Imbituba

1. Imbituba pilot boarding place Pilot boards28°13.0′S 048°39.0′W
2. Imbituba Pilot boards28°12.0′S 048°37.5′W

Size limits

Draught 13.5m, LOA 306m, beam 45.0m, 181,010DWT.

Under special circumstances an LOA of 349m can be accommodated.

Water density

Brackish.

Load line zone

Summer.

Tides

Ranges from 0.1m - 1.2m.

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

Approach

Imbituba consists of an artificial basin open to the NNW and protected by a breakwater on its E side, which projects 850m NNW from Ponta da Imbituba, a light is exhibited at the breakwater head.

Access to the port is via either of 2 channels. The N channel, between the beach and rocks, or the S channel between rocks and the breakwater. The min depth of water in the N entrance is 10.0m and in the S entrance 12.0m, maintenance dredging is being carried out. The turning basin is 315m across with a depth of 10.5m and can accommodate vessels up to 250m LOA.

Restrictions

Berthing and unberthing manoeuvres can occur during day and night. Entry and exit manoeuvres cannot occur simultaneously. The max. permitted speed for berthing and unberthing is 5kts.

Charts and publications

BA 3982. Brazilian Chart 1908. Admiralty Pilot NP5, NP286(7).

ETA and pre-arrival notices

Vessels should send ETA 24 and 12 hours in advance.

Communications

VHF: Messages between vessels and agents should be sent by "Embratel" coastal stations at Florianopolis and Laguna.

Pilots & port: Ch 16.

Documents

Port without paper programme: The Brazilian Federal Ports Bureau's Porto Sem Papel - PSP (Port Without Paper) programme was implemented at Santos Port in 2011. Initially, this will work alongside the old paper system. Several ports are now using PSP, including Imbituba. It is planned to introduce this system to 34 public ports of Brazil. See Country Section for additional information.

Health

Issue of Ship Sanitation Control Certificates and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates is possible.

Customs and immigration

Contraband: Brazilian laws are very strict with respect to smuggling and masters are requested to instruct their crews not to take more than 2 packets of cigarettes and other articles ashore. Cigarettes in cartons, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, souvenirs, explosives, firearms, etc should be collected prior to arrival in port and listed with the items in the Crew's Personal Effects List and placed in the custody of the master.

Immigration: All a vessel's passengers and/or crew members may only enter the national territory after their documents have been inspected by the federal police department, the revenue authorities and the port health authorities.

Vessels owners are responsible for the disembarkation and the embarkation of transit passengers as well as crew members who fail to join a vessel before it sails. Such responsibility includes the maintenance and other expenses until repatriation. In the event of non existence of a compulsory deposit as guarantee to cover such expenses, owners will sign, at the federal police department, a form of responsibility inherent to such obligations as therein expressed.

Flags

All vessels, while in Brazilian ports, must fly the Brazilian national flag from 0800hrs to sunset.

Notices and regulations

Hull painting, welding are allowed on deck, also lowering of lifeboats, following written application to harbour master.

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: Comissao Nacional de Seguranca Publica nos Portos, Terminais e Vias Navegaveis - CONPORTOS.

Contact person: Ezio Borghetti.

Position: Secretario Executivo.

Address: Esplenada dos Ministerios, Bloco T, 5 andar - Ministerio da Justica, DF, 70064-900, Brasilia, Brazil.

Tel: +55 61 429 3173.

Fax: +55 61 429 9169.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mj.gov.br

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

Repairs

Workshops available to make small repairs when necessary.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available at all berths. 33 hydrants have the capacity to serve up to 6m³ per hour.

Bunkering: Supply of marine diesel oil is made only by trucks.

Medical

Hospital Sao Camilo, Imbituba City.

Transport

Nearest airport: Hercilio Luz airport, Florianopolis, 100km, Criciuma, 100km.

Airport facilities: Domestic traffic within South America and international. Twice weekly flights to Buenos Aires. Daily flights to Sao Paulo.

Nearest railway: A railway serves the port from Criciuma to Imbituba.

Working hours

Administrative services run Monday - Friday from 08:00 - 12:00 and 13:30 - 17:30. Port operations are available throughout 24hrs, seven days a week.

Where it is

Imbituba is situated on the S coast of Santa Catarina, SE Brazil. The port is located inside the Bay of Imbituba with Cape Imbituba to the W. The port is protected by a 850m long breakwater.

The port

The port of Imbituba consists of four quays. These quays are operated by a number of companies while the port of Imbituba is administered by the Governo de Santa Catarina through the company SCPar Port of Imbituba SA (SCPar). Cargoes handled at the port include sugar, rice, soda ash, steel coils, project cargo, containers, coke, clinker, fertilisers, grains, bituminous coal, caustic soda and frozen salt.

Traffic

Approx 5,800,000t of cargo, 30,600TEUs and 200 vessels are handled annually.

Where does the pilot board at Imbituba?

The pilot boards at Imbituba pilot boarding place, 28°13.0′S 048°39.0′W. Imbituba has 2 pilot boarding places.

What time zone is Imbituba in?

Local time at Imbituba is UTC−3. No summer time.

What is the maximum draft at Imbituba?

The deepest berth listed is at Port of Imbituba: 13.50 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

What is the water density at Imbituba?

Brackish.

Which load line zone is Imbituba in?

Summer.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Imbituba?

The UN/LOCODE of Imbituba is BRIBB.

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