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Long 044� 58�E�
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Zone GMT +3
Port
limits
All the sea area north of
a line from Round Island to a position 12.5 cables on a
bearing 198� from Round Island to Latitude 12� 44.0�N, 45�
00�E, thence 6.3 nm on a bearing of 267� to Ras Abu Qiyamah.
Sea
buoys, fairways and channels
The Aden and Little Aden
peninsulas are very prominent, with the harbour between them.��
Approaching from the W, pass 1 nm south of Little Aden
Peninsula and then to the entrance to the dredged channel at
12� 44.5� N, 044� 57� E marked by the No. 1 buoys (QR
and QG).�� At
night, with Elephant�s Back light (red and white sectored)
on a bearing of not greater than 061� (white sector) a ship
will clear the Little Aden Peninsula on a course to bring her
close to the port entrance.
Approaching from the E,
pass 1 nm south of the Aden Peninsula and then to the channel��
entrance.�� At
night, pass 1.5 nm S of Ra�s Marshaq light and then steer W
to the entrance to the channel.
�From the No. 1 buoys, the
two harbours are approached by a dredged channel 16.0 m in
depth, width 220 m.��
From the bifurcation point, the channel to Little Aden
oil harbour has a depth of 14.7 m, width 220 m, length 2.3 nm,
marked by pairs of buoys. ��Vessels should proceed mid-way between these buoys, and
immediately after passing No. 2 buoys, turn to head 300� on
the leading marks for the centre of the channel to pass north
of the oil harbour breakwater.
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Aden inner harbour is
approached by the same dredged channel, which divides at Buoy
No. 3 (S Cardinal), 9 cables north of the channel entrance.�� From this point, the inner harbour channel has a depth
of 15.0 m, width 185 m and is 2.6 nm to the inner harbour
breakwater.������
Vessels
proceed on a course of 027� to pass between No. 2 Buoys, then
on a heading of 047� between the channel buoys to clear the
inner harbour breakwater.��
The 15.0 m deep dredged channel in the inner harbour is
220 m wide and leads, on a heading of 068�, to the 700 m
diameter turning area off the ACT.��
Ships proceeding to Ma�alla should then pass from the
south side of the turning area between buoys Nos 9 starboard
and 9 port.
Pilot
Pilotage is compulsory for
all vessels over 200 GRT entering or leaving (with certain�exceptions).��
The
pilot station for the oil harbour and for deep draft vessels
bound for the inner harbour is at the channel entrance.��
The pilot station for other vessels proceeding to the
inner harbour is by No. 1 buoys 9 cables NNE of the point
where the oil harbour and inner harbour channels divide.
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All vessels arriving off
the port and wishing to enter must show the standard
international signal to request a pilot.��
Pilot boats have red hulls and yellow superstructures.��
They exhibit the standard international pilot signal at
night.�� A
pilot ladder should be rigged on the port side by the ship
during the NE Monsoon period (mid-September to May).��
During the SW monsoon (June to mid-September), pilot
ladders should be rigged on the port side for ships
approaching from the W and on the starboard side for ships
approaching from the E.�
Anchorage
Anchorage areas are
available for ships in the outer harb, with depths of from 6
to 20 meters in good holding ground.��
Anchorage areas are not marked on the chart at present.��
Smaller vessels can anchor to the north of the oil
harbour approach channel and west of the inner harbour
approach channel.�� Vessels
with a draft of ten meters or more can anchor to the south of
the oil harbour approach channel and west of the approach
channel to both harbours.��
Anchorage is prohibited within a radius of 5 cables of
the channel entrance and within�
2 cables of any port approach channel.
Vessels are warned that
many disused cables exist in the area between R
as Tarshayn and Jazirat Salil.��
A fiber-optic cable is laid from south of the port
entrance to the shore (see Admiralty Chart No. 7).
A yacht anchorage is available in the inner
harbour between the Prince of Wales/Abkhari Pier and the
dolphin oil berth north of this.��
Large yachts may anchor in the anchorage south of the
western end of the rubble mound.
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