Pennington (NGPEN)

It consists of 3 production platforms connected by submarine pipelines to two SPM buoys and a floating storage vessel. The weather conditions are generally favourable from Nov to May and may deteriorate during the rainy season from May until Nov. Currents in the vicinity are irregular and can be strong at times.

Tropical.

Pennington oil export terminal is situated 32km offshore (4°14.5'N 005° 38.8'E), off the mouth of the Fishtown River.

Draught 21.2m

Vessels approach the terminal from the W to a point 2nm W of the export tanker buoy, in position 04°15.0'N 005°36.1'E.

BA 1386. Admiralty Pilot NP1, NP286(8).

1025.

Compulsory and available daylight hours only for berthing and 24 hours for unberthing. The Mooring Master boards vessels 2nm SW of SBM-B in the anchorage area and remains aboard throughout the loading operation.

Daylight berthing only, unberthing throughout 24 hours. Under no circumstances are engines to be immobilised.

Range 0.9m.

Not available.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly.

PENNINGTON MARINE TERMINAL 4°14.56'N 5°36.94'E UNCTAD LOCODE: NG PEN ________________________________________________________________________________ __________

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Direct communications should be established as early as possible with the terminal radio station which keeps a listening watch for 5 minutes every hour on the hour between 0700-1100hrs and 1500-1900hrs GMT. Callsign "5NDF" (Oloibiri). On A1 listens on 8362-8365kHz. On A2 listens on 500kHz. VHF: Pilots & Terminal: Ch 16, 08 and 18A.

..... Documents Copies 1. Crew List 10 2. Port of Call List 7 3. Arms and Ammunition List 7 4. Stores List 7 5. Vaccination List 7 6 Narcotics List 7 7. Kroo Boy List 7 8. Stowaway List 7 9. Animal List 7 10. Passenger List 7 11. Mail/parcel List 7 12. Personal Effects List 7

Vessels loading at Pennington should advise their agents and Texaco Overseas (Nigeria) Petroleum Co (TOPCON) the following, 10 and 4 days prior to arrival: Vessel name, ETA, cargo requirements, deballasting time, last port of call, next port of call, port at which cargo will be discharged. ETA should be confirmed 24 hours before arrival and establish contact 2 hours before on VHF Ch 16.