Pilotage Services

1. General Information
2. Information on Pilotage Areas
     Sea port of Vladivostok
     Sea port of Posyet
3. Pilotage Services Provision Order
     Pilotage services provision order in the sea port of Vladivostok
     Pilotage services provision order in the sea port of Posyet
4. Statistics
5. Contact Information


1. General Information

      The FSUE "Rosmorport" Vladivostok Branch provides pilotage services for all types and sizes of vessels, arriving at the sea port of Vladivostok. In the sea port of Posyet pilotage services are provided for all types of vessels of the following size: 175 m long, 25 m wide and 9 m draught.
      The Vladivostok Branch Pilotage Service, including the Posyet Subdivision Pilotage Service, consists of 35 pilots (25 pilots of the 1st class, 10 - 2nd class).
      The Vladivostok Branch Pilotage Service specialists have high professional skills and huge practical experience. The Branch's pilots' training meets the requirments of the Statute of Sea Pilots of Russian Federation, approved by Mintrans Order dated 06.11.2020 №462.
     The Vladivostok Branch pilots' and pilot candidates' professional skills improvement and simulator training is carried out at the Nevelskogo Naval State University and Vladivostok Maritime College.     
     In 2018, the Far Eastern Basin Branch developed and implemented a quality management system for pilotage services in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001:2015 for the provision of services for pilotage of ships. The compliance of the quality management system of the pilotage service of the Far Eastern Basin Branch with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 has been verified and recognized by the Russian Register Certification Association. In 2021, the Far Eastern Basin Branch reconfirmed compliance with the international standard ISO 9001:2015 in relation to the provision of ship pilotage services. The branch was issued a certificate dated 12.11.2021 No. 21.2276.026 in the prescribed manner.
     For the timely delivery of pilots to vessels, the pilot service of the Far Eastern Basin Branch has the necessary vessels and vehicles.

2. Information on Pilotage Areas

     Sea port of Vladivostok 

     In accordance with the Obligatory regulations on the sea port of Vladivostok and Bolshoy Kamen and Chazhma port point, approved by the sea port of Vladivostok Administration in 2006, pilotage is obligatory in the sea port of Vladivostok water area (borders are set by the Government of Russian Federation Decree dated 04.09.2010 №1462).



     The sea port of Vladivostok areas of inport and outport pilotage are two be paid on different purposes:
     - pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok, provided on inport pilotage rates, are carried out on the internal reid of the sea port, which includes water areas of Zolotoy Rog, Diomid, Uliss, Novik harbours and Bosporus-Vostochniy strait with limits: W - straight line connecting Bezymyanniy cape and Tokarevskogo lighthouse (43º04,75'N 131º55,33'E), E - straight line connecting Nazimova and Novosilskogo capes;
     - pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok, provided on outport pilotage rates, are carried out outside the internal reid in the areas including Eastern and Western external reids of the sea port (picture below).
     The Eastern external reid of the sea port of Vladivostok is bordered by water areas of Patrokl, Ayax, Paris harbours and Bosporus-Vostochniy strait to the East from the line connecting Nazimova and Novosilskogo capes (with exit to the Ussuri Bay) to the line connecting points of coordinates:
     43º04,20'N 131º57,8'E 
     43º04,20'N 132º00,4'E 
     43º02,37"N 132º00,4'E 
     43º01,65'N 131º57,1'E. 
     The Eastern external reid of the sea port of Vladivostok includes the Amur Bay water area bordered by the coast line of the Muraviyov-Amurskiy Peninsula from the Firsova Cape to the Tokarevskogo lighthouse, then by the straight line connecting the Tokarevskogo lighthouse and the Bezymyanniy Cape, then by the coast line of the Russkiy Peninsula from the Bezymyanniy Cape to the Larionova Cape, then by the straight line connecting the Larionova Cape and Staritskogo Cape and then by the glowing sign of the Ushi Island and then by the straight line connecting the glowing sign of the Ushi Island with the point of coordinates 43º10,00'N 131º49,30'E and then to the Fisrova Cape.

     The distance of the outport pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok from the Amur Bay side (Western external reid) concludes 1 nautical mile from the pilot reception point (43º04,27'N 131º49,12'E) to the line connecting the Tokarevskogo lighthouse with the Bezymyanniy Cape, and 3 nautical miles from the waiting area №2 (area №169) to the border between the internal and external reids. The distance ot the outport pilotage from the pilot reception point in the area №2 (area №169) to the sea port petroleum storage depot concludes 6 miles.
     The distance of the inport pilotage from the Ussuri Bay side from the pilot reception point (at the  crossing of the input channel and the line connecting Basargina and Skrypleva lighthouses) to the line connecting Novosilskogo and Nazimova capes concludes 2,5 miles. 
     The distance of the outport pilotage from the Ussuri Bay side from the pilot reception point (at areas №175A and №175B) to the border betweet the internal and Eastern external reids of the sea port water area concludes 3,5 nautical miles. 



      Reception/disembarkation of pilots to/from the vessel moving to/from the sea port of Vladivostok: 
     - from/to the Amur Bay - carried out 1 mile away from the Tokarevskogo lighthouse at the point of coordinates 43º04,45'N 131º49,18'E, at winter navigation period - 43º07,00'N 131º46,06'E, or in the waiting area №2, bordered by straight lines connecting points of coordinates: 
     43º04,00'N 131º45,70'E 
     43º04,68'N 131º46,27'E 
     43º04,50'N 131º47,25'E 
     43º03,80'N 131º46,70'E 
     - from/to the Ussuri Bay carried out in waiting areas 175A and 175B, which are borderd by lines connecting points of coordinates: 
     Area 175 A: 
     43º02’8”N 131º58’4”Е 
     43º03’3”N 131º58’4”E 
     43º03’3”N 132º00’4”E 
     43º02’38”N 132º00’4”E 
     43º02’38”N 131º59’6”E 
    Area 175 B: 
     43º04’3”N 131º58’4”E 
     43º04’2”N 131º58’4”E 
     43º04’2”N 132º00’4” E 
     43º03’74”N 132º00’4”E 
     or at the line, connecting Basargina and Skrypleva lighthouses - reception/disembarkation is carried out at the sea port of Vladivostok berths or at a reid moorage. 

     Reception/disembarkation of pilots to/from the vessel for remoorage or other vessel transposition is carried out at the sea port of Vladivostok berths or reid moorages.

     Sea port of Posyet 

     In accordance with the Obligatory regulations on the sea port of Posyet and Slavyanka port point, published in 2004, pilotage is obligatory in the sea port of Posyet water area (borders are set by the Government of Russian Federation Decree dated 19.05.2009 № 684-р). 

 

     The sea port of Posyet areas of inport and outport pilotage are two be paid on different purposes:     
     - pilotage in the sea port of Posyet, provided on inport pilotage rates, is carried out: 
          a) in the internal reid area, located to the North from the line connecting the point of coordinates 42º37,96'N 130º47,11'Е at the Cherkavskogo Island and Nazimova Cape; 
          b) in the Slavyanka sea terminal internal water area, bordered (from North-East) by lines connecting point of coordinates: 
          42º53,13’N 131º23,87’E; 
          42º52,45’N 131º24,58’E, 
          from South-East - by the coast line. 
     - pilotage in the sea port of Sochi, provided on outport pilotage rates, are carried out: 
          a) in the external reid area, located to the South from the line connecting the point of coordinates 42º37,96'N 130º47,11'Е at the Cherkavskogo Island and Nazimova Cape, to the pilots reception points. The distance of the pilotage in the sea port of Posyet external reid area concludes 3 nautical miles; 
          b) in the Slavyanka sea terminal external reid bordered (from North-East) by the line connecting point of coordinates: 
          42º53,95’N 131º24,50’Е; 
          42º53,95’N 131º25,80’E; 
          42º53,00’N 131º25,80’E; 
          42º52,47’N 131º25,46’E, 
          from South-West - the line connecting point of coordinates: 
          42º53,13’N 131º23,87’Е; 
          42º52,45’N 131º24,58’E.
      The distance of the outport pilotage in the sea port of Posyet Slavyanka terminal area concludes 2 nautical miles.

  

     Reception/disembarkation of pilots to/from the vessel: 
     - moving to/from the sea port of Posyet berths is carried out at points of moorage (external reid): 
     1. 42º37,09'N 130º49,21'Е (for foreign vessels); 
     2. 42º37,00'N 130º48,00'Е (for Russian vessels); 
     3. 42º36,40'N 130º48,34'Е (for Russian vessels), 
     - moving to/from the sea port of Posyet Slavyanka sea terminal is carried out at points 1-7 of moorage: 
     1. 42º53,12'N 131º24,36'E; 
     2. 42º53,27'N 131º24,48'E; 
     3. 42º53,42'N 131º25,01'E; 
     4. 42º52,54'N 131º24,42'E; 
     5. 42º52,54'N 131º25,06'E; 
     6. 42º52,54'N 131º25,30'E; 
     7. 42º53,42'N 131º25,33'E 

     In case of pilot reception on the run, reception is carried out at the point set by a pilot. 
     Reception/disembarkation of pilots to/from the vessel for inport pilotage, connected with remoorage or other vessel transposition is carried out:
     - at the sea port of Posyet berths;
     - at the sea port of Posyet Slavyanka sea terminal berths. 
 
3. Pilotage Services Provision Order 

     Pilotage services provision order in the sea port of Vladivostok 

     Pilotage services in the sea port of Vladivostok are provided by the Vladivostok Branch 24 hours a day in accordance with the Obligatory regulations requirments.
     Pilotage services for vessels, moving to/from Bolshoy Kamen sea terminal berths, are provided by other organizations' pilots.
      In accordance with the Obligatory regulations, pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok is compulsory for: 
     - foreign vessels;     
     - Russian vessels of 1400+ tons gross capacity, if their captains are not released from the obligatory pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok by the sea port's captain;
     - non-degasified tankers and vessels of 1200 tons gross capacity with hazardous cargoes;
     - during mooring and other vessel transportatation operations.
      The following vessels are exempted from the obligatory pilotage:
     - small-size vessels; 
     - vessels who constantly work within the established obligatory pilotage under the control of captains who passed qualification examination and have sufficient work experience in navigation with pilot; 
     - vessels and ships of Russian Navy, Coastal security of the Border Service of Federal Security Service, Federal Customs service by the command authority presentation. 
 
     The Vladivostok Branch provides pilotage services on the basis of the shipowners`/marine agents` requests in the presidency order. Russian Navy vessels' and ships' applications are considered by the Pacific Fleet Headquarters.          Application is to be sent by a shipowner or a marine agent to the Vladivostok Branch Pilotage Service by fax: +7 (4232) 49-56-18 or +7 (4232) 49-68-83: 
     - for a vessel arriving to the sea port of Vladivostok, 24 hours before a pilot reception with the confirmation 4 hours before a pilot reception; 
     - for a vessel departing to the sea port of Vladivostok, 4 hours before a departure with the confirmation 1 hour before a departure; 
     - for a vessel on the roadstead and at the seaport’s berths for remoorage and other vessel's transposition operations, 4 hours before an operation with the confirmation 1 hour before an operation.

      A pilot arriving to the vessel shows a certificate confirming his right to implement the pilotage of the vessel and produces a receipt where the fact of the pilotage and possible commentaries to his work are put, to the captain. A receipt, filled in and signed by the vessel’s captain, are the grounds for the pilotage fare calculation. The vessel’s captain hands to the pilot an IMO established type pilot card with precise information about the vessel and informs the pilot on controllability features and the vessel’s condition. 

     The Vladivostok Branch is not responsible for possible delays of vessels reception, if:
     - an application was sent later than it is specified above, or a vessel arrived with 1+ hour delay;
     - reception and disembarkation are not safe due to storms, and a pilotage by leader method is impossible in the captain or pilot opinion.

     An application may be cancelled not later then 1 hour before the planned operation. In case of captain’s refusal to pilotage after the pilot’s embarkation a false call is drawn, which is paid in the established for the pilotage dues order. 

     Pilotage services provision order in the sea port of Posyet

      Pilotage services in the sea port of Posyet are provided by the Posyet Subdivision 24 hours a day in accordance with the Obligatory regulations requirments, with the exception of the pilotage of vessels moving to the Slavyanka sea terminal - they are serviced 8-00 to 20-00.
     
      In accordance with the Obligatory regulations, pilotage in the sea port of Vladivostok is compulsory for: 
     - foreign vessels;     
     - Russian vessels of 50+ metres long and 500+ tons gross capacity (with the exception of the pilotage of vessels moving to the Slavyanka sea terminal);
     - Russian vessels of 1000+ tons gross capacity moving to the Slavyanka sea terminal.

      Russian vessels of 50- metres and 500- tons gross capacity are exempted from the obligatory pilotage.
         The Vladivostok Branch Posyet Subdivision provides pilotage services on the basis of the shipowners`/marine agents` verbal or written requests in the presidency order. 

      Application is to be sent by a shipowner or a marine agent to the Posyet Subdivision by fax: +7 (42331) 203-00 or by phone +7 (4232) 77-13-15 or +7 (42331) 211-49:
     - for a vessel moving to/from the sea port of Posyet (with the exception of the pilotage of a vessel moving to the Slavyanka sea terminal), not later then 2 hours before an operation; 
     - for a vessel's remoorage or other transposition operation at the internal reid (with the exception of the pilotage of a vessel moving to the Slavyanka sea terminal), not later then 2 hours before an operation.

     Application for the pilotage of vessels moving to/from the Slavyanka sea terminal is to be sent by a shipowner or a marine agent to the Posyet Subdivision pilot on duty verbally (channel 6 VHF, call sing - "lotsman" or by phone: +7 (42331) 444-40):
     - 2 hours before an operation for an operation on working days 8:00-20:00;
     - day preceding the holiday or a weekend for an operation on a holiday or a weekend. 

      A pilot arriving to the vessel shows a certificate confirming his right to implement the pilotage of the vessel and produces a receipt where the fact of the pilotage and possible commentaries to his work are put, to the captain. A receipt, filled in and signed by the vessel’s captain, are the grounds for the pilotage fare calculation. The vessel’s captain hands to the pilot an IMO established type pilot card with precise information about the vessel and informs the pilot on controllability features and the vessel’s condition. 

     The Vladivostok Branch Posyet Subdivision Pilotage Service is not responsible for possible delays of vessels reception, if:
     - a pilotage request was filed out-of-date; 
     - an embarkation is impossible due to the storm weather;
     - in the absence of both a vessel's captain and his senior assistant;
     - a main engine or a steering gear malfunction.

     An application may be cancelled not later then 1 hour before the planned operation. 
     In case of a 30+ minutes delay due to a vessel's fault, a false call is drawn and a pilot is recalled, which is paid in the established for the pilotage dues order. 

     The Vladivostok Branch pilotage services are charged by the pilotage dues. The information on pilotage dues and their collection can be found in the certain subsection of this web-site.

4. Statistics  

     Information of pilotage, provided by the Vladivostok Branch's pilots in sea port of Vladivostok,  and Posyet.

       Seaport of Nakhodka
 
 Year Number of operations
Total distance,
sea miles
2010-2019 ⇲
2010 5,083
30,498
2011 5,943
35,652
2012 6,395
38,370
2013 4,906
20,624
2014 5,483
22,692
2015  4,155
16,620
2016 2,645
5,689
2017 2,544
4,875
2018 1,597
2,501
2019 1,499
2,559
2020 2,476 4,061
2021 1,762 2,896
2022 1,051 1,774

 

     Seaport of Posyet


 Year Number of operations
Total distance,
sea miles
2010-2019 ⇲
2010 1,015
2,030
2011 1,148
2,296
2012 1,086
2,172
2013 1,543
2,221
2014 1,876
2,814
2015  1,760
2,640
2016 1,955
4,678
2017 2,558
6,081
2018 2,801
7,521
2019 3,101
8,924
2020 5,304 7,384
2021 5,026 6,346
2022 5,188 7,631
  

     Seaport of Vladivostok
 

 Year Number of operations  Total distance,
sea miles
2010-2019 ⇲
2010 3,275
10,276
2011 2,974
8,572
2012 3,532
11,158
2013 4,593
14,793
2014 5,131
16,513
2015  5,210
17,004
2016 4,981
19,795
2017 4,876
21,245
2018 4,082
17,115
2019 3,115
13,580
2020 4,095 10,186
2021 5,811 12,859
2022 5,149 10,109

     Seaport of Vostochny
 
Year Number of operations Total distance,
sea miles
2010-2019 ⇲
2010 4,458
26,748
2011 5,332
31,992
2012 5,555
27,330
2013 5,147
15,449
2014 5,377
16,131
2015  4,054
12,162
2016 2,519
6,539
2017 1,831
4,818
2018 909 2,385
2019 891 2,351
2020 1,327 3,316
2021 713 1,632
2022 503 1,251
 
     Seaport of Zarubino
 
Year Number of operations Total distance,
sea miles
2014-2019 ⇲
2014 166 80
2015  156 78
2016 732
2,558
2017 1,393
5,774
2018 2,022
8,181
2019 1,556
6,636
2020 3,510 6,686
2021 3,839 8,494
2022 4,343 9,231
 
 

5. Contact Information

     For additional information on the Vladivostok Branch pilotage services in sea ports of Vladivostok and Posyet, contact: 

     Sea port of Vladivostok: 
     phone: + 7 (4232) 49-56-18, +7 (4232) 49-68-83,
     fax: +7 (4232) 49-56-18 или +7 (4232) 49-68-83,
     e-mail: rospilot@vlrmp.stl.ru 

     Sea port of Posyet:
     phone: +7 (42331) 203-00,
     fax: +7 (42331) 203-00.