PORT INFORMATION GUIDE - Harbourmaster.nl

PART V NAUTICAL SERVICE
PORT OF HAMBURG
To whom Hamburg Port Traffic on VHF channel 14
What
vessel’s name and call sign
vessel’s position
vessel’s length, beam and type
vessel’s draught
port of departure
port of destination
vessel’s cargo (type and quantity)
indication of deficiencies
names of the vessel’s owner or the latter’s agent
Position reports within the port of Hamburg, stating the type of vehicle, name and direction of
travel on VHF channel 74 when passing the following positions:
Buoy number 132
Parkhafen
Buoy number 135 / KS1
Vorhafen
Überseebrücke
Amerikahöft
Norderelbbrücken
Dove-Elbe
Köhlbrandbrücke
Rethebrücke
Kattwykbrücke
Süderelbbrücke
All reporting points are shown on the sea chart as well.
Also on VHF channel 74: position reports during berthing and departing, prior to leaving a
port basin or port shipping channel as well as prior to crossing a shipping channel.
11.3 PIlotage
RIVER ELBE PILOTS
Their territory covers the area between the "E 3" buoy in the German Bight Light Vessel and
the port of Hamburg, including all ports and berths on the River Elbe.
The Elbe Pilots currently use four pilot stations: Hamburg, Brunsbüttel, Cuxhaven and the
sea station "ELBE" near the "ELBE” light buoy.
The sea station near the "ELBE” light buoy is the principal station for all vessels entering the
River Elbe.
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PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Hamburg April 2012