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GRENADA GENERAL General (See Plan) FUEL: This can be arranged with sufficient notice (not less than 24 hours) Grade: gas oil 45 Cetane SURVEYORS: Government surveyors are Anthony Belmar, Lazarius GEO-POLITICAL: Joseph and Ian Noel Capital City: Saint George’s Nationality: (noun) Grenadian, (adjective) Grenadian Population: 89,703 LOCAL HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, Corpus Christi, Independence COMMUNICATIONS: International Direct Dial Code: 1-473 Number of Internal Airports: Major Languages Spoken: English (official), French patois ECONOMY: Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) of 100 Cents Exchange: (as of November 2007) US$ 1.00 ␦ XCD 2.65 XCD 1.00 ␦ US$ 0.38 Exchange rates under licence from XE.com Main Industries: Food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism and construction ENVIRONMENT: Territorial Sea: 12 n.m Other Maritime Claims: Exclusive Economic Zone: 200 n.m Coastline Extent: 121 km Climate: Tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Natural Resources: Timber, tropical fruit and deepwater harbors Natural Hazards: Lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November Terrain: Volcanic in origin with central mountains Average Temperatures: Month High Low January 29␥ C 18␥ C June 33␥ C 20␥ C September 32␥ C 20␥ C ST GEORGE’S: 12␥ 02' N 61␥ 46' W (See Plan) LOCATION: The port is on the SW of the island Charts: BA Chart No 2830 (BA 799, BA 797 (Metric)) DOCUMENTS: Port Authority: Arrival Report (Ship’s Particulars) Health Authority: Health Declaration Crew List Customs: Cargo Vessel: Arrival Report Clearance from Last Port Crew List Crews Effects Declaration Ships Stores Cargo Manifests Passenger Vessel: All of the above, except Cargo Manifest, plus Passenger List Immigration: Cargo Vessels: Crew Lists Passenger Vessels: Crew Lists Passenger Lists Nationality Breakdown List Information Sheet (Arrival Report) Disembarkation Lists MAX SIZE: Single screw vessels up to 600 ft LOA, approximately, depending on type and machinery equipment of the vessel, this size may be increased Max draft 28 ft RESTRICTIONS: Vessels are normally berthed between 0500 hrs and 2300 hrs Berthing and unberthing may be done in certain circumstances outside of the above hours PILOTAGE: Compulsory for anchoring and berthing for vessels over 200 g.r.t Notice must be given before 1500 hrs for vessels requiring berthing between 1600 hrs and 0800 hrs the following day Pilot boards at Pilot Station 0.5 miles NW of the red flashing buoy ANCHORAGES: Vessels anchor in position Lat 12␥ 03.3' N, Long 61␥ 46' W, or as designated by the Pilot/Port Authority VHF: 25 Watt base station – Grenada Ports Control (J3YA) Channel 16 Hours: 0800 – 1600, Monday to Friday Mobile station(J3YA) Watt, Channel 16 Hours flexible but mainly limited from 0600 – 2200 hrs Monitors Channel 16 St Georges Pilot (J3YB) Channel 16 TUGS: Not available BERTHS: Length of berth 1,100 ft Depth alongside 30 ft (minimum) Berth owned by the Grenada Port Authority Palletised and container cargoes are loaded and unloaded by ship’s gear TANKER FACILITIES: A tanker berth exists at the bulk storage terminal at Grand Mal, approximately 1.5 miles north of St George’s Another terminal, Queen’s Park Terminal, exists 100 yards north of Green Bridge at the northern limit of the town of St George’s A minimum depth of 26 ft exists between the mooring buoys at this terminal Due to shallows, manoeuvring in the area of the Grand Mal Terminal is difficult and is not carried out during the hours of darkness It is also not recommended to attempt berthing at the Queens Park Terminal during the hours of darkness due to lack of navigation ranges CRANES: None STEVEDORES: Available WASTE DISPOSAL: By arrangement through the ship’s Agent SLOPS DISPOSAL: No facilities MEDICAL: Doctor and general hospital available FRESH WATER: Available at an approximate cost of US$ 5.0 per ton Rate 10 t.p.h (approx.) 1100 Day (7 February), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Whit Monday, August Bank Holiday (Monday and Tuesday), Thanksgiving Day (25 October), Christmas Day, Boxing Day TELEPHONES: Dock side telephone available on request from Grenada Telephone Company Pay telephones and internet access available on the dock NEAREST AIRPORT: Air services provided by Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT), British West Indian Airways (BWIA) and British Airways (BA) Daily flights by LIAT and BWIA and twice a week by British Airways SEAMAN’S CLUBS: None SHIPMASTER’S REPORT: December 1989 (Updated 2000) Charts: BA Charts No 2830 and 2821 Berths: Texaco and Shell Oil Terminals Documents: Crew Manifests Bonded Stores Lists Crew Lists Cargo Manifests Maritime Declaration of Health The port officials and the Pilot boarded off Fort St George and leave the vessel at the berth Ship’s own forms are accepted We tried to obtain Grenada forms for next visit but these were not available The bond was not sealed Pilotage: Pilotage is compulsory for berthing at all berths and all oil moorings Vessels are allowed to unberth from the oil moorings without a Pilot, but not during hours of darkness Pilotage normally available between 0600 hrs and 1800 hrs., however the Pilot will berth vessels at night at Grand Mal and Queen’s Park by special arrangement, in which case an early booking should be made through the Agent in order to avoid delays The Pilot boards off Fort St George or at Fort St George Anchorage, from a launch with a blue hull and white superstructure Anchorage: Vessels anchor off Fort St George in a depth of 9.15 – 12.81 m with Fort St George bearing 118␥(T) at a distance of 0.5 miles Anchorage is usually calm except at times during December/January when a large swell may run Approaches: There is a shoal patch of 8.0 m at low water on the approach to the Grand Mal moorings in position Lat 12␥ 04.4' N., Long 61␥ 45.2' W (See ‘‘Plan’’) Max Size: Grand Mal Mooring: Max LOA 400 ft Max draft 22 ft The depth at the mooring is 24.0 m Berthing: Grand Mal: At Grand Mal, vessels with cargo for Shell and Texaco moor using the port anchor and stern lines to mooring buoys When the vessel is in the correct position she will be equidistant between white marker buoys on the port beam and the starboard beam When moored, the vessel had shackles out on the port anchor and the ship’s head was 250␥ In this position the port quarter buoy is abeam of the stern and the starboard quarter buoy is astern of the vessel, both buoys being 15 m from the stern It is recommended that the vessel is heaved into position as close to the buoys as possible in order to reduce the length of hose required to reach the ship The shore connection is approximately 210 m from the stern A blue hulled boat with a powerful outboard assists with mooring and when not in use is normally secured at the Texaco landing stage Queen’s Park: Shell operate a terminal at Kings Bay The mooring consists of stern mooring buoys The mooring is just south of St John’s River and has a minimum depth of fathoms Ship’s hoses are used at this terminal Loading: Grand Mal: Texaco have facilities for LPG and white oils The Texaco LPG capacity at Grand Mal is 100 tonnes in tanks (2␺694 bbls and 2␺534 bbls.) There are also tanks for propane (100 tonnes) and butane (116 tonnes) Gas oil, kerosene, aviation jet fuel and motor spirit are also handled Shell handle white oils and LPG Kings Bay: Used by Shell for the handling of white oils only Hoses: There is one undersea hose for LPG The undersea hose for white oils at Grand Mal Bay is not used The ship’s hose, with a length of 280 m is run ashore to the connection between the Texaco and Shell facilities For communications whilst loading, Texaco use Channel 12 and Shell use Channel The rate of discharge for products is governed by the maximum rate possible for the ship’s hoses General: The boatman was very helpful with running of stores and personnel from ship to shore Most US and European food products and goods are obtainable The Airport (Point Salines) at Saline Point, on the SW tip of the island, handles both international and inter-island traffic SHIPMASTER’S REPORT: March 1990 (Updated 2002) Berth: Shell Oil Offshore mooring at Queen’s Park, St George’s, operated by Texaco Chart: British Admiralty Chart No 797 (Metric) Pilotage: Compulsory Pilot boards off St George’s and is available during daylight hours only If the conditions are good and the vessel is a regular trader, night time berthing may be considered No berthing at oil terminals at night If vessel shifts from Grand Mal to Queen’s Park or vice-versa a pilot is required by legal by-laws Mooring: The mooring is located in position Lat 12␥ 03.48' N., Long 61␥ 45.43' W., off the entrance to St John’s River The vessel moors to buoys aft and uses the vessel’s starboard anchor with shackles in the water The vessel should be as close as possible to the port quarter buoy (south buoy) as there is less water near the starboard Readers are encouraged to send updates and additions (page xi) St George’s GRENADA quarter buoy on account of silt from the river The depth of the water at the stern is approximately 6.5 m The vessel sends a line to each buoy but if a heavy swell is running an additional line may be required to each buoy Cargo Operations: The mooring is used exclusively by Texaco to supply gas oil to the Power Station, which is located in position Lat 12␥ 03.9' N., Long 61␥ 45.2' W The connection is on the road side just North of the river mouth near the road bridge The ship’s floating hose is used to make connection and the pumping rate is approximately 650 bbls./hr The capacity of the tanks at the Power Station is 39,000 bbls If VHF Channel is not available on the ship, vessel is to land sets of walkie-talkies for communications whilst discharging One set is used at the road side connection and the other at the Power Station A representative of Shell boards at commencement and completion of operations Launch: Shell have their own safety launch which also serves Shell at Grand Mal The launch acts as a mooring boat and will run crew to the nearest point ashore but will not run crew into town AUTHORITY: Grenada Ports Authority, PO Box 494, Carenage, St George’s, Grenada Tel: +1 (473) 440 7678 FAX: +1 (473) 440 3418 Telex: 2132 Min Cables: Grenada Port Authority Email: grenport@caribsurf.com Contact: Ambrose Phillip, Port Director Edward Lord, Manager – Administration Ian Evans, Port Manager See guidelines for compiling and submitting information (page xi) 1101 ... crew into town AUTHORITY: Grenada Ports Authority, PO Box 494, Carenage, St George’s, Grenada Tel: +1 (473) 440 7678 FAX: +1 (473) 440 3418 Telex: 2132 Min Cables: Grenada Port Authority Email:...St George’s GRENADA quarter buoy on account of silt from the river The depth of the water at the stern is approximately

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