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PORT INFORMATION GUIDE ROTTERDAM MARCH 1 2010 INITIATED BY IN ASSOCIATION W ITH SUPPORTED BY 2 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 GENERAL INTRODUCTION This book has been written for Masters of seagoing vessels, shipping lines, publishers of nautical information and any other party that needs nautical information. LEGAL DISCLAIMER Port of Rotterdam makes every effort to make and maintain the contents of this document as up-to-date, accessible, error-free and complete as possible, but the correctness and completeness of these contents cannot be guaranteed. Port of Rotterdam accepts no liability whatsoever for the occurrence and/or consequences of errors, faults or incompleteness or any other omission in connection with the information provided by this document. In case of any discrepancies or inconsistencies between this document and the applicable legislation, including the port bye-laws, the latter will prevail. CONTACT PORT Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V., Rotterdam, is registered with the trade register in the Netherlands under no. 24354561 CONTACT PERSON FOR PORT INFORMATION Ben van Scherpenzeel œ for all issues related to the Port Information Guide contents E b.scherpenzeel@ portofrotterdam.com Or via Harbour Master‘s Reporting Center (see chapter 2.2) for all other issues. W EBSITE OF THE PORT www.portofrotterdam.com W EBSITE OF THIS DOCUMENT www.portofrotterdam.com/en/shipping/seashipping/index.jsp PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 3 Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INTRODUCTION 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 RECORD OF CORRECTIONS 11 PART I INTRODUCTION, CONTACT INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS 1. FOREWORD HARBOUR MASTER 15 1.1 General 16 1.2 Port report 16 1.3 Port performance 17 2. CONTACT INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS 19 2.1 General 20 2.2 Contact information 20 2.3 Rules and regulations 21 2.4 Exemptions and permits 21 2.5 Recent important amendments to law 21 PART II NOTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING 3. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CHECKLISTS 23 3.1 General 24 3.2 Arrival checklists 24 3.3 Departure checklists 25 4. NOTIFICATION 27 4.1 General 28 4.2 Health 28 4.3 Immigration 28 4.4 Customs 30 4.5 ETA 32 4.6 ETD 34 4.7 Security 35 4.8 Dangerous Goods 36 4.9 Waste 38 4.10 IOPP 38 4.11 Explanation of reporting codes 39 5. DOCUMENTATION 43 5.1 General 44 5.2 Required documentation, to be available at all times 44 6 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 6. REPORTING 45 6.1 General 46 6.2 Issues to be reported 46 PART III PORT DESCRIPTION & NAVIGATION 7. PORT DESCRIPTION 47 7.1 General 48 7.2 Developments 48 7.3 Port location 48 7.4 Port limits 48 7.5 Load lines 49 7.6 Maximum size vessels 49 7.7 Time zone 49 7.8 Local holidays 49 7.9 Working hours 49 7.10 Traffic 49 7.11 Cargo 49 7.12 Charts and books 49 7.13 Shipping announcements for the port area 50 7.14 Pilot stations 50 7.15 Port infrastructure 50 7.16 Port accommodation and berths 55 7.17 Weather and tidal information 56 7.18 Webcams 59 8. PORT NAVIGATION 61 8.1 General 62 8.2 Speed 62 8.3 UKC 62 8.4 Right of way 63 8.5 Spacing of vessels 63 8.6 Passing arrangements 63 8.7 Restrictions 63 8.8 Inward bound vessels 63 8.9 Outward bound vessels 68 8.10 Shifting vessels 69 8.11 Docking 69 8.12 Display of signals and lights 70 PART IV PORT SAFETY & SECURITY 9. PORT SAFETY 71 9.1 General 72 9.2 Emergency contacts 72 9.3 Emergency response equipment 72 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 7 9.4 Emergency coordination centre 73 9.5 Emergency scenarios 73 10. PORT SECURITY 75 10.1 General 76 10.2 Present ISPS security level information 76 10.3 Reporting to port facilites 76 PART V NAUTICAL SERVICES & COMMUNICATION 11. NAUTICAL SERVICES 77 11.1 General 78 11.2 VTS 78 11.3 Pilotage 81 11.4 Tugs 91 11.5 Mooring 93 11.6 Lashing of cargo 94 12. NAUTICAL COMMUNICATION 95 12.1 General 96 12.2 VHF channels nautical communication 96 PART VI PORT OPERATIONS 13. CARGO OPERATIONS 99 13.1 General 100 13.2 Loading/Discharging procedures 100 13.3 Cleaning procedures 101 14. VESSEL OPERATIONS 105 14.1 General 106 14.2 Lowering boats and rafts 106 14.3 Maintenance and repair 106 14.4 Underwater inspection/ cleaning 107 15. PORT INSPECTIONS 109 15.1 General 110 15.2 Inspections from Port State Control 110 15.3 Inspections from other parties 110 PART VII PORT SERVICES 16. PORT SERVICES 111 16.1 General 112 16.2 Fuel and lubrication oil 112 8 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 16.3 Fresh water 113 16.4 Stores 113 16.5 Shore based electricity 114 16.6 Waste 114 16.7 Repairs 115 16.8 De-ratting 115 16.9 Surveyors 116 16.10 Shipping agents 116 16.11 Medical facilities 116 16.12 Seaman's Missions 116 16.13 Transport 117 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 9 Record of corrections Date Page Correction subject Source 01/01/10 16 Adjustments of amount of cargo handled in 2009 01/01/10 49 National holidays 01/01/10 93 Additional information regarding mooring procedures 01/01/10 96 Adjustments of nautical communication procedures 01/01/10 106 Additional information regarding maximum sulphur % 01/03/10 17 Change of command Harbour Master 01/03/10 72 Additional information regarding emergency equipment PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 11 Date Page Correction subject Source Captain Jaap Lems, Chief Harbour Master of the port of Rotterdam 12 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Rotterdam ñ March 1st 2010 13 1 Foreword Harbour Master PORT OF ROTTERDAM PART I | 1. FOREW ORD HARBOUR MASTER 1.1 GENERAL Welcome to the port of Rotterdam, the main port of Europe, stretching from the North Sea approach area over a length of 40 km further inland. This is the area of which I, as the Chief Harbour Master, am in charge œ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - of the public nautical and maritime tasks. As it is my responsibility to ensure a smooth, safe, environmentally friendly and secure shipping handling, I see it as a personal challenge that your vessel calls with great pleasure at the port of Rotterdam. In the Port of Rotterdam, the nautical maritime authority functions have been integrated into one person, the Chief Harbourmaster. This integration of functions aims explicitly to make your call as good as possible. The background is the Harbourmaster‘s Covenant, a formal agreement between the national government, the city government of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority which gives me as Chief Harbourmaster an autonomous position within the Port Authority. Based on the Covenant, I am also State Harbourmaster in the region Rotterdam-Rijnmond, carrying with it the control over the waterways into the various harbours. Furthermore I am mandated in this region as Port Security Authority. The port of Rotterdam is well known for its high standards of nautical services, the safe and smooth handling of shipping and a Vessel Traffic Guidance System of high quality. The staff of my Division Harbour Master of the port authority contributes a great deal to these high standards with its over 550 specialists, 10 patrol vessels and 100% radar coverage. The Division Harbour Master also put great effort in drawing up clear port procedures and regulations. Subsequently it supervises strictly the observance of these regulations. Over the years, the perception has grown that a vessel in the port of Rotterdam must have her things in order. Shipping companies that invest in safety and environment appreciate this attitude, as it allows them to operate faster and cheaper. At the same time Rotterdam is a port where, whenever necessary, every ship receives special attention and active co-operation in order to find optimal solutions, of course within the law and environmental boundaries. As far as enforcement is concerned, it is our firm believe that preventive action by means of direct information and support - given on board by our inspectors, by the crews of our patrol vessels, and by our VTS operators - is the best way to prevent problems with safety and environment. This reduces to a large extent the necessity for more stringent enforcement. 1.2 PORT REPORT With 37.000 seagoing vessels and 130.000 inland vessels visiting us each year, the port of Rotterdam is characterized as having dense shipping traffic. Within the regional port area, cargo ship movements are over 400.000, while total ship movements amounts to 1 million each year. Annually 385 million tons of goods are handled (in 2009), of which more than 110 million tons of IMO classified dangerous goods. The maximum draught is 22.55 meters, there are no locks. Situated at the end of the river Rhine, locally known as the Nieuwe Waterweg, the port has a position at the gateway of the European inland waterway network, making the port of Rotterdam ideally located for the transhipment of cargo. The extensive industrial complex and its strategic location in Europe, make that most major carriers include Rotterdam in their services.