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The Bonaire Petroleum Corporation N.V. (BOPEC Terminal) is a fuel oil storage terminal on Bonaire that is wholly owned by the Venezuelan oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). There are two "T" head berths in the port, with shore storage tanks for transhipment of crude oil. Navigable waters surrounding Bonaire Island are clear of obstructions, however the coasts of the island are steep to and should be avoided.

Tropical.

Bopec Terminal is situated on the S coast of the northern portion of the island of Bonaire.

LOA and beam Unrestricted. Draught 29.5m, 500,000DWT.

Approx 400 vessels handled annually.

There is no anchorage area at Bonaire for ocean tankers, therefore, if the berth is occupied, vessels will be instructed to remain within VHF range to await further instructions.

Kralendijk Roads, between Klein Bonaire and Bonaire Island, have a navigable width of only 0.25nm with a least depth of 69.5m in the fairway and should not be approached or entered without a pilot. Klein Bonaire is a low rocky islet about 0.5nm offshore midway along the W coast abreast of the town of Kralendijk. The islet is reef-fringed on the NW, SW and E sides.

BA 780. Admiralty Pilot NP286(7).

Min draught and trim: It is compulsory to adhere to the minimum draughts. The government pilot can refuse to bring a vessel alongside when the draught and trim is not sufficient. Maximum trim allowed is 3.05m. Minimum draught for tankers in ballast entering the harbour: ..... Gross Tonnage Draught (GT) (m) 0-15,000 3.3-5.4 15,000-19,000 3.6-5.8 19,000-25,000 3.9-6.0 25,000-29,000 4.2-6.4 29,000-35,000 4.2-6.7 35,000-40,000 4.5-7.0 40,000-45,000 4.8-7.3 45,000-50,000 5.1-7.6 50,000-55,000 5.4-8.2 55,000-60,000 5.7-8.5 60,000-65,000 6.1-8.8 65,000-70,000 6.4-9.1 70,000-75,000 6.7-9.4 75,000-80,000 7.0-9.7 80,000- 7.3-10.0 Mixed mooring lines are prohibited, i.e. a wire and a fibre rope in parallel service is undesirable due to unequal elasticity. Wire moorings lines on winch drums only are to be used for springs. Mooring wires secured on auto tension controlled winches are prohibited. Mooring lines must remain under constant surveillance during loading operations. On each of the breasting and mooring dolphins there is a small capstan with sufficient power to heave up to the deck of the dolphin a ship's mooring line for securing to the heavy quick release hooks. Deck winches: All deck machinery used for the control of mooring lines must be operable. A vessel having deck machinery in poor state of maintenance to the point where mooring lines cannot be hove tight or brakes that slip under tension will be sufficient reason to require consideration of terminal management to refuse connecting of the loading arms, or if the same are already connected and the mooring lines become insecure, all transfer of products will be stopped and the steel loading arms disconnected pending correction of the mooring situation.

Pilotage at Bonaire is compulsory for all vessels and is available 24 hours. The pilot and Berthing Master are one and the same. The pilot will board the vessel at the established arrival point at position 12° 12.2'N 068°26.6'W, which is 3.5nm x 251° from the jetty. The pilot is embarked from one of the tugs or launches assigned to assist the vessel in the berthing operation.

Lacre Point, on which a light is shown, is at the southern extremity of Bonaire. A light is situated on Boca Spelonk, the eastern mid point of the island. Seroe Bentana Light, situated near the N extremity of the island, is visible for an approach from the NE through NW. S of the arc 250°/070° on the W side of the northern end of the island, the light is obscured. A light is shown on Wekoewa Point at 12°13.6'N 068°24.8'W. The light on Klein Bonaire is situated at 12°09.8'N 068°19.5'W. The jetty lights and Radio Nederland tower may be used for bearings. An approach light is situated W of Jetty No 1 in position 12°13.2'N 068°24.0'W.

Currents: The currents in the offing and off the points of the island set westward. On days with little wind, a weak current sets to the westward, generally parallel with the coast from Kralendijk Roads toward Wekoewa Point and parallel to the coastline in way of the jetties.

Bonaire has no vessel traffic separation schemes or other dedicated channels for vessels available.

Tugs are compulsory. Two tugs are used for vessels up to 150,000DWT, three for vessels between 150,000 and 320,000DWT and four for vessels over 350,000DWT.

Winds: Prevailing winds are the ENE trade winds.

GOTO (BOPEC TERMINAL) 12°13.16'N 68°22.96'W UNCTAD LOCODE: AN BON ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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A government WT station operates daily from 0700-2130hrs LT (1100-0130hrs GMT). Vessels bound for Bonaire should route their messages for Bonaire through Curacao Radio (callsign "PJC"). VHF: VHF communication should be commenced within a radius of 30nm from the terminal or more if possible. The terminal may be called on Ch 16. When contact with the terminal has been established, communication should then be shifted to Ch 13. After initial VHF contact has been established, VHF communication with the terminal will remain on Ch 13. This will include communication with the tugs and the mooring launches. Mooring/unmooring VHF communication: Communication on Ch 13 during the immediate approach and mooring procedure will be confined rigidly to berthing operations which includes all directives from the berthing Masters to the tugs, mooring launches and jetty.After the vessel has been secured at the berth and the Berthing Master has cleared all berthing operations, communication on Ch 13 will be secured and all base receivers will be returned to Ch 16 pending an emergency or when the Berthing Master resumes his function for a departing vessel. When the vessel is ready to depart and the Berthing Master has boarded and resumed his function, VHF communication is again established on Ch 13.

When the vessel is secure and the gangway is landed on deck the Immigration Officer, Customs Officer and agent will board to attend formal entry of the vessel. Immigration: Two copies of the Crew List are to be ready for presentation to the Immigration officer. Crew members must all be presented for document check without delay or interruption of the vessel's operations. Terminal gate watchmen are required to check all personnel re-entering the terminal. Therefore, appropriate crew passes are to be issued to each crew member prior to shore leave. Customs - Inward clearance: The Customs Officer with the assistance of the ship's agent will prepare the Inward Clearance document. This document is to be signed by the Master. Upon completion of the above formalities the vessel is declared free and shore leave may be granted.

..... Document Customs Immigration 1. Crew List 1 copy 2 copies 2. Stores List 1 copy - 3. Personnel Effects List (leaving crew members) 1 copy - 4. Medicines and Drugs List 1 copy -

When a ship leaves its loading port the shipper should advise the date of anticipated arrival at Bonaire. For vessels departing from remote loading ports, the ETA date should be revised at least once a week while the vessel is en route. Arrival advice: The Master should advise his ETA not less than 72 hours prior to arrival, again 48 hours and 24 hours prior to arrival. The last message should be revised if an unusual change in the ETA should occur. WT messages of this nature must be sent to the ship's agent who, in turn, will immediately relay the information to the terminal management. The arrival notice should contain the following data in addition to the declared time of arrival: ..... 1. Draught, forward and aft. 2. Available fittings, i.e number and diameter of connections at deck manifold system for connecting 2 x 16in and/or 12in steel swivel loading arms. 3. Any conditions which may affect loading or unloading operations. 4. Any unusual condition which may require abnormal attention prior to berthing. Tankers arriving from Africa, the Mediterranean or the Middle East should give their ETA ten days and five days in advance. Vessels should contact the pilot when within 26nm of the BOPEC Terminal.

Bonaire, Dutch or Netherlands Antilles flags are all acceptable and can be supplied by agents.

Hazard zone - radio transmitting installation: Vessels approaching Bonaire should remain clear of an area within a radius of 3nm from the Radio Netherlands towers in position 12°13'N 068°19.3'W. The area is noted as a danger area due to strong radiation from the powerful radio transmitters on shore. BOPEC Terminal is situated sufficiently W of this area to be well clear of any radio radiation influence. Ballast, oily water discharge: Under no circumstances can dirty ballast water be discharged overboard within a radius of 50nm from any Netherlands Antilles island.

There are no health formalities. However, a health declaration from the last port must be presented to the agent for submission to the local health authority.

NOR to be tendered upon arrival at pilot station.