PORT GUIDE · FOR OFFICERS, MASTERS AND SHORE TEAMS
San Remo
Pilot
updated May 2010None.
Key data
updated May 2010Size limits
Draught 4.3m.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range 0.3m. Currents are limited to 0.5kt, setting W.
Approach
updated Feb 2019Approach
Approaches: The approach channel leads NW from a position about 0.3nm SE of the entrance. There are depths of 10.0m in the entrance. Vessels should remain at least 25m off Molo Sud Head to avoid shoal water. Vessels entering and leaving the port should navigate on the starboard side of the channel.
Caution: Sewer outfalls extend 0.6nm seaward from 0.5nm W of the harbour entrance, 0.25nm seaward from Punta San Martino 0.5nm E of the entrance and 0.5nm seaward, 0.75nm E of the entrance.
Port limits
The outer limits are defined by Eastern and Western breakwaters.
Anchorages
There are two anchorage areas, one is located 0.75nm W of the entrance and the other about 0.75nm E of the entrance. Holding conditions are good in mud and sand bottom. The anchorages are fully exposed to winds and waves from the E clockwise through to the W. Heavy SW'ly swells combine with local waves to cause hazardous conditions.
Tugs
None.
Mooring
During high winds mooring lines should be doubled.
Charts and publications
BA 351, 1974. Admiralty Pilot NP46, NP286(3).
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2010Communications
VHF: Port: Ch 16, 15. Hours: 0800-2000hrs.
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
Port services
updated Feb 2019Repairs
Minor repairs available.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available on the quays.
Bunkering: Small quantities available on the quays.
Stores: Available on the quays.
Transport
Nearest airport: Nice, France (50km).
Nearest railway: San Remo.
Working hours
Throughout 24 hours between Jun-Sept and Mon-Fri 0700-1900hrs local time Oct-May.
About San Remo
updated May 2010Where it is
San Remo is situated in NW Italy near the French border. The coast is aligned E-W with mountains backing the coast line to the North. San Remo is a chief port on the Italian Riveria.
The port
San Remo is mainly a yacht harbour, with few commercial facilities except for fishing and passenger vessels. The harbour is man made and very congested.
Questions about San Remo
What are the pilot arrangements at San Remo?
None.
What time zone is San Remo in?
Local time at San Remo is UTC+1. Clocks go to UTC+2 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+1 on 31 Oct 2027.
What is the water density at San Remo?
1025.
Which load line zone is San Remo in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at San Remo?
Port State Control at San Remo: Paris MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of San Remo?
The UN/LOCODE of San Remo is ITSRE.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at San Remo 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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