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Caleta Paula
Pilot
updated May 2010Compulsory for foreign vessels.
Key data
updated Nov 2024Size limits
LOA 128.6m, beam 20.4m, draught 9.0m, 13,258DWT.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range 6.5m. Tidal streams run approximately parallel with the coast; they are scarcely felt close inshore, but attain rates of up to 1.25kts farther offshore.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrobras Terminal | — | 129 m | 1 |
| Caleta Paula Terminal | 9.00 m | 129 m | 2 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Apr 2016Approach
The port consists of a rectangular basin measuring 453m x 250m in a ENE/WSW direction. The port is approached directly from Golfo San Jorge through an opening of 80m at the centre of its E side allowing sea access. Entrance channel is 0.6nm long and 150m wide and vessels are permitted with draughts up to 7.9m on LW.
Arrival and departure of the port is equipped with the system of buoys. At the N end, 0.6nm from the axis of the peaks is a buoy with a beacon R Fl (2) 6s. At the end of the S peak is a beacon G Fl (2) 12s, and the end of the N peak is a beacon R Fl (2) 12s. The external sides of these peaks are painted; in the N a red square with a white centre circle and in the S a green square with a white cross in the centre. There are 2 synchronised beacons on the axis of the access channel; former R Fl (3) 23s and latter W Fl (3) 23s.
Tugs
Not available.
Charts and publications
BA 3332. Admiralty Pilot NP5, NP286(7).
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2010Communications
VHF: Ch 14.
Inspections
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Prefectura Naval Argentina.
Contact person: General Prefect, Prefecto Nacional Naval.
Address: Av Eduardo Madero 235, piso 2, 1106 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel: +54 11 4318 7521/7522/7523
Fax: +54 11 4314 0317.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www. prefecturanaval.gov.ar
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Nov 2024Repairs
Available.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available.
Bunkering: From Comodoro Rivadavia by road tanker.
Medical
Nearest hospital: Hospital Distrital, 55.9km.
Transport
Nearest airport: Aeropuerto internacional Truncado, 48.3km.
About Caleta Paula
updated Nov 2024Where it is
Caleta Paula (Paula Creek) is situated in the Province of Santa Cruz, 2nm SSE of Caleta Olivia, on the Gulf San Jorge in the Argentine Sea.
The port
Constructed to develop the global transhipment of fish and provide a modern quay for tanker.
Traffic
Approx 140,000t cargo handled annually.
Questions about Caleta Paula
What are the pilot arrangements at Caleta Paula?
Compulsory for foreign vessels.
What time zone is Caleta Paula in?
Local time at Caleta Paula is UTC−3. No summer time.
What is the maximum draft at Caleta Paula?
The deepest berth listed is at Caleta Paula Terminal: 9.00 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.
What is the water density at Caleta Paula?
1025.
Which load line zone is Caleta Paula in?
Summer.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Caleta Paula?
The UN/LOCODE of Caleta Paula is ARPAU.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Caleta Paula say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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