Vila do Conde (BRVDC)

The port is an integral part of the industrial complex built in the region of Barcarena. The port handles bauxite, coke, pitch, timber, kaolin, fertiliser, liquid bulk and general cargo. The port consists of the TMU1, THC and TGL terminal's as well as the private terminals of Ponta da Montanha Grain Terminal (TGPM) and Imerys Rio Capim Caulim (IRCC), located 2.2nm SW of TMU1.

Tropical.

Vila do Conde is situated on the right bank of the Para River, 40km from Belem.

LOA 254.87m, draught 22.0m, 95,263DWT, 40.0m beam.

Approx 14,000,000t of cargo, 114,000TEUs and 1,200 vessels handled annually.

There are anchorage areas within the harbour. These are located in the following positions: - At the mouth of Rio Arari, with depths of 13.0m - 15.0m, with sandy bottom and mud. - Close to the port, with depths of 15.0m - 25.0m, with sandy bottom and mud. Used for vessels awaiting to berth at the port. - In the vicinity of Grass Island, with depths of 10.0m - 15.0m, with sandy bottom and mud. - In front of Abaetetuba, with depths of 20.0m - 24.0m, sheltered from all winds. ..... Point Latitude Longitude I - For Vessels Awaiting Mooring: 1. 1° 31.000'S 48° 46.200'W 2. 1° 31.400'S 48° 45.900'W 3. 1° 31.500'S 48° 46.600'W 4. 1° 31.700'S 48° 46.300'W II - For Vessels Under Repair or Maintenance and Vessels Degassing: 1. 1° 32.400'S 48° 47.600'W 2. 1° 32.700'S 48° 47.300'W 3. 1° 32.800'S 48° 48.000'W 4. 1° 33.100'S 48° 47.700'W III - For Vessels in Quarantine: 1. 1° 33.200'S 48° 48.500'W 2. 1° 33.600'S 48° 48.200'W 3. 1° 33.700'S 48° 48.900'W 4. 1° 34.000'S 48° 48.600'W IV - For Vessels in Loading/Unloading Operations: 1. 1° 34.000'S 48° 49.200'W 2. 1° 34.200'S 48° 49.000'W 3. 1° 34.400'S 48° 49.700'W 4. 1° 34.800'S 48° 49.400'W

The approach channel in the Rio Para is 170km in length, 500m min width, with a general depth of 13.0m to 15.0m and over the Espadarte Bar of 12.2m, which determines the maximum draught for vessels. Vessels with max draught 10.7m can proceed up stream at any tide, vessels with deeper draught must await the HW. Approach: The access channel to Vila do Conde is the same as to Belem as far as the island of Mosqueiro, from there onwards, vessels proceed to the port of Vila do Conde via the Bay of Marajo. There are no depth restrictions in this stretch. Vessels pass the islands of Cotijubas, Arapiranga and Carnapijo.

BA 2204, 33, 5201; Brazilian 302, 303, 304, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 320. Admiralty Pilot NP5, NP286(7).

Not available.

997 to 1000.

Pilotage is compulsory from the following pilot stations and vessel movements carried out day and night. Pilots are based at Abade and Mosqueiro and are usually ordered through vessel's Belem agent, with ETA being advised at least 7 days in advance. The distance from Salinpolis to Villa do Conde is 120nm. If the vessels draught is less than 8m it is optional for the vessel to proceed to the Mosqueiro pilot station via the Quiriri Channel without a pilot, but with the Harbour Masters permission. The pilot, using a red motor launch carrying a red flag with a black 'P', boards vessel in following positions: ..... Mosqueiro Pilot Station: 1. Vessels of less than 8.0m draught 01°06.0'S 048°29.6'E Espadarte Pilot Station: 1. Vessels arriving from N 00°22.0'S 047°49.0'E 2. Vessels arriving from E 00°24.5'S 047°46.0'E Note: First point is approx 7.5nm NNW of Salinopolis Lighthouse. Masters who do not know the area should approach Salinas with caution.

Subject to Charter Party Terms, vessel normally considered an "arrived vessel" when at Furo de Arrozal (Arrozal Creek) and the mouth of the Arienga River.

Lightbuoy "Pedra Grande" 01°33.2'S 048°45.5'W, yellow structure with black band, surmounted by W cardinal topmark, 11m in height.

Draught: Max recommended draught is limited to the depth of the access canal between the sandbars off the Taipu coast, approx 12.0m HW. Latest information regarding actual draught permitted over Espadarte Bar to be checked with authorities. Vessel age: Ministry of Navy requires that all bulk carriers over 18 years of age are required to have ship survey in unloaded/gas free condition by classification surveyor other than vessels own class, at a Brazilian port before loading permitted.

..... MHWS 3.04m MLWS 0.30m MHWN 2.48m MLWN 0.78m

The port has three tugboat's that service the area, offered by Wilson Sons Co., and must be scheduled six hours in advance.

Prevailing winds: SE'ly (summer), NE'ly (winter).

VILA DO CONDE, BRAZIL 1°32.34'S 48°45.25'W UNCTAD LOCODE: BR VDC For details see: RIO PARA PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Radio: Vessels contact Belem Agent through Barbados Radio. An alternative to Barbados Radio is the United States radio station at Chatham, Virginia. Salinopolis Pilots: 8294kHz RT. VHF: Salinopolis Pilot Station: Ch 16, 11. Call 'Unipilot', operates 24 hours. Pilot vessel: Ch 16, 11, 13.

Customs allowance: The quantity permitted is not fixed; it is compatible with the duration of the visit. Custom's Authorities do not normally search ship's crews and a reasonable quantity can remain in the possession of crew members. However, no attempt should be made to take more than a reasonable amount ashore. Cigarettes in cartons, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, souvenirs, explosives, firearms, etc should be collected prior to arrival in port and listed with the items in the Crew's Personal Effects List and placed in the custody of the Master. Immigration: All a vessel's passengers and/or crew members may only enter the national territory after their documents have been inspected by the Federal Police Department, the Revenue Authorities and the Port Health Authorities. Vessels owners are responsible for the disembarkation and the embarkation of transit passengers as well as crew members who fail to join a vessel before it sails. Such responsibility includes maintenance and other expenses until repatriation. In the event of non existence of a compulsory deposit as guarantee to cover such expenses, owners will sign, at the Federal Police Department, a form of responsibility inherent to such obligations as therein expressed.

The following documents must be ready for visiting authorities on arrival at Brazilian ports, such documents varying in the number of copies required and the nature, depending on the type of vessel and the peculiarities of the port, should be ascertained by the Master, through the agent, prior to the vessel's arrival: ..... Document Number of Copies FRB HA FP PC 1. General Declaration 1 1 1 1 2. Crew List 1 1 2 1 3. Crew Personal Effects List 1 - - 1 4. Disembarking Passenger List 1 1 1 1 5. Transit Passengers List 1 1 1 1 6. Stores List (by department) 1 - - - 7. Bill of Lading 1 - - - 8. Cargo Manifest (for the port and in transit) 1 1 - 1 9. Maritime Health Declaration - 1 - 1 10 Health Certificate (Free pratique from last port) - 1 - - 11. Departure pass (last Brazilian port clearance). 1 - - 1 12. Bonded Store List 1 - - - 13. Narcotics, Psychotropics and Drugs List. - 1 1 - 14 Weapons and Ammunition Lists - - 1 - 15. Stowaway List - - 1 1 16. Baggage List 1 - - - 17 Yellow fever Vaccination Certificates of crew members and passengers. - 1 - - 18 Ship Sanitation Control Certificate. - 1 - - FRB = Federal Revenue Bureau; HA = Health Authorities; FP = Federal Police; PC = Port Captaincy. The agent must present the payment form of the GAR/FUNAPOL tax duly paid. All passports are sighted by the Immigration Authority. Crew members must present identity cards and passports. Passengers must present only passports with valid Consular visas (consult Brazilian consulates in country of departure for visas). The documents required by the Port Captaincy are on special forms: Crew List (form Fal 5) and Passenger List (form Fal 6). Documents required on sailing: ..... 1. Request for Maritime Clearance or Visa (original; the agent applies for this document) 2. Passenger List (form Fal 6) 3. Departure (sailing) Pass, issued by the Federal Internal Revenue Office (required from all vessels proceeding abroad) 4. Departure (outgoing) Pass issued by the Federal Police (required from all vessels proceeding abroad) 5. General Declaration (form Fal 1) 6. Copy of the payment (form DARF) to the DNATA (National Department of Water Transportation) of the Tariff for Utilising Lighthouses (TUF) 7. Presentation of Federal Police Pass granted on arrival. 8. Copy of the payment of the GAR/FUNALPOL tax for vessels proceeding abroad.

Should be sent to Port Administration 7 days prior to arrival. For pilotage from Salinopolis the ETA should be sent at least 7 days, 48, 24 and 8 hours in advance. Vessels entering Brazilian waters must send Comcontram message to the Coastguards, Telex No 2136931.

All vessels, while in Brazilian ports, must fly the Brazilian national flag from 0800hrs to sunset.

The port is regulated by "Regulamento de Exploracao dos Portos de Belem, Vila do Conde e Santarem", approved by the Port Authority Council.

Free pratique: Vessels which are not proceeding from infected ports may be granted free pratique by radio, which does not exempt the ship owner or his agent from delivery to the Port Health Authority of the Advice of Arrival. A vessel with free pratique is permitted to proceed directly to berth. A vessel coming from an infected port which has obtained free pratique at a Brazilian port, is exempted from further inspection for mosquitoes at other Brazilian ports of call, unless it has called en route at another infected port. When there is a sick passenger or crew member to be landed, the vessel must fly Interco flag "Q". Maritime Police, Customs and Port Health Officials board vessel on arrival at whichever anchorage is used or when alongside. Pratique is granted upon presentation of documents. Vessels coming from abroad or other Brazilian ports are not exempt from further inspection for mosquitoes. The free pratique does not exempt the vessel from being visited by the Port Health Authority when they consider it to be necessary. For granting free pratique the following documentation is required: ..... 1. Vessel details: a. Name, class and flag. b. Name of port and country (or Brazilian state) where voyage started and date of departure. c. Port(s) of call, country(ies) (or Brazilian state(s)) with respective dates. Mention the last 5 ports. 2. Sanitary conditions onboard: a. The occurrence of death onboard. b. The occurrence of any sickness. c. The occurrence of mortality of rodents. d. The occurrence of medicine consumption during the voyage, indicate the name and quantity supplied per person. e. Amount of fresh water available onboard. Indicate where the last supply of fresh water took place. f. In case of a vessel in ballast, advise where the ballast water intake took place and the quantity. 3. Operational conditions of the systems of ejection and used water: a. Is there a possibility that faecal objects which had not been treated could be expelled in to the waters of the port. b. Description of drainage system and sanitary treatment. c. The cubic capacity of the ejecting/used water tank and its capacity in number of days of retention. d. The stock of disinfectant material, if this is the case. A Letter of Guarantee to comply with the following: 1. Confirmation of exact time of arrival of the vessel, one hour ahead of arrival. 2. Definition of vessel berthing position. 3. Deballasting of ejection/used water tank 12nm from the coast and its immediate sealing. 4. Not to jettison waste collected onboard during the vessel's stay in port. 5. Absence of infestation by vermin (mosquitoes, cockroaches, rats) in vessel compartments. 6. Absence of cargo accidents with risk to public health and the environment. To present, on berthing, the following documents: 1. Maritime Health Declaration 2. Crew List 3. Passenger List 4. List of psychotropics and drugs 5. List of cargo to be discharged and loaded 6. List of yellow fever international vaccination certificates of crew members and passengers. 7. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate 8. Free pratique document issued by sanitary authority in another Brazilian port.

NOR should be given by the Master at anchorage area or on berthing (when not anchoring at the designed anchorage areas).