Hartlepool (GBHTP)

Hartlepool has a tidal harbour (Victoria Harbour) with the enclosed N Basin being entered from Victoria Harbour. Hartlepool's main trade is forest products, ores, coal, cars, steel and general cargo. There is also a ship breaking yard. Lock gates open for ship movements 3 hours before to 1 hour after HW.

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

Hartlepool is situated 3.5nm N of the entrance to the River Tees.

LOA 190m; beam 33m, draught 9.4m. Required Under Keel Clearance 1.25-1.8m, depending on beam. Max size for high sided vessels: LOA 173.5m, beam 27.5m. Specialist Construction Vessel "Pioneering Spirit" (used for transport of Brent Delta Platform to Hartlepool for dismantling): 403,342GT. LOA 382m, Beam 124m, Draught 10m to 27m, Depth 30m. Lifting gear 48,000t.

Approx 24,000,000t of cargo and 3,000 vessels handled annually. Tonnage and Vessel figure also includes Teesport. ( see separate entry).

Vessels intending to take a pilot should anchor 1-1.5nm E or SE of the Tees Fairway Buoy, bottom sand and clay. Anchorage is exposed to gales from the N through to E. Anchorage is prohibited near and around the Ekofisk and Everest pipelines.

Hartlepool is approached from E through Tees Bay, then Hartlepool Bay at the N end of Tees Bay and finally through a dredged channel to the port. Caution: There is a nominal depth in the approach channel of 5.7m. The channel is subject to silting and the Harbour Master should be consulted for the latest information. Entrance: Leading lights and buoys lead through the 1nm length entrance channel. Deep draught vessels should always consult the Harbour Master for the latest information. Outer approaches: From a position 1.5nm ESE of The Heugh (54°42.0'N 001°11.0'W), the track leads 1nm W to a position 0.8nm SE of the harbour entrance within the white sector of the directional light indicating the dredged channel, passing N of a rocky shoal (1nm SE), marked by Longscar Lightbuoy (E cardinal) which lies close E of the shoal. The NE extremity (1nm SSE) of Longscar, a detached ledge of rock which dries is 0.35nm SW of the shoal. Longscar runs 0.4nm SW from its extremity, with several smaller detached patches on either side. Longscar Lightbuoy and 2 detached rock pinnacles close SW are covered by the white sector (317°-325°) of Old Pier Light. Inner approaches: The white sector (324.4°-325.4°) of the light exhibited from a light tower 50m in height (54°42.0'N 001°11.6'W), leads through the dredged channel marked by lightbuoys and buoys, to the harbour entrance, passing (with positions from the harbour entrance): WSW of the head of a breakwater (0.4nm ESE) which is made of sand and cement and runs 0.2nm SSE from the shore close SSE of The Heugh. The Stones, detached rocks, lie close NE of the breakwater head. Then: WSW of a beacon (pole, 7.0m in height) (0.15nm SE) which stands on Inscar Point, then: To the harbour entrance which has a width of 80m and lies between Old Pier on the NE side, on which stands a light (white wooden tower, two horizontal red bands,12m in height) and Middleton Light Beacon (metal tower). The light beacon stands on the head of Middleton Breakwater which runs SE from the shore. The dredged channel continues through Outer Harbour into Victoria Harbour from where direct approach can be made to the entrance to North Basin, fitted with lock gates, width 21.3m and a depth over the sill 8.1m at MHWS. The lock is operated from 3 hours before HW to 1 hour after HW. Both the in going and out going streams set across the approach.

BA 2566, 2567. Admiralty Pilot NP54, NP286(1).

Humber Coastguard, contact on VHF Ch 16, 67 or Tel: +44 1262 672317.

1025.

Pilotage in the River Tees or in Victoria Dock is compulsory. ..... 1. The areas of compulsory pilotage are: a. The Tees, which comprise : i. The Approach Channel from Tees North Lightbuoy to the inner limit of the Seaton Turning Area ii. The navigable area of the Seaton Channel iii. The navigable area of the Tees between the inner limit of the Seaton Turning Area and No 23 Lightbuoy iv. The navigable area of the Tees between No 23 Lightbuoy and the inner limit of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority's jurisdiction b. Hartlepool, which comprises i. The Hartlepool Channel between No 1 Lightbuoy and the Traffic Control Light Tower situated on the Fish Quay ii. Hartlepool Dock 2. Pilotage is compulsory for the following a. Vessels over LOA 95m b. Vessels with a summer DWT exceeding 4,000t c. Vessels with GT exceeding 4,000t d. Vessels over LOA 20m carrying hazardous cargo i. Any good defined in Regulation 2 (1) of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulation 1997 as dangerous goods or marine pollutant, carried in bulk ii. Those goods contained in the List of Oils at appendix 1 to Annex 1 of MARPOL 73/78 carried in bulk iii. Explosives class 1.1 in excess of 1,000kg NEQ e. Vessels requiring the service of a tug 3. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 80m LOA navigating within the navigable area of the Tees between No 23 Lightbuoy and the inner limit of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority's jurisdiction 4. Vessels moving along a quay without letting go from that quay are exempt from pilotage. 5. Pilots board at the following positions: a. Tees & Hartlepool North (54°42.80'N 001°05.05'W) b. Tees & Hartlepool South (54°40.94'N 001°04.60'W) Vessels must notify the pilot station of their ETA or ETD 2 hours in advance on VHF Ch 16 or 14. A 24 hour service is provided by Tees & Hartlepool Pilotage Authority, Tel: +44 1642 485648.

The port limits extend from the Tees Barrage to a line 3nm seaward of the Southgare Lighthouse, and from a position 4nm NW of Hartlepool to Redcar.

Tees Fairway Buoy (Racon) (54°41.0'N 001°06.2'W). Heugh Lighthouse (54°41.8'N 001°10.5'W).

The lock is operated from 3 hours before HW to 1 hour after HW.

Range 4.68m (springs), 2.57m (neaps).

All vessel movements are controlled by Tees Port Control. The Port Operations and Information Service which include Surveillance Radar covers the River Tees, Tees and Hartlepool Bays and the approaches seaward for ranges up to 12nm. Vessels entering or leaving Hartlepool, or crossing Tees Bay, should not hamper the safe navigation of a vessel using Tees Approach Channel. ..... The VTS are includes the area within the harbour that includes the navigable channels and the area bounded by a line joining the following positions: 1. 54°38.85'N 001°08.25'W (South Gare Light ) 2. 54°38.96'N 001°08.58'W (Tees Approach No 5 Lightbuoy) 3. 54°41.23'N 001°10.86'W (Hartlepool Approach No 2 Lightbuoy) 4. 54°41.28'N 001°10.71'W (Hartlepool Approach No 1 Lightbuoy) 5. 54°42.22'N 001°06.77'W 6. 54°40.88'N 001°04.00'W 7. 54°40.21'N 001°04.00'W 8. 54°39.55'N 001°06.04'W (N Cardinal Buoy) 9. 54°38.40'N 001°03.50'W 10. 54°37.90'N 001°05.06'W 11. 54°38.85'N 001°08.25'W (South Gare Light) ..... Reporting Point Romeo: 1. 54°42.20'N 001°11.50'W 2. 54°42.90'N 001°08.10'W 3. 54°42.90'N 001°05.60'W 4. 54°42.60'N 001°04.90'W 5. 54°41.40'N 001°02.20'W 6. 54°38.20'N 001°02.20'W 7. 54°37.35'N 001°05.08'W ..... 1. All vessels carry dangerous or polluting goods, as defined in the Merchant Shipping (Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 should comply with the requirements. 2. The master of a VTS controlled vessel, unless told otherwise should comply with the following: a. If carrying hazardous cargo in bulk and intending to enter the harbour, the Harbour Master should be given 24 hours notice (or not later than 1 hour after departure from the last port) b. If not carrying hazardous cargo, 6 hours notice is required (or not later than 1 hour after departure fro the last port) c. Vessels intending to move within or sail from Hartlepool Harbour should give the Harbour Master at lease 2 hours notice before doing so 3. VTS controlled vessels intending to: a. Enter the VTS area must obtain permission from Tees VTS at Reporting Point Romeo b. Navigate, sail or move must obtain permission from Tees VTS before leaving the berth This permission will expire 15 minutes after the time it is given. All vessels underway within this area should maintain a continuous listening watch on VHF Ch 14. Any calls to Tees Ports Control should be made on VHF Ch 14. 9. Vessel may obtain navigational advice and port operations information at any time by calling Tees Ports Control on VHF Ch 14 or by telephone or email.

There is a fleet of tugs, 2 of which have firefighting appliances.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly. E'ly gales in winter occasionally produce swell that can prevent deep draught vessels from entering the port.

HARTLEPOOL 54°41.62'N 1°11.22'W UNCTAD LOCODE: GB HTP For details see: TEES AND HARTLEPOOL PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Port Radio and Information Service, including harbour surveillance radar (24nm range from S Gare) is maintained continuously. VHF: Tees Bay Pilots Ch 16, 09. Tel: +44 1642 485648. Fax: +44 1642 472991. Tees VTS: +Ch 14. Tel: +44 1642 277205. Fax: +1642 277207. Email: teesvts@pdports.co.uk. Tugs (Svitzer Marine Ltd): Ch 14, 16. Tel: +44 1642 247277. Port Authority Maintenance Craft: Ch 16, 14.

Hartlepool is a "Port of Entry" with usual Customs procedures. Customs are based at Teesport.

A copy of each of the following: ..... 1. Crew List 2. Passenger List 3. Tobacco/Spirits/Personal Effects List 4. Stores List 5. Health Documents and Certificates 6. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate 7. Load Line Certificate 8. Tonnage Certificate 9. Certificate of Nationality 10. Safety Equipment Certificate 11. Bills of Lading 12. Manifests (unfreighted).

Notify ETA to Tees Port Control by VHF Ch 14, not less than 24 hours and 6 hours prior to arrival. Vessels carrying dangerous cargo must give at least 24 hours notice of ETA to the Harbour Master.

All depths are expressed as nominal depths and are affected by silting and tidal conditions. Vessels should obtain up to date information from the Harbour Master.

Contact Tees Health Authority. Ship Sanitation Control and Ship Sanitation Exemption Certificates can be renewed.