Redwood City (USRWC)

It is the only deep water facility in S San Francisco Bay. Cargo is handled at 5 wharves and includes cement, scrap metal, sand, aggregates, gypsum and slag.

North Pacific Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Mar 1 to June 30 and Nov 1 to Nov 30, Summer Jul 1 to Oct 31 and Dec 1 to Feb 28/29.

The port of Redwood City, California, is located 20nm S of San Francisco.

Max LOA 244.72m, beam 32.26m, 77,247DWT.

Approx 1,830,000t of cargo, 80 vessels and 130 passenger handled annually.

The approach channel has a width of 91.5m and a depth of 9.1m MLW. Redwood Creek is entered through a channel with a project depth of 9.1m (reported depth 7.6m), the mouth of which is 3.5nm ESE of Little Coyote Point. The channel has a width of 90m and is marked on its W side by light beacons (starboard hand) and on its E side by a lightbuoy and light beacons (port hand). A fog signal is sounded from No 2 Light Beacon situated 1nm N of Redwood Point (37°32'N 122°11'W). The channel SSW of Redwood Point is marked by lights and beacons as far as the municipal wharves at the port of Redwood City (37°30'N 122°13'W), 3.5nm S of No 2 Light Beacon.

BA 4914. Admiralty Pilot NP8, NP286(5).

1025.

Compulsory, available from San Francisco Bar Pilots.

An overhead power cable, with a clearance of 47m crosses the waterway 0.8nm SSW of Redwood Point.

Approx 2.0m.

A number of towage companies operate in the area.

Prevailing winds: W'ly.

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 37°30.78'N 122°12.67'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US RWC For details see: SAN FRANCISCO PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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VHF: Ch 16.

Available.

Berth application permits, to be filed prior to arrival.

Vessels arriving in first US port are required to send to US Coast Guard (USCG) and ship's agent Notice of Arrival & Departure (NOA/D) and Crew/Passenger Lists at least 96 hours prior to arrival. It should be sent to the central National Clearing House: Tel: +1 800 708 9823, Fax: +1 800 547 8724, Email: sans@nvmc.uscg.gov US Coast Guard (USCG) NOA/D notification changes: Starting 22 Oct 2013 users should begin using NOAD InfoPath Template 6.2.1, NOA/D Workbook 7.1 or OCS Notice of Arrival (NOA) Workbook 1.1. It is requested that the Workbooks are completed electronically and then sent via email or imported into the eNOAD web application. The Workbooks must be kept saved as .xls format documents. Notice of Arrival Requirement on the Outer Continental Shelf: The United States Coast Guard Final Rule requiring the filing of Notice of Arrival (NOA) for US and foreign floating facilities, mobile offshore drilling units (MODU's), and vessels planning to engage in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities, came into effect Feb 14 2011. The NOA OCS requirements to report arrival times, locations and information regarding the vessel, voyage, cargo, and crew is essential for overall maritime domain safety and security awareness. Moreover, obtaining knowledge of all individuals, floating facilities, MODU's, and vessels engaging in OCS activities will better equip the USCG to prevent and respond to a safety or security incident on the OCS. If the USCG receives specific threat information for an area, the knowledge obtained from these requirements will enable them to know who is in the area, what they are doing, and how to contact them. The NOA for the OCS can only be submitted to the National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) directly online through the USCG/CBP Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure eNOA/D web site. The Final Rule may be viewed online at: http://www.maritimedelriv.com/Port_Security/USCG/USCG_Files/NOA_for_OCS_FR_Notic e.pdf.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

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