PORT INFORMATION GUIDE - Harbourmaster.nl

TABLE OF CONTENT
1 Foreword harbour master .......................................................................................... 10
2 Contact Information and Regulation ..............................................................................14
2.1 General ................................................................................................................. 14
2.2 Contact Information ............................................................................................... 14
2.3 VTS Centre Hamburg............................................................................................ 14
2.4 Central Office for monitoring dangerous goods ..................................................... 15
2.5 Rules and Regulations .......................................................................................... 15
2.6 Exemption and Permits ......................................................................................... 15
3 Arrival and Departure ....................................................................................................18
3.1 General ................................................................................................................. 18
3.2 Dangrous Goods and waste .................................................................................. 18
4 Notification ....................................................................................................................20
4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 20
4.2 Submission of Maritime declaration of health ........................................................ 20
4.3 Free Pratique for Health Clearance in the Port of Hamburg .................................. 20
4.4 Passenger Ships ................................................................................................... 20
4.5 Immigration ........................................................................................................... 21
4.6 Customs ............................................................................................................... 23
4.7 ETA ....................................................................................................................... 23
4.8 ETD / shifting ........................................................................................................ 23
4.9 Dangerous goods .................................................................................................. 24
4.10 Oily and solid waste disposal ................................................................................ 26
4.11 Basic Disposal Regulations ................................................................................... 26
5 Documentation .............................................................................................................30
5.1 General ................................................................................................................. 30
5.2 reqiured documents, to be available at all times .................................................... 30
5.3 For General Cargo and Bulk Carrier: ..................................................................... 30
5.4 For Oil, Chemical and Gas Tankers: ..................................................................... 30
6 Reporting ......................................................................................................................32
6.1 General ................................................................................................................. 32
7 Port Description ............................................................................................................34
7.1 General ................................................................................................................. 34
7.2 Developments ....................................................................................................... 34
7.3 Port location .......................................................................................................... 34
7.4 Port area ............................................................................................................... 35
7.5 Load line ............................................................................................................... 35
7.6 Density .................................................................................................................. 35
7.7 Maximum size of vessel ........................................................................................ 35
7.8 Time zone ............................................................................................................. 36
7.9 Local holidays ....................................................................................................... 36
7.10 Working hours ....................................................................................................... 36
7.11 Traffic .................................................................................................................... 36
7.12 Charts ................................................................................................................... 37
7.13 Anchorage areas ................................................................................................... 37
7.14 Weather and tidal information ............................................................................... 37
8 Portnavigation ...............................................................................................................39
8.1 Speed ................................................................................................................... 39
8.2 UKC ...................................................................................................................... 39
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PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Hamburg April 2012