Murmansk Branch News

New Compulsory Regulations in Seaport of Kandalaksha Approved

By Ministry of Transport of Russia order dated 04.03.2013 No. 62 new Compulsory Regulations in Kandalaksha Seaport have been approved. They are to become effective within 10 days from the date of their official publication.
 
The Compulsory Regulations in Seaport of Kandalaksha stipulate: 
- rules for port calls and exits of vessels and rules of navigation in the water area of Kandalaksha Seaport, including ice navigation at the seaport; 
- rules for mooring of vessels in Kandalaksha Seaport with the indication of their berths; 
- rules for provision of environmental safety and quarantine in the seaport; 
- rules for the usage of special communication devices in the territory and water area of Kandalaksha Seaport.
 
Also the Compulsory Regulations in Kandalaksha Seaport contain information about:
- compulsory pilotage areas; 
- description of the fairway and depths of the seaport; 
- handling dangerous cargo; 
- transmission of information by shipmasters of vessels staying in the seaport in case of threat of illegal intrusive activities in the seaport; 
- transmission of navigation and weather information to shipmasters of vessels staying in the seaport,
and other information on the description of Kandalaksha Seaport and its technical capacities regarding admission of vessels. 
 
In comparison with the previously existing Compulsory Clauses in Kandalaksha Sea Trade Port issued in 1991, the new document complies with the unified requirements to the structure and contents of compulsory regulations in the seaports of the Russian Federation approved by the Ministry of Transport of Russia. 

In particular, the Compulsory Regulations in Kandalaksha Seaport stipulate the new dimensional limits for vessels calling at the seaport, as well as new technical capacities of the seaport concering admission and handling of vessels.

Besides, the new edition of the compulsory regulations defines the places for embarkation/disembarkation of pilot to/from vessels heading towards Kandalaksha Seaport, and sets the boundaries of the compulsory pilotage areas in the seaport.
 
For information:
The Murmansk Branch offers pilotage services in Kandalaksha Seaport. In 2013 the branch’s pilots performed 180 pilotages. More information on pilotage services provided by the Murmansk Branch in Kandalaksha Seaport can be found in the section “Pilotage Services of the Murmansk Branch”.