Belomorsk (RUBEM)

It lies at the mouth of the Soroka River in the Sorokskaya Inlet, protected by breakwaters. Facilities include an oil jetty, coal pier and a timber export berth. Currently a new port is under construction at the North Pier (64°32.2'N 034° 50.3'E) which will be dredged in approaches, 400m turning circle and alongside to 12.5m and consist of a coal transhipment pier for two vessels, a bunker berth, 7 berths for general cargoes and a dock, dredged to 5.5m, for port fleet and an icebreaker.

The port of Belomorsk is located on the Pomorskiy Coast, in the SW region of White Sea.

Max draught 3.6m from the latest audit.

BA 2273, 2272. Admiralty Pilot NP72, NP286(2)

The following information is required by the Port Authority: ..... Document 1. Name and flag of vessel 2. Port of departure (Last Port of Call) 3. Vessel's draught forward and aft 4. Cargo capacity of vessel, volume of hold, measurements etc 5. Name and quantity of cargo and its distribution by hold (for tankers, in addition, indicate type and disposition of ballast).

Notification should be forwarded to the port of destination and INFLOT agency at least 96 hours in advance followed by confirmation 12 hours before arrival. Oil tankers should however, confirm their ETA 72 hours and 12 hours before arrival. In addition, Master's must indicate that the vessel has certification guaranteeing civil responsibility for damage from oil pollution.

All foreign vessels within territorial waters of the Russian Federation, must observe radio communication, navigational, port, customs, sanitary and other regulations. In the event of an emergency entry into territorial waters or emergency non-observance of rules for navigation and stay in these waters, foreign vessels must immediately notify the nearest Russian Federation Port Authority.

Information concerning a vessel's sanitation state must be reported in accordance with current Sanitation, Veterinary and Quarantine regulations. A vessel's arrival in port must be registered directly with the Port Control Inspection Authority within the first 6 hours in port, completing Sanitation, Quarantine, Customs and Border formalities. Quarantine: A vessel coming from abroad must hoist the appropriate quarantine signals signifying the sanitary status of the vessel. Boarding the vessel is prohibited to everyone except pilots and medical personnel until pratique has been given by the Quarantine Officer. Radio quarantine reports are not mandatory, but if sent, may help to expedite sanitary inspections.