Olga (RUOLB)

The port is closed to foreign vessels. It is open for navigation throughout the year. In winter (from the beginning of November to the end of April) the bay is covered with ice. During winter time ice is constantly removed and does not obstruct shipping. The port mainly handles timber products.

North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone: Winter: Oct 16-April 15. Summer: April 16-Oct 15.

Olga is situated in Olga Bay, on the NW coast of the Japan Sea, between Cape Manevskogo and Chikhacheva Island.

Max draught 6.5m and 7,000DWT from the latest audit.

Vessels arriving from the sea must anchor at the port anchorage on instructions of the Port State Control Inspection if they do not moor to a berth. District N 165: ..... Latitude Longitude 43°43.2'N 135°14.3'E 43°43.4'N 135°14.9'E 43°43.2'N 135°15.2'E 43°42.6'N 135°14.7'E 43°42.6'N 135°14.6'E District N 165-a: ..... Latitude Longitude 43°43.2'N 135°14.3'E 43°43.5'N 135°14.2'E 43°43.5'N 135°14.7'E 43°43.5'N 135°14.8'E After anchoring, vessels must inform Port State Control Inspection about their position from Tatarinova Lighthouse and the length of anchor chain paid out. The vessel's hull must not protrude from the anchorage district. Masters of vessels arriving with suspected infectious diseases among their crew members or passengers must anchor at the quarantine anchorage, hoist an International Code signal and take all measures to prevent the vessel's contact with shore and other vessels. District N 174-a: ..... Latitude Longitude 43°42.0'N 135°13.8'E 43°42.0'N 135°14.2'E 43°42.5'N 135°13.8'E 43°42.5'N 135°14.1'E

Admiralty Pilot NP43, NP286(6).

The berth owner/operator to prepare the berth for mooring in accordance with the general rules. Mooring crews must be qualified. Berth preparations to include providing sufficient berth length, removing cargoes, equipment, garbage, snow and ice from the 3m band of its cordon part.

Not available. Masters of vessels arriving at Olga Bay for the first time can use the Port State Control Inspection Duty Captain's recommendations.

The port limits are defined by a line connecting points: Cape Peschurova (43°41.8'N 135°14.0'E) and position 43°42.0'N 135°15.1'E.

All vessels staying in the roads or at berths must keep a 24-hour watch on VHF Ch 16. Communication between vessels and tugs during mooring operations is carried out on VHF Ch 06. VHF: ..... Station Calling Operational Callsign MAP Duty Office 16 14 Olga-radio 2 Customs 16 10 Lyra Control Post Office 16 12 Lebed' -94 "Olgales" 16 14 Olgales "Primorsknefteproduct" branch 16 11 Neftebaza

Customs formalities are completed from 0800hrs to 2000hrs.

Permission to enter the bay must be requested from VHF "Voskhod" Vatovskogo. On approaching the bay, and while sailing in it, vessels must comply with the Sailing Directions for the NW coast of the Japanese Sea N 1401. Masters arriving at the bay must give the information prescribed for the Port Olga to its duty officer. Civilian vessels are prohibited from entering and leaving the bay without being checked by the Port State Control Inspection of Olga except if they arrive for shelter.

Every vessel must make VHF radio contact with the Port State Control Inspection not later than 30 minutes before weighing anchor or unmooring. Masters must be on the bridge when their vessels are sailing in the Obligatory Instructions area. Vessels must keep a speed of not more than 6kts. Inbound vessels must give way to outbound vessels. Vessel's stay at the port: Mooring: Vessels with relative volume of 2,292mі and over must use tugs for mooring. It is prohibited to moor 2 vessels simultaneously. It is prohibited to unload ship's equipment, property and provisions, etc on the berth cordon. Pollution prevention: During the vessel's stay at the port, it is prohibited to discharge overboard any oily mixtures, including clean water ballast, any harmful substances, which are not oil as well as isolated ballast, washing water, other residues containing harmful mixtures and dirty sewage. Fire prevention and fire fighting: Due to absence of fire main supply in the port, vessels must be ready to use their own firefighting means which can be immobilised only with the Port Security service permission if there are additional firefighting means keeping watch at the vessel's side at the vessel's expense. It is prohibited to load and unload explosive cargoes in the port. Tank cleaning and gas freeing is prohibited at all times. A watch must be kept at the vessel's accommodation ladder at all times during the period of its stay at the port and appropriate passes must be introduced in accordance with the Russian Coastguard requirements to ensure the vessel's safety, to control strangers visiting it and to ensure normal work of stevedoring companies. Penalties. can be imposed on vessels in the event of unauthorised persons without appropriate documents onboard. Clearing in and out of Russian vessels is carried out by a commission consisting of: The Duty Guard of the Coast Guard department of Nakhodka Coast Guard office, Olga Customs Officers, a representative of the Sanitary Quarantine Station, a representative of the Coast Guard Plant Quarantine Station, a representative of the Coast Guard Veterinary Station and a representative of the Port State Control Inspection of Olga department of Vladistock Marine Administration. If necessary, other members can be included in the commission with the permission of Nakhodka Coastguard office and agreement with the Coastguard Department Olga such as the vessel's agent, a representative of the fire brigade (tankers only), police officers.Foreign bound vessels traffic information: Foreign bound vessels traffic information is given to the Coastguard Department Olga and the Plant Quarantine Station by the Port Duty Officer and the agent. Arrival information is given 3 days in advance with further confirmation every day by the agents and 10 hours before the start of clearing out procedures (the port duty officer, the agent). Information about vessels which are going to sail to the roads after unloading is given not later than 10 hours in advance. Information about loading/unloading off-gauge cargoes and timber is given a day before the start of the operations with further comfirmation 2-3 hours in advance (stevedoring company, the port duty officer). The information must include: ..... 1. The vessel's name, type, flag, port of registry, the purpose of call. 2. Number and nationality of the crew and passengers if any 3. Description and quantity of cargo, deck cargo if any. 4. Cars onboard if any, (separately for the crew members, passengers and delivered on contracts) 5. Last port of call, country of call, port of destination 6. Ship's cargo handling plan 7. Name of agent. Orders for clearing in/out of foreign going vessels: Orders for clearing in/out are given to Olga Control Post Customs station, the plant quarantine post and other concerned services only via the Marine Administration duty officer in accordance with orders from the agents, if all the information as to part 1 is available, 10 hours in advance. Orders for clearing in/out of foreign-going ships are given from 0900-1900hrs. Orders for clearing out of Russian vessels sailing abroad are given on condition that all the crew members hand in their passports to be checked at the Olga Control Post (the documents must be handed in not less than 10 hours in advance. The enclosed Crew List must have a remark of the Port State Control Inspection permitting the vessel to put to sea and stating the names of the crew members and passengers). If the vessel is not ready for clearing in/out in the time stated in the order, the order is postponed. Clearing in of vessels arriving from abroad: Foreign going vessels arriving at the port from 2000 - 0800hrs will stay in the quarantine anchorage. The Master will provide the Control Post Duty Officer and the Port Duty Officer with all the information stated above. The next working day the Master will give an order for clearing the vessel in, to the Port Duty Officer and will prepare the vessel for the Coastguard, Customs and other inspections. If the vessel is not ready of the inspections, an appropriate statement is completed and the vessel will be last to be cleared. Foreign going vessels which do not have cargo instructions will go to the quarantine anchorage. It is prohibited to await cargo instructions in the inner roads. The inspections of foreign going vessels must not exceed 2 hours. Foreign going vessels traffic at the port inner roads is carried out only from 0800 - 2000hrs with permission of the Olga Control Post. Clearing out of vessels sailing abroad: Vessels which load outside the port can be taken to the inner roads only from 0800-2000hrs with permission of the Olga Control Post. The vessels must present the Coastguard and the Customs with the following documents ..... 1. Vessel's name 2. Last Port of Call 3. Crew List 4. Passenger List 5. Description and quantity of cargo 6. Foreign Port of Destination 7. Name of agent The Master must present all the necessary documents to the Authorities 6-8 hours prior to vessel's departure. The members of the commissions will be delivered onboard by the indicated time. If a vessel is not ready for inspections, an appropriate statement is completed and the vessel will be last to be cleared in. The inspections of vessels sailing abroad must not exceed 3 hours. The cleared out vessels must immediately proceed abroad. If they do not leave the port for abroad within 1 hour, all their clearing out documents are annulled. The vessel's inspection will be repeated after all other vessels' inspections. Reasons for the delay will be investigated and an appropriate statement will be completed. If there are no excuses for the delay, penalties are imposed on the Master. Vessels which could not clear out due to some reasons before 2000hrs, will leave the inner roads for the quarantine anchorage.

Sanitary and quarantine rules: Every vessel arriving at the port should hoist Interco "Q" flag in accordance with the International Signal Code. Vessels remain under quarantine until free pratique is granted. No one is permitted to embark/disembark the vessel before completion of its sanitary inspection. Vessels which have to enter the port in an emergency, ie with sickness/infectious diseases onboard, must inform the Port State Control Inspection and the Sanitary Quarantine Department duty doctor and anchor at the Quarantine Anchorage.