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The Dalles

USDLSUnited States45°36.0′N 121°10.8′WUpdated Mar 2017Open in the Ports tool

KEY DATAUTC−8 · IALA B
REPORTINGVessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.
INSPECTIONSUS Coast Guard port.

Key data

updated Jul 2014
LOCAL TIMEUTC−8Clocks go to UTC−7 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−8 on 7 Nov 2027.worked out from the port's time zone
IALA REGIONBRed to starboard when entering.from the country
MAX SIZEMax draught 4.27m.

Size limits

Max draught 4.27m.

Max draft per terminal

TerminalMax draughtMax LOABerths
Port of Dalles Dock (Mid Columbia Producers, Inc)——3
Bernert Barge Line Inc 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 Aug 2010

Approach

The channel has a depth of 4.8m. See also separate entry for Columbia/Snake River System.

Restrictions

See "Columbia / Snake River System".

Reporting before arrival

updated Aug 2010

ETA and pre-arrival notices

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

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.

Notices and regulations

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Inspections

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.

Port services

updated Mar 2017

Dry docks

Not available.

Medical

VA Health Care System, 10km from the port.

Transport

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Washington, 13km.

About The Dalles

updated Mar 2017

Where it is

The Dalles, Oregon, is on the S bank of the Columbia River at River Mile 190.

The port

The port mainly handles grain and lumber.

Questions about The Dalles

What time zone is The Dalles in?

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

Who carries out Port State Control at The Dalles?

Port State Control at The Dalles: US Coast Guard.

What is the UN/LOCODE of The Dalles?

The UN/LOCODE of The Dalles is USDLS.

Tips from seafarers

What crews who called at The Dalles 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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