PORT GUIDE · FOR OFFICERS, MASTERS AND SHORE TEAMS
Pozzallo
Pilot
updated May 2010- Pozzallo pilot boarding Pilot boards36°43.5′N 014°51.9′E
Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500GT. Berthing is undertaken during daylight hours only. Pilot boards from an orange coloured launch about 0.5nm E of Molo de Sopraflutto (small vessels) or 1nm E of Molo de Sopraflutto (large vessels).
Key data
updated May 2019Size limits
Draught 9.3m
Load line zone
Summer.
Approach
updated Aug 2010Approach
The port is approached through a designated channel and entered E of the head of Diga Foranea (outer breakwater).
Entrance channel: A designated uncharted entrance channel lies between the following coordinates:
36°43.0'N 014°50.6'E;
36°43.0'N 014°51.3'E;
36°41.6'N 014°50.6'E;
36°41.6'N 014°51.3'E.
Anchorages
A designated anchorage area lies about 3nm SE of Pozallo.
Vessels using this anchorage must do so only with prior permission of the harbour authority.
Tugs
Available only from Syracuse or Augusta.
Charts and publications
Admiralty Pilot NP45, NP286(3).
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2019ETA and pre-arrival notices
Should be sent well in advance, especially if tugs are required which take at least 6 hours to arrive from Siracusa or Augusta.
Communications
VHF: Port: Ch 16; 11. Available throughout 24 hours. Tel: +39 0932 953327. Fax: +39 0932 953590. Email: [email protected].
Pilot: Ch 10. Tel: +39 0339 2803021.
Health
Free pratique is not granted by radio, only granted after a thorough inspection onboard.
Notices and regulations
Due to the existence of submarine cables, an anchoring and fishing prohibited area, which may best be seen on the chart, extends up to 9.6km seaward of Pozzallo.
Inspections
Port State Control here: Paris 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: Italian Coast Guard Headquarters, Legal Department.
Address: Viale dell'Arte 16, I-00146 Rome, Italy.
Tel: +39 06 590 841 87.
Fax: +39 06 596 482 93.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.guardiacostiera.gov.it
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
About Pozzallo
updated May 2019Where it is
The port of Pozzallo is situated approximately 0.5nm W of the town of Pozzallo.
The port
The port handles container, breakbulk, dry bulk passengers and Ro-Ro cargos.
Questions about Pozzallo
Where does the pilot board at Pozzallo?
The pilot boards at Pozzallo pilot boarding, 36°43.5′N 014°51.9′E.
What time zone is Pozzallo in?
Local time at Pozzallo is UTC+1. Clocks go to UTC+2 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+1 on 31 Oct 2027.
Which load line zone is Pozzallo in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Pozzallo?
Port State Control at Pozzallo: Paris MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Pozzallo?
The UN/LOCODE of Pozzallo is ITPZL.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Pozzallo 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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