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Hiroshima
Pilot
updated Oct 2010Not compulsory but recommended. Pilotage is provided by Seto Naikai Pilots and will board in the quarantine anchorage if required from sunrise to 2000hrs.
Key data
updated Nov 2019Size limits
Max LOA 347m, beam 49m, 80,900DWT.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range max 3.99m; min -0.42m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatsukaichi Area | — | 290 m | 2 |
| Hiroshima Port International Container Terminal | — | 197 m | 2 |
| Itsukaichi Area | — | 347 m | 5 |
| Gaibo Wharf | — | 200 m | 5 |
| Mazda Motor Corp Terminal | — | 228 m | 3 |
| Ujina Foreign Trade Wharf | — | 241 m | 1 |
| Kaita Container Terminal | — | 125 m | 5 |
| Port Ujina Terminal | — | 59 m | 7 |
| Hiroshima Taiheiyo Cement Terminal | — | 77 m | 2 |
| Port Krikushi Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Hiroshima Gas Propane | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Nov 2019Approach
The min depth in the approaches is 9.0m in No 1 Channel.
Large vessels approach through Miyajima Seto, passing WNW of O-Kakuma Shima (34°18.8'N 132°24.1'E) and Ko-Kakuma Shima, close N; the main basins have clear entry from within the port limits.
Port limits
The limits include the whole of the N part of Horoshima Wan; from W they extend SE from a position close E of the mouth of the Mitarai Kawa to the vicinity of a lightbuoy (special), then ESE to O-Kakuma Shima, then SE to Jogoku Hana the W extremity of Ni-no-Shima. From Geho-no-Hana, the SE corner of Ni-no-Shima, they extend NE to Toge Shima, then E to Kannon Saki.
Anchorages
Anchorages A-H are discharging berths and anchorages I-N and Nos 1-5 are waiting berths. Vessels at anchorages A-H should use 2 anchors.
Restrictions
Night entry is prohibited to vessels carrying dangerous cargoes.
There are 6 fixed bridges with vertical clearance from 5.9-30m.
Overhead cables with vertical clearance from 11-80m.
A prohibited area lies S of Dejima (34°20.6'N 132°26.6'E).
Tugs
There are 21 tugs available from 2,100hp to 3,600hp.
Charts and publications
JP142, 1112A, 1112B. Admiralty Pilot NP42B, NP286(6).
Reporting before arrival
updated Oct 2010Communications
VHF: Port: Ch 11, 12, 14, 16.
Port Radio Ch 16.
Inand Sea Pilots Association: Tel: +81 82 255 1411.
Japan Coastguard: Ch 12, 16, callsign "JNE".
Documents
See Country information.
Health
See Country information for radio pratique.
Free pratique: Usually vessels anchor at the inner anchorage, where the authorities board and grant free pratique.
Ship Sanitation Control and Exemption Certificates issued.
Notices and regulations
Traffic regulations: Vessels in Hiroshima Ko and Tokyo-Nishi Passages vessels may overtake if safe to do so. Vessels overtaking on starboard side should sound one prolonged blast followed by one short blast on the whistle or siren and a vessel intending to overtake another vessel on its port side should sound one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts.
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo 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: Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Position: Section Chief.
Address: 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918, Japan.
Tel: +81 3 5253 8070.
Fax: +81 3 5253 8134.
Email: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated May 2010Repairs
Minor repairs can be undertaken.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available at Gaibo Wharf and Hatsukaichi Dolphin by barge.
Bunkers: Both domestic and bonded oil are available.
Transport
Nearest airport: Hiroshima, 9km.
Working hours
Normally 0830-1630hrs.
Stevedore's working hours: Normally 0830-2100hrs.
About Hiroshima
updated Nov 2019Where it is
Hiroshima is situated on the delta of the Ota River on the Inland Sea coast of Honshu, almost midway between the Kansai and Kyushu regions, approx 30km NW of Kure.
The port
Imports: LNG, timber, wheat and barley.
Exports: Automobiles. Container transhipment to other Japanese ports, Korea and other International destinations is a growth trade.
Traffic
Approx 15,100,000t of cargo, 275,000TEU and 53,000 vessels handled annually.
Questions about Hiroshima
What are the pilot arrangements at Hiroshima?
Not compulsory but recommended.
What time zone is Hiroshima in?
Local time at Hiroshima is UTC+9. No summer time.
What is the water density at Hiroshima?
1025.
Which load line zone is Hiroshima in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Hiroshima?
Port State Control at Hiroshima: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Hiroshima?
The UN/LOCODE of Hiroshima is JPHIJ.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Hiroshima 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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