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Saltpond Oil Field

GHSPDGhana04°52.8′N 000°50.0′WUpdated Oct 2015Open in the Ports tool

KEY DATAUTC+0 · IALA A

Key data

updated May 2010
LOCAL TIMEUTC+0No summer time.worked out from the port's time zone
LOAD LINE ZONETropical.
IALA REGIONARed to port when entering.from the country

Load line zone

Tropical.

Max draft per terminal

TerminalMax draughtMax LOABerths
STS Terminal——1

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

Approach

updated Oct 2015

Anchorages

Anchorage can be obtained approx 2.5nm S of Saltpond in a depth of 13.0m, hard sand.

Charts and publications

BA 3113, Admiralty Pilot NP1, NP286(8).

Inspections

Inspection of ships in Ghana

Hydrography and state inspection of ships:

Ghana Maritime Authority

Technical Services Division

No. E354/3, 3rd Avenue, East Ridge, Ministries Post Office,

PMB 34, Accra, Ghana

Tel: +233 21 684392 and 3

Fax: +233 21 677702

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ghanamaritime.org.

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.

Position: Port Facility Security Officer and Harbour Master.

Address: PO Box 139, Tema, Ghana.

Tel: +233 22 202815.

Mob: +233 90 244 329589

Recognised Security Organisations (RSO):

International Maritime Security

Address: The Garden House,

Little Chilmington, Kent TN23 3DN, England

Tel: +44 1233 613412

Fax: +44 1233 635290

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.intmarsec.co.uk

Persons responsible for Port Security:

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

About Saltpond Oil Field

updated Oct 2015

Where it is

The Saltpond Oil Field is located approx 8nm SE of the town of Saltpond.

The port

It is reported that plans to build a port to serve the Saltpond Oil and Gas Fields have not yet materialised. The cargo transfer is carried out via STS operations.

Questions about Saltpond Oil Field

What time zone is Saltpond Oil Field in?

Local time at Saltpond Oil Field is UTC+0. No summer time.

Which load line zone is Saltpond Oil Field in?

Tropical.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Saltpond Oil Field?

The UN/LOCODE of Saltpond Oil Field is GHSPD.

Tips from seafarers

What crews who called at Saltpond Oil Field 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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