Kiel (DEKEL)

It is a natural harbour, usually ice free, specialising in Ro-Ro and cruise traffic. There are ship building and repair docks.

Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Kiel is located at the Baltic Sea entrance of the Kiel Canal.

Draught 10.5m, LOA 315.7, beam 37.6m, 55,809DWT

Approx 7,000,000t of cargo, 23,600TEU, 1,700 vessels and 2,400,000 passengers handled annually.

The best anchorage is obtained in Holtenau-Reede on the W side of the harbour, in depths of about 13.0m. The S part of this roadstead is reserved for vessels about to enter the canal. The S limit of the anchorage is marked by Nos 11 and 13 Lightbuoys (starboard hand), and the N limit by the lightbuoys (special) marking Friedrichsort degaussing range. Good anchorage can also be obtained in Heikendorf-Reede, about 1.5nm E of the entrance to Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal, as shown on the chart, in depths between 7.0-12.0m, mud. Vessels with explosives or inflammable cargo must anchor here or in Strander Bucht. This anchorage is also used by vessels waiting to enter the canal when Holtenau-Reede is crowded. ..... Name/number Latitude Longitude Depth (m) Notes Off Kiel Lighthouse 54°31.0'N 010°18.0'E 11.0 Heikendorf Reede 54°22.2'N 010°11.3'E 10.0 Max draught 9.7m Holtenau Reede 54°22.5'N 010°10.0'E 12.0 Max draught 9.7m With permission of Wasser and Schiffahrtsamt (Federal water board authority).

Vessels enter the harbour either from the W through Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal, or from the NE by passage from Kieler Bucht through Kieler Forde. Max depth approx 11.5m.

BA 2469, 696. German D 33, Approaches to Kieler Forde, D 34, approaches to ports of Kiel. Admiralty Pilot NP18, NP286(2).

German Life Boat Association, station at Laboe, Tel: +49 4343 6540; SAR helicopter at Holtenau Airport.

Varying from 1013 to 1025.

Vessels to berth with bow seaward unless arranged otherwise prior to arrival with Port Authority.

Pilotage for Kieler Forde and through Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal is compulsory for merchant vessels, with the exception of specified small craft. Pilots available through Holtenau Pilots, pilotage to Baltic ports can also be arranged. Pilot stations located off Kiel Lighthouse and Holtenau Reede. VHF Ch 14 for inbound vessels, callsign "Kiel Pilot". ETA to be advised to pilot 2 hours prior to arrival. German and English languages spoken. Pilot boards off Kiel Lighthouse. The signals for vessels requiring a pilot for navigation of the canal from Holtenau Pilot Station are: By day; flag "G", above No 1 Pennant. By night, or in thick weather; signal (Mo 8) by lamp or siren; also at night: two white lights, disposed horizontally, facing the bow.

The N limit of Kieler Handelshafen extends SE from the S side of the entrance to Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal to a position on the E shore about 0.9nm N of the mouth of the River Schwentine (54°20.0'N 010°10.0'E).

Friedrichsort Lighthouse (54°23.5'N 010°11.7'E). Holtenau Schleusen Lighthouse (red round tower, 20m in height) (54°22.2'N 010° 09.4'E), on N side of the entrance to Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal, and Pilot Station Tower (about 0.1nm NNE). Scheerhafen Lighthouse (red metal framework tower, white band, grey lantern, masonry base, 20m in height) (54°21.9'N 010°09.2'E), on S side of the entrance to Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal.

Controlling depth is about 16.0m through Kieler Fjorde, decreasing to 11.5m at the head of the inner Fjord. Speed is restricted to a maximum of 10kts in the S part of Kieler Ford and throughout Kieler Handelshafen, and to a maximum of 5kts at distances less than 200m from piers, harbours and moorings.

Nil.

VTS Kiel Canal East is mandatory for vessels over LOA 50m, or exceeding 40m in height, and those carrying dangerous cargoes. Vessels entering the VTS Area of VTS Kiel Canal East must maintain a continuous listening watch on the appropriate VHF Ch as follows: ..... Station Area VHF Ch Kiel Traffic Kieler Forde 67 Kiel Canal 4 Kiel-Holtenau Locks Approach, outer harbour and in the locks 12, 16 Kiel Canal 3 Canal Area from Breiholz to Kiel-Holtenau 03 Reporting: Sailing Plan (SP): A SP must be sent as follows: ..... 1. In Kieler Forde (to VTS Centre Kiel Traffic on VHF Ch 67) a. 30 minutes before passing Kiel Light (Inbound) b. Before leaving a harbour or berth bound for the Kiel Canal c. When bound for the Holtenau Anchorage 2. In Kiel Canal: a. In the locks (by form available at the locks) b. Before leaving a harbour or berth within the Kiel Canal area to VTS Centre Kiel Canal 3 on VHF Ch 03. Position Report (PR): A PR must be sent in case of amendments of Sailing Plan (SP) (e.g. when interrupting or commencing Canal transit without instruction from the VTS centre) as follows: ..... 1. In the Kiel Canal: To VTS Centre Kiel Canal 3 on VHF Ch 03 2. In the Kieler Ford and Kiel-Holtenau Locks: To VTS Centre Kiel Canal 4 on VHF Ch 12.

..... Tug name Horsepower Bollard Pull Kiel 4,200kW 65t Bulk 2,320kW 40t Falckenstein 1,440kW 25t Holtenau 1,440kW 28.5t Kitzeberg 1,440kW 25t Tug "Bulk" with fire fighting capability, 720mі/hr. Company office for all tugs, Tel: +49 431 594 1263 (day and night).

Prevailing winds: Variable.

KIEL 54°19.14'N 10°08.46'E UNCTAD LOCODE: DE KEL For details see: NORD-OSTSEE KANAL (KIEL CANAL) PILOT REQUIREMENTS KIELER FЦRDE PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 24/25 (Former update 23/25) German Bulletin 20/25, (RSDRA2025000272293), 24/25

VHF: ..... Station VHF Ch Tel/Email Kiel Port 11, 16 +49 431 982 2101, hafenbetrieb@port-of-kiel.com Naval Port "Call DH094" 11, 14, 16 - Kiel Lighthouse Pilots "Call Kiel Pilots" 14, 16 +49 171 835 8445, etainfo@kielpilot.de Kiel-Holtenau Pilots "Call Holtenau Pilot" 12 +49 431 362858, holtenaupilot@kielpilot.de Kiel Traffic 67 +49 4502 947 5512, ktraffic@hl.wsd-nord.de Kiel Port: Monitors Ch 16, 11 within limits of the port of Kiel. Operates during working hours (Mon to Thu 0700-1600hrs, Fri 0800-1400hrs). After office hours, contact Kiel Port Authority Mob: +49 171 649 7373. Pilot station notes: In the area around Kiel Light Tower, pilots can be contacted on Ch 14. Within "Aussenforde", inbound vessels switch from Ch 14 to Ch 12 at "Buoy 1". Outbound vessels switch from Ch 12 to Ch 14 at "Friedrichsort". In the waters and roadsteads W of Holtenau Locks, vessels with pilots also use Ch 12 as well as Ch 73. In this area "Holtenau Pilot" and "Kiel Kanal 4" are also operating. Vessels with pilots clearing Kiel Harbour switch from Ch 11 to Ch 12, N of the line joining "Buoy Kiel 4" and "Buoy K1". Information on lock traffic can be obtained from "Kiel Kanal 4" on Ch 12. Vessels entering Kiel Harbour switch to Ch 11, S of the line joining Scheerhafen N Mole, "Buoy K4".

The following documents are required on arrival: ..... 1. Crew List 2. Crew Effects List 3. Bonded Stores List.

..... 1. Cargo List (if vessel discharges and/or loads cargo) 2. Crew Personal Effects List 3. Bonded Store List 4. Crew List.

ETA to be advised to agent at least 24 hours prior to arrival and to pilot 2 hours before arrival. List of dangerous goods for discharging and transit to be submitted to Port Authority 48 hours prior to arrival. The following information should be notified before entry into the port: ..... 1. Name 2. Callsign 3. IMO number 4. Flag State 5. ETA 6. ETD 7. Previous port of call 8. Next port of call 9. Type and amount of waste

Flag "B" for dangerous cargoes, or when loading and/or transferring bunkers.

No overboard discharge of sewage allowed. Vessels intending to transit Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal must wait at the S limit of Holtenau-Reede, which marks the fairway approaches to the canal, to embark the pilot. The fairway approaches to Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal may only be used by vessels that are entering or leaving the canal. A vessel leaving Der Nord-Ostsee Kanal bound for Kieler Handelshafen must leave the approaches to the canal by the shortest route after clearing Nordmole at Scheerhafen.

Pratique on arrival. Quarantine: A vessel obliged to display the quarantine flag must anchor in the N part of Holtenau-Reede, and await the assignment of a berth. Ship Sanitation Control certification facilities available.

To be arranged with terminal.

No standard messages.