PUB. 143 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ WEST COAST OF EUROPE AND NORTHWEST AFRICA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2005 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2005 NINTH 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 Preface 0.0 Pub. 143, Sailing Directions (Enroute) West Coast of Europe and navigate so that the designated course is continuously and Northwest Africa, Ninth Edition, 2005, is issued for use in being made good. conjunction with Pub. 140, Sailing Directions (Planning 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Guide) North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, North Sea, and the which currents set. Mediterranean Sea. Companion volumes are Pubs. 141, 142, 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but 145, 146, 147, and 148. inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 8 October 2005, in- omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are cluding Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 2005. mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal passage or fairway are described. Explanatory Remarks 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- in meters, or tenths of miles. Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, theses following another name are alternate names that may Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their port approach information which supplements the largest scale spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence status of an area by the United States Government. Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference called “Sectors.” used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to degrees are used. web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the in each Sector. accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as sions of these web sites. follows: 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 1. Mailing address: scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0Maritime Division Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.0ST D 44 appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.04600 Sangamore Road facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0Bethesda MD 20816-5003 aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 2. E-mail address: ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide [email protected] in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in date of the publication shown above. Important information to Pub. 150, World Port Index. amend material in the publication is available as a Publication 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational website. Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Broadcasts, should be consulted. 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (PDUs) 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the http://164.214.12.145/sdr charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same the geographic area covered by this publication. Special manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. Pub. 143 III Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- website. ments in possession of the Agency. 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (Special Warnings) 0.0 Internet Web sites, as follows: http://164.214.12.145/warn/warn_j_query.html 1. Bilbao, Port of http://www.bilbaoport.es 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions 2. Cadiz, Port of from which winds blow. http://www.puertocadiz.com 3. Huelva, Port of Reference List http://www.puertohuelva.com 4. La Coruna, Port of 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this http://www.puertocoruna.es publication were: 5. Lisbon, Port of 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. http://www.portodelisboa.com 0.0 French Sailing Directions. 6. PORTEL—Autoridades Portuarias 0.0 Portuguese Sailing Directions. http://www.ap_puertos/puertos.htm 0.0 Spanish Sailing Directions. 7. Santander, Port of 0.0 Various port handbooks. http://www.puertosantander.es 0.0 Reports from United States naval and merchant vessels and 8. Setubal, Port of various shipping companies. http://www.portodesetubal.com 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- 9. Sines, Port of ments. http://www.portodesines.com IV Pub. 143 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 France—The Bay of Biscay—Ile d’Ouessant to Pointe du Croisic . 1 Sector 2 France—The Bay of Biscay—La Loire to Pointe de la Coubre . 25 Sector 3 France and Spain—La Gironde to Cabo Penas . 39 Sector 4 Spain—Cabo Penas to Cabo Finisterre . 71 Sector 5 Spain and Portugal—Cabo Finisterre to Cabo de Sao Vicente . 91 Sector 6 Portugal and Spain—Cabo de Sao Vicente to Cabo Trafalgar . 125 Sector 7 The Arquipelago dos Acores (Azores) . 143 Sector 8 The Arquipelago da Madeira, the Islas Canarias, and the Arquipelago de Cabo Verde . 157 Sector 9 Morocco and Western Sahara—Cap Spartel to Cap Juby . 195 Sector 10 Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Senegal—Cap Juby to Cap Vert . 211 Sector 11 Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea—Presqui’le du Cap Vert to the Banana Islands . 223 Sector 12 Sierra Leone and Liberia—The Banana Islands to Cape Palmas . 249 Glossaries . 263 Index—Gazetteer . 269 Pub. 143 V 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 143 Pub. 143 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69