Owase (JPOWA)

Owase is primarily a coastal and fishing port. The main exports are timber and fish.

Summer.

Owase is situated on the SE coast of Honshu in Mei Prefecture.

Toho Oil Dolphin: LOA 265m, draught 15.3m, 100,000DWT.

Approx 624,000t of cargo and 7,500 vessels handled annually.

Owase Ko affords anchorage to large vessels, but the islets in its approach do not give much protection during winds from between E and SE which send in a swell; the worst period is in Aug and Sep. A good anchorage can be obtained in a position 0.45nm SWW of Suzume Shima, 16m high, which lies at the extremity of a shallow spit extending approx 400m S from the N shore of the harbour. Vessels should anchor at least 400m clear of Toho Sekiyu Jetty situated in the SW part of the harbour, and also clear of the entrance to the inner harbour. Small vessels up to 300t can anchor inside the breakwater at the inner end of the harbour, in depths from 3.0-8.0m.

Draught limitation in the channel is 15.3m for Toho Oil Dolphin. Large vessels entering Owase Ko, normally pass between Nage Ishi, and Warigami Shima.

BA 924, 994. Admiralty Pilot NP42A, NP286(6).

1025.

Not compulsory; Pilots are available (from sunrise to 3 hours before sunset) at the anchorage off Togashira for vessels requiring pilot services. Pilot boards for vessels less than 20,000GT, 1nm E of Togashira Shima (34°03.57'N 136° 15.66'E). Vessels over 20,000GT, 2nm E of Togashira Shima Light.

The harbour limit is a line joining Moto Hana to the S extremity of Sabaru Shima, the NW extremity of Sabaru Shima to Naga Ishi, and Naga Ishi to Ino Hana.

Tankers are not permitted to enter or leave Owase Ko at night. Caution: A submarine power cable is laid across the entrance to the harbour. Caution is necessary when entering or leaving harbour as the breakwaters are high and it is difficult to see the movement of shipping.

Range max 1.0m; min 1.0m.

Tugs available from Ise and Osaka.

Prevailing winds: NNE'ly, SSW'ly.

OWASE, HONSHU 34°04.31'N 136°12.56'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP OWA ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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VHF: Pilots: Ch 16. Tugs: Ch 16, 06, 12.

The authorities will attend from Yokkaichi when required.

See Country information.

One hour before arrival at the Toho Oil Jetty VHF contact should be established. See Country information.

See Country information for radio pratique. Free Pratique: Formalities will be carried out inside the harbour entrance.