Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (RUPKC)

The port is steeped in history as the first two vessels to arrive at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky dates back to 1740. Since its inception, the port has continued to grow and now handles a range of breakbulk, dry and liquid cargo including reefer, containers, coal, steel products, scrap metal, fertiliser, alumina, forest products, animal feeds and vast fishing facilities. There is a naval base located within the harbour. The port mainly handles coastal traffic and from the end of Nov or mid-Dec until the beginning of May, the harbour is ice-bound, but icebreakers work in the severe months. The port is open to vessels all year round.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is situated in the N of Avachinskaya Bay, on the Pacific coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula,

Max LOA 294.13m, beam 34.6m, draught 9.0m and 46,637DWT.

Approx 142 vessels handled annually.

Designated anchorages are established in Avachinskaya Guba as follows: Large vessels: Russian Regulated Area (RRA) No 161A (53°00'N., 158°34'E) is for large vessels with anchor berths for foreign vessels mainly on the E side of the anchorage. Petropavlovskaya Gavan: RRA No 161, 0.5nm SW of Mys Signal'nny (53°00.4'N., 158°38.5'E), in depths from 18.0-20.0m. Quarantine anchorage: RRA No 235, 2nm SW of Mys Seroglazka (53°03'N., 158°35'E). ..... Location Remarks Russian Regulated Area (RRA) 161A 52°59'30''N., 158°34'00''E Available for larger vessels carrying both regular and dangerous cargoes. Russian Regulated Area (RRA) 161 . Depths available 18 to 20m. Russian Regulated Area (RRA) 160 53°01'42''N., 158°37'36''E Depths available 14 to 21m Russian Regulated Area (RRA) 235 53°02'47''N., 158°35'40''E Quarantine anchorage. Bukhta Bezymyannaya Entered N of Mys Bezymyannyy and anchorage available SW side of the bay. Depths available 11 to 20m. Sheltered from S/SE'y winds. Entrance depths is 18.3m and decreases to 9.1m near the middle of the bay. W'ly section of the bay has depths of 9.1m. Bukhta Rakovaya - Depths available 20m, mud. Sheltered from winds. Note: In the depths of 9m the holding ground is sand. Bukhta Krasheninnkova 52°58'N., 158°28'E Depths available 11 to 22m. Has good holding ground of mud and sand. Prohibited anchorage areas are as follows: ..... 1. Prohibited anchorage within Bukhta Krasheninnkova, W of a line from Mys Koza and Mys Kosa, 4.3nm ESE. 2. SW of Poluostrov Izmennyy extending across the entrance. 3. Area within Bukhta Zavoyko, E of a line between Mys Vilkova (52°54'42''N., 158°40'48''E.) and Mys Zavoyko. 4. Bukhta Solyonoye Ozero. 5. Bukhta Bogorodskoye. 6. Bukhta Ilyicheva.

Approach: The port is approached through Avachinskaya Guba, in depths of 12m, using the bay entrance leading line (RRA Fairway No 25), marked by Mokhovaya Leading Lights, until NW of Rakovaya Mel' where the bay entrance leading line intersects the port entrance leading line. Vessels entering Avachinskaya Guba must request permission from the Duty Officer on VHF channel 12 at least 30 minutes prior to arrival at the boundary line. Vessels with an LOA over 200m, beam over 25m and a draught of 9m must obtain permission from the harbourmaster. Inbound vessels must give way to outbound vessels. Upon approach (within 1 mile) to port waters, speed must be reduced to 5 knots. the maximum speed allowed in Avachinskaya Guba is 9 knots. The depths in the central section of the Avachinskaya Guba are 20 to 24m. The shores surrounding are known to have depths of 7.3m close inshore.

BA 4512, Admiralty Pilot NP23, NP286(6).

The port tugs and crews are used for mooring operations. Vessels with displacement of up to 5,000GT use one berthing tug. Vessel's speed on approaching its mooring must not exceed 0.43, 0.29, 0.25, 0.21, 0.19kt for vessel displacement up to 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 and 40,000GT respectively. In icy conditions vessels must approach the berths at an angle of not more than 15-20° including their hull lines to avoid possible damage to the berths. It is prohibited to moor vessels to berths with damaged or missing fenders. Shifting and line shifting of vessels in the port are carried out at wind speed of not more than 29kts. At wind speed greater than 29kts, unmooring operations for taking vessels to the roads are carried out in order to prevent an accident. Mooring alongside other vessels is at the Harbour Masters agreement and only at certain berths. Mooring communication is carried out on VHF Ch 6, 8,10. Berths No. 06, 08, 10 and 11 are intended for mooring and cargo operations for foreign vessels.

Pilotage is compulsory and pilots board n 52°50'24''N., 158°44'06''E. Pilots board and disembark from commercial vessels at Waiting Area No 1, situated approx 3nm SSE from Mys Mayachnyy in the Inshore Traffic Zone N of TSS No 15. Area No 1 is defined by a circle of radius 0.75nm with centre in position 52° 50.7'N., 158°44.3'E. Waiting Area No 2, situated approx 3.5nm SE from Mys Mayachnyy and defined by a circle of radius 0.75nm with centre in position 52°51.5'N 158°47.2'E, is for military vessels. Pilotage is compulsory for the following: ..... 1 Foreign flag vessels. 2. Carrying dangerous cargoes. 3. Gas carriers. 4. Nuclear-powered vessels. 5. Vessels over 1,000GT and tankers over 3,000GT navigating between the berths (Avachinskiy Zaliv) and anchorages. 6. Vessels entering/departing the port. Pilots ordered are as follows: ..... 1. Vessels arriving or departing at the port must request the pilot by facsimile or email at a minimum 24hrs prior to pilot boarding. Confirmation must be done 4hrs in advance. 2. Vessels moored at the berths must request a pilot by facsimile or email no later than 2hrs in advance. 3. In the case of cancellation, this must be done no later than 1hr before arrival to the pilot boarding station.

The port waters of the commercial sea port include the waters of the outer harbour limited from the N by a line joining the port and the fishing port on both the E and W coasts, and limited from the S by a line connecting the port on both sides of the harbour.

A guard vessel is located in position 52°57'N., 158°37'E to regulate the direction of vessel traffic through the fairway between the parallels of 52° 56'00''N and 52°57'24''N, since two way traffic is prohibited in this area. The entrance to the bay is marked by Mokhovaya Leading Lights, until NW of Rakovaya Mel' where the bay entrance leading line intersects the port entrance leading line. A conspicuous landmark Mys Bezymyannyy (52°51'N., 158°39'E.) stands 200m high and has reddish-brown precipitous sides. It is seen from the N and the S and is identified by its pillar rock that is inclined to the shore. Mys Sredniy, located 1.5nm N and 129m high is a precipitous red point terminating in a conspicuous pyramid. There are two conical rocks that lie 0.26nm E of the point.

Only vessels up to LOA200m, up to 9.0m draught and 25m beam, can enter the port. Vessels exceeding these dimensions must obtain the Harbour Master's permission in each separate case. Inbound vessels must give way to outbound vessels. When approaching the port waters, vessels must reduce their speed to 5kts approx 1nm from the port's water border. Max speed within Avachinskaya Guba is restricted to 9kts. There is a bank which has depths of less than 3m which extends 1.74nm N of the peninsula on which Mys Uglovoy is the NE extremity. There are two drying rocks, Stanitskogo Mel’ (52°53'N., 158°39'E.), which are marked by breakers at HW. Another conspicuous rock islets is Babushkin Kamen’ and is located 0.34nm SE of Mys Uglovoy. A rocky islet known as Ostrov Izmennyy stands 9m high and lies on the steep-to S end of a reef. It is also worth noting that Mys Pinnekl’poynt is conspicuous and lies 1.7nm NNW of Mys Myachnyy. There are also shallow waters which extend 0.26nm W from the aforementioned point. Rakovaya Mel' (52°58'N., 158°38'E.) is dangerous to mariners in bad weather with a least depth of 1.8m and is marked by spar buoys. There are numerous wrecks throughout the harbour including one in depths of 16.6m in position 52°57'01''N, 158°38'13''E and another in 52°58'40''N., 150° 45'13''E. It is important to stress that many of the navigational aids within the harbour and the approaches are not shown on the chart.

Range 1.5m. Currents: 1.5kts to 2kts at springs in the entrance to Avachinskaya Guba. Tide rips occur due to the flood setting NNW whilst the ebb setting in the opposite direction. The tidal currents in Petropavlovskaya Gavan’ are weak, setting N along the E shore of the outer harbour and dying away towards the inner harbour.

A mandatory VTS is in operation within Avachinskaya Guba, with reporting points at: ..... Mys Mayachnyy 52°53'00''N., 158°42'00''E Mys Zavoyko 52°56'24''N., 158°39'30''E Mys Severnyy 52°58'06''N., 158°39'06''E Bukhta Rakovaya 52°58'24''N., 158°40'48''E Mys Signal'nyy 53°00'24''N., 158°38'30''E In addition, a guard vessel is stationed in position 52°57'N., 158°37'E to regulate the direction of traffic flow through the section of the fairway between the parallel of 52°56.0'N and 52°57.4'N, in which two-way traffic is not permitted. Vessels must contact Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky VTS at a minimum 30 mins before crossing the line joining Cape Mayachny and Cape Bezmyanny. Vessels must report the following information: ..... 1. Time of crossing the Cape Mayachny-Cape Bezmyanny line as well as the visibility along the vessel’s route. 2. Times of crossing the S border and the N border of the one-way traffic route. 3. Time of passing the W mark of Rakovaya Shoal as well as the visibility along the vessel’s route. The vessel traffic system is as follows: ..... 1. While sailing in the port waters vessels must comply with COLREG-72 rules and the Port State Control Inspection 2. Overtaking in the port waters is prohibited 3. Vessels of more than 60m in length are prohibited to enter the port at wind speed of more than 29kts. On special occasions the Harbour Master may allow this. 4. Vessel's entry at visibility of less than 0.3nm can be allowed by the Harbour Master, if the vessel's radar is in good condition. 5. Traffic to the fishing port and back is stopped 15 minutes before a vessel's arrival or on departure from sea trade port. 6. Sailing speed in the port waters must be minimal to provide for steering the vessel.

Towage service to sea going vessels in the port is provided by the port berthing tugs 24 hours a day. The tugs have capacities ranging from 1,125-1,880hp. The Vessels Master and the pilot determine the number and capacity of tugs.

On receiving a gale warning, weather forecast, or a navigational warning about changes in the navigational situation and traffic in the Avacha Gulf waters, the Port State Control Inspection will inform all vessels staying at the port by VHF. Vessels are required to have either the vessel's Master, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer or Second Engineer onboard when a gale warning is received. If there is a forecast for winds of more than 29kts, vessels staying at the berths can be taken to the roads on the Harbour Master's instructions. On receiving a gale warning about W'ly wind increase, vessels staying at Berths 09, 10, 11, 12, as well as vessels staying at other berths alongside other vessels must put their engine on standby and have sufficient crew members onboard to leave the berths for the roads on the orders of the Port State Control Inspection. At W'ly winds speed of more than 29kts vessels staying at Berths 09, 10, 11, 12 as well as vessels staying at other berths alongside other vessels will proceed to the Avacha Gulf roads anchorage points determined by the sailing rules. Winds: The styrongest winds are during Oct through to Apr. Prevailing S'ly from May through to Aug. From Sep through to Apr the prevailing winds are NW'ly and are of a force not less than Beaufort Scale 3, these winds are steady and produce considerable sea in the Avachinskaya Guba. The winds, calm and gentle, may shift on clear summer days from N'ly to NW'ly and can be prevalent in the morning. From 0900 to 1100 the winds may shift from W'ly through to S'ly and then becomes calm around 1400. From 1400, the winds are superseded by a moderate sea breeze from the SE'ly quadrant. Temperature: The coldest months are Jan and Feb with an average daily minimum temperature of -12°C. In contrast, the warmest month is Aug and last approx 3 weeks with a mean daily maximum temperature in August of 17°C. Fog: From Jun through to Aug, the peaks of the mountains that surrounded the harbour are enveloped in fog however but Avachinskaya Guba remains clear. On occasion the E'ly winds may cause the fog from the sea to roll into Avachinskaya Guba. In the event of W'ly winds, fog can cover the W shore and spread gradually over the harbour entrance. Ice: Ice can cover the entire Avachinskaya Guba however this will only occur during severe winters and normally only small inlets are frozen over. Ice can drift and usually enters Zaliv Izmennyy, in the NE part of the entrance. From the end of Nov and mid Dec through to the beginning of May Petropavlovskaya Gavan’ is icebound. In the event of ice in the harbour, icebreakers will be used. It has been recorded that the first sighting of ice within the harbour was the end of Nov whereas the latest has been the beginning of Jan. In contrast the earliest disappearance of ice was recorded in the beginning of Mar and the last was the beginning of May. It is worth noting that icebreakers generally keep the passage in the open sea off Mys Mayachnyy open however caution is advised for mariners. This passage may be seriously impeded during the winter and spring months.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY 53°01'N 158°39'E UNCTAD LOCODE: RU PKC ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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09 11 Telephone: +7(8)4152 421326 Fax: +7(8)4152 421397 E-mail: mappk@mail.kamchatka.ru Dispatcher Call: Petropavlovsk Radio 12 VHF Channel: Ch 29 Port Operators Telephone: +7(0)415 2434100 Fax: +7(0)415 2434419 E-mail: sea@port.kamchatka.ru Website: www.port.kamchatka.ru Port Authority Telephone: +7(8)42435 49001 Fax: +7(8)42435 44892 E-mail: amp@ampskk.ru HOURS:\tH24 PROCEDURE: (1)\tNotice of ETA: (a) Vessels should advise ETA via agent 24h, except for vessels departing from ports along the coast of Poluostrov Kamchatka. 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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 14/25 Russian Annual Notice 2024, (RSDRA2024000011169), 13/24

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky contact info Pilot Call sign: Petropavlovsk-Rosmorport VHF: Ch 8, 10, 14 Telephone: +78 415 243 4132 / +78 415 243 4142 Facsimile: +78 415 243 4132 Email: pilotptr@gmail.ru Vessel Traffic Service contact info Call sign: Petropavlovsk Radio 49 VHF: Ch 9, 11, 16 Telephone: +78 415 242 1326 Facsimile: +78 415 242 1397 Harbourmaster contact info Call sign: Petroplavlovsk Radio 5 VHF: Ch 9, 16 Telephone: +78 415 242 1326 Facsimile: 78 415 242 1397 Email: mappk@mail.kamchatka.ru Dispatcher contact info Call sign: Petropavlovsk Radio 12 VHF: Ch 29 Port Operators contact info Call sign: Petropavlovsk Radio 6 Telephone: +70 415 243 4100 Facsimile: +70 415 243 4419 Email: sea@port.kamchatka.ru Administration of Sea Port contact info Telephone: +70 415 213 4673 Facsimile: +70 415 211 2424 Email: mappk@mail.kamchatka.ru Central Port Radio contact info Call sign: Petropavlovsk Radio 1 VHF: Ch 16 Commercial Port Controller contact info Call sign: Petropavlovsk Radio 2 VHF: Ch 14 Vessels proceeding to the Avacha Gulf approaching Mayachniy must monitor VHF Ch 16 during their whole stay in the Gulf and when leaving it, until they reach Cape Mayachniy. To call port services which keep a 24 hours radio watch the following callsign and VHF channels are established:

The Port has the right to make changes and appropriate notices to the Code of Customs. All cargoes, vehicles and goods transported across the customs border are subject to customs clearance and control.

Vessels must submit an application to berth 6 days prior to arrival. The application must provide the following: ..... 1. Vessel name. 2. Date of arrival. 3. Name and weight (tons/pieces) of cargo. 4. Number of vessel holds presented for loading/unloading. Notice of ETA sent as follows: ..... 1. Vessels to send their ETA via the agents 24hrs in advance (except for vessels departing from ports along the coast of Poluostrov Kamchatka). 2. Vessels requiring an icebreaker must advise ETA to the harbourmaster 6hrs in advance and a confirmation 2hrs in advance. 3. ETA must be sent within the hours 0839-1700 Mon-Fri. If arrival is planned for the weekend or on a public holiday the request must be submitted before 1600 on the work day. Vessels on arrival must state 72, 48, 24 and 4 hours before the expected time of the vessel's arrival at the port. They must provide the following information; the vessel's owner and Charterer's name, ETA, draught, cargo to be loaded/unloaded, number of holds for loading/unloading, detailed Cargo List with the quantity of each cargo, (in sequence of unloading from top to bottom) as well as particular physical/chemical qualities of the cargoes in accordance with their quality certificate, data about heavy lift, long and off-gauge cargoes, data about the vessel's readiness for cargo operations through all or part of her hatches, orders for bunkers and fresh water as well as any health restrictions which can restrict the vessel's readiness. The vessel's Master must inform the port of any delays. In the absence of any information, or incorrect information given by the vessel resulting in delays in handling, idle time will be added to laytime for the vessel's account. All vessels are received and handled on orders of their owners and in sequence of arrival. Liner vessels are received in accordance with their schedule and sequence of arrival if there is no other arrangement between the vessel's owner and the port. The port can handle vessels requiring urgent unloading, subject to confirmation in advance and on condition that all expenses and losses will be met by the vessel's owner. The port dispatcher will inform the border control department 24hrs and then 4hrs before the arrival of all foreign and Russian vessels to the roadstead of Avachinskaya Guba. In the event that the vessel is delayed they must notify the harbourmaster immediately with all relevant information regarding the updated ETA. Failure to do so may cause delays at the expense of the ships owner. Vessels intending to enter Avachinskaya Guba must request permission from the Duty Officer on VHF Ch 12 no later than 30 minutes before arrival at the boundary line.

National and international flags must be displayed.

Vessels must be granted permission from the harbourmaster to enter or leave the inner harbour, 0.86nm before Cape Signalny. Once permission is granted it is only valid for 30 mins. In the event that visibility is less than 1,000 yards then no vessel may enter or leave the inner harbour. All vessels within Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky must maintain a continuous listening watch on VHF Ch 11 and 16. Vessels berthed within the port must do so on VHF Ch 16. The information for berthing is broadcast at 0800 on VHF Ch 9 and provide the following information: ..... 1. Meteorological forecasts and warnings. 2. Informational on the condition of navigational aids. 3. Other information that has navigational importance. All urgent information regarding storm warnings are broadcast on VHF Ch 16. In the event that the wind is more than 15 m/s and visibility is less than 10 meters then operations including the use of cranes will be restricted in accordance of the port management. Cargo operations with import and export cargoes are to only be carried out once permission has been obtained from the checkpoint of the Federal Border Service and customs. Dangerous cargoes can be handled in accordance with the rules of IMO, IMDG by prior agreement with the Port and the Maritime Safety Department of the IAP. In the event that the cargo being unloaded at the berths weighs more than 40t then permission must be granted by the Chief Engineer of the Port. The loading of relevant cargo onto a vessel may only be done if the vessel has the correct documents permitting the transportation of the cargo in question. All vessels exceeding LOA 200m, beam 25m and draught over 9m must call the port with special permission and be granted access with the harbourmaster. In the case a vessels is granted permission the use of tugs, mooring crew and pilot are all mandatory. The servicing of foreign vessels is only carried out with permission of the checkpoint of the Federal Border Service after inspection of the vessel by a special border guard detachment or in its presence on board. Whilst at the port a vessel may be obliged to leave/vacate the berth at the sole discretion of the port authority. Failure to do so in an untimely manner however, the master of the vessel shall be liable. Lay time at the port is calculated by dividing the weight of cargo to be loaded/unloaded by the corresponding handling rate. Lay time may be affected in the case of bad weather, strikes or other force majeure events and any faults due to the vessel's administration.

There is a Sanitary-Quarantine department of the Sanitary Quarantine Station, a Coastguard Control, Veterinary Station and a Coastguard Plant Quarantine Inspection in the port. A vessel's Master must inform the port about the vessel's health, sick crew members onboard, and rodents 24 hours before arrival with further correction 4 hours in advance. Vessels arriving from abroad must hoist flag ''Q'' on entering the Avacha Gulf and carry it until all Customs and Quarantine formalities are completed.

NOR is accepted once the vessel is deemed to have the available set of cargo documents and are ready for loading or unloading cargo.