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Ports in Bulgaria
NaviBoss has port guides for 4 ports in Bulgaria, 3 of them with the pilot boarding place on the chart. Its coast lies in NAVAREA III, buoyage follows IALA region A and ships are inspected under the Paris MOU.
All 4 ports in Bulgaria
Each name opens its port guide: where the pilot boards, local time and summer time, water density, load line zone, the maximum draft per terminal, reporting before arrival and inspections.
Navigational warnings
Bulgaria's waters are in NAVAREA III. A ship there keeps the in-force warnings of that area, and of any NAVAREA it passes on the way.
Before you call at Bulgaria
Pre-arrival reporting
Under European Union (EU) Directive 2009/16/EC, the European Union has introduced a mandatory reporting system for
vessels arriving at or departing from a port or anchorage in the EU region. The report should be sent, as follows:
Burgas
Mail: Knyaz Aleksandar Batenberg Boulevard, 1
Telephone: 359-56-844311 / 359-56-876890
Facsimile: 359-56-844310
Varna
Telephone: 359-52-603113 / 359-52-692475
Facsimile: 359-52-602317
Under European Union (EU) Directive 2002/59/EC, as amended by EU Directive 2009/17/EC, any vessel over 300
gross tons and any vessel carrying dangerous or polluting cargo bound to or leaving from EU ports should report to the relevant
port authority at least 24 hours in advance.
Rules in port
In the EU, SOx emissions from ships are regulated by Directive (EU) 2016/802, known as the 'Sulphur Directive'.
Since 1st January 2015, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) apply (0.1%) as well as in sea areas outside ECAs (3.50%). In addition, a 0.1% maximum sulphur requirement for fuels used by ships at berth and anchorages within port limits was introduced in EU Ports from 1st January 2010. Furthermore, passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any EU port should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 1.50% in sea areas outside the ECAs.
From 1st January 2020, ships operating outside of Emission Control Areas should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 0.50%.
Search and rescue
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) Varna:
1. Telephone: 359-52-603268
359-888-952113 (mobile)
2. Facsimile: 359-52-603265
3. E-mail: [email protected]
Varna Coast Radio Station (LZW) maintain a continuous listening
watch for distress traffic on 2182 kHz, 2187.5 kHz, and
VHF channel 16. Distress information is forwarded to MRCC
Varna.
ISPS (ship and port security)
ISPS Designated Authority: Executive Agency "Maritime Administration".
Contact: PFSO Coordinator.
Address: 5 Gurko Str, BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tel: +359 2 940 9801.
Fax: +359 2 987 9480.
E-mail: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Dialling code +359. · The unit of currency is the Lev (BGN) made up of 100 stotinki.
These country notes come from public port references and some may be several years old. Check with your agent.
Questions about ports in Bulgaria
How many ports in Bulgaria have a NaviBoss port guide?
4 ports, 3 of them with at least one pilot boarding place on the chart. Each guide gives the pilot station, local time, water density, load line zone, maximum draft per terminal, pre-arrival reporting and inspections.
Which NAVAREA is Bulgaria in?
Bulgaria's ports lie in NAVAREA III (3). Navigational warnings for those waters are broadcast by that area's coordinator.
Which IALA buoyage region does Bulgaria use?
IALA region A: red to port when entering harbour.
Who carries out Port State Control in Bulgaria?
Ships calling at Bulgaria are inspected under the Paris MOU.
What time zone are Bulgaria's ports in?
UTC+2, with a summer-time change during the year.
Which port in Bulgaria takes the deepest draft?
Of the ports with a figure, Burgas: its deepest listed berth takes 14.6 m. Check the terminal and the latest port notices before you plan to it.
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