Luderitz (NALUD)

The port handles mainly imports of fish and fuel, exports of fish, bait and transhipment of fish.

Summer.

Luderitz is the second port of Namibia, situated between Walvis Bay and the Orange River mouth.

LOA150m, draught 8.15m, 12,500DWT.

Approx 5,800,000 t of cargo,150,000 TEU and 1,800 vessels handled at Luderitz and Walvis Bay. Approx 420,000t of cargo, 5,300TEU and 700 vessels handled at Luderitz

Inside port limits: Anchoring may take place between 0600hrs and 2200hrs or at any time in an emergency. Outside port limits: Shearwater Bay: Between Diaz Point and Angra Point, good holding ground, depth up to 20.0m. Sheltered from prevailing swell. Inner port limits: Luderitz Harbour, between Angra Point and Shark Island. Good holding point with depth to 16.0m but subject to a heavy NW swell.

The port is approached through Luderitz Bay and entered NE of Angra Point situated between North East Point and Diaz Point, 4.5 miles SW. Seal Island, Penguin Island and Shark lie off the E side of the bay. Entrance Channel: Length 708m, width 70m, depth 6.1m. Turning Basin: 200m x 198m, depth 6.1m.

BA 3861. Admiralty Pilot NP2, NP286(8).

1026.

Docking and undocking may take place between 0600-2200hrs or at any other time in an emergency and on request if tidal.

Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of more than 40m in length while within port limit. Vessels under 40m do not require pilot if officially exempted. Pilotage is available 0600-2200hrs. Vessels should send ETA 1 hour prior to arrival. Pilots board 1nm N of Angra Point in fine weather and 0.7nm NE of Angra Point in bad weather. ETA should be confirmed 1 hour prior to arrival. Specific requirements: ..... 1. Two man ropes and lifebuoy at ladder. 2. Ship's officer in attendance when pilot embarking or disembarking. 3. At night, the ladder is to be lit, without blinding the pilot. 4. No broken or slippery ladder rungs. 5. Radio contact between bridge and boarding point.

E of the line from Angra Point to a point 1,097m due N, then by a line from the latter point to the S shore extremity of NE Point.

Dias Point Light is exhibited from a white round tower with a red band, situated on the peninsula 0.3nm S of Dias Point. A signal mast stands close N of the lighthouse. Shark Island Light is exhibited from a metal framework tower 3m in height situated near the centre of Shark Island.

An area designated for mussel culture extends 0.3nm E from the E side of Seal Island.

Range 1.75m.

Available.

Summer: S'ly winds in excess of 40kts are frequently experienced. Little or no fog during summer. Winter: Variable winds, mainly N'ly, usually less than 20kts. Occasionally E'ly wind in excess of 40kts but usually of very short duration (8 hours). Fog is prevalent but only infrequently E of Angra Point and usually lifts by noon.

Port Control keeps full communications from 0700-1700hrs Mon-Fri. Diaz Point Lighthouse has 24 hour direct communication with port captain with callsign , Luderitz Port Control. Radio telephone calls, cables to agents, shipper, through Walvis Bay Radio, Callsign "ZSV". Frequencies as per International Telecommunications Union List of Coast Stations. VHF: Contact should be established within 20nm of the port. Pilots, Port & Tugs: Ch 16, 12. Diaz Point: Ch 16, 14. Available when Port Control closed. Luderitz Port Control Telephone : +264 63 2002007 / 2008 Port Authority Telephone : +264 63 2002017 // Facsimile : +264 63 2002028

..... 1. South African Transport Services Arrival Form T958 (1 copy) 2. Crew List (2 copies) 3. Passenger List (2 copies) 4. Certificate of Registry 5. Ships Articles 6. Manifests 7. Charter Party 8. Bills of Lading 9. Official Log Book 10. List of Dutiable Stores 11. Ships Radio Station Licence 12. Safety Certificate 13. Light Dues Certificates

Notice of ETA should be given 72 hours in advance, unless in an emergency.

The owner, Master or agent of a vessel that intends to call at a port shall give, on Form 1, 24 hours notification or such shorter period of notification as may be acceptable to the Port Captain and to the Port Operations Manager, of the expected date and time of arrival of the vessel, and shall in such notice give the following particulars: ..... 1. Name and type of the vessel 2. Callsign 3. Port of registration and flag 4. Purpose of the call at the port 5. Draught (fore and aft), 6. LOA 7. Free board and GT 8. Conditions which may cause the vessel to be unseaworthy 9. Any nuclear installations and radio active material or waste onboard 10. Any dangerous cargoes onboard. Tankers: 1. Nature of the cargo 2. Its correct technical name 3. UN number and flashpoint (if applicable) 4. Quantity of cargo 5. Distribution of cargo onboard, indicating cargo to be discharged and loaded 6. Whether the tanker is fitted with an inert gas system and, if so, whether it is fully operational and the tanker will be inert or gas free on arrival. 7. Distance of the manifold from the bow or the stern 8. Cargo Manifest 9. Bunker requirements 10. Any matter which may affect the safe entry into port and berthing of the vessel and, in particular, any defect of hull, machinery or equipment which may affect the safe maneuverability of the vessel or the safety of other vessels; or constitute a hazard to the environment or to persons or property. 11. Details of safety certificates and their period of validity 12. Whether the vessel is engaged in a towage or salvage service, in which event it shall specify all particulars of the towed or salved vessel. Before entering a port a vessel shall display by day: 1. Vessel's national flag. 2. A signal indicating that a pilot is onboard (international code flag "H"), except for vessels exempted by law or a permit issued by Port Captain. 3. Any other signal according to international code of signals. A vessel entering, leaving or moving in such a port shall be navigated by a pilot who is an employee of Namport, except vessels that are exempt by law or a permit issued by Port Captain. The Master of a vessel entering or leaving a port under pilotage shall ensure that: 1. A pilot ladder is provided in accordance with the current SOLAS Convention rules, equipped with proper man-ropes efficient for the purpose of enabling a pilot to embark and disembark safely from the vessel. 2. The pilot ladder and relative area of deck access are efficiently illuminated at night. 3. On each occasion when a pilot or other official of Namport embarks or disembarks from the vessel by means of the pilot ladder a vessel's officer shall be in attendance at the ladder. Berth of the vessel: 1. Every vessel shall occupy the berth as allocated by the Port Captain. 2. No Master shall shift his or her vessel from the berth allocated to the vessel, nor shall the master permit the vessel to be so shifted without the permission of the Port Captain. Movement of the vessel: 1. Vessel may not enter or leave a port without the permission of the Port Captain. 2. The Master of a vessel which intends to pass within 30m of a tanker, berthed at a tanker berth, shall in sufficient time before reaching the tanker, obtain permission of the Port Captain to proceed. 3. On receiving permission, the Master shall proceed at a safe speed and sound one prolonged blast and listen out for any other vessel which may be approaching from the other direction. Vessel's mobility: 1. No vessel, while within a port may, without the prior written consent of the Port Captain, be immobilized. 2. The Port Captain may grant permission for the immobilization of a vessel subject to whatever preconditions or terms the Port Captain considers necessary. 3. Vessel shall use thrusters against the quay while maneuvering within a port without the permission of the Port Captain. Vessel's moorings and shore connections: 1. A vessel within a port shall have sufficient personnel onboard to attend to the vessel's moorings, gangways and other shore connections. Notice to leave the port: 1. The Master of a vessel in a port shall give at least three hours notice in the prescribed manner to the Port Captain of the time the vessel will leave the port. 2. If the vessel is due to leave a port outside of the ordinary working hours of the port, such notice shall be given in the prescribed manner before the end of the ordinary working hours. In the event of a fire occurring onboard a vessel in a port, the master shall: 1. Immediately give the alarm by sounding one continuous blast on the vessel's whistle, or in case it is not possible to use the vessel's whistle, by the continuous ringing of the vessel's bell, 2. inform the Port Captain and the Port Operations Manager, 3. Engage the local municipal fire brigade to assist in extinguishing the fire at the expense of the owner or agent of the vessel. 4. The personnel of such vessel shall immediately take all practicable steps to extinguish the fire and to protect adjoining property, and shall render such further assistance as may be required by the Port Captain. Manifest of cargo: Unless contracted otherwise by Namport, and except in the case of coastal cargo transit bills and ISO containers, the owner or agent of a vessel must deliver at least 18 hours before the vessel's arrival in a port, to the Port Operations Manager the provisional manifest in duplicate or report of cargo inwards. Within 72 hours of a vessel's departure, the owner or agent shall deliver to the Port Operations Manager a manifest of the cargo shipped or transshipped to such vessel. Cranes: The Master of a vessel at a port who desires to discharge or ship cargo or goods shall, on requisition made on Form 7, use the available Namport cranes exclusively for that purpose at a prescribed hire charges. Handling of packaged dangerous goods: The owner, Master or agent of a vessel having onboard explosives, flammable liquids, radio active materials or other dangerous goods as defined in the IMDG Code shall, at least 72 hours before arrival of the vessel, give written notices to the Port Captain and to the Port Operations Manager or their representatives. In addition to any other regulations which may be applicable, this regulation shall apply at a port to tankers conveying, discharging or shipping flammable liquids in bulk or during bunkering operations: 1. A tanker within a port shall not open an oil tank before it is safely berthed or at anchor and then only for safe operational purposes. 2. The Master shall be responsible for the cost of such fire patrols, safety measures and supervision as may be provided, taken or exercised pursuant to these regulations or by direction of the Port Captain. 3. The handling of a vessel's stores and equipment shall be completed before any oil tank on the tanker is opened for any purpose whatsoever. 4. Consumable stores for consumption on the voyage may be shipped during cargo or goods handling operations on condition that they are placed aboard on the after deck away from the discharge and loading manifolds. 5. A tanker shall not lie within 30 metres of any other vessel except by express direction of the Port Captain, but in the case of transhipment this sub regulation may be departed from on the written authority of the Port Captain. 6. A tanker may, with the approval in writing of the Port Captain, be immobilized in a port in order to enable repairs to be effected. For full details of port regulations see Country Information.