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Tartous
Pilot
updated Jun 2013- Tartus Oil Terminal pilot boarding place Pilot boards34°57.0′N 035°49.7′E
- Tartus pilot boarding place Pilot boards34°54.7′N 035°49.4′E
Compulsory. The pilot boards at the anchorage in position 34°54.65'N 035°49.35'E (1.5nm W of the harbour). Berthing at Tartous Oil Terminal during daylight hours only, unberthing throughout 24 hours. Pilots board in position 34°57.00'N 035°49.75'E.
Key data
updated Jul 2019Size limits
Harbour: LOA 207m
Offshore: LOA 280.18m, draught 15.8m, 120,000DWT.
Water density
1025-1030.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range 0.5m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartous Oil Terminal | 15.80 m | 280 m | 2 |
| Pier C | — | — | 5 |
| Tartous Container Terminal | — | — | 2 |
| Phosphate Pier | — | 207 m | 2 |
| Sulphur Quay | — | — | 2 |
| Pier A | 9.09 m | — | 3 |
| Pier B | — | — | 3 |
| Tartous | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Jul 2019Anchorages
Vessels waiting to enter harbour can obtain anchorage 0.3-0.7nm W of the head of the W breakwater, in depths of 14.0-20.0m, rocky bottom, good holding ground.
Tanker anchorage: 34°57.0'N 035°49.7'E.
Prohibited anchorage: Anchoring is prohibited in the approaches to the berths.
Restrictions
The harbour can be entered throughout 24 hours subject to weather conditions.
Tugs
Tugs are available.
Mooring
CBM Moorings: Daytime berthing only at CBM's between 0700hrs and 1600hrs in winter (Oct 1) and 0700hrs and 1800hrs in summer (Apr 1). The Mooring Master will remain onboard during mooring, loading, unloading and unmooring operations.
Prepare 4 x 220m mooring ropes aft, two ropes for each aft winch and another two ropes for aft breast lines. All ropes are connected to wires by mandal shackles. Anchors must be fitted with anchor buoys, with 36m of line.
Harbour moorings: There are numerous moorings on the inside of the W breakwater. Vessels berth with both anchors down and stern lines to the breakwater, bows out.
Charts and publications
BA 1579, 2633. Admiralty Pilot NP49, NP286(3).
Reporting before arrival
updated Jun 2013Communications
VHF: Port and Pilots: Ch 16; 11, 13, 14, available 24 hours. Tel: +963 43 225150.
Tartous Oil Terminal: Pilots and Terminal: Ch 16. Tel: +963 43 711300. Email: [email protected].
Notice of readiness
Notice of Readiness will be considered once the vessel arrives near the anchorage area.
Health
Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate can be issued.
Inspections
ISPS
Designated Authority: General Directorate of Ports, Planning Department.
Position: Head of Planning Department.
Address: PO Box 505, Lattakia, Syria.
Tel: +963 41 479041
Fax: +963 41 475805
Mob: +963 92 848667
Email: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
ISPS Compliance: The US Coast Guard has reported that vessels arriving at US ports from all ports in Syria will be subject to increased attention and are more likely to be boarded and inspected due to their country's perceived failure to maintain effective anti terrorism measures.
Port services
updated Jun 2013Repairs
Available.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available.
Bunkering: Available.
Tankers: Water, oil and provisions are available through ship agents but must be arranged for before or after loading operations.
Medical
Tartous National Hospital.
Initial assessments may be possible at the port, through the Port Staff Health System.
Transport
Nearest airport: Lattakia (30km).
Working hours
The port is operational throughout 24 hours. Berthing operations take place only between 0700-1600hrs in winter and 0700-1800hrs in Summer.
About Tartous
updated Aug 2019Where it is
Tartous lies approx 35km N of the Lebanese border.
The port
A major commercial harbour with facilities for handling various cargoes including containers, grains, sulphur, phosphate, crude, general cargo and Ro-Ro. The port offers a sheltered harbour, protected by two long breakwaters, consisting four basins separated by Moles A, B and C, with approx 5,130m of berthing space.
Approx 4nm N of the harbour is the Tartous Oil terminal and oil refinery, exporting crude oil via the two CBMs.
Tartous port will be leased to Russia for 49 years. It is to be use for transportation and economic purposes.
Traffic
Approx 16,400TEU handled annually.
Questions about Tartous
Where does the pilot board at Tartous?
The pilot boards at Tartus Oil Terminal pilot boarding place, 34°57.0′N 035°49.7′E. Tartous has 2 pilot boarding places.
What time zone is Tartous in?
Local time at Tartous is UTC+3. No summer time.
What is the maximum draft at Tartous?
The deepest berth listed is at Tartous Oil Terminal: 15.80 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.
What is the water density at Tartous?
1025-1030.
Which load line zone is Tartous in?
Summer.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tartous?
The UN/LOCODE of Tartous is SYTTS.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Tartous 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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