Manado (IDMDC)

Manado is a commercial port not open to foreign trade. It is the trade centre and the chief port in the N part of Sulawesi. The port caters for local vessels handling general cargo at anchorage area and small local ferry services between Manado and the ports along the N coast of Sulawesi and Davao in Philippines. Exports include sugar, coffee, nutmeg, copra, and ebony.

Tropical.

Manado is located on the NW coast of Sulawesi.

Harbour: LOA 34m, Draught 1.5m, 150DWT. Off Shore: Draught 7.3m.

57,000t of cargo and 1,300 vessels are handled annually.

Anchorage area is located at 01°30'N 124°48'E with a depth of 55m, 0.5nm offshore. A satisfactory anchorage may also be obtained 0.35nm offshore W of Manado Lighthouse. Caution: Owing to lost cables, vessels should keep clear of the several patches of foul ground off Manado. Most large vessels remain under way owing to these numerous patches of foul ground. Anchorage SSW of Tanjung Tokabene is inadvisable unless the vessel moors. During the NW monsoon anchorage is unsafe.

The channel leading into the harbour has a width of 70m and minimum depth of 4.0-5.0m. The port basin has min depths from 1.7m to 3.0m.

BA 2575, 2638. Admiralty Pilot NP34.

Pilotage is not available.

Pelabuhan Manado is bounded by the parallel of 01°28.5'N between the coastline and a point 0.62nm offshore and the parallel of 01°30.2'N and a point 0.45nm offshore, and a line joining the two offshore points.

Manado Lighthouse, a white metal framework tower, 12m in height, stands 0.25nm SSE of the entrance to Kali Manado.

Current: Velocity 0.9kt.

Winds: The roadstead is never calm and during Dec, Jan and Feb when heavy rain squalls in the "Barat" season blow from the NW, it is often unsafe. During these months high seas and swell prevent physical communication with the shore and the main engines should be kept at short notice. During the remaining months of the year it is squally, especially in the evenings after the land wind has set in and during the "Slatan", or SE monsoon, although communication with the shore is not interrupted. Sep and Oct are the best months. It is extremely rare for the wind to occur without the warning sign of black clouds which envelope Pulau Manado Tua usually approx 30 minutes before the winds start to blow. Two or three hours' warning may be expected if the force of the wind is going to be very severe. The NW monsoon is more N at Manado and Tondano in Jan and Feb than in Nov and Dec. When the conditions are unfavourable at Menado vessels can anchor off Kima, a village, in Teluk Wori when cargo can be delivered by road to Manado.

Radio: Coastal Radio Station of Manado. It is recommended to use Jakarta Radio for passing messages at long range, callsign "PKX". Working hours are 0001-0400hrs UTC on 8542kHz and 0001-1200hrs UTC on 8752kHz. Inmarsat communication is possible.

Immigration: All crew members must have a valid travel document. Crews from communist countries are not allowed to disembark whilst in port.

The following are required on arrival: ..... 1. Stowage Plan 2. Bills of Lading 3. Manifest 4. Crew List 5. Stores List 6. Certificate of Registry 7. Safety Construction Certificate 8. Safety Equipment Certificate 9. Safety Radio Telegraphy Certificate 10. International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate 11. Load Line Certificate 12. Machinery Certificate 13. Hull Certificate 14. Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate (SSCEC) 15. Vaccination Certificates 16. Last Port Clearance 17. International Tonnage Certificate 18. Oil Record Book 19. Classification Certificate 20. Seaman Books 21. Passports Special forms for completion are: 22. General Declaration 23. Cargo Declaration 24. Dangerous Goods Declaration 25. Sailing Declaration The agent will deliver the special forms onboard the vessel when alongside.

Should be advised to agent at 10, 3, 2 and 1 day prior to arrival. In addition to date and time of arrival the Master should also advise the estimated draught on arrival.

Free pratique is granted on arrival. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate (SSCC) and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate (SSCEC) can be renewed at the major ports.