PORT OF POINT FORTIN CONTINUED... • Vessels at anchorage must notify Atlantic Marine of their position immediately on completion of anchoring and at end of every bridge watch.
u REQUIRED DOCUMENTS For Customs: Document
No of copies
List of unmanifested cargo
2
Declaration of health
2
Crew personal effects list
2
Ship stores list
2
Bonded stores list
2
Crew List
5
Clearance from last port
1
List of last 10 ports
2
For Immigration: Document
No of copies
All crews
1
Passports/seamen’s certificates
(To be sighted)
Crew list
4
Derat certificate
1
Arrival report
4
u CUSTOMS ALLOWANCE Limited to personal effects for officers and crew. Penalties for non-compliance are fines and seizure of items
u STANDARD MESSAGES NOR: Must be tendered by vessel and accepted by terminal prior to commencement of any purging, cooldown or loading operations.
Special regulations: Pilotage compulsory. Port health officer will board vessels at anchorage by day or at night only if ship is from an infected port or if requested by master or Atlantic LNG. All vessels entering Point Fortin from international waters must display quarantine signals. These signals shall be displayed continuously until pratique is granted. Sunrise to sunset, International Code of Signals Flag ‘Q’; sunset to sunrise, red over white lights. Immigration procedures include boarding of vessels, granting pratique, crew change, crew passes and vessel clearance. Ships flying flag of countries without diplomatic ties to Trinidad and Tobago (2nd Schedule countries) will be restricted from entering port unless they have prior approval from immigration authorities. Information on nationality of ship, port of registration, expected arrival date and purpose of visit must be sent in advance to vessel’s agent. Restrictions on shore leave for crew members from 2nd Schedule countries that require visas. These should be applied for before arrival. Copy of crew list should be sent in advance. All ship’s personnel must clear with Customs and Immigration on leaving and returning to vessel. Radio: Atlantic LNG marine department operates on Channel 17 with Securité broadcasts on Channel 16.
u NAVIGATION Pilot station: 2 nm north of ALNG channel entrance. Anchorage: Anchorage area to NW of approach channel. Co-ordinates are: LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
10°18.36’N
61°43.48’W
10°18.36’N
61°42.36’W
10°17.36’N
61°43.48’W
10°17.36’N
61°42.36’W
weather station, current meters, speed of approach, line tension monitor. Tides: Zero of predictions for tidal heights at Point Fortin is chart datum (CD), 0.82 m below mean sea level.
u ANCILLARY SERVICES Repairs and drydocking: Hot work repairs and repairs that will render vessel immobile must not be conducted alongside terminal without terminal management approval. Bunkers, fresh water and provisions: Not available on jetty. Supplies: Can be delivered at anchorage. Limited stores can be hand-carried on board. Medical aid: Point Fortin Hospital; also, Atlantic LNG has hospital and first aid services available. Airport: 100 km from seaport. Crew changes: Can be done at terminal. Banking: ATM on site; four major banks located five minutes from terminal in Point Fortin. Working hours: Monday to Sunday, 24 hours. Shipping agents: Melville Shipping Ltd, Alstons Shipping, Rican Shipping Ltd, D. Hill Shipping Services Ltd, Agemar Trinidad Ltd, Huggins Shipping and Customs Brokerage Ltd, V. Ships Agency Trinidad Ltd. Surveyors: Société Generale de Surveillance (SGS) Trinidad Ltd. Garbage disposal: Via barge. Arranged by shipping agents. Pollution: Report to Environmental Management Authority and Maritime Services Division. Trinmar has responsibility for Point Fortin under National Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
Charts: Admiralty charts 483 and 482. Towage: Compulsory within port and performed by tugs of Atlantic LNG Restrictions: Refer to ALNG’s Terminal Information and Regulations. Berthing and unberthing 24 hours a day, subject to tide and wind. Navaids: Channel markers in accordance with IALA Buoy System B, leading lights and day markers, anemometers,
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u PORT CONTACT INFORMATION Contact: Peter Lyons Position: Marine Manager Tel: (868) 648 2916 Ext 2008 Fax: (868) 648 2905 Mob: (868) 682 1047 Email: pylons@atlanticlng.com