Vitoria (BRVIX)

The entrance to this port is restricted but safe. The approach channel is 7km in length. The Praia Mole Port is next to the dry bulk port of Tubarao, on the eastern side of the bay, both under separate entries. Exports: Coffee, containers, granite, steel products, sugar and woodpulp. Imports: Vehicle parts, containers, malt and general breakbulk.

Tropical.

Vitoria port is situated on the shores of the Santa Marta River on both sides of Vitoria Bay, occupying part of the city of Vitoria and the district of Vila Velha, in Espirito Santo Bay.

LOA 234.62m, beam 32.26m, draught 10.4m, 69,990DWT

Approx 7,000,000t of cargo and 250,000TEU handled annually.

Anchorage Area: ..... Latitude Longitude 1. 20°20.30'S 40°15.00'W 2. 20°19.00'S 40°15.00'W 3. 20°19.00'S 40°16.00'W 4. 20°20.30'S 40°16.00'W

Vitoria Access Channel is now dredged to 12.5m deep. ..... Length 7,500m Max. Width 215m Min. Width 75.0m Tide Average 1.04m Max. Draught 12.5m Turning Area: 150m radius Vessels approach from the NE picking up the leading line for the outer leg of the approaches to Rio Santa Maria, in the white sector (286° to 288°) of the Iha do Boi Light. Front directional light (white concrete tower middle disc) on Iha do Boi (20°18.65'S 40°16.91'W). Rear light on Moor Sao Benedito (white square framework tower, red band) 1.67nm from front light. The alignment of these lights leads in the white sector of the directional front light to a position off the mouth of Rio Santa Maria.

BA 529, 598, 599, 3972, 4202. Brazilian Charts 1401, 1410. Admiralty Pilot NP5, NP286(7).

1008-1018.

Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 200t. Vessel approaching port should communicate with ship's agent through local radio station, giving date and hour of arrival at pilot station. Pilot boards at 20°21.60'S 40°14.10'W for Vitoria. Communicate direct to Pilot Association through VHF Ch16. Pilots maintain 24hr watch.

The port limits are within the arc of a circle 1nm radius to seaward, centred upon Ponta de Santa Luzia Light.

Ponta do Soares Light is exhibited from a black metal column and platform, 3m in height, 1.5nm W of Ponta do Tagano.

Vessel size: Multipurpose Berths: LOA 242m, 32.4m beam, draught 9.5m to 10.67m(HW) in daytime, and LOA 205m, 32.4m beam and 8.5m draught at night. Paul Terminal: LOA 242m, beam 32.0m, draught 9.5m to 10.67m(HW), airdraught 12.0m. Turning Basin: Maximum draughts for vessels using turning basin: ..... LOA (m) Draught Fwd (m) Draught Aft (m) <185 9.0-10.6 9.3-10.6 186-205 8.3-9.8 9.3-10.6 206-225 7.4-8.9 9.3-9.7 226-242 7.0-7.6 9.3-9.4 Vertical Clearance: A bridge at the harbour entrance to Rio Santa Maria has a vertical clearance of 58m and 1nm further upstream there are power lines crossing the channel at Long 040° 18.2' W which have an overhead clearance of 57m.

Range 1.8m.

..... REPORTING: Vessels must report as follows: (a) On passing a line between Santa Luzia Light and the Praia Mole (inward bound) (b) On anchoring. (c) On leaving anchorage. (d) On shifting berth. (e) On leaving berth (outward-bound) Reports must include the following information: (a) Vessel name. (b) International Callsign (c) Flag (d) Port of origin (inward bound) and destination (outward bound) (e) Type of vessel. (f) Anchorage or berth (inward bound), estimated date of arrival at destination (outward bound). (g) Estimated date of depareture, cruising speed (outward bound). Vessels shifting anchorage or berth must report the following information: (a) Vessel's name. (b) Callsign. (c) Previous position. (d) Present position. Reports are to be in Portuguese or English. Vessesl unable to contact the Control Post should inform the Harbour Master of Vitoria-Tubarao stating: (a) Vessel's name. (b) Date, time (UT/GMT). (c) Reason for reporting.

The port has 11 tugs available. Tugs join vessels at anchorage. Ship's line used. Tugs have no lines on board. Vessels up to 2,000GT require one tug, up to 10,000GT require two tug's and over 10,000GT require three tugs for berthing. Vessels up to 2,000GT require one tug and vessels over 2,000GT require two tugs for unberthing.

Prevailing winds: SE'ly. Rainfall: 1,100mm annually, Oct, Nov and Dec 45%.

VITУRIA 20°19.37'S 40°20.34'W UNCTAD LOCODE: BR VIX For details see: VITУRIA-TUBARГO PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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..... VITORIA: Port: VHF: Ch 16 (All standard marine channels). Callsign: "PYF20". (24 hours) Tel: +55 (0) 27 32221311. +55 (0) 27 322235661. Website: http://www.portodevitoria.com.br VITORIA and TUBARAO: Pilots: VHF: Ch 16, 10, 12, 13, 14. (24 hours). Callsigns: "Vitoria Pilots" "Porto Barra", "Praticagem Vitoria" Tel: +55 (0) 27 32003898. Fax: +55 (0) 27 32243866. Email: practicagem@praticagem.com.br Website: http://www.praticagem.com.br Tugs: VHF: Ch 13. (24 hours) Reporting System: VHF: Ch 16, 11, 12, 68. Callsign: "PWG77". National Coastal Radio Stations Network (RENEC): The National Coastal Stations Network offers free communication facilities for messages concerning the safety of human life at sea such as: Distress calls, urgent medical advice, notices to mariners, meteorological messages, etc. The network comprises of 39 stations along the coast of Brazil and in the Amazon River, distributed as follows: ..... 1. One main station at Rio de Janeiro (PPR), with facilities available for communication via radio telegraphy (WT) and radio telephony (RT), with vessels sailing in almost every sea and ocean. 2. Three regional stations located at Belem (PPL), Olinda (PPO) and Rio Grande (PPJ), able to communicate via WT and RT with vessels up to approx 600nm distant. 3. Three local stations at Manaus (PPM), Santarem (PPT) and Itajai (PPC) responsible for communications via RT with vessels approx 200nm distant. 4. Seven restricted local stations at Santos (PPS), Paranagua (PPG), Porto Alegre (PPP), Vitoria (PPV), Natal (PPN), Fortaleza (PPF) and Salvador (PPA) able to communicate via RT with vessels sailing in the immediate vicinity. 5. The remaining 25 stations handle local RT communications.

Contraband: Brazilian laws are very strict with respect to smuggling and Masters are requested to instruct their crews not to take more than 2 packets of cigarettes and other articles 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 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 the 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.

Port without paper programme: The Brazilian Federal Ports Bureau's Porto Sem Papel - PSP (Port Without Paper) programme was implemented at Santos Port in 2011. Initially, this will work alongside the old paper system. Several ports are now operating PSP, including Vitoria. It is planned to introduce this system to 34 public ports of Brazil. See Country Section for additional information. 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 FRB HA MP PC 1. General Declaration Y Y Y - 2. Crew List Y Y Y Y 3. Crew Personal Effects List Y - - - 4. Disembarking Passenger List Y Y - - 5. Transit Passengers List Y - Y - 6. Negative Passenger List Y - - - 7. Passenger List - - - Y 8. Stores List (by department) Y - - - 9. Cargo Manifest Y - - - 10. Maritime Health Declaration - Y - - 11. Health Certificate (from last port) - Y - - 12. Maritime Police Pass - - Y - FRB = Federal Revenue Bureau; HA = Health Authorities; MP = Maritime Police; PC = Port Captaincy. 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: The following are required: ..... 1. Request for Clearance or Visa (original) 2. Passenger List (form Fal 6) 3. Embarkation Pass, issued by the Federal Internal Revenue Office (required from all vessels proceeding abroad) 4. Departure (sailing) Pass issued by the Federal Police (required from all vessels proceeding abroad) 5. General Declaration (form Fal 1) 6. Copy of the payment form of the Federal Internal Revenue Tax Levy Document (DARF) of the Tariff for Utilising Lighthouses (TUF) 7. Outgoing Pass.

Vessels should contact agents well in advance of arrival so that terminal and pilots are aware of ETA. Pilot station should also be contacted 1 hour before arrival.

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

Vessels up to LOA 182m may enter the port by day or night; those up to LOA 205m may also enter by day or night but must have the assistance of tugs for berthing or manoeuvring; those over LOA 205m may only enter by day with the assistance of tugs. There is a speed limit of 5kts in the channel.

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 the 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 to another infected port. The free pratique does not exempt the vessel from being visited by the Port Health Authority when the latter considers this to be necessary, but such visits will always be carried out subsequent to berthing without jeopardising vessel operations. When there is a sick passenger or crew member to be landed, the vessel must fly Interco flag "Q". Ship Sanitation Control and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates issued. 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 a death onboard. b. The occurrence of any sickness. c. The occurrence of any sickness with one of the following symptoms: Fever (temperature over 37.5°C) during a period in excess of 48 hours accompanied by skin eruption, jaundice, or ganglia inflammation; acute moderate to serious diarrhoea. d. The occurrence of great mortality of rodents. e. The occurrence of medicine consumption during the voyage, indicate the name and quantity supplied per person. f. Amount of fresh water available onboard. Indicate where the last supply of fresh water took place. g. 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 dejection 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 dejecting/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 dejection/used water tank 12nm from the coast and its immediate sealing. 4. Not to jettison waste assembled 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.

A Mandatory Vessel Reporting System is in operation. ..... 1. Vessels must report as follows: a. On passing a line between Santa Luzia Light and the Praia Mile (Inbound) b. On anchoring c. On leaving anchorage d. On changing berth e. On leaving berth (Outbound) 2. Reports must include the following information: a. Vessel's name b. International callsign c. Flag d. Port of origin (Inbound), destination (Outbound) e. Type of vessel f. Anchorage or berth (Inbound), estimated date of arrival at destination (Outbound) g. Estimated date of departure, cruising speed (Outbound) 3. Vessels shifting anchorage or berth must report the following information: a. Vessel's name b. Callsign c. Previous position d. Present position 4. Reports are to be in Portuguese (request assistance in transmission from pilot, pilot station, Vitoria CRS on VHF Ch 16, or agent as necessary) 5. Vessels unable to contact the Control Post should inform the Harbour Master of Tubarao stating: a. Vessel's name b. Date, time (UT(GMT)) c. Reason for not reporting