Sacramento (USSAC)

Sacramento is centred in one of the richest agricultural and industrial regions in the world. The port serves northern California, Nevada and southern Oregon dealing primarily with bulk cargoes such as rice, clay, woodchips, logs and fertilisers.

Summer.

The inland port of Sacramento, California, is located 79nm NE of San Francisco.

LOA 190m, beam 32.26m, 56,918DWT.

Approx 560, 000t of cargoes handled annually.

Access to the Port of Sacramento is from San Francisco Bay via dredged channels in San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, Suuisun Bay and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, which is some 145km from the Golden Gate Bridge. ..... Ship Channel: Bottom width River, 91m; Ship Channel, 60m. Length Golden Gate Bridge to harbour, 79nm. Project Depth 9.1m All berths 10.6m fresh water Harbour: Dimension 640m x 731m x 944m Area 24ha Depth 10.6m (min) Deep Water Channel: The channel extends from the harbour for 42.8nm to the mouth of the Sacramento River at Collinsville.

BA 2530. Admiralty Pilot NP8, NP286(5).

1000.

Compulsory. Pilot boards in San Francisco Bay. River pilots may be obtained through the Port Office.

Vertical Clearances: The minimum vertical clearance under any of the bridges spanning the channels through the bays leading to Sacramento River is 40.8m at Carquinez Strait Bridges. Rio Vista Lift Bridge spans the Deep Water Ship Channel (38°09'N 121°42'W) above the town of Rio Vista. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 5.4m when down and 43m when up; the operators can be contacted on VHF radio. Antioch Railroad Bridge has a vertical clearance of 41m. The minimum vertical clearance over the Sacramento River is 4.5m at the highway bridge (38°10'N 121°36'W) when it is down, 0.75nm above Isleton. The minimum safe overhead clearance under any of the power cables on the route to the Sacramento River is 38m, and on the river itself it is 33m.

Range 1.5m. From Nov to Apr major floods occur in Sacramento River. This can result in a rise of 3.0m at its mouth, and as much as 9.0m at Sacramento. There is little or no in-going stream at Sacramento, and the out-going stream is strong. During the dry season the in-going stream reaches Paintersville, 48km above the river mouth, and is then non-tidal as far as Freeport, 17.7km farther N. Local knowledge is required to assess the strength of the stream.

There are 2 tugs available.

Prevailing winds: W'ly.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 38°34.42'N 121°30.06'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US SAC For details see: SAN FRANCISCO PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

{ "widget_1_pilotage": { "area_groups": [ { "area_name": null, "pilots_area_description": null, "pilots_contact_details": [ { "station_call_name": "SAN FRANCISCO", "vhf_primary_watch": null, "vhf_secondary_working": null, "telephones": [ "+1 916 3718000" ], "faxes": [ "+1 916 3724802" ], "emails": [], "websites": [ "www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/port", "www.portofsacramento.com" ], "operating_hours": "H24" } ], "procedure": { "compulsory_text_note": "For details see SAN FRANCISCO, California.", "when_to_report": null, "how_to_report": null, "what_to_report": [], "pilot_boarding_positions": [], "pilot_disembarkation_positions": [], "leftover_text_notes": [] } }, { "area_name": null, "pilots_area_description": null, "pilots_contact_details": [ { "station_call_name": "SAN FRANCISCO", "vhf_primary_watch": null, "vhf_secondary_working": null, "telephones": [], "faxes": [], "emails": [], "websites": [], "operating_hours": null } ], "procedure": { "compulsory_text_note": "For details see SAN FRANCISCO, California.", "when_to_report": null, "how_to_report": null, "what_to_report": [], "pilot_boarding_positions": [], "pilot_disembarkation_positions": [], "leftover_text_notes": [] } }, { "area_name": null, "pilots_area_description": null, "pilots_contact_details": [ { "station_call_name": "Port of Sacramento", "vhf_primary_watch": "16", "vhf_secondary_working": "18A", "telephones": [ "+1 916 3718000" ], "faxes": [ "+1 916 3724802" ], "emails": [], "websites": [ "www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/port", "www.portofsacramento.com" ], "operating_hours": "H24" } ], "procedure": { "compulsory_text_note": null, "when_to_report": null, "how_to_report": null, "what_to_report": [], "pilot_boarding_positions": [], "pilot_disembarkation_positions": [], "leftover_text_notes": [ "River Pilots may be obtained through the Port Office." ] } } ] }, "widget_2_vts": { "cross_reference_redirect": null, "area_groups": [ { "area_name": null, "vts_boundaries": { "description": null, "coordinates": [] }, "contact_details": [ { "station_call_name": "SAN FRANCISCO", "vhf_primary_watch": null, "vhf_secondary_working": null, "telephones": [], "faxes": [], "emails": [], "websites": [], "operating_hours": null } ], "procedure": { "compulsory_text_note": "For details see SAN FRANCISCO, California.", "general_rules": [] }, "reporting_lines_and_points": [], "reporting_requirements": [] } ] }, "widget_3_tugs": { "contact_details": [], "availability_hours": null, "notes": [] }, "widget_4_port_and_notes": { "port_and_terminal_contacts": [ { "station_call_name": "Port of Sacramento", "vhf_primary_watch": "16", "vhf_secondary_working": "18A", "telephones": [ "+1 916 3718000" ], "faxes": [ "+1 916 3724802" ], "emails": [], "websites": [ "www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/port", "www.portofsacramento.com" ], "operating_hours": "H24" } ], "standalone_general_notes": [ "River Pilots may be obtained through the Port Office." ] }, "formatted_text_original": "PILOTS NOTE: For details see SAN FRANCISCO, California. ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________ VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE NOTE: For details see SAN FRANCISCO, California. ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________ PORT CONTACT DETAILS: VHF Frequency: Ch 16 18A Telephone: +1 916 3718000 Fax: +1 916 3724802 Website: www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/port www.portofsacramento.com HOURS: H24 NOTE: River Pilots may be obtained through the Port Office. ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________" }

VHF: Port: Ch 16, 18A. See San Francisco Bay Pilots. River Pilot: callsign "KPB366" obtained though Port Office.

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.

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

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

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