Hiroshima (JPHIJ)

Imports: LNG, timber, wheat and barley. Exports: Automobiles. Container transhipment to other Japanese ports, Korea and other International destinations is a growth trade.

Summer.

Hiroshima is situated on the delta of the Ota River on the Inland Sea coast of Honshu, almost midway between the Kansai and Kyushu regions, approx 30km NW of Kure.

Max LOA 347m, beam 49m, 80,900DWT.

Approx 15,100,000t of cargo, 275,000TEU and 53,000 vessels handled annually.

The quarantine anchorage is centred 3nm NE of Toge Shima (34°18.8'N 132° 27.8'E), depths of 16.0 and 18.0m. Dangerous cargoes can anchor in the S part of Section 3 of the port limits. Authorities should be contacted for instructions, The following anchor berths have been established: ..... Berth Bearing from Ujina Shima Light Distance (m) Length (m) Draught (m) A 056° 2,510 120 6.0 B 052° 2,200 120 7.0 C 067° 2,467 150 8.0 E 089° 900 150 F 116° 1,160 150 12.0 G 127° 1,640 150 12.0 H 133° 2,160 150 12.0 I 158° 900 - - J 162° 1,500 - - K 122° 3,280 - - L 132.5° 3,430 - - M 270° 3,550 - - N 262° 3,820 - - No 1 150° 3,000 - - No 2 160° 3,000 - - No 3 200° 2,000 - - No 4 230° 5,000 - - No 5 240° 5,000 - - Anchorages A-H are discharging berths and anchorages I-N and Nos 1-5 are waiting berths. Vessels at anchorages A-H should use 2 anchors.

The min depth in the approaches is 9.0m in No 1 Channel. Large vessels approach through Miyajima Seto, passing WNW of O-Kakuma Shima (34° 18.8'N 132°24.1'E) and Ko-Kakuma Shima, close N; the main basins have clear entry from within the port limits.

JP142, 1112A, 1112B. Admiralty Pilot NP42B, NP286(6).

The Japanese Coastguard operates within the port. Call "JNE Hiroshima Hoan", VHF 12 or 16, throughout 24 hours.

1025.

Not compulsory but recommended. Pilotage is provided by Seto Naikai Pilots and will board in the quarantine anchorage if required from sunrise to 2000hrs.

The limits include the whole of the N part of Horoshima Wan; from W they extend SE from a position close E of the mouth of the Mitarai Kawa to the vicinity of a lightbuoy (special), then ESE to O-Kakuma Shima, then SE to Jogoku Hana the W extremity of Ni-no-Shima. From Geho-no-Hana, the SE corner of Ni-no-Shima, they extend NE to Toge Shima, then E to Kannon Saki.

Ujina Lighthouse is to the S of Ujina Island at 34°20.2'N 132°27.9'E.

Night entry is prohibited to vessels carrying dangerous cargoes. There are 6 fixed bridges with vertical clearance from 5.9-30m. Overhead cables with vertical clearance from 11-80m. A prohibited area lies S of Dejima (34°20.6'N 132°26.6'E).

Range max 3.99m; min -0.42m.

There are 21 tugs available from 2,100hp to 3,600hp.

Prevailing winds: NNE'ly. Strongest winds between N'ly and W'ly. Fog warnings: Fog warnings are broadcast in English on frequency 500kHz and 464kHz, Ch 16 and 12, when visibility falls below 1nm in Kurushima Kaikyo.

HIROSHIMA, HONSHU 34°20.90'N 132°24.69'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP HIJ For details see: SETO NAIKAI (INLAND SEA) PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 29/23 Japan Coast Guard Publication 303/19, (RSDRA2019000079322), 29/23

VHF: Port: Ch 11, 12, 14, 16. Port Radio Ch 16. Inand Sea Pilots Association: Tel: +81 82 255 1411. Japan Coastguard: Ch 12, 16, callsign "JNE".

See Country information.

See Country information. Pilotage should be requested from Seto Naikai (inland Sea) Pilots at least 24 hours in advance, stating the following information: ..... 1. ETA at, and name of, pilot station 2. Destination 3. Speed 4. Draught 5. Cargo 6. Length 7. Any other information Details should be repeated 6 hours in advance of ETA. Any changes should be notified immediately.

Traffic regulations: Vessels in Hiroshima Ko and Tokyo-Nishi Passages vessels may overtake if safe to do so. Vessels overtaking on starboard side should sound one prolonged blast followed by one short blast on the whistle or siren and a vessel intending to overtake another vessel on its port side should sound one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts.

See Country information for radio pratique. Free pratique: Usually vessels anchor at the inner anchorage, where the authorities board and grant free pratique. Ship Sanitation Control and Exemption Certificates issued.