Santa Barbara

Size limits

LOA 46m, draught 3.0m.

Load line zone

North Pacific Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Mar 1 to June 30 and Nov 1 to Nov 30, Summer Jul 1 to Oct 31 and Dec 1 to Feb 28/29.

Approach

A buoy (orange and white) moored in the approaches approx 1.5nm SE of the extremity of Stearns Wharf marks the extremity of a sewer outfall.

A heavy bed of kelp lies in the roadstead and the approach is made through a break in this kelp which is usually kept open by passing vessels.

"SB" Lightbuoy (safe water) and No 3 Lightbuoy (port hand) moored approx 0.5nm SSE and 0.15nm S respectively, off the extremity of Stearns Wharf, mark the approach to the entrance.

Caution: At high tide the jetty and sandbar on the S side of the entrance become relatively inconspicuous at night but the masts of the vessels in the harbour are clearly visible over the breakwater. It has been known for strangers making for the entrance and not having identified the navigational lights, to steer for the masts in the harbour and to have grounded on the sandbar, the buoyed channel should be followed at all times.

Anchorages

Anchorage may be obtained anywhere inside the kelp that fronts the harbour, but it is not recommended in winter when the kelp becomes detached and may foul a vessel's hawse, large vessels usually anchor outside this area of kelp where there is better holding ground.

The Harbour Master must be informed of the intention to anchor.

Anchoring is prohibited within 100m E of Stearns Wharf at any time and within 0.5nm E of this wharf between December and March.

Charts and publications

BA 899. Admiralty Pilot NP8.

ETA and pre-arrival notices

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Communications

VHF: Ch 16.

Documents

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Health

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard.

Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.

Customs and immigration

For crew not to be detained onboard each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Notices and regulations

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Port State Control here: US Coast Guard.

Foreign ships are examined by the US Coast Guard. File the Advance Notice of Arrival 96 hours ahead (33 CFR 160).

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: United States Coast Guard, Office of Compliance. Address: 2100 Second St, SW, Washington DC, 20593, USA. Tel: +1 202 267 2978. Fax: +1 202 267 4858. Email: [email protected]. For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www2.imo.org/ISPSCode.

Where it is

Located 1nm NE of Santa Barbara Point, California.

The port

The harbour is used mainly by pleasure craft and fishing vessels.

What time zone is Santa Barbara in?

Local time at Santa Barbara is UTC−8. Clocks go to UTC−7 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−8 on 7 Nov 2027.

Which load line zone is Santa Barbara in?

North Pacific Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Mar 1 to June 30 and Nov 1 to Nov 30, Summer Jul 1 to Oct 31 and Dec 1 to Feb 28/29.

Who carries out Port State Control at Santa Barbara?

Port State Control at Santa Barbara: US Coast Guard.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Santa Barbara?

The UN/LOCODE of Santa Barbara is USSBA.

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