Yokohama (JPYOK)

Yokohama is Japan's principal cruise liner terminal. Breakwaters inside and outside the port protect its deep waters against winds and high waves. There is good anchorage and vessels can lie at mooring buoys operated by the Port Authority. All services and repairs are available. The port is being developed to be a major container hub port, with separate facilities for intercontinental and Asian container traffic.

Summer.

Yokohama is situated on the north western side of Tokyo Bay, approx 16nm from Tokyo.

Harbour: LOA 400m, beam 60m, draught 15.4m, 314,020DWT. Offshore: LOA 300m, 98,747DWT.

Approx 105,000,000t of cargo, 2,900,000TEU and 30,000 vessels handled annually.

Quarantine Anchorage: Lies S of Daikoku Breakwater in position 35°27.3'N 139° 42.3'E. ..... HR Anchorage in reserve. TK Tanker cleaning operations N1 General cargo vessel N2 General cargo vessel N3 All tankers N4 Offshore lightering operations vessel YK1 Dangerous cargo vessel Y1 Except dangerous cargo tanker Y2 Except dangerous cargo tanker YK2 Dangerous cargo vessel (anchorage in reserve) YK3 Dangerous cargo vessel (anchorage in reserve) YL1 VLCC YL2 VLCC YL3 Large sized vessel except VLCC YL4 Large sized vessel except VLCC Quarantine anchorages: Situated in Yokohama No 3 area to seaward of Daikoku Breakwater and in Kawasaki No 2 area 0.6nm WSW of Tonen-Ogishima Sea Berth. Prohibited anchorages: Anchorage is prohibited in Yokohama, Kanagawa and Tsurumi Fairways. Anchorage is also prohibited in the area between the outer harbour limit and the entrances to Yokohama Fairway and Tsurumi Fairway. Yokohama Working Anchorage N4: 35°22.483'N 139°41.110'E

Yokohama is approached through the Naka-no-Se traffic separation scheme; the port has three principal entrance channels: Negishi Fairway (35°23.2'N 139°40.8'E), depth 14.3m. Vessels must pass N of Uraga Suido traffic Route Middle No 6 Light Buoy. Yokohama Passage (35°26.5'N 139°42.0'E), Y2 anchorage or Honmoku Fairway, depths 12.0-32m, (SE of Yokohama Bay Bridge). Vessels must pass NE of Naka-no-Se West Fairway Separation No 2 Light Buoy. Honmoku Fairway (35°25.2'N 139°41.5'E) provides the approach to the private basins and berths at the head of the fairway. Tsurumi Passage (35°27.2'N 139°42.9'E), depths 13.0-19.0m (SE of Tsurumi-Tsubasa Bridge), 12.0m (N of Tsurumi-Tsubasa Bridge). Vessels must pass NE of Naka-no Se Traffic Route (East) No 7 Light Beacon.

BA 996, 4510. JP66, JP67, JP87, JP90, JP1062, JP1085. Admiralty Pilot NP42A, NP286(6).

1030. Average salinity of water is 30.35. The value changes from summer (Jun, Jul and Aug) when the water is less dense to winter (Jan, Feb, and Mar) when the water is denser.

Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 3,000GT, LPG carriers, oil tankers and vessels carrying dangerous cargo over 300GT. Pilotage is provided by the Tokyo Wan District Pilot Association, and is available from sunrise to 2100hrs. Vessels of 5,000GT and over (or tankers of 1,000GT and over) intending to enter the port through the Yokohama Passage should notify Yokohama Port Radio as follows: ..... 1. Vessel's ETA in the vicinity of the Passage entrance 2. When intending to depart from the Section by noon of the day before the estimated date of arrival or starting operation Harbour Pilot boards in the following positions: ..... 1. Tsurumi Passage, Section 4 35°26.7'N 139°45.3'E 2. Yokohama Passage, Sections 1, 2 & 3 35°25.2'N 139°42.8'E 3. Yokohama, Section 5 (Negishi/Honmoku) 35°22.2'N 139°41.8'E

A line extending generally ENE from a position (35°19.8'N 139°38.4'E) on the coast to a position 1nm E of Fukuura; the line is the boundary with Yokosuka Ko, then: NNE, 4nm, to a position 0.8nm E of Honmoku Wharf (35°24.5'N 139°42.5'E), then: NE, 3.25nm, to the port limit (35°27.0'N 139°45.0'E) of Kawasaki Ku then: NW to a position (35°28.2'N 139°43.5'E) on the SE side of Ogishima. The port is divided into five sections: ..... Section Description 5. Negishi Wan (35°26.0'N 139°39.0'E) including the area E to the port limit. 4. The W part of Keihin Unga (35°29.0'N 139°42.0'E), excuding the NE part of Tsurami Passage, between the N limit of Section 3 and the boundary with Kawasaki-Ku. 3. The area surrounding Daikoku Wharf (35°28.0'N 139°41.0'E), including the basin 1nm WNW. 2. The area SW of the inner part of Yokohama Passage (35°27.6'N 139°40.5'E). 1. The area W of the head of Yokohama Passage.

Two leading beacons, 125m apart, each consisting of a metal post (red and white in bands; red triangular topmark), stand 0.5nm E of the mouth of Horiwari Kawa, which flows into the N part of the bay. In line, bearing 302.75°, they lead through the approaches to the oil refinery in a least depth of 17m. A similar pair of leading beacons are situated 0.9nm E of the mouth of Horiwari Kawa. In line, bearing 318.5°, they lead towards the E side of Nippon Petroleum Refining Co Ltd, Negishi Refinery Pier "A". A light tower stands at the head of a breakwater which projects approx 0.3nm NE from the SE corner of Kanazawa Timber Basin which lies close within the S entrance point to Negishi Wan. A light tower stands on the N entrance point of the N basin and a lightbuoy is moored 0.1nm ESE of the light tower.

Port entry: Detamachi Pier: Port entry: 0630-2000hrs (vessels must pass outer breakwater before 2000hrs. Port departure: Sunrise-2000hrs. Yamashita, Shinko, Osanbashi Piers: Port entry: 0630-2200hrs (vessels must moor before 2200hrs). Port departure: No time restrictions. Daikoku, Honmoku container berths: No time restrictions on port entry or departure. Daikoku, Honmoku conventional berths: Port entry: 0630-2200hrs (vessels must moor before 2200hrs). Port departure: No time restrictions. Private berths: Port entry: Sunrise to 1 hour before sunset (approx). Port departure: Sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset (approx). Bridges: Yokohama Bay Bridge: Spans the Yokohama Channel between Honmoku Jetty "A" and Daikoku Wharf, with a vertical clearance of 53-56m. Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge: A bridge joining Ohgishima East with Daikoku Pier over the Tsurumi Channel, vertical clearance 49m. Daikoku Ohashi Bridge: A bridge with a vertical clearance of 16-19m, spans the channel between Sekiyu Pier and the N side of Daikoku Wharf. Yokohama LNG Berths: Tokyo Gas Ohgishima LNG Berth, 0.7nm NW of Yokohama Sea Berth, consisting of a central platform flanked by dolphins and Tokyo Electric Ogishima LNG Berth 1.25nm NNE of Yokohama Sea Berth, also consisting of a platform flanked by dolphins. Prohibited area: An area into which entry is prohibited extends 1.0nm seaward, fronting the coast between the E end of International Wharf and the shipyard 1nm NE. The N, E and S corners of the area are marked by lightbuoys (special). Reclamation is taking place in this area developing the new Minami-Honmoku Container Terminal.

Range, max 2.5m; min 0.5m. Waves under normal weather conditions: Waves in the port of Yokohama are minimally affected by wind because the distance to shore is relatively short. The wave size is generally determined by wind velocity and the distance to shore. On the basis of these two factors, wave heights observed by the Yokohama District Weather Bureau are most frequently 0.3-0.5m high under a wind velocity of over 10kts. The annual occurrence of waves higher than 0.5m is approx 17%, while those exceeding 1.4m are rarely observed. However, because this observation is related to only one third of the wave heights observed, there is the possibility that waves exist with maximum heights which are 60-80% higher. Waves under abnormal weather conditions: The heights of waves under abnormal weather conditions such as typhoons in the last few decades, computed on the basis of average wind velocity and distance from shore, are as follows: Typhoon Kitty, 3.1m; Typhoon Isewan, 3.2m; Typhoon Catherine, 2.6m; Typhoon Makurazaki, 2.2m; Typhoon Muroto, 2.6m. The highest wave was 3.2m, during Typhoon Isewan. Also, the max height of waves during this typhoon was 60-80% higher than the average height under normal weather conditions. It is therefore possible for waves 5.5-6.0m high to occur once every 10-20 minutes, although this would not occur continuously. Swells: Bohso and Miura peninsulas virtually shelter the port from high seas swells. Even when there are 10m high swells in the Pacific, they are only 10cm high in the harbour, which is nearly insignificant. Currents: The current in the port of Yokohama varies from day to day. Affected by weather conditions, the surface current is highly complex. At flood tide, sea water comes in from the outer breakwaters at an average rate of not more than 0.5m/sec. At ebb tide it goes out at a much slower rate. The currents in the navigation channels outside the outer breakwaters are the swiftest of all currents inside and outside the port, but they do not run at more than 2kts.

The Japanese Coastguard, callsign "Yokohama Konai Hoan", VHF CH 16, 12, controls traffic in the Yokohama and Kawasaki Fairways. Yokohama Port Radio is responsible for port traffic control. Reporting Points: Vessels should report to Yokohama Port Radio, VHF CH 16, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20 and 22 as follows: ..... Report Reporting Point Information Required ETA Report Min of 3 hours prior to arrival or when leaving another port in Tokyo Bay ETA fairway entrance Passing Report When abeam of Uraga Suido Traffic Route No 1 Lt 35°12.68'N 139°46.60'E Time when abeam and ETA When abeam of Uraga Suido Traffic Route No 6 Mid Lt buoy 35°19.75'N 139° 42.79'E Time when abeam and exact ETA When abeam of Naka-no-Se Traffic Route No 7 Lt buoy 35°24.50'N 139°46.18'E Time when abeam and exact ETA Entrance Report When arriving at the outer harbour Arrival position When dropping anchor Anchoring time and position Shifting Report Shortly before raising anchor Vessel on standby to shift When anchor aweigh Starting time Docking Report When fast to berth Docking time Leaving Report 1 hour prior to departure Expected time of departure On departure Time of departure and next port Vessels of over 5,000GT and tankers of over 1,000GT intending to enter port via Yokohama passage should contact Yokohama Port Radio with, vessels ETA to fairway entrance and when intending to depart, by noon of the day before date of arrival or operation.

Various tugs are available.

Prevailing winds: Mainly SW'ly and N'ly.

YOKOHAMA, HONSHU 35°28.00'N 139°43.00'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP YOK For details see: TOKYO WAN PILOT REQUIREMENTS GENERAL DIAGRAM TOKYO WAN PILOTAGE GENERAL DIAGRAM TOKYO WAN TRAFFIC ADVISORY SERVICE (TAS) ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 16/25 Japan Coast Guard Publication 301/21 & Supplement 2/22, (RSDRA2022000061889 & RSDRA2022000079998), 09/23

..... Authority VHF Ch Yokohama Coast Guard Radio 12, 16 Yokohama Konai Coast Guard Radio 12, 16 Pilots and Port: Tel: +81 45 681 4081 16; 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22 Keihin Harbour Radar 16, 14 Tokyo Wan Pilots: Call: Uraga Channel Pilots 16, 12, 68 Traffic Advisory Service (TAS): Call Tokyo Martis 16, 13, 14, 22

See Country information.

ETA in the vicinity of the passage entrance should be sent by noon of the day before arrival. Any subsequent amendments to ETA should be reported immediately. The 24 hour message should include the following: ..... 1. Name of vessel and callsign 2. Nationality 3. Length, draught, GT and type of vessel 4. Type of cargo (only if dangerous) 5. Quarantine details 6. Destination and route to be navigated 7. Name of Master, ship's operator and agent 8. Any defects of engine, rudder, compass, radar, etc (if necessary).

Traffic regulations: The following apply to vessels approaching the port: Navigation: Vessels proceeding to Negishi Fairway must pass N of Uruga Suido Traffic Route Middle No 6 Lightbuoy (35°19.8'N 139°42.8'E). Vessels proceeding to Yokohama Passage, Y2 anchorage or Honmoku Fairway must pass NE of Naka-no-Se West Fairway Separation No 2 Lightbuoy (35°24.4'N 139° 43.3'E). Vessels proceeding to Tsurumi Passage must pass NE of Naka-on-Se Traffic Route No 7 Light Beacon (35°24.5'N 139°46.1'E). Signals: Vessels proceeding to Negishi Fairway continue to exhibit International Code Flags First Substitute over Papa on passing Uraga Suido Traffic Route Middle No 6 Lightbuoy. Vessels proceeding to Tsurumi Passage continue to exhibit International Code Flags Second Substitute over Papa on passing Uraga Suido Traffic Route No 7 Light Beacon. Regulations concerning entry: Normally vessels of 1,000GT or greater proceeding to Keihin Unga during daylight must enter through Tsurumi Passage and depart through Kawasaki Passage. However vessels of this classification proceeding to Yokohama-Ku Section 4 or Daishi Unga may be permitted to enter through Kawasaki Passage. Vessels of 5,000GT or greater and oil tankers proceeding to Yokohama-Ku Section 3 may be authorised to enter through Kawasaki Passage. Other vessels may be specifically authorised to enter through Kawasaki Passage. Harbour regulations: Tankers loading or discharging liquefied gasses will have a prohibited area established around them when berthed; and the area extending 30m from the vessel. Vessels without flame/spark arresters or operating any form of naked heat source or with inadequate fire prevention measures are prohibited from entering an area extending 30m from any facility handling petroleum products and 30m from any vessel berthed at them.

See Country information for radio pratique. Free Pratique: Usually vessels anchor in the outer anchorage where the authorities board and grant free pratique, if not obtained in advance. Reports to Shore Authorities: All vessels over 200m or carrying dangerous cargoes must report to Tokyo Traffic Advisory Centre before navigating in any of the traffic routes prescribed in the Maritime Traffic Safety Law.