Mariner’s Handbook Includes 2021 Tide Tables JERSEY MARINAS jerseymarinas.je Contents Welcome to Jersey Marinas 5 Jersey Coastguard services 38 St Helier Harbour and approaches 6 Safety at sea 39 St Helier Approaches Chart 8 Passage planning 40 Outlying harbours 10 Aids to navigation 42 Marina facilities 11 Speed limits 44 St Helier Marina 12 Distances from St Helier 48 Elizabeth Marina 14 Making distress calls 50 Sunrise and sunset tables 2021 16 Rules of the road 52 Twilight Times 18 Distress signals 53 Waypoints in safe water 19 Lights and shapes identification 54 Diagram of tide heights 20 Beaufort Scale 55 Mean spring and neap curves 21 Signal station 56 Tidal streams in St Helier 22 Customs, duty free and animals 58 Largest tidal ranges 24 The Marine and Coastal 60 Wildlife Watching Code High Water time differences 25 Jersey Ships’ Registry 61 Phonetic alphabet 25 First aid 64 Tide tables 2021 26 2 Welcome to Jersey Marinas Jersey Marinas offers a warm St Helier Marina welcome and an invitation to enjoy The sheltered St Helier Marina is the atmosphere of an exclusive the most popular short-stay base for lifestyle that only the finest marina visitors, providing spaces for up to 200 locations can offer. yachts. Access is available three hours (minimum) each side of high water. We offer 1,000 berths across three There is also a holding pontoon on award-winning, Five Gold Anchor Albert Pier for vessels with a need to marinas, all of which are close to berth outside of marina opening times a vibrant waterfront and the town centre of St Helier, which boasts a Elizabeth Marina wealth of shops, restaurants and bars. This modern facility provides longer We're ppen throughout the year with stay visitors with individual finger knowledgeable and experienced staff berths. Preferred by some for its quieter on hand who are only too pleased to location, it provides a comfortable base help with all your leisure needs. to relax and enjoy substantial cruising over the summer period. Berths in , For further information, contact Elizabeth Marina are available by prior Jersey Marinas arrangement only. Marine Leisure Centre New North Quay, St Helier La Collette Marina Jersey JE2 3ND This marina provides 24-hour vessel +44 (0) 1534 447708 access and whilst not open to visiting [email protected] yachts, it can be used as a holding area for local boats waiting for the tide. @JsyMarinas Jersey Marinas facilities and services • Recycling facilities • Boat yards • Refuse disposal • Chandlers and travel hoists • Refuelling stations • Drying out pads / blocks • Shops and cafes • Electricity • Toilets and showers • Launderette facilities • Tourist information centre • Nearby car parking • Water supplies • Pump-out station • Wi-Fi (free) Jersey Marinas Three Golden Rules: • Ensure you keep you and your neighbours safe at all times • Respect everyone’s right to a good night’s sleep • Play your part in keeping our marina environment clean 3 St Helier Harbour and approaches All mariners should be familiar with La Collette Tanker Berth and follow guidance given by the When vessels arrive and depart, red 'Directions and Notices' appropriate ‘Stop’ lights will be shown. Departing to them. Our website, jerseyharbours.je, tankers, which can be hidden from view, is the authority for the 'Directions and may sound one long blast just before Notices' in force. leaving the berth. All vessels should listen to St Helier VTS on VHF CH 14 for shipping movements International Port Traffic Signals when in the port area. Keep a sharp lookout, especially astern! STOP Vessels shall not proceed.* The International Regulations for the Fixed red lights. Prevention of Collisions at Sea apply – especially Rules 5, 6 and 9. STOP. SERIOUS EMERGENCY All vessels to stop. The speed limit within the Port Area is Await instructions. 5 knots, or less if such speed may cause Flashing red lights. or is likely to cause the wash from the vessel to do damage to any other GO vessel or to any property; northwards, Vessels may proceed. La Collette Tanker Berth and Elizabeth One-Way traffic. Fixed. Castle Hermitage, and south eastwards of the line joining Elizabeth Castle GO North Slipway and West Park Slipway. Vessels may proceed. Two-Way traffic. Fixed. Port Traffic Signals (lights) are arranged around the lower part of the St Helier VTS tower, visible from the main *Whilst waiting for red VTS light signals to change, please do not obstruct the Pierhead area. harbour, Elizabeth Harbour, small roads and La Collette Yacht Basin. Caution – blind sectors do exist in the port area. 4 IALA lights situated here Mariners transiting St Helier small roads or pierheads must: • Monitor the IALA lights located in this area • Listen on VHF channel 14 for traffic Information • Remain outside of the red lines when IALA lights are red • Avoid obstructing commercial vessels entering or exiting the port If in doubt, contact St Helier VTS on VHF channel 14. 5 6 8 022 ST HELIER HARBOUR PORT LIMIT All information on this chart is for quick reference only. Use only correct charts for navigational purposes. St Helier Harbour 3 4 7 6 2 1 5 1 Marine Leisure Centre 2 St Helier Marina 3 Visitor berths 4 St Helier Marina facilities 8 5 Holding pontoons 6 Elizabeth Marina 9 7 Elizabeth Marina facilities 8 La Collette Marina 10 9 La Collette facilities 12 10 Boat hoist / Park office 11 Boat Park No1 o 12 Boat Park N 2 11 7 7 St Brelade is a tidal drying harbour located on Jersey’s south west coast. Anchoring is possible to the east of the inner mooring jetty and is sheltered from most winds except the south east. Gorey Harbour is a tidal drying harbour situated on Jersey’s east coast, providing moorings and shelter for a number of private pleasure craft and smaller commercial fishing vessels. Visitor holding buoys are available at the south western edge of the harbour, with a handful of upper beach moorings available during the summer season. St Aubin’s Harbour is a tidal drying harbour that lies on Jersey’s south coast. As well as providing shelter to local craft in the main harbour, further single point swing moorings to the south east just outside the harbour are also available. St Catherine’s Harbour is a deep water harbour, which is situated on Jersey’s east coast. The breakwater provides shelter from south-westerly to north winds. The bottom of the harbour is mud/sand, and there is a landing slip at the base of the breakwater. Rozel Harbour is a tidal drying harbour, which lies on Jersey’s north coast. It looks straight out towards the reef at Les Ecrehous (some 8 miles offshore) and is sheltered from most wind directions. Bouley Bay is a tidal harbour, which has deep water moorings. It is situated on Jersey’s north coast and well sheltered from most wind directions. Bonne Nuit Bay is a tidal drying harbour, that lies on Jersey’s north coast. You can anchor vessels just outside the harbour in the deeper water areas to the north of the pier if your vessel is unable to take the ground. 8 Marina facilities Boat hoisting Vessel maintenance The hoist section operates year Do not jettison litter or discharge oily round, three hours either side of waste or sewage tanks into the sea, high water, seven days a week. harbours or marinas. Oil waste tanks Email [email protected] or telephone and recycling bins are present around +44 (0)1534 447773. the marinas. Boat storage When you are cleaning your boat, take care not to discharge anti-foul paints Boat storage is available at La Collette into the marine environment and always Boat Park, St Helier. This is an industrial use environmentally-friendly products. area and only accessible to authorised personnel. You will need a swipe card Security to access the area. Contact the Marina CCTV is in operation 24 hours a day office, as above, for further information. around the entire harbour and all Quick turnaround lift marinas. In addition, night time and event security is provided by Elite Security Inspect your vessel efficiently with a Services who work closely with the port quick turnaround lift, which is available operations and management teams. through our boat hoist office. Fuel Pump out facilities You can get fuel from three outlets Sea toilets must not be used in the at the harbour: marinas unless discharged into a holding tank. Toilet facilities are • Between South Pier and New North clearly signposted around the port. A Quay: free pump out facility is provided in Marine Fuels 24/7 Elizabeth Marina. For details please +44 (0)1534 525247 contact the Marine Leisure staff. • Victoria Pier alongside La Collette Recycling facilities Yacht Basin: Victoria Pier Fuel Berth There are recycling bins located at +44 (0)7700 347313 Elizabeth Marina, St Helier Marina, La Collette Yacht Basin and La Collette • Inside Elizabeth Marina: Boat Park where rubbish can be Complete Boat Care separated accordingly. +44 (0)1534 525247 For further information Call Jersey Marinas on +44 (0)1534 447708 or email [email protected] 11 St Helier Marina Operation of sill gates The electronic tide gauges situated at Boats, particularly motor boats when the marina gates give the depth over the not on the plane, increase their draft sill. You should not attempt to cross the due to squat, even when operating at sill when the traffic lights begin flashing. slow speeds. Ocean swells and passing The lights will go red just before the boats’ wash can generate waves in the gates close. harbour, further reducing clearances.