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Little Bay

MSLTBMontserrat16°50.9′N 062°05.3′WUpdated Sep 2017Open in the Ports tool

PILOTRequest for pilot service is through local agent or by direct request to Montserrat Port Authority 24 hours in advance.
KEY DATAUTC−4 · IALA B

Pilot

updated May 2010

Request for pilot service is through local agent or by direct request to Montserrat Port Authority 24 hours in advance.

Key data

LOCAL TIMEUTC−4No summer time.worked out from the port's time zone
IALA REGIONBRed to starboard when entering.from the country

Max draft per terminal

TerminalMax draughtMax LOABerths
Little Bay Terminal——2

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

Approach

updated Sep 2017

Anchorages

Deep and open anchorage available.

Prohibited anchorage: No anchorage is permitted on the coral reefs as indicated on the charts, positions as follows:

Potato Hill Reef (16°48.0'N 062°12.4'W)

Carr's Bay Reef (16°47.8'N 062°12.7'W).

Charts and publications

BA 254. Admiralty Pilot NP71, NP286(7).

Reporting before arrival

updated Aug 2010

Communications

VHF: Contact Port Authority on VHF Ch 16 for berthing and anchorage information.

Documents

Varies according to type of vessel operations.

Inspections

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority:

Address: PO Box 383, Little Bay, Montserrat.

Tel: +1 664 491 8890

Fax: +1 664 491 8063

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

Port services

updated Sep 2017

Bunkers, water and stores

Bunkering: Bunkering is available for vessels up to 78m LOA, draught 2.0m forward and 4.0m aft, that can dock alongside the jetty.

Water: Available.

Medical

Davy Hill Medical Centre in Montserrat, 2km.

Transport

Nearest airport: W.H. Bramble Airport in Montserrat, 11km.

About Little Bay

updated Sep 2017

Where it is

Little Bay is situated on the W coast of Montserrat, approx 0.5nm S of Rendezvous Bluff, a prominent cliff headland.

The port

Little Bay is currently used as Montserrat's main port of entry following the destruction of the port of Plymouth by volcanic activity. The port mainly handles passengers, general cargo, containers and Ro-Ro.

Questions about Little Bay

What are the pilot arrangements at Little Bay?

Request for pilot service is through local agent or by direct request to Montserrat Port Authority 24 hours in advance.

What time zone is Little Bay in?

Local time at Little Bay is UTC−4. No summer time.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Little Bay?

The UN/LOCODE of Little Bay is MSLTB.

Tips from seafarers

What crews who called at Little Bay 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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