A. PORT CHANNEL

1. Min. Depth below chart datum:

4.40 m

2. Min Width

80 m

3. Quality of Bottom

Sand bottom

4. Required UKC

0.30 M

5. Dredging plan & maintenance

One in every year

B. TURNING BASIN

1. Location

18⁰ 50’ 2 N – 105⁰ 42’ 2 E

2. Diameter

250 m

3. Min. Depth below chart datum

7.00 m

4. Quality of bottom

Sand bottom

5. Required UKL

0.30m for day time; 04m for night time

C. ANCHORAGE                     ZERO BUOY: 18⁰ 49’ 7’’ N – 105⁰ 44’ 4’’ E

1. Location

18⁰ 48’ N -  105⁰ 45’ E

2. Area L & B

Distance fr anchorage to berth: 6 miles

3. Depth

9.50 M

4.Quality of Bottom

Sand

D. NAVIGATION AID

1. Channel buoys

09 buoys

2. Beacons

01 near pilot station

3. Transit Marks

Nil

4. Others

E. PILOTAGE

1. Number of Pilot

6 pilots

2. Pilot Station

18⁰ 48’ 30’’ N – 105⁰ 45’ 12’’ E

3. Service hours

Day-time for vsl’s LOA over 120M

4. Communication between pilot and vsl

By VHF – Channel 16

5. Maneuvering methods in the harbor

Threw Heaving line on shore or mooring boat if big vessel

F. TUG BOAT

1. Number of tug boat

3 tug boats

2. Type & Horse Power

01 tugs of 490 HP, 01 tug of 800HP, 01 tug of 850HP

3. Tower Rope

Vsl’s rope

4. Where making fast tugs when entering & dismissed when departure

Tug always standby at port

5. Criteria for numbers of tugs for vsl entry & departure

Required 02 tugs

6. Install VHF on Tug boat or not

VHF installed on Tug Boats

7. Operating Criteria

Wind under 6^th force

8. Owner & Operator

Cualo Port Stevedore Company

Tel: 84-38-944631 Fax: 84-38-847142

H. BERTH FACILITY – 4 berths available

1. Name of berth

Cualo port, public port

Max allowable size and approaching speed 

DWT

Depending on ship’s particular

LOA

160m.

At this moment available tug is 490HPx1 and 800HPx2 therefore if owner, charterer appointed vsl LOA above 140m, aditional tug 1200HP hv to hire from other port with expensive amount. Pls take note

BEAM

25m

Depth

6.0 m

Draft

6.70m at high tide 2.50m

after less Required 0.30 UKC

Speed

Pilot’s order

2. Water depth below mean L.W. springs

3. Required UKC

0.30 m

4. Length

350 each

5. Width of Apron

50

6. Height of deck level above C.D

3.00 m

7. Max size of vsl ever accommodated

No restriction

8. Fender Type and materials

40cm-diameter rubber fender

Number & interval

50 fenders/150m  - 3.00 m interval 

9. Mooring Bit

60T

10. Berth available & occupancy

4 berths No. 1 – No. 2 - No. 3 - No. 4

11. Priority System

Priority given to Foreign vsl

12. Availability of fresh water

Both shore connection and barge

13. Bunker supply

Available DO/FO

DO Available supplied both at berth ( by tanker truck) & anchorage ( by barge tanker).

FO available at berth only ( by tanker truck). FW available at berth & anchorage

14. Installation of docking sonor

15. Others/ water gravity

As 7.20 m depth, most of vsl entry & departure has to wait for high tide round 2.00 – 2.80 m

16. Restriction

For vsl’s LOA more than 120 m, light time entry and departure compulsory.

I. LOADING CAPACITY

Type and number of loader

Mobil crane available; Kangaroo crane 40MT/01 unit

Clear height from chart datum

8.50 m

Out reach from fender face

6.00 m

Traveling range

Mobil crane

Loading capacity

1000 - 1500MT/day

Communication system between vsl and loading operator.

Boarding officers or by VHF

J. COMMUNICATION

Address

Cualo port, Nghe an Pro., Vietnam

Tel: 84-38-944631/944131 fax: 84-38-944317

Items of necessary information

There has been frequently many 5,000 – 15000  DWT vsl entry and depart safely. In case of draft restriction, lighterage shall take place at anchorage position

Communication between vsl and port

By VHF – channel 16

K. QUARANTINE

Availability of radio pratique system 

Nil

Quarantine station

Pilot Station

Service hours

Comprehensive hours 

Necessity Documents

Derating Exemption Certificate

L. CUSTOM AND IMMIGARTION

Place where officers boarding

Pilot station

Service hour

0600 – 2300 even holiday

Documents

Required as in any Vietnam International port