Anchoring in the Eastern or Western basins is prohibited. The master of the ship waiting
on the outward roadstead to be serviced can file a request for mooring to an unoccupied
berth or in a hull-to-hull manner to a ship already moored at a pier. In the latter event,
all expenses related to further relocating the ship until servicing begins will be born by the ship.
POLICY ON STAYING IN PORT:
Pilotage is obligatory when relocating vessels in the port.
In south-westerly winds of over 15 m/sec, roughness of the sea in the Western basin
complicates anchorage at piers #7,8 and 9. Whenever a gale warning is received about
wind of the south-western quarter intensifying, ro-ro ships under loading/unloading at
pier #6 must stop the loading/unloading procedures, remove the ramp and remoor with their
log facing the pier making sure that additional lines are fastened. Mooring to a ship
undergoing fumigation and showing corresponding signs or anchoring other vessels closer
than 50 metres to it is prohibited.
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