Romo (DKRMO)

Romo port also known as Havneby port is a small harbour situated on the SE side of the island protected by breakwaters. The most popular activities are ferries, passengers and Ro-Ro handled by Romo-Sylt Linie GmbH & Co KG at RSL Terminal. Other than that bulk and general cargo for building materials available on the N side area of the port.

Romo Havn is located at the SE end of Romo Island off the North Sea coast.

LOA 90m and draught 4.5m.

The outer basin entered directly from Romo Dyb through an entrance, 50m wide, between the heads of the outer breakwaters, both of which are marked by a light (each a grey framework tower, 4m in height, floodlit). Then a dredged channel leads 0.1nm WNW to the inner harbour entrance, 30m wide, between the heads of the inner breakwaters, both of which are marked by lights and floodlit. Caution: The harbour, especially the inner part, is liable to silting, the silt consisting of loosely bedded clay ooze which can reduce depth by up to 1.5m. The greater part of the harbour is dredged annually to 4.2m.

BA 3766, German 108 and Danish 60. Admiralty Pilot NP55, NP286(2).

1025.

Pilots should be ordered as follows: a) 18 hours before ETA at required pilot boarding with confirmation 4 hours before ETA. b) 4 hours before and 1 hour before ETD (for vessels outbound from port).

An inbound vessel has precedence, an outbound vessel being required to wait until the inbound vessel is clear. There is a speed limit in the harbour of 3kts.

Mean spring range 2.0m, mean neap range 1.3m. Water levels are strongly influenced by winds. W gales can raise the level by up to 3m above MHWS, E winds can lower the level by up to 2m below MLWS.

VHF: Port: Ch 16, 10, 12, 13. Tel: +45 74 755245, Fax: +45 74 755197, Email: havnekontoret@romohavn.dk. Pilots: For ordering pilots see www.danpilot.dk. The Port of Romo Port office Havnepladsen 6 DK-6792 Romo Tel: +45 74 75 52 45 E-mail: info@portromo.dk