Mina Saud (KWMIS)

The port is an oil-loading terminal.

Tropical.

Mina Saud is situated on the S coast of Kuwait, in the Kuwaiti sector of the Partitioned Neutral Zone. Mina Saud Marine Terminal is located S of Ras Az Zour, approx 20nm x 244° from Madira Reef Light vessel.

Habour: LOA 345.33m, beam 55m, 155,159DWT. Offshore: Max LOA 370m, BCM 141.20m draught 17.6m and 400,000DWT

Anchorage designated for waiting tankers is bounded by the following coordinates: 28°46.6'N 048°28.5'E 28°46.8'N 048°29.8'E 28°45.0'N 048°30.2'E 28°44.6'N 048°28.1'E 28°45.1'N 048°28.0'E 28°45.4'N 048°28.8'E. An area in which anchoring is prohibited is established around the terminal, bounded by the following coordinates: 28°44.7'N 048°24.0'E (shore) 28°46.4'N 048°28.2'E 28°45.5'N 048°28.7'E 28°44.2'N 048°25.7'E 28°44.2'N 048°23.6'E (shore).

BA 1223, 3773. Admiralty Pilot NP63, NP286(8).

Contact coastguard on VHF Ch 16 or Tel: 777.

1025

A Mooring Master will board vessels in the tanker anchorage in position 28° 45.8'N 048°29.4'E, about 5.0nm ENE of Ra's az Zawr.

Compulsory. Mooring Masters in their capacity as pilots board tankers in the anchorage area and pilot then to their berths. The pilots will supervise the mooring and unmooring and advice on loading procedures as Company Representative. Tankers should not close the loading berths without a pilot on board. The pilot boat is equipped with VHF.

The port limits are defined by the inner anchorage, 1.5nm SE of the SPM berth.

Mina Saud Lighthouse Fl 5s (beacon). Mina Saud Data Tower Fl (4) 15s. Mooring buoys are lit.

Deep draught tankers should avoid the shoals ESE of Ras az Zawr; when approaching the anchorage keep the refinery flare hearing less than 273°. There are several oil fields with interconnecting submarine pipelines, along with numerous detached and charted dangers, lying off the coast of Kuwait.

Range 2.5m (springs), 1.52m (neaps).

Two tugs are available, "Sarah 8" and "Sarah 9" with bollard pull of 60t. These tugs will stand by during berthing, throughout the loading operation and during unberthing of all vessels.

Prevailing winds: Moderate N-NW'ly (Jun to Aug).

MN' AZ ZAWR 28°45.66'N 48°27.90'E UNCTAD LOCODE: KW MIS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 14/20 Kuwait Ministry of Communications correspondence, (RSDRA2020000039419), 14/20

Contact Information: The terminal can be contacted, as follows: 1. Call sign: Mina az Zawr Marine 2. VHF: Ch 16 3. Facsimile: 965-23950078

Customs: Alcohol is prohibited by law. Penalties for transgressors will be decided by a court and could result in a jail sentence. Immigration: On arrival, agent will collect all Passports/Seaman's Books and these will be deposited with the immigration department for the period of the vessel's stay in port. For the issuance of shore passes, a copy of the Crew List is to be submitted to the agent 3 working days prior to arrival in order to obtain approval from the immigration authorities. Each crew member requires a personal photograph.

..... Document Copies 1. Crew List 4 2. Vaccination List 2 3. Crew Personal Effects Declaration 2 4. Stores List 2 1 copy of the Crew List is received by both customs and health, 2 copies are received by the agent of which 1 is submitted to immigration after attesting same from health authority. Both copies of Vaccination List are received by health authority. Both copies of the Crew List and Stores List are received by customs. Customs and Health forms are delivered onboard by their respective officers. These are to be completed and returned to the boarding officers.

Vessel's ETA should be advised 96, 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival advising vessel name, cargo requested draught arrival and departure at Mina Saud by Fax: +965 395 0078 or via email: deranar@texaco.com. All vessels arriving will berth at the new SPM and inform the port of the following information: ..... 1. Draught on arrival/departure 2. Ballast on arrival/departure 3. Cargo requirements and if able to load concurrently with deballasting 4. Permissible loading rate per line 5. ETA Mina Saud 6. LOA/year built 7. SWL of derrick/crane, date of Proof Test and Annual Inspection 8. Agents appointed in Kuwait 9. Email address, if any 10. Acceptance of EDP in which case, master shall sign a letter of authority, enabling his agent to sign documents on his behalf 11. Confirm the number, size and capacity of bow stopper/s 12. Confirm bow fair lead size 600mm x 450mm 13. Confirm bow SPM Mooring arrangements and manifold fittings.

Kuwait flag and "Q" flag must be displayed on arrival. Non compliance could result in a warning or monetary penalty.

Maximum arrival draught permitted must not exceed 13.0m and maximum departure draught 17.6m.

Free pratique is granted after berthing. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates can be renewed in Kuwait.

NOR to be tendered on arrival in accordance with the Charter Party.