Rota (ESROT)

Principally a Naval base. The port is located near the Straits of Gibraltar and at the halfway point between United States and SW Asia. The harbour is well protected from wave action but provides little protection from winds, especially those from the S or W.

Summer.

Rota is situated on the N side of Bahia de Cadiz. Rota Naval Base is situated 1.5nm E of the town.

LOA 300m, DWT 50000, Draught 11.6m.

Vessels bound for the Naval base may obtain anchorage off the port in a restricted area extending 1.5nm S of the port entrance which is reserved for warships and merchant vessels.

Approach and entry: The harbour is approached from SSE on the alignment of leading lights and entered between breakwaters. The navigable width of the entrance is about 250m due to shoaling around the breakwater heads. Controlling depths: Depths reduce to 10.5m on the leading line 0.2nm NNW of the entrance. Charted depths in the harbour vary from about 8.0m in the SE side to over 11m on the W side. Directions for entry to Rota Naval Base: Leading lights: From a position E of Las Cabezuelas Lightbuoy the alignment (345.5°) of leading lights, exhibited from the head of the harbour, leads through the anchorage and between the breakwater heads into the harbour. A light (aluminium column, platform and ladder) is exhibited from the head of each breakwater: Front Light (black diamond on orange metal framework tower, 9m in height). Rear Light (black sphere on similar tower, 15m in height) (272m NNW of front light).

BA 86, 90. Admiralty Pilot NP67, NP286(1).

1025.

Compulsory. Naval pilots board 1nm S of the port entrance.

Range 2.4m.

Available.

Prevailing winds: W'ly.

ROTA 36°36.66'N 6°19.39'W UNCTAD LOCODE: ES ROT For details see: CБDIZ PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 20/24 Cadiz VTS correspondence, (RSDRA2024000085525), 20/24

VHF: Ch 13 & 16.

Merchant vessels bound for the Naval base must inform the base of their ETA 72 hours in advance stating the nature and quantity of cargo carried. The ETA must be either confirmed or amended by a priority message sent 24 hours before the time originally quoted.Should the ETA need further amendment by more than 4 hours a further message giving the revised ETA must be sent. Radio telephone contact should be made with Rota Control 6 hours before arrival.