Oita (JPOIT)

The port has a mild climate and is in a sheltered position, with deep water anchorage areas and alongside jetty berths. The principal imports are iron ore, crude oil, LNG, coal and construction materials. Steel, petroleum products and chemicals are exported.

Summer.

Oita is situated in Beppu Bay on the E coast of the island of Kyushu, in the Bungo Strait of the Inland Sea.

Max draught 25m, LOA 450m, beam 62m, 400,000DWT.

Approx 62,000,000t of cargo, 55,000 TEU, 205,000 passengers and 29,000 vessels handled annually.

Anchor berths have been established as follows: ..... Berth Position Depth (m) Capacity (t) 1 33°16.5'N 131°38.7'E 37-38 Up to 20,000 2 33°17.2'N 131°42.0'E 52-53 No limit 3 33°16.8'N 131°42.8'E 45-46 Up to 50,000 4 33°16.4'N 131°43.4'E 31 Up to 20,000 5 33°15.7'N 131°44.7'E 26.0-27.0 Up to 30,000 6 33°15.5'N 131°45.8'E 23.0-24.0 Up to 20,000 7 33°15.9'N 131°45.3'E 31-32 No limit Quarantine anchorage: The quarantine anchorage lies with its centre in position 33°16.2'N 131°46.0'E in depths from 25.0-37m. Anchor berths are allocated by the port captain.

Oita Ko is approached directly from Iyo Nada, the various basins are entered between breakwater heads.

BA 626, 651, 2874. Japanese 1247(A2B) for harbour, 1218 for approach. Admiralty Pilot NP42B, NP286(6).

Coastguard is "Moji Hoan", callsign "JNR".

1025.

Not compulsory but recommended. Pilots are available at the anchorage with 24 hours advance notice. Pilot boards as follows: ..... 1. Saganoseki: at the Quarantine Anchorage or Seki Saki (33°13.0'N 131°54.0'E). 2. Saiki: at the Quarantine Anchorage. 3. Tsukami: at the anchorage south of Kuro Shima (33°06.0'N 131°54.0'E). The pilot boards and disembarks in position 33°14.0'N 132°05.5'E for vessels that are more than LOA 200m; or for gas carriers of more than 25,000GT.

The port limits extend from Baba-no-Se (33°15.0'N 131°47.0'E) to a position 11nm W, close E of Hotoke Saki.

No 1 buoy in entrance to Beppu Bay, No 2 Buoy and No 3 Buoy towards Oita port.

Vessels should berth during daylight only, tankers and LPG vessels must berth in time to start cargo operations before sunset. Vessels at Sea Berth and Seichin Berth may depart up to 2000hrs depending on weather conditions. Caution: All vessels, except those having permission of the Port Captain, are prohibited from approaching within 30m of any vessel loading inflammable materials or any such vessel not certified gas free within Oita Port. Two fixed bridges, one with vertical clearance of 16m spans Onakajima Kawa and the other with vertical clearance of 5.7m spans Ono Kawa.

Range max 2.1m, min 0.47m (springs); max 1.6m, min 0.95m (neaps.) Tidal flow is almost 0.5kt.

There are 3 x 3,600hp, 3 x 3,400hp, 1 x 2,600hp tugs with fire-fighting capability are available. Normally tug lines are used. Number of tugs required depends on pilots rules.

Prevailing winds: Variable.

OITA, KYUSHU 33°16.76'N 131°39.66'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP OIT For details see: SETO NAIKAI (INLAND SEA) PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 16/25 Japan Coast Guard Publication 303/24, (RSDRA2025000051078), 16/25

Inmarsat: Available for direct communication between ship and agent. VHF: Port: Ch 16, 12, 14. Japan Coast Guard: Tel: +81 975 210112.

Customs House: Formalities will be carried out throughout 24 hours for 365 days.

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See Country information for radio pratique. Free Pratique: Formalities will be carried out at the anchorage. Sea area within a radius of 750m from the centre point 33°16.0'N 131°46.0'E. Ship Sanitation Control and Exemption Certificate issued.