Shippegan (CASHP)

The basin and wharves are located at the town, on the W shore. Fishery and peat industries are situated locally. The Navigation season is from Apr to Dec, ice forms in the harbour during the second week of Dec.

North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Shippegan is situated on the E coast of Canada.

Outer anchorage is available near the outer end of Shippegan Channel, 47°53'N 064°46'W.

Shippegan Harbour can be approached and entered from the Gulf of St Lawrence, through Shippegan Gully, or from Baie des Chaleurs through Baie de Shippegan. The least charted depth in the approach from Baie des Chaleurs is 4.0m. This depth permits vessel of 3.6m draught to enter the harbour at any time. The directions for entering harbour are as follows: The initial position is 1.5nm N of Pointe a Bernache, (47°45'N 064°43'W). Shippegan Harbour W entrance leading lights: Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on a framework tower, 9m in height), (47°44.8'N 064°42.1'W). Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16m in height), 453m from front light. The alignment 154.5° of these lights leads through the buoyed channel to Shippegan Harbour.

BA 1715; Can 4913, 4920. Admiralty Pilot NP65.

1025.

Compulsory. Pilot boards in position 47°54.4'N 064°48.5'W. ETA should be sent to Atlantic Pilot Authority 12 and 4 hours prior to arrival.

Shippegan Wharf Light (square framework tower, 3m in height) 47°44.9'N 064° 42.1'W, on the outer end of the N jetty. Savoy Landing Light (square framework tower, 5m in height) 47°44.9'N 064° 41.5'W, on the head of the Savoy landing jetty.

Vertical clearance: A causeway (47°45'N 064°42'W) with a lift bridge near its SW end, spans the harbour from Ile Lameque on the N side to the mainland on the S side at a position close S of the wharves at Shippegan. Vertical clearance is 13m when the bridge is raised and 2.7m when lowered.

Range 2.4m. Tidal streams: The tidal stream sets S through Baie de Shippegan and Shippegan Gully from about 3 hours before to 3 hours after the time of LW in Shippegan Harbour. The stream sets in the opposite direction from about 3 hours before to 3 hours after the time of HW. The S going stream is somewhat stronger than the N going stream, and its rate increases more rapidly at the beginning and decreases more rapidly at the end than the N going stream. The greatest rate is approx 5kts in both directions, in Shippegan Gully. The duration of slack water is about 10 minutes, but the rate remains less than 1kt for about 45 minutes.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly.

Communications: Messages can be passed through Halifax Radio "VCS" or Montreal Radio "VFN" throughout 24 hours. Communication is possible through Inmarsat.

Allowances: Officers and crew are allowed 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 0.9kg of tobacco and 1.1 litres of liquor or 8.2 litres of beer or ale. There is a penalty for non-compliance. Immigration: There are, generally, no formalities except when a vessel has stowaways and passengers without visas onboard. The following restrictions are in place: ..... 1. Crew members signing off must first be cleared with customs. 2. Passengers are not allowed to leave the ship until cleared with customs, same for supernumeraries accompanying ship's crew. 3. Passengers from some countries require visas.

The following documents are required on arrival: ..... Document Copies 1. Ships Stores Declaration (Form E1) Original + 2 copies 2. Crews Effects Declaration (Form Y14) Original + 2 copies 3. Crew List (Form 200) Original + 2 copies The authorities will accept IMO forms. The forms are for Revenue Canada Customs and Excise. The vessel's agent will file the documents with the Customs office after the vessel has berthed. If the required forms are not onboard they can be delivered with the pilot if agent is notified in advance.

Initial ETA should be sent on departure from last port. Further ETA's should be sent 5, 2 and 1 day prior to arrival to the ship's agent. The ETA message should include: ..... 1. Vessel requirements prior to arrival. 2. Last 5 ports of call starting with last port, number of crew, nationality of crew, Master's name, any crew change, and expiry dates of certificates (Loadline, Ship Sanitation Control, Safety Equipment, Safety Construction, Oil Liability).

State flag at the stern, Canadian flag on the mast.

Pratique should only be applied for when vessel is arriving from a country which has a plague outbreak or the vessel has had a death onboard and serious illness among the crew or infestation of rats. Pratique can be applied for by radio. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate and Exemption Certificates can be renewed.

As per Charter Party or upon docking with first line ashore.