Creeksea

Size limits

LOA 137m, draught 6.2m.

Load line zone

North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Tides

Range 5.48m.

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

River Crouch may be approached from the N through Spitway (51°42.0'N 001°08.0'E), with Ray Sand Channel as an alternative and from the NE through East Swain (51°44.0'N 001°22.0'E) and then Whitaker Channel (51°40.0'N 001°04.0'E), which leads to the entrance to the river. Depths in East Swin are in excess of 10.0m. Over the bar at the entrance to Whitaker Channel, which is no longer dredged, there are depths of 3.0m.

Entrance channel has a width of 90m.

Tugs

Available on request.

Charts and publications

BA 3750, 1975. Admiralty Pilot NP28.

ETA and pre-arrival notices

Notify ETA to Baltic Distribution Ltd.

Communications

VHF: Ch 11, 16.

Notice of readiness

NOR should be sent to Crouch Shipping Agency Ltd.

Port State Control here: Paris MOU.

Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: Transport and Security Directorate (TRANSEC) of the Department for Transport.

Position: Head of Maritime Security Operations.

Address: TRANSEC Department for Transport, 5th Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6DT, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 207 944 2844 (24 hrs)

Fax: +44 207 944 2175

Email: [email protected]

Recognised Security Organisations:

RSO - ISSC Issue: Transec for passenger vessels. MCA for other vessels

RSO - Security Consultant Services: Transec for passenger vessels. MCA for other vessels.

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is proposing, in line with EU regulations associated with the ISPS Code, to extend maritime security requirements to ships operating in domestic service and to port facilities serving them. The requirements would be based on those applicable to sea going vessels and generally would apply to domestic ships operating in 'sea areas', and which carry over 12 passengers or are over 500GT. Sea going ships which are certified to carry more than 250 passengers and tankers, especially those carrying oil and gas products, are considered as having the potential to be a target for attack.

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available.

Bunkering: Limited quantities available by road tanker.

Medical

At Southend-on-Sea.

Transport

Nearest airport: Southend-on-Sea, (11.2km).

Nearest railway: Rochford Station.

Working hours

Normally 0800-1700hrs.

Where it is

Creeksea is located on the E coast of England on the River Crouch 3.2km from Burnham-on-Crouch.

The port

Port of Creeksea handles forest industry products, steel and other commodities. As well as the importation, storage, handling and onward distribution of timber and timber products, Baltic Wharf is a major portal for the importation, storage, handling and distribution of steel and steel products, predominantly used in the civil construction industry.

What are the pilot arrangements at Creeksea?

Compulsory for all vessels over 50m LOA.

What time zone is Creeksea in?

Local time at Creeksea is UTC+0. Clocks go to UTC+1 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+0 on 31 Oct 2027.

Which load line zone is Creeksea in?

North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Who carries out Port State Control at Creeksea?

Port State Control at Creeksea: Paris MOU.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Creeksea?

The UN/LOCODE of Creeksea is GBCKS.

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