Port Louis (MUPLU)

The commercial area of the port is the area inside the port bounded by the entrance buoys and the shore line of the inner harbour. Exports: Sugar, cement, black oil, bunkers by barges and by pipeline, molasses, ethanol, manufactured goods, processed products in containers. Imports: Cement, coal, wheat, maize, soya bean meal, fertiliser, bitumen, edible oil, white/black oil, LPG, general cargo break bulk and containers.

Summer.

Port Louis is situated on the NW coast of Mauritius, approx 500nm E of Madagascar.

Largest vessel handled: Container vessel "MSC Regulus". LOA 366.37m, Beam 48.2m, 148.542DWT. Arrival draught 13.3m. Max draught 15.5m at MCT.

Approx. 7,713,000t of cargo, 380,000TEU, 3,200 vessels and 33,000 passengers are handled annually.

Off the entrance, fair holding ground. The quarantine anchorage is close SW of the leading line in 20.0-30.0m, bottom coarse sand and coral. The outer roadstead is 0.5nm NNW of the fairway buoys in 27-37m of water. Prohibited anchorage exists SW of the quarantine anchorage, off Grand River Bay, due to the existence of submarine cables and at port entrance of the container terminal and Conventional Port.

Terminal 3 (MCT 1 & 2) is approached from the pilot boarding area through English Channel, which is marked by light beacons and has been dredged to 16.5, with turning circle of 450m. The main harbour is approached from NW and entered between Fort William (20° 09.1'S 057°28.7'E) and Fort George, 0.5nm NNE, on the bearing 127.5° of leading lights. A pair of fairway light beacons mark the NW limit of the harbour and additional buoys mark the 1nm entrance channel which is dredged to 12.2m over a least width of 200m. Maximum draught permitted is 11.0m. A Racon (Mo "T") is on the starboard fairway pillar.

BA 710. Admiralty Pilot NP39, NP286(8).

Contact on VHF Ch 16 and international distress frequency.

1025.

Berthing is also carried out on mooring buoys which start at the channel entrance: Quarantine Buoys 220m long; "3W" Buoys 85m long; For'd Buoy has been removed for vessels berthing at "2W" Buoys, dropping anchors and stern line made fast to "1W" For'd Buoy Berth, which is 185m long. Mostly Reefer cargo vessels are berthed at these berths for discharge of fish from small fishing vessels. Vessels carrying out general repairs can also be berthed at the buoys. Mauritius Sugar Terminal (MST): Vessels rarely use the mooring buoys, normally berth at the sugar terminal. Quays A-D, E - Caution: The quays are of concrete construction protected with modern rubber fendering. The fendering is not resilient and heavy landings must be avoided. The berths are little affected by passing traffic but fresh offshore winds may be experienced, especially during the afternoon.

Compulsory for vessels above 100GT. The pilot normally boards an incoming vessel in position 20°07.69'S 57°27.47'E, 1nm seaward of the entrance lightbuoys via tug. Usually the exact position will be given to the Master on VHF when in contact with the Port Control. Vessels should notify the port 3 hours prior to arrival that pilotage is required. Vessels should send ETA as soon as possible and request for pilot 24 hours in advance. Pilotage is available throughout 24 hours, except for white oil and LPG tankers, which are berthed during daytime only. Note: In addition to both anchors being ready for letting go, 2 hawsers and 2 wires are required to be ready aft before the pilot boards.

Port limits are a line joining Pointe aux Sables (20°10.32'S 057°25.40'E) and Point aux Piments (20°03.36'S 057°31.78'E), approx 8.5nm NE. The commercial area of the port is the area inside the port bounded by the Entrance Beacons and the shore line of the Inner Harbour. Vessels at the outside anchorage lie within the limits of the port defined by an imaginary line joining Pointe Aux Sables and Pointe Aux Piments. In this area commercial activities are restricted to bunkering, ship repair or the landing of personnel.

Pointe aux Caves Light (20°11.3'S 057°24.3'E).

LPG, white oil and liquid ammonia vessels are only berthed during daylight hours. Submarine pipelines: A submerged sewage pipeline, its seaward extremity marked by a buoy (W cardinal), extends 0.8nm W from Pointe Roche Noire (20°07'S 057° 29'E).

Tidal rise 0.6m. No currents in the harbour but the tidal streams set across the entrance channel at right angles with the leading line.

Vessel Traffic Management System is in operation at the port and in the approaches. Vessels should report the following to Port Louis Harbour Radio, as soon as VHF contact is possible: ..... 1. LOA 2. Max draught 3. Draught forward and aft 4. Last Port of Call 5. Purpose of Call 6. Cargo onboard 7. MarSec Level

Tugs are compulsory even if the vessel is fitted with bow and stern thrusters, the following tugs are available: ..... 1 x 2,620hp (30t bollard pull) 1 x 2,670hp (30t bollard pull) 1 x 3,600hp (45t bollard pull) 1 x 5,680hp (70t bollard pull) 4 x 1,000hp (12t bollard pull)

Prevailing winds: SE'ly trades. The dry season is Aug to Nov. The cyclone season extends from Nov to mid May with max frequency from Dec to Mar. When a cyclone is expected to pass within 300nm of the island, special weather information will be sent to all vessels in the port. Cyclone warnings are issued in accordance with the intensity of the depression and its trajectory: ..... Class I: Warning (be prepared to take precautions), no shore leave for crew, stand by engines. Class II: Risk of danger increasing and precautions should be taken and completed. Port closed, all vessels to vacate berths. Class III: Precautions should have been taken and completed, danger exists, authorities on alert. Class IV: Cyclonic conditions exist. Precautions: A vessel remaining in Port Louis harbour for more than 48 hours during the cyclone season should obtain special moorings from the Port Authority. When a cyclone is expected to pass within 300 miles, precautions should be taken as follows: ..... The crew should remain onboard. Main engines and deck machinery should be prepared and ready for immediate use. Stern moorings should be examined to ensure that each part is taking an equal strain. Any slack in chain cables should be taken up. Every available ballast tank should be filled. On the approach of a cyclone all vessels in harbour that are capable of proceeding to sea are required to do so.

PORT LOUIS 20°08.83'S 57°29.08'E UNCTAD LOCODE: MU PLU ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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VHF: Port Master/Pilots: Ch 16, 12, 14. Tel: +230 242 0458, Fax: +230 216 3253, Email: pilot@mauport.com. Port Louis Harbour Radio: Ch 16, 12, 14, Call Sign (3BB). Tel: +230 216 9074, +230 216 9081, Fax +230 216 9078, Email: harbourradio@mauport.com. Maintains 24 hour watch. Operations and Commercial Department Email: kimlimk@mauport.com. Port Authority Tel +230 206 5400, Fax +230 240 0856, Email info@mauport.com. Tugs: Ch 14.

Customs: The following is a copy of instructions to Masters to assist with completion of Crew Declaration: quote: ..... 1. This list must be completed in readiness to be handed to the Customs officer who firsts visits the ship. It must be signed by every member of the crew including the Master and officers. Each man must state opposite his signature the quantity of dutiable articles in his possession. If he has nothing he must state "nil" or "nothing". 2. The Master and officers who remain on a ship during her stay in Mauritius are allowed to retain in their possession 8 days supply of tobacco based on the scale laid down below: i. The Master and every member of the crew may be allowed to retain for their own consumption onboard an aircraft or ship whilst in Mauritius the following quantities of: Quantity per day Tobacco in any form or cigars or cigarettes 30gms Spirits 150cc Wine 300cc Ale or Beer 500cc ii. The allowances specified above shall only be granted in respect of stores already onboard the aircraft or ship and as respect to those members of the crew who are onboard and remain onboard while the aircraft or ship is in port. iii. None of the goods specified in this regulation may be landed by the Master or any member of the crew without payment of the appropriate duty. 3. When the quantity privately owned does not exceed the supplies specified in para 2, the goods need not be produced but they must be enumerated on this list. When the quantity exceeds that specified, the whole must be produced to the Customs Officer who shall place the excess under seal or release it from charge on payment of the duty. Issues may be made to an individual from any dutiable goods belonging to him that have been placed under seal or from the surplus stores on the ship. 4. Quantities for consumption onboard will be issued by the proper Officer of Customs from the goods placed under seal, at the following rates when required by the owner: Tobacco in any form: (cigars or cigarettes) Spirits Wines Ale or Beer a. The Master (per day) 28g 100cc (reputed) 946cc (reputed) 946cc quart or 473cc pint wine in lieu (reputed) b. Mates and engineers, in the case of passenger ships, the Purser and Chief Steward (per day) 21g 100cc (reputed) 946cc (reputed) 946cc quart or 473cc pint wine in lieu (reputed) 5. Any dutiable articles, the property of any member of the crew, found in the ship and not enumerated on this list will be liable to forfeiture and the owner thereof to prosecution. Any unconsumed sealable ship's stores not included in this list will also be liable to forfeiture and the omission from the list renders the Master liable to a penalty. 6. Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, spirits or wines, ales or beer left out as stores at the first rummage or afterwards issued will be given individually to each person entitled thereto and will not be handed out in bulk quantity for subsequent distribution by the Master, steward or other person. 7. The Master may break the Customs seal as soon as a ship has passed beyond the limits of the Harbour of Port Louis on her way to the next port of call provided always that all communication with the shore has ceased. Penalty: Any Master or member of the crew failing to make a full disclosure of any dutiable goods in his possession shall be liable to a penalty as prescribed by law in force and the goods shall be liable to forfeiture. unquote Penalties for non compliance of Customs regulations are usually heavy fines to be paid to the Comptroller of Customs, failing which vessel would not be allowed to sail. Undeclared goods: Fines are 3 times value of the goods which are thereafter seized. Immigration: There are no restrictions on crew and/or passengers. Note: To confirm this information contact the Comptroller of Customs, Customs & Excise Department, Fax: +230 240 1032.

The Master must hand over to the appointed port agent the following documents: ..... Document Copies 1. Original Certificate of Registry - 2. Cargo Safety Equipment Certificate - 3. Last Port Clearance - 4. Crew List 2 5. Fire Arms and Ammunition List 1 6. Drugs/Narcotics List 1 7. Customs Crew Declaration 1 In addition: 1. Crew List for Immigration 2 2. Crew List for Port Health officers 2 Other local forms are delivered and completed by agency boarding officer onboard after arrival of vessel.

Vessels should send ETA as soon as possible and request a Pilot to the Harbour Master through the agent, stating the following: ..... 1. Vessel's draught 2. LOA 3. Tonnage (GT or NT) Vessels should confirm above details 2 hours in advance on VHF Ch 16 or 12.

No special requirements for displaying flags other than those displayed as a courtesy and by Interco. On Independence Day, Mar 12, all ships in port have to be "dressed".

Cyclone warnings: Tropical revolving storms can be experienced from Nov 1 to May 15. Navigational warnings will be issued by the Port Master and notices issued to vessels in the port. All vessels should be in a state of readiness to put to sea as per the Port Master's instructions. See Navigation Section. Regulations concerning entry: Preparations for entry. Vessel's navigation equipment and means of propulsion to be in good working condition before the pilot boards.

Free pratique is possible and request is to be sent to Port Health Inspector, Port Louis and/or via ship's agent, 48 hours prior to arrival. Request for free Pratique should be sent in the following format: ..... 1. Vessel's name 2. ETA 3. Ports of Call 4. Last Port 5. Contagious disease onboard 6. Death onboard 7. Number of crew including Master 8. Passengers 9. Crew and passengers disembarking 10. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate, stating date of issue and expiry. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate can be renewed.

There are no special local rules for tendering NOR. This is usually done either in writing by the Master to his agents and/or by telex/fax/email, whether in berth or not (usually as per governing Charter Party).