Kenai (USENA)

Kenai is a fishing harbour.

North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone, Winter Oct 16 to Apr 15, Summer Apr 16 to Oct 15.

Kenai is situated on the E side of Cook Inlet, at the mouth of the Kenai River, Alaska.

Local knowledge is necessary in the approach to the entrance to Kenai River as extensive shallow water, with numerous boulders and shoals, extends over a radius of 3nm NW and W, and up to a distance of approx 4nm offshore for 8nm S of the entrance to the river.

BA 4976. Admiralty Pilot NP4, NP286(5).

Pilotage is compulsory with few exceptions, available from Homer.

Leading lights exhibited from May-Nov annually: Front light exhibited on N bank approx 0.2nm within the entrance. Rear light exhibited on the N bank, 150m NE from the front light. The alignment 049° of these lights leads in the approach channel to the entrance. The outer end of the channel is seasonally marked by ''1KE'' lightbuoy moored approx 3nm SW of the front light, and approx 200m WNW of a group of shoals with a least depth of 2.7m over them. Caution: The sand bars at the river mouth shift from time to time and the alignment of the leading lights may not always lead over the best water. Outer Dangers: Positions from the front leading lights: Dangerous rock 4.25nm WSW; boulder with a depth of 1.8m over it 4.5nm SW; boulder with a depth of 1.8m over it 3.75nm SW and Salmo Rock 2.75nm SW, a drying boulder with another dangerous rock lying SE.Useful marks, positions from front leading light: Radio tower 4.75nm S; radio tower 2.25nm S; radio tower 3nm SE and dish aerial 5.25nm ESE.

The bar at the entrance nearly dries at LW, but there are depths of 2.7-6.1m in the river channel.

Range 6.7m. Tidal streams attain max rates of 0.75kts in going and 1.5kts out going however the latter stream is much stronger in the mouth of Kenai River.

Available.

Ice is prevalent between Nov and May.

KENAI 60°33.16'N 151°17.71'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US ENA For details see: ALASKA, SOUTHCENTRAL PILOTAGE REGION ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Kenai is a Customs station administered from anchorage. For crew not to be detained onboard, vessels must have either a visaed Crew List or each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

The area: The main channel area of the river, having a width of 45m, beginning at a point directly offshore from the middle of Kenai City Dock and extending approx 670m upstream to a point 60m above the port. The regulations: ..... 1. Vessels may not navigate, anchor, or moor within the area until such times as notification is received or observation is made of intended passage to or from the berthing areas. 2. Notice of anticipated passage of tow boats and barges shall be indicated 24 hours in advance by display of a red flag on the warehouse at port of Kenai Wharf. Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information. Quarantine is administered locally.