PUB. 143 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ WEST COAST OF EUROPE AND NORTHWEST AFRICA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Springfield, Virginia © COPYRIGHT 2014 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2014 FIFTEENTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 II Preface date of the publication shown above. Important information to amend material in the publication is updated as needed and 0.0 Pub. 143, Sailing Directions (Enroute) West Coast of Europe available as a downloadable corrected publication from the and Northwest Africa, Fifteenth Edition, 2014 is issued for use NGA Maritime Domain web site. in conjunction with Pub. 140, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) North Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Seas. Companion 0.0NGA Maritime Domain Website volumes are Pubs. 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, and 148. http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal 0.0 Digital Nautical Charts 1 and 8 provide electronic chart 0.0 coverage for the area covered by this publication. 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 4 October 2014, manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a including Notice to Mariners No. 40 of 2014. Subsequent course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of or- updates have corrected this publication to 24 September 2016, igin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the including Notice to Mariners No. 39 of 2016. designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, Explanatory Remarks and navigate so that the designated course is continuously be- ing made good. 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department which currents set. of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, Sec- inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, tions 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing Direc- omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are tions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the world, mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal provide information that cannot be shown graphically on nauti- passage or fairway are described. cal charts and is not readily available elsewhere. 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed port approach information which supplements the largest scale in meters, or tenths of miles. chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen- 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally cy. This publication is divided into geographic areas called those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- “Sectors.” theses following another name are alternate names that may 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted from 000° (north) to 360°, measured clockwise. General bear- only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, ings are expressed by initial letters of points of the compass such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings have specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended de- interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their grees are used. spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political 0.0 Charts.—Reference to charts made throughout this publica- status of an area by the United States Government. tion refer to both the paper chart and the Digital Nautical Chart 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference (DNC). used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place names have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers in each Sector. (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. 0.0 Corrective Information.—Users should refer corrections, 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to additions, and comments to NGA’s Maritime Operations Desk, web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- as follows: ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- 0.0 1. Toll free: 1-800-362-6289 drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. 0.0 2. Commercial: 571-557-5455 NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the 0.0 3. DSN: 547-5455 accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 4. DNC web site: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/ sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- 0.0 DNC.portal sions of these web sites. 0.0 5. Maritime Do- International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) 0.0 main web site: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/ Code.—The ISPS Code is a comprehensive set of measures to 0.0 MSI.portal enhance the security of ships and port facilities developed in 0.0 6. E-mail: [email protected] response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities in 0.0 7. Mailing address: Maritime Safety Office the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. 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MARAD Ad- 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this visories are issued by the Office of Security to vessel masters, publication were: ship operators, and other U.S. Maritime interests. Advisories 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. are communicated via telex or other message formats and are 0.0 French Sailing Directions. published on the MARAD web site and in the National Geo- 0.0 Portuguese Sailing Directions. spatial-Intelligence Agency’s Weekly Notice to Mariners. 0.0 Spanish Sailing Directions. 0.0 Various port handbooks. 0.0Maritime Administration (MARAD) Home Page 0.0 Reports from United States naval and merchant vessels and http://www.marad.dot.gov/newsroom various shipping companies. 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where ap- ments. propriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which fa- 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- cilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational ments in possession of the Agency. aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide 0.0 Internet Web sites, as follows: in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 1. Bilbao, Port of are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in http://www.bilbaoport.es Pub. 150, World Port Index. 2. Cadiz, Port of 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not http://www.puertocadiz.com described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational 3. Huelva, Port of Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine http://www.puertohuelva.com Broadcasts, should be consulted. 4. La Coruna, Port of 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the http://www.puertocoruna.com/ charts and are expressed in meters. 5. Lisbon, Port of 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for http://www.portodelisboa.com the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warn- 6. PORTEL—Autoridades Portuarias ings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon promul- http://www.puertos.es/ gation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners No. 1. 7. Santander, Port of A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is printed in http://www.puertosantander.es each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broadcast Warn- 8. Setubal, Port of ings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Special http://www.portodesetubal.com Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division web site. 9. Sines, Port of 0.0 Time.—Time is normally expressed as local