Ceuta (ESCEU)

The port is a free port and is sheltered by two N facing breakwaters (1,500 and 500m in length), the entrance being 300m wide with a depth of 18.0m. Apart from being an important bunkering port it is equipped to handle container, Ro-Ro and passenger/vehicle ferry traffic, with regular services to Algeciras, Malaga and Melilla.

Summer.

Ceuta is a Spanish enclave on the N Moroccan coast, an artificial harbour at the SE end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

LOA 285.24m, beam 32.25m, draught 10.2m, 51,034DWT.

Approx 1,700,000t of cargo, 10,000TEU, 11,000 vessels and 2,000,000 passengers handled annually.

Anchorage North of harbour: Vessels may anchor off Dique de Poniente (35° 53.9'N 005°18.6'W) in an area bounded N by the line joining Punta Bermeja (35° 54.5'N 005°20.8'W) and Punta de Santa Catalina (35°54.4'N 005°17.3'W) and in the S by the 3 alignments of Dique de Poniente but not E of the head of this breakwater. The recommended anchorage is approximately 0.7nm NW of the head of the breakwater in depths of approx 26m, stone, with Renegado bearing not more than 266°, but the anchorage is exposed. Fresh SE winds cause a heavy sea in the bay and during W winds heavy squalls come down off the mountains. Vessels should be prepared to leave at the onset of such weather. Prohibited anchorage area: Due to the existence of submarine cables, this extends up to 1.25nm N from the port entrance on the E side of the bay. Anchorage South of Harbour: Anchorage may be obtained in depths of 20.0m or more, sheltered from W and N winds, in Ensenada de Ceuta in an anchorage centred on 35°49.0'N 005°19.5'W. A pilot boarding point for the port of Tanger Med is situated 1nm E of the anchorage and a triangular area in which anchoring is prohibited is situated 3nm NE. Caution: Tunny nets may be encountered in season 0.5nm E of Punta de Piedras Gordas (35°52.7'N 005°19.7'W). An obstruction is charted in position 35°52.8'N 005°17.7'W.

There are no fairways or channels to be negotiated when entering the port. Harbour entrance width 300m, depth 17.7m. Maximum recorded current across the entrance is1kt.

BA 87, 142, 773, 2717, 2742, 3578. Admiralty Pilot NP67, NP286(3).

Guardia Civil del Mar, Comandancia de Marina.

1025.

Mooring services are compulsory.

Compulsory and available 24 hours. The pilot station, a square flat roofed building surmounted by a signal mast and lookout position, is situated on a small spur mole close inside the head of Dique de Poniente. Pilots require 24 hours notice of ETA. The pilot boarding position is 0.5nm N of the port entrance, in position 35° 54.219'N 5° 18.660'W. Contact the pilot station by VHF on Ch16, 1 hour prior to arrival.

Renegado (35°54.0'N 005°21.7'W) on the W side of the bay, a peak surmounted by a tower, and whose slopes are fissured and wooded on its seaward side. Mount Hacho (35°53.8N 005°17.4'W). Punta Almina Lighthouse (white tower and building, height 16m) (35°54'N 005° 17'W), standing on Cerro de los Mosqueros 0.2nm SW of Punta Almina. Punta Carnero Lighthouse (yellow round tower, green base, silver lantern, height 19m) (36°05'N 005°25'W). Europa Point Light (36°07'N 005°21'W). Dique de Poniente (Racon) (35°53.8'N 005°18.6'W).

Vessels carrying explosives must give ample warning of arrival in advance to the pilot station in order for the necessary precautions to be taken.

Mean spring range approx 1.4m; mean neap range approx 0.4m. Tidal streams: West going stream from 6.5hrs before HW Gibraltar and east going stream approx 0.5hrs after HW Gibraltar.

Contact Tarifa Traffic by VHF.

Normally two tugs in service of 1,100hp and 2,300hp. Tugs use ship lines.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly.

CEUTA 35°53.75'N 5°18.57'W UNCTAD LOCODE: ES CEU ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Coastal Radio Station "Tarifa Radio". VHF: Pilot, Port & VTS: Ch 10, 16, 12, Pilot: Tel: +34 956 508331, Fax: +34 956 501524. VTS email: controladores@puertodeceuta.com.

Immigration: Shore passes are not required for crew.

To be delivered to the agent, for distribution to the appropriate authorities. ..... Documents Copies 1. Crew List 4 2. Store List 1 3. International Tonnage Certificate 1 Customs and Immigration require the following documents: 1. Store List 1 2. Crew List 1 Cargo Documentation: 1. Cargo Manifest 2 2. Packing List - 3. Certificate of Origin - 4. NOR -

Notification of arrival should be sent to the agent 24 hours in advance. Vessels exceeding LOA 180m or 9.1m draught or carrying dangerous or hazardous goods must give 48 hours notice prior to arrival. ETA delays should be notified direct to the pilot station.

When entering port, the National Spanish flag and the "Q" flag must be flown. During bunkering operations, the "B" flag must be flown.

Contained in 'The Spanish National Ports Law and Regulation of Operation in the Port of Ceuta' and obtainable from the Harbour Master.

Maritime Health Declaration is compulsory when vessels coming from developing countries outside the European Union. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate (SSCC) and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates (SSCEC) can be issued.

NOR is required for unloading operations only.