Dartmouth (GBDTM)

The port is currently closed for commercial operations. Information for the port is retained should the port reopen. The port consists of a small harbour where vessels can safely anchor or lie to buoys. The harbour is primarily used by yachts, pleasure craft, warships, cruise liners and trawlers.

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

Dartmouth is located at the mouth of the River Dart on the S coast of England.

Mid stream: LOA 180m, draught 8.0m, 30,000t displacement. Alongside: No 1: LOA 156m, draught 6.2m. No 2: LOA 100m, draught 7.3m.

Approx 10 cruise liners plus various naval vessels handled annually.

Outer Anchorage: Available in the vicinity of the Pilot boarding place near Castle Ledge Light-buoy. Quarantine anchorage: Mariners in vessels with infectious diseases onboard are required to anchor in the range (50°20.0'N 003°33.0'W) until granted pratique Anchorage is on the E side, opposite Dartmouth, in depths of 3.0-5.0m.

The harbour is approached between Earlstones (50°19.0'N 003°35.0'W) and Mew Stone, 2nm ENE, and entered between a narrow channel, approx 0.1nm wide, between Castle Point (50°20.5'N 003°33.9'W) and Kettle Point. Southern Approach: Earlstones, rocky patches with a least depth of 3.7m, lie 0.6nm SW of Combe Point; Old Combe Rock in line with Western Blackstone, bearing 033°, leads E off them. Combe Rocks, some of which are above water and some of which dry, lie within 0.15nm S of Combe Point; Outer Combe Rock, the outermost of the group, dries 3.7m and is steep to; Old Combe Rock, 3.0m in height, lies 0.02nm W of the outer rock. Meg Rocks, a group of rocky heads which dry up to 3.0m, lie 0.125nm NNE of Combe Point; no vessel should attempt to pass inside them. Abandoned submarine cables, on which there are 2 flagstaffs, lies 0.5nm NE of Combe Point; Western Blackstone, 2.0m in height, lies 0.1nm SE of Blackstone Point. Homestone, with a depth of 0.9m over it, is the shallowest head of a rocky patch lying 0.3nm SE of Combe Point; Homestone Ledge, with a depth of 3.7m. lies 0.07nm ENE of Homestone. Homestone Buoy is moored, off the SE side of Homestone Ledge. There is a channel between Homestone and Outer Combe Rock with a least depth of 7.9m; Kingswear Castle bearing 014°, and seen midway between Blackstone Point, leads through. Eastern approach: Mew Stone (50°20'N 003°32'W), a rocky islet 35m in height and steep to on its E and S sides, lies on the E side of the approach. A number of high rocks lie on a drying ledge which extends 0.1nm W from Mew Stone, with Shooter Rock, 14m in height, at its outer end. Cat Stone, 5.0m in height, lies on a detached drying ledge 0.05nm S of Shooter Rock. The Verticals, a ledge of rocks which dry up to 1.8m, lie 0.15nm WSW of Mew Stone. West Rock, which is awash at LAT, lies 0.05nm WSW of the Verticals from which it is separated by a deep channel. Detached rocky patches, with a least depth of 6.4m, lie within 0.1nm W of West Rock. There is a narrow channel between Mew Stone and Outer Froward Point, on the coast 0.15nm N, which can be used by small craft with local knowledge, but because of the irregular nature of the ground and of the SE set of the flood stream it is prudent to give this locality a wide berth. Bear's Tail, a drying rock, lies 0.07nm S of Inner Froward Point. Old Castle rock, with a depth of 1.8m, lies 0.05nm within the S end of a shallow ledge which extends 0.22nm S from the coast 0.25nm NW of Inner Froward Point. Castle Ledge, with a depth of 2.4m, lies approx 0.1nm SW of Old Castle Rock and is marked on its S side by Castle Ledge Lightbuoy. The harbour is easy of access; the best time for entering is on the last of the flood stream. Approach in the white sector of Kingswear Light (50°20.8'N 003°34.0'W) between the bearings of 325° and 331°, which leads in the fairway and through the narrows; when abeam Dartmouth Castle deep draught vessels should keep on the W edge of the sector with the light bearing 331° until abeam the light situated 0.1nm N of Kettle Point. When the light close S of Bayard's Cove Castle bears 293° steer for it on this bearing and at night keep within its white sector, until the outer end of the ferry pontoon at Kingswear bears 005° when course may be altered N for the harbour. Vessels entering the harbour should sound 1 prolonged blast on their whistles approx 3 mins before making the N turn off Kingswear. Vessels without local knowledge are advised not to attempt entry at night.

BA 2253, 1634, 1613. Admiralty Pilot NP27, NP286(1).

Brixham Coastguard available, Tel: +44 1803 882704.

1025.

Pilotage is compulsory with certain exceptions for the following vessels in the outer pilotage zone: ..... 1. Vessels carrying passengers or dangerous goods (inc. non gas free tankers) of LOA 20m and over. 2. Towing vessels and tows of 50m and over combined length. 3. Other vessels of LOA 50m and over. The inner pilotage zone commences at the Anchorstone Beacon and additional vessels are subject to pilotage. Apply to the Harbour Authority for details. Pilotage is compulsory in the inner zone for the following vessels: ..... 1. Fishing vessels of LOA 47.5m and over. 2. Towing vessels and tows of 20m and over combined length. 3. Other vessels of LOA 20m and over in length carrying dangerous or polluting goods in bulk including non gas free tankers or carrying passengers with a draught in excess of 1.5m. Vessels should send ETA 24 hours and 12 hours in advance through local agents. Vessels should request pilots through the local agent or Berry Head coastguard station. All other radio conract (other than VHF) and cables should be made through Niton (GNI) or Land's End (GLD). Pilot boards near Castle Ledge Lightbuoy.

Harbour limits: The River Dart within a line joining Combe Point and Inner Froward Point as far as a weir at Totnes.

..... Castle Ledge (50°20.0'N 003°33.3'W) Fl G 5s. Checkstone Fl (2) R 5s. Kingswear Lighthouse (50°20.0'N 003°33.6'W) Iso WRG 3s 9m 8M.

There is a speed limit of 6kts in the River Dart.

Range 4.87m springs; 3.5m neaps. Flood stream: For the first 5 hours of the flood stream into the harbour the coastal stream is SW going; for the last 1.5 hours the flood stream in the approaches and the coastal stream run in the same direction. At the beginning of the flood stream, -0550 Devonport, the SW going coastal stream turns N off Homestone, then NNE towards Wash Point and Kingswear Castle and NW into the harbour; a branch of this stream also forms an eddy, running NE from Homestone across the harbour entrance, at a rate of approx 1kt, towards Inner Froward Point and Castle Ledge, where it turns E past the Verticals and Mew Stone, and rejoins the SW going coastal stream. The eddy stream from Homestone across the harbour entrance continues till the SW going coastal stream ends, -0105 Devonport, after which, and till the end of the flood stream, +0025 Devonport, a branch of NE going coastal stream runs directly into the harbour. The flood stream is weak along the W shore off the entrance and does not exceed approx 1kt in mid channel; its rate increases as the channel narrows, to a max of approx 1.25kts off Battery Point, decreasing inside as the channel widens. The flood stream runs generally in the direction of the channel; close inshore on the E side of the entrance, a weak eddy runs SSE between Brookhill House and Kettle Point; inside the entrance an eddy runs strongly S and E along the shore from Bayard's Cove Castle to One Gun Point, beginning -0400 Devonport. Effects of set during flood stream: Outside a line drawn between Homestone and Mew Stone ships entering or leaving harbour may experience a SW set during the flood, except near its end. Inside this line, whilst the eddy is still running, ships may expect a NE set. Ebb stream: For the first 4 hours of ebb the coastal stream is NE going for the last 2 hours ebb and coastal streams run in the same direction. The ebb stream runs obliquely across the channel from off Kingswear towards Warfleet Point; and then outwards in the direction of the channel outside the entrance it, at first, meets the NE going coastal stream approx on the line Homestone to Mew Stone, and turns NE, but it runs outwards when coastal stream slackens and turns SW with the coastal stream after +0440 Devonport. The ebb stream attains a rate up to 1.5kts in the narrowest part of the channel, decreasing to approx 1kt outside. During the ebb a weak eddy runs W close inshore between Castle Point and One Gun Point, and on the opposite side, an eddy runs strongly W between Brookhill House and Kingswear. Effect of set during ebb stream: Outside a line drawn between Homestone and Mew Stone ships entering or leaving the harbour may experience a NE set during the ebb, except near its end when the set turns SW. Inside this line the ebb stream from the entrance runs mainly in the direction of the fairway and consequently little set is to be expected. After heavy rains freshets may advance the time of commencement of the ebb stream.

Tugs are available with 72 hours notice from Brixham. Launches with limited towing capacity are available from the Harbour Authority.

Prevailing winds: W'ly.

DARTMOUTH 50°21.07'N 3°34.61'W UNCTAD LOCODE: GB DTM ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 04/25 Dartmouth Harbour Master correspondence, (RSDRA2024000359712), 04/25

VHF: Port: Ch 11, 09,16, 73. Callsign "Dartnav". Safety and Distress: Ch 11. Pollution Control: Ch 10.

Available.

Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (DHNA) require an Arrival Report. ..... Copies Vessels arriving from an EU port and sailing to an EU port: 1. IMO Crew Lists (Inwards & Outwards). 2 Vessels arriving from an EU port but sailing to a non EU port: 1. IMO Crew Lists (Inwards & Outwards) 2 2. IMO General Declaration (Outwards) 2 3. IMO Ship's Stores Declaration (Outwards) 2 4. IMO Passenger Lists (Outwards). 2 Vessels arriving from outside the EU but sailing to an EU port 1. IMO Crew Lists (Inwards & Outwards) 2 2. IMO General Declaration (Inwards), 2 3. IMO Ship's Stores Declaration (Inwards) 2 4. IMO Crew Effects Declaration 2 5. IMO Passenger List (Inwards). 2 Vessels arriving from outside the EU and sailing to a port outside the EU: 1. IMO General Declaration (Inwards & Outwards) 2 2. IMO Ships Stores Declaration (Inwards & Outwards) 2 3. IMO Crew Effects Declaration 2 4. IMO Crew Lists (Inwards & Outwards) 2 5. IMO Passenger Lists (Inwards & Outwards). 2

Notify ETA 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival.

No vessel within the harbour shall exceed a speed of 6kts unless consent in writing has been previously obtained from the Harbour Master. All vessels arriving are to secure to mooring buoys or, if swinging room permits, moor on the E side of the harbour, E of the fairway mooring buoys. The space on the W side of the buoys abutting on the town of Dartmouth being reserved as a fairway, no vessel is permitted to moor therein, except with the written permission from the Harbour Master. Vessels carrying explosives are required to anchor in The Range.

Vessels arriving with infectious diseases onboard are required to anchor in The Range until granted pratique.