St Petersburg (USPIE)

The port mainly for yacht service.

Summer.

St Petersburg is situated on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

LOA 182.8m.

Approx 25,000t of cargo handled annually.

Fairway Anchorage (27°38'N 083°03'W), depths 13-18m; good holding in all weather short of hurricanes. Fairway Anchorage (27°38'N 083°03'W), depths 9.0-14m; good holding in all weather except hurricanes. A coral rock awash lies between the fairway anchorages. Explosives anchorage (27°39'N 082°38'W), depths 7.0m. Temporary explosives anchorage (27°47.5'N 082°31.4'W), depths 6.0-8.0m in W end, spoil ground in E end. Temporary explosives anchorage (27°50.4'N 082°34.3'W), depths 6.0-8.0m. Barge fleeting area anchorage (27°54.6'N 082°26.7'W), depths 4.0m; reserved for transient barge traffic. Quarantine anchorage (27°47'N 082°29.9'W), 3.0-10m; spoil ground at W end.

Controlling depth at entrance to port is 5.7m. The port is approached from a position at the W end of Cut "G" Channel (27°47.4'N 072°34'W) along a wide, marked channel and entered through a short dredged channel leading directly into the basin. Directions for entering harbour: From a position at the W end of Cut "G" Channel the route leads WSW for 2.1nm, then SSW for 1.2nm to the Entrance Channel, then W into the basin passing (with positions from Dome, 27°45'N 082° 38.3'W): NNW of a fish haven with a least depth 5.2m (3.2nm E), then, SSE of a fish haven (2.5nm NE) then, WNW of a spoil ground (1.7nm E), then close S of No 6 Lightbeacon (1.3nm ESE).

BA 3847, 3848. Admiralty Pilot NP69A.

USCG, Marine Safety Office, 155 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606, Tel: +1 813 228 2189. Coast Guard Group St Petersburg, 600 8th Ave SE, St Petersburg, Fl 33701, Tel: +1 727 824 7690.

1025.

Compulsory, available from Tampa Bay Pilots Association which also covers the ports of Tampa and Port Manatee. Notification of 24 and 2 hours required.

Dome (27°45.9'N 082°38.3'W), Hotel Cupola (27°46.7'N 082°37.8'W).

Range 0.3-0.61m.

Available through private contractors.

Prevailing winds: W'ly.

SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 27°46.00'N 82°38.00'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US PIE For details see: TAMPA BAY PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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VHF: Ch 16 and 68. Ch 66 marine radio, monitored.

For crew not to be detained onboard each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

ETA to be advised 24 hours prior to arrival advising the following: ..... 1. Length 2. Breadth 3. Draught of vessel 4. Nature of business. Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Quarantine clearance can be arranged through the Port Authority. No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.