Falkenberg (SEFAG)

The port mainly handles sawn timber, animal feeds, dry bulk, asphalt/bitumen and general cargo.

Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Zone for ships of 100m or less in length. Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

The port of Falkenberg is located on the W coast of Sweden, 50nm S of Gothenburg in the Kattegat, at the mouth of the River Atran.

Draught 6.4m

Prohibited anchorage: Anchoring, diving and fishing are prohibited in the vicinity of a submarine power cable 0.2nm inside the breakwaters.

The harbour is approached through a channel marked by spar buoys and leading lights, which leads from seaward in a NE direction through the heads of 2 breakwaters which extend 0.5nm SW from the harbour. Depth 7.0m, max draught 6.5m. Entering the harbour: From the vicinity of Falkenberg Angoring Lightbuoy, the track leads NNE in the white sector (017°-033°) of Falkenberg Light (white floodlit tower, red bands, 8.0m in height, 56°28.9'N 012°28.0'E) at the seaward end of the W breakwater. Passing: WNW of an 8.5m shoal (0.8nm SSW) marked by a buoy (starboard hand) ESE of a 7.3m shoal (0.7nm SW) marked by a buoy (port hand) which extends 0.7nm ESE of Skottarevet, a shoal marked by a buoy. When in position, approx 0.2nm from the harbour entrance, the track leads NE into the dredged channel between the breakwaters. The area is marked by: Front light (white triangle, red border, point up, on mast, 56°53.4'N 012° 28.6'E) Rear light (white triangle, red border, point down, on mast, 360m farther NE). The above two separate pair of lights in line (032.5°), mark the E and W edges of the seaward end of the dredged channel. From a position 0.2nm NE of the harbour entrance, the width of the channel on the E side is extended, marked by buoys. From a position 0.4nm inside the harbour entrance, marked by a lightbuoy (port and starboard hand) the track leads ENE and NE following the river to the N end of the harbour. Lights in line: Front light (white triangle, red border, point up, 56°53.5'N 012°29.4'E). Rear light (similar structure point down, 120m from front light. The alignment of these lights marks the N side of the dredged channel and clears No 1 Floating Dock. In addition, the S side of the channel is marked by the alignment (061°) of beacons (white triangle, red borders, point together).

BA 3667, Swedish 924. Admiralty Pilot NP18.

1000.

There is a pilot lookout at Falkenberg and pilots are available from 0500-1900hrs. Request for a pilot should be sent to Marstrand VTS and pilots are made available from Halmstrad boarding at SW Fairway Buoy. Pilot boat has length 15m and speed of 10kts. Pilotage compulsory for vessels exceeding the following dimensions: ..... Vessel LOA (m) Beam (m) Draught (m) Loaded tankers 80 15 5.0 General cargo 90 16 5.5 Towage 70 14 - Pilotage is compulsory for vessels in category 1, for all vessels over 1,200GT in category 2 and all other vessels over 1,600GT. Category 1: Vessels carrying or with uncleaned tanks which last carried: ..... 1. Liquefied gas 2. Liquid chemicals defined in MARPOL "73" supplement 2 Annex 2 as category A, B or (if vessel does not have a double skin hull under all cargo tanks) C 3. Liquid chemicals which according to IMO bulk chemical code should be carried in type 1 or 2 vessels Category 2: All other chemical tankers which are laden or have uncleaned tanks and all laden oil tankers. The general rule is compulsory pilotage for dry cargo vessels 90m in length and all tankers.

Stutarna, an above water rock 0.5nm offshore, is marked by a white cairn with a black band, 1.75nm NW of Falkenberg Lighthouse. Skottarevet, over which there is a depth of 0.9m lies 1nm W of Falkenberg Lighthouse, its S side is marked by a spar buoy and it is covered by the red sector of Falkenberg Light. The SW fall of Steringeberg (56°46'N 012°40'E) in line with Marsten Beacon bearing 130° leads SW of the shoal; the NW fall of Troingeberget in line with Falkenberg new church bearing 040° leads SE of the shoal. Falkenberg Lighthouse (56°53'N 012°28'E) is a low white tower situated at the seaward end of the W breakwater. Knolagrund, over which there is a depth of 4.0m, lies 2nm S of the lighthouse and is marked by a spar buoy. Between Stutarna and Knolagrund, several detached shoals, with a least depth over them of 8.2m lie in the approach to the harbour. Marsten, an above water rock 3.25nm SSE of the lighthouse is marked by a beacon in the form of a white cairn. The passage between Marsten and the others within 0.5nm S and SSE of the rock. The W side of Lybeckarevet a group of shoals on the E side of the approach is marked by a spar buoy.

A fixed rail bridge, vertical clearance 5.3m lies at the N end of the harbour. A second fixed bridge, vertical clearance 5.3m lies 200m SW. A speed restriction of 5kts exists inside the harbour.

None. With strong winds there may be a current inside the breakwater, setting either NW or SE up to 4kts. When the current off the coast, setting either NW or SE, encounters outgoing current off the River Atran, velocity 2-3kts, there are frequent heavy seas outside the harbour approach.

There is a mandatory reporting scheme for all vessels over 20m LOA equipped with VHF. Vessel should call on VHF Ch 16 to report entering the harbour, leaving a quay or other movement in the harbour.

Prevailing winds: SW to W'ly. Ice: The harbour is generally free of ice but may be closed during Jan and Feb following a hard winter. In SW'ly winds of approx 28-33kts, lightly laden vessels should not attempt to enter the harbour.

FALKENBERG 56°52.92'N 12°27.99'E UNCTAD LOCODE: SE FAG For details see: GENERAL NOTES ________________________________________________________________________________ ______

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 11/24 Swedish Transport Agency correspondence, (RSDRA2023000346719 & RSDRA2024000048449), 11/24

Call Falkenberg Hamnradio (Falkenberg Port Radio) or VTS Marstrand VHF Ch 18, no radio watch from Port Authorities.

A copy of the crew list should be faxed to: +46 346 715445.

ETA should be notified 24 prior to arrival at the port.