PORT GUIDE · FOR OFFICERS, MASTERS AND SHORE TEAMS
Olga
Pilot
updated May 2010Not available. Masters of vessels arriving at Olga Bay for the first time can use the Port State Control Inspection Duty Captain's recommendations.
Key data
updated May 2019Size limits
Max draught 6.5m and 7,000DWT from the latest audit.
Load line zone
North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone: Winter: Oct 16-April 15. Summer: April 16-Oct 15.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olgales Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Rosmorport 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 Jun 2016Port limits
The port limits are defined by a line connecting points:
Cape Peschurova (43°41.8'N 135°14.0'E) and position 43°42.0'N 135°15.1'E.
Mooring
The berth owner/operator to prepare the berth for mooring in accordance with the general rules. Mooring crews must be qualified. Berth preparations to include providing sufficient berth length, removing cargoes, equipment, garbage, snow and ice from the 3m band of its cordon part.
Charts and publications
Admiralty Pilot NP43, NP286(6).
Reporting before arrival
updated Aug 2010ETA and pre-arrival notices
Permission to enter the bay must be requested from VHF "Voskhod" Vatovskogo. On approaching the bay, and while sailing in it, vessels must comply with the Sailing Directions for the NW coast of the Japanese Sea N 1401.
Masters arriving at the bay must give the information prescribed for the Port Olga to its duty officer.
Civilian vessels are prohibited from entering and leaving the bay without being checked by the Port State Control Inspection of Olga except if they arrive for shelter.
Health
Sanitary and quarantine rules: Every vessel arriving at the port should hoist Interco "Q" flag in accordance with the International Signal Code. Vessels remain under quarantine until free pratique is granted. No one is permitted to embark/disembark the vessel before completion of its sanitary inspection.
Vessels which have to enter the port in an emergency, ie with sickness/infectious diseases onboard, must inform the Port State Control Inspection and the Sanitary Quarantine Department duty doctor and anchor at the Quarantine Anchorage.
Customs and immigration
Customs formalities are completed from 0800hrs to 2000hrs.
Notices and regulations
Orders for clearing in/out of foreign going vessels:
Orders for clearing in/out are given to Olga Control Post Customs station, the plant quarantine post and other concerned services only via the Marine Administration duty officer in accordance with orders from the agents, if all the information as to part 1 is available, 10 hours in advance.
Orders for clearing in/out of foreign-going ships are given from 0900-1900hrs. Orders for clearing out of Russian vessels sailing abroad are given on condition that all the crew members hand in their passports to be checked at the Olga Control Post (the documents must be handed in not less than 10 hours in advance. The enclosed Crew List must have a remark of the Port State Control Inspection permitting the vessel to put to sea and stating the names of the crew members and passengers).
If the vessel is not ready for clearing in/out in the time stated in the order, the order is postponed.
Clearing in of vessels arriving from abroad: Foreign going vessels arriving at the port from 2000 - 0800hrs will stay in the quarantine anchorage. The Master will provide the Control Post Duty Officer and the Port Duty Officer with all the information stated above.
The next working day the Master will give an order for clearing the vessel in, to the Port Duty Officer and will prepare the vessel for the Coastguard, Customs and other inspections.
If the vessel is not ready of the inspections, an appropriate statement is completed and the vessel will be last to be cleared.
Foreign going vessels which do not have cargo instructions will go to the quarantine anchorage. It is prohibited to await cargo instructions in the inner roads.
The inspections of foreign going vessels must not exceed 2 hours.
Foreign going vessels traffic at the port inner roads is carried out only from 0800 - 2000hrs with permission of the Olga Control Post.
Clearing out of vessels sailing abroad: Vessels which load outside the port can be taken to the inner roads only from 0800-2000hrs with permission of the Olga Control Post. The vessels must present the Coastguard and the Customs with the following documents
The Master must present all the necessary documents to the Authorities 6-8 hours prior to vessel's departure.
The members of the commissions will be delivered onboard by the indicated time.
If a vessel is not ready for inspections, an appropriate statement is completed and the vessel will be last to be cleared in.
The inspections of vessels sailing abroad must not exceed 3 hours.
The cleared out vessels must immediately proceed abroad. If they do not leave the port for abroad within 1 hour, all their clearing out documents are annulled.
The vessel's inspection will be repeated after all other vessels' inspections. Reasons for the delay will be investigated and an appropriate statement will be completed. If there are no excuses for the delay, penalties are imposed on the Master.
Vessels which could not clear out due to some reasons before 2000hrs, will leave the inner roads for the quarantine anchorage.
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: Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Position: Head of Maritime Security Service.
Address: 3/6, Petrovka Str, Moscow 125993, Russia.
Tel: +7 495 221 7130.
Fax: +7 495 200 1003.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.msecurity.ru
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Jun 2016Repairs
Not available.
Bunkers, water and stores
Water: Available by road tanker in small quantities.
Bunkers: Available by road tanker.
Stores: Available.
Medical
A hospital in Olga is approximately 5 km from the port.
Transport
Nearest airport: Vladivostok, 500km, Kavalerovo, 80km.
Nearest railway: Chuguevka, 200km.
About Olga
updated Jun 2016Where it is
Olga is situated in Olga Bay, on the NW coast of the Japan Sea, between Cape Manevskogo and Chikhacheva Island.
The port
The port is closed to foreign vessels. It is open for navigation throughout the year. In winter (from the beginning of November to the end of April) the bay is covered with ice. During winter time ice is constantly removed and does not obstruct shipping.
The port mainly handles timber products.
Questions about Olga
What are the pilot arrangements at Olga?
Not available. Masters of vessels arriving at Olga Bay for the first time can use the Port State Control Inspection Duty Captain's recommendations.
What time zone is Olga in?
Local time at Olga is UTC+12. No summer time.
Which load line zone is Olga in?
North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone: Winter: Oct 16-April 15.
Who carries out Port State Control at Olga?
Port State Control at Olga: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Olga?
The UN/LOCODE of Olga is RUOLB.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Olga 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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