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Gelibolu
Pilot
updated Dec 2019- Enez – Saros FSRU terminali kılavuz kaptan alma ve bırakma yeri Pilot boards40°35.4′N 026°39.3′E
Compulsory for all foreign vessels berthing or unberthing at a Turkish port and anchorage area or Turkish vessels with 150m LOA or more passing through the Dardanelles Straits. Pilot embarked at position 40°24.5'N 026°40.95'E.
Key data
updated May 2010Load line zone
Summer.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelibolu Ferry Pier | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Dec 2019Approach
The fairway has a width of approx 0.5nm.
Anchorages
Anchorage may be obtained in a depth of 24.0m, mud, approx 0.3nm from the head of the inlet.
From a position approx 1nm WNW of Camli (Gelibolu) Adasi (37°00'N 028°14'E), an islet lying 0.17nm off the entrance point, the fairway leads SE and ESE to the anchorage passing (with positions given from Camli Adasi):
NE of the rocky shoal (1.5nm W) lying approx 0.275nm off the N coast of Orta Ada, then:
NE of Capa Burnu (0.8nm WSW), the W entrance point, then:
SW of a rock, with a depth over it of 4.9m (0.25nm W), the outer of 2 shoal heads lying near the end of a rocky spit extending approx 0.3nm W from Camli Adasi. In order to avoid these dangers it is necessary to keep close to the SW shore of the inlet. Small vessels may anchor nearer the town observing that the shorebank extends 1.5nm from the N shore of the bay.
Charts and publications
BA 1004, 2429. Admiralty Pilot NP24, NP286(3).
Reporting before arrival
updated Dec 2019Communications
Traffic Control Centre (VTS): VHF: Ch 11.
Gelibolu Pilot: VHF: Ch 16, 71.
Inspections
Inspection of ships in Turkey
Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications
Hakki Turaylic Caddesi No:5 Emek Cankaya, Ankara
Tel: +90 312 203 10 00
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: General Directorate for Maritime Affairs, Port and Coastal Facilities Department.
Position: Head of Department.
Address: Hakki Turaylic Cad. No:5 Emek / Ankara -Turkey, Postcode: 06338
Tel: +90 312 203 10 00
Fax: +90 312 231 33 06
Website: www.didgm.gov.tr
For further ISPS information see IMO website https://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Dec 2019Repairs
Minor repairs allowed.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available.
Stores: Available.
Medical
Gelibolu State Hospital, 1.6km.
Transport
Canakkale Airport, 39km.
About Gelibolu
updated May 2010Where it is
Gelibolu also known as Gallipoli located at the entrance to the sea of Marmara.
The port
A large inlet with good secure anchorage at its head. It is a small port and is the European terminals for the ferry service with Lapseki.
Questions about Gelibolu
Where does the pilot board at Gelibolu?
The pilot boards at Enez – Saros FSRU terminali kılavuz kaptan alma ve bırakma yeri, 40°35.4′N 026°39.3′E.
What time zone is Gelibolu in?
Local time at Gelibolu is UTC+3. No summer time.
Which load line zone is Gelibolu in?
Summer.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Gelibolu?
The UN/LOCODE of Gelibolu is TRGEL.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Gelibolu 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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