Country Harbour (CACOH)

The port is no longer used to handle forest products but continues to import processed fish for packaging at the local plant. The navigation season is year round, ice does not form outside the Narrows.

North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Area. For ships over 100m in length, Winter Dec 16 to Feb 15, Summer Feb 16 to Dec 15. For ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Country Harbour is a long inlet, located on the E coast of Nova Scotia.

Good anchorage can be found off Stewart Cove, with depths of 8.2-12.8m, mud.

Country Harbour is a long inlet, entered W of Bear Trap Head and extending approx 8nm to the NW. Navigation is possible as far as Stewart Cove. The small village of Stormont is located at end of this cove, near Adams Point (45°13'.2N 61°44'.1W) where the harbour narrows. The fairway has least depth of 10m for a distance of 6nm above Bear Trap Head. The directions are as follows: From a position NE of Country Harbour Head the 313° alignment of Harbour Point with the summit of Mount Misery leads a further 2nm NW until abreast Bear Trap Head from where a mid channel track through Country Harbour should be followed until N of Leggatt Point, (3nm NW of Bear Trap Head). Then the W shore should be favoured to avoid mussel beds which lie off the E shore, approx 1nm SSE of Stewart Cove.

Can 4284 and 4321. BA 4748. Admiralty Pilot NP59, NP286(5).

1025.

Not compulsory. If used, pilot boards in position approx 4.7nm SE of Cape Mocodome.

Mount Misery (45°10'.8N 61°42'.8W) is a remarkable round hill located on the promontory, W side of the harbour.

A chain ferry crosses Country Harbour NW of Green Point, 1nm SE of Mount Misery. A green light is displayed from the ferry landing on each shore when the ferry is docked and the cable is suspended to its maximum depth of 10.7m in the centre of the channel. A red light is shown when the ferry is underway and the cable lies near the surface. A submarine power cable is laid across the harbour nearby, NW of the ferry.

Range 1.82m at springs, 1.44m at neaps. Tidal streams in the harbour are weak and seldom exceed 0.5nm.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly.

COUNTRY HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA 45°09.32'N 61°40.98'W UNCTAD LOCODE: CA COH For details see: GENERAL NOTES (ATLANTIC COAST) ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Radio: Halifax Coast Guard Radio (callsign "VCS") can be used for passing messages throughout 24 hours. Amver messages can be passed through "VCS". Halifax Coast Guard CRS has sites at Sambro (44°28.3'N 063°37.3'W); Ecum Secum (44°57.9'N 062°08.9'W); Kingsburg (44°16.5'N 064°17.3'W). HF and MF frequencies are used, depending upon distance from station. VHF: Pilot: Ch 16.

Allowances: For each officer or crew member the allowance is 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 0.9kg of tobacco and 1.1 litres of liquor or 8.2 litres of beer or ale. Penalty for non compliance with the above is forfeiture. If ship's bond count is not accurate, overage results in forfeiture and penalty, under results in payment of duty, taxes and penalty. Immigration: Routine filing of documents is undertaken by the vessel's agent. There are no restrictions on crew and/or passengers except those who require a visa. If they do not possess a visa they must remain aboard the vessel.

..... Document Copies 1. Last Port Clearance 3 2. Ship's Bonded Stores List 3 3. Crew's Personal Effects List 3 4. Immigration Crew List 3 5. Maritime Declaration of Health 1 Documents are received by Canada Customs on arrival or in the absence of Customs it is the responsibility of the vessel's agent to take documents to Canada Customs and Immigration.

Pilot: Vessels should send the first ETA 24 hours in advance, corrected or confirmed 6 hours in advance (ETD 6 hours in advance) to Atlantic Pilotage Authority. To be sent to vessel's agent 5 days, 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival. Vessel's ETA should be sent to ECAREG (Telex: 019-22510 CCG MRHQ DRT) 96 hours prior to arrival, also notify VTS 12 hours in advance at the zone limit. ETA message to agent must include "Vessel Pre-Arrival Notification" and vessel's Crew List. The Vessel Pre-Arrival Notification includes: ..... 1. Vessel's name and callsign 2. Date 3. GT 4. Port of Registry 5. Master 6. Port/berth/dock 7. Date of vessel arrival and time of arrival 8. Date of departure and time of departure 9. Voyage routeing (including last 5 ports of call starting with the most recent). 10. Customs service required at time of arrival Yes/No 11. If Yes, specify reason 12. Number of crew 13. Number of passengers 14. Number of fishery observers 15. Number of crew/passengers/observers signing off 16. Crew List attached 17. Nationality of crew and nationality of officers 18. Brief summary of cargo 19. Containerised 20. Non-containerised 21. Bulk 22. Vessel repairs in foreign country (Canadian vessels only) Yes/No 23. Certificates with expiry dates: a. Safety Construction b. Safety Equipment c. Ship Sanitation Control d. Safety Radio e. Load Line 24. Will the vessel operate in the coastal trade Yes/No Is the vessel licensed Yes/No If Yes, where was the licence issued and date valid until 25. Agent 26. Agent contact person 27. Agent fax number and contact person telephone number.

State flag to be flown over the stern and Canadian flag at the mast.

Pratique should be applied for when arriving from a country which has infectious diseases or death onboard from unknown causes. Pratique is applied for through the vessel's agent. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate and Exemption Certificates can be renewed.

NOR normally tendered when vessel secured alongside berth except most tankers tender on arrival pilot station or at port limits.