DIEGO PORT INFORMATIONS

ANTSIRANANA: 12°16’17 S – 49°17’28 E

PILOTAGE:COMPULSORY, from vessel’s capacity 1500 m3

No boarding pilot points

After entering inside Antsiranana bay through ORANGEA pass the vessel will be guided by the Pilot stand by on channel 16 up to the vessel arrival at pilot boarding area located midway from NosyLangoroIsland and commercial quay.

Pilot station: 12°14’03South & 49°19’00East

Waiting anchorage: 12°12’05South & 49°20’00 East

Pilot contact: VHF channel 12 & 16 two hours before arrivals

ANCHORAGE:No special anchorage. If no berth available on ship’s arrival, the pilot proceed ships at best anchorage, according to its draft and length between NosyLangoro and the navy port limit area, inside the safe bay.

RESTRICTIONS: Max draft at the pier 8m50.

No other special restrictions.

Ships can enter and sailday and night any time.

DELAYS / BERTHING PRIORITY: while berth is occupied ships must stay at anchorage. Berthing priority are given first to cruisers ship, navy ship, containers vsls; tankers get berthing priority only when oil stock outage in the city is duly certify by the local authorities.

Otherwise the port rules specify that first vsl arrived is berthing first.

However, any vsl berthed but not working be shifted to anchorage at its

own charges of all shifting expenses, when another vsl intend to work

alongside day time or night time. The shifted vsl lost its place and will take the last rank for berthing again.

MAX SIZE:For cargo vessels max length 300 m; Max draft 08,50 m

RADIO:Channel 16 for Port control & Pilot

TUGS:COMPULSORY from vessel’s capacity 3.000 m3

BERTHING: Two berths:

- One berth for deep-Sea ShipsLength:300 mDepth:8.50 m

- One berth for Coastal ShipsLength:62 mDepth:05.00 m

FRESH WATER:available and provided by stevedore, rate: 20 MT/H (by pipe)

Price: 2.5 euro/Tons + VAT 20%

BUNKERING:Available alongside, only Gas oil :

by pipe-line 50m3 perhour / by tank truck 10 m3 perhour

GANG WAY / DECK WATCHEMEN: recommended

OPENING / CLOSING HATCHES: Operated by crew

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

MERCHANT MARINE DEPARTEMENT(Harbour Master)

-Safety certificates

-Crew list

-Pasengers list

-Full Set cargo manifest

-Last port clearance.

HEALTH:

-International maritime certificate of health

-Crew list

-Derating certificate

-Passenger list if any

-Vaccination list

-Previous ports of call list

-Transit Passengers list if any

IMMIGRATION:

-Passengers list

-Transit passengers list

-All crew and passenger passports(for immediate checking only )

-2 Copy of crew list

-Arms and ammunitions lists

-Full set of cargo manifest

-Narcotic and drug lists

CUSTOMS:

-Copy Ships register

-4 Crew list

-4 Store list

-4 Provision list

-4 Crew personnal affects

-5 Full set of cargo Manifests

-Passenger list

PORT POLICE:

-2 Crew list

-2 Passengers list

-Full set of cargo manifests

-List of previous port of call

VETERNARY: - Crew list.

- Full set of cargo manifest

-Port of call list

AGENTS:

-Full set of cargo manifests

-Bonded stores list

-Crew effect déclaration

-Copy of ship’s register

-Crew list

-Passenger list

-Port of call list

SHORE LEAVE: permitted

IDENTIFICATION CARDS: only seaman’s book required

REPATRIATION: possible, arranged by agents

TIME: local time GMT + 3

PORT FACILITIES

1 – SHED AND ACCOMODATION

* open storage ……………………………………nil

* floor space for container ………………..20 000 m2

* floor space for cargo in shed ………… 600 m2

* floor space for vehicles ………………...1000 m2

2 – GRAIN ELEVATOR : NIL

3 – EQUIPEMENTS: Two agreed StevedoringCompanies available at DiegoPort:

A - COMADIE: Compagnie de Manutention de Diego

CMDM: Compagnie de Manutention De Madagascar:

These two companies use the same materials

1 Mobile Crane,capacity: 07 T

2 Fork-lift maniscopic, 06 T

3 Fork-lift, 05 T

2 Fork-lift maniscopic 03 T

4 Fork-lift, 02 T

1 Stacker, 35 T

1 Stacker, 16 T

2 Fork-lift, 35 T

8 Trailers

4 Towing 40 Feet

08 Towing 20 Feet

4 – STEVEDORE WORKING HOURS

No shift.

Normal hour: 07.00 to 11.00 free of charge for vessel

14.00 to 18.00 free of charge for vessel

Overtimes: everyday;

From 11.00 to 14.00

From:18.00 to 07.00

And SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND HOLYDAYS

acceptable only with extra-cost to be paid by party ordering the works.

5 – AVERAGE DISCHARGING RATE:working in normal hour

Bagged cargo: 250 MT/Gang/Day

Container cargo: 10 containers /Hour

Steel in bundles: 100 MT/Gangs/Crane/Day