San Diego (USSAN)

San Diego Bay is a crescent shaped bay with an area of about 46.6sq km at half tide. The port is a major US Navy base with strategic port use, as well as having good commercial marine facilities. Imports: Vehicles, bulk soda, ash, potash, fertiliser, cement and other bulk commodities, lumber, newsprint, petroleum products, fruit and vegetables, frozen meat, poultry, seafood and other frozen products, liquid bulk, livestock, project cargo, containers and niche cargo. Exports: Bulk chemicals, general cargo, break bulk and livestock.

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 San Diego is situated on San Diego Bay in southern California, 96nm and 455nm SE of Los Angeles and San Francisco respectively and just N of the US/Mexico border.

LOA 330m, beam 60.35m, draught 10.7m, 71,666DWT.

Approx 2,000,004t cargo handled, 150,000 TEU and 500,000 passengers handled annually.

B Street Anchorage: ..... Latitude Longitude 1. 32° 43.013'N 117° 10.605'W 2. 32° 43.013'N 117° 11.383'W 3. 32° 43.083'N 117° 11.508'W 4. 32° 43.453'N 117° 11.233'W 5. 32° 43.337'N 117° 10.883'W Vessels waiting outside the entrance for a pilot will find good anchorage in 11m or more SE of the entrance to the channel, although permission to anchor in the restricted area must be obtained from the local Naval Authorities. The area in the lee of Point Loma, S of Ballast Point and W of the eastern line of the project channel, is reserved for pilot boats and harbour patrol or US Government craft. All of the numbered mooring buoys in the bay are for the use of the US Navy. Vessels anchoring in the harbour shall leave a free passage for other craft and shall not unreasonably obstruct the approaches to the wharves in the harbour. ..... 1. Special anchorage for US Government vessels: Shoreward of a line extending from Ballast Point Light approx 351°30' to the shore end of the Quarantine Dock. This anchorage is reserved exclusively for vessels of the US Government and for authorised harbour pilot boats. No other vessels may anchor in this area except by special permission obtained in advance from the Commander, Naval Base San Diego. 2. Prohibited area: A lane between San Diego and Coronado bounded on the E by a line extending S from a point 125m W of United States Bulkhead Line Station 458 on the San Diego side of the Bay to a point 107m W of United States Bulkhead Line Station 522 on the Coronado side of the Bay, and on the W by a line extending due N from the intersections of the W side of East Avenue with the S side of First Street, Coronado, and a line extending 225° from the intersection of the W side of Pacific Highway with the N side of Harbor Drive, San Diego. This area has submerged pipelines, power and communication cables. Vessels are not permitted to anchor in the area at any time.

Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and all vessels over 300GT, and is available throughout 24 hours. The Pilot Office is located at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (32°42.5'N 117°14.0'W). Pilots board vessels in the vicinity of the SD Light Buoy (32°37'N 117°15'W) from one of two white launches with the word PILOT on the front of the deckhouse.

NOAA 18773. BA 897, 4910, 1029. Admiralty Pilot NP8.

Full search and rescue services are available through the USCG station. The area of coverage extends to all S California coastal waters and into Mexican waters to the limit of vessel radius of response.

1025.

Compulsory for foreign vessels and vessels over 300GT. San Diego Bay is served by the Port of San Diego Pilots, Inc. The pilot boat is stationed at Shelter Island. The pilot office and boat monitor VHF Ch 16 and use VHF Ch 12 as a working frequency, throughout 24 hours. Vessels should send ETA, together with draught, 48 hours in advance. Any changes to ETA should be notified at least 2 hours before arrival. The 15.8m pilot boat is white with the word "Pilot" on both sides of the deckhouse. The boat displays the international code flag "H". At night a flashing white light is shown when a vessel approaches. Arrangements for pilots are made by Tel: +1 619 233 7814 or by calling "Pilot San Diego" by VHF radio. Pilots boards near Approach Lightbuoy "SD" (32°37.3'N 117°14.7'W). When boarding, pilots request vessels maintain a speed not to exceed 5kts and rig the pilot ladder about 1.0m above the water on the starboard side.

Seaward limits are defined by Sea Buoy "SD" 32°37'N 117°14'W.

When entering the harbour, Buoy "5" and Ballast Point are easily identified targets, then Shelter Island, the radar reflector on North Island and the various piers on either side of the channel; then Harbour Island, the Coast Guard Station Pier, "B" Street Pier, and the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Ballast Point, low and sandy, projects 0.3nm NE from the E side of Point Loma, 1.1nm N from Point Loma Light. Ballast Point Light "B" 32°41.2'N 117°13.9'W, 4.88m above the water, is shown from a dolphin with a green and white diamond shaped daymark off the end of the point; the station has a fog signal. The long pier of the Navy submarine facility is 0.32km NNW of Ballast Point. A private fog signal is on the pier. Storm warning signals are displayed

Restricted areas for a degaussing station are between Ballast Point and Zuniga Point and N of Ballast Point. A safety zone is off the SE side of the Coast Guard Station E of Harbor Island on the N side of the bay. Bridges: A fixed high level steel and reinforced concrete highway bridge spans San Diego Bay, approximately 0.3nm S of the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. This bridge extends from Crosby Street in San Diego to Fourth Street in Coronado. The bridge has three major spans, two spans over the navigation channel, each with a vertical clearance of 59.5m at MHW and a clear width of 183m, and one span at the pierhead line with a vertical clearance of 53.3m at MHW and a clear width of 152.4m. Off Port Speed Limit: From Mar 1st 2009, San Diego is introducing a voluntary speed limit of 15kts for passenger vessels and 12kts for cargo vessels within a range of 20nm of the port, in order to reduce exhaust emissions in the area.

Mean range is 1.25m and diurnal range is 1.74m.

There is no traffic management scheme in operation at the port of San Diego. Standard navigation procedures apply when transiting the entrance and channel. No shore based radar coverage is available.

Tugs up to 2,400hp available from Foss Maritime Pacific Southwest.

Prevailing winds: WNW'ly.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 32°42.04'N 117°13.83'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US SAN ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 43/24 San Diego Bay Pilots correspondence, (RSDRA2024000279792), 43/24

VHF: The port of San Diego operates a VHF-FM radio station for contacting merchant vessels, port pilots and other nearby stations. The station call sign is "KJC 824". A 24 hour watch is kept on Ch 16, 12, 17. Pilots: 'Pilot San Diego' Pilot vessel Ch 16, 12. Coast Guard: Ch 16. The San Diego marine operator responds to ship to shore calls on Ch 28, 86. Other important numbers: San Diego Harbor Police : (619) 686-6570 San Diego Fire-Rescue Department: (619) 533-4300 USCG Marine Safety Office: (619) 278-7262 Port of San Diego: (619) 686-6200 U.S. Navy Port Operations: (619) 556-1433

Customs allowances per crew member: Two cartons cigarettes, 1 box of cigars, 1 quart of wine or spirits. Penalties for non-compliance variable with severity of offence. Immigration formalities: ..... 1. Documents Copies Crew List 1 2. Crewman's Landing Permit 1 3. Passport or Seaman's Book 1 4. Passenger List 5. Passenger Landing Permit 6. Passport with Valid US visa required for each passenger. All personnel must remain onboard until full clearance has been granted.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

ETA is required 48 hours in advance with changes at least 2 hours before arrival. Vessels are advised to avoid arriving between 0715 and 1045 hours on Mondays, or on mornings following public holidays, owing to the heavy movement of US naval vessels. Pilots board at the SD Light Buoy at 32°37'N 117°15'W.

Storm advisories are displayed by international flag hoists, located at the W end of the "B" Street Pier.

General notices are supplied as required, on vessel's arrival. Port regulations are available in port of San Diego Tariff 1-6. Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Free pratique is available on arrival, vessels agent normally arranges for this service. No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.

Normally tendered to agent or agent's direct representative when vessel has met all requirements for receiving or discharging cargo.

Only messages of necessity will be forwarded from port to vessel.