Chart 3033 Karaikal Port. 1 Chemplast Sanmar Marine Terminal. A captive marine terminal has been developed by M/s Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, S of Karaikal. 2 The Marine Terminal facility Jetty has a berthing face of 40m, extending seawards from a point 500m N of the mouth of the Piravadayanar (Puttar River). The jetty has a trestle 1250m long and has an alongside depth of 8.3m at the berthing face. 3 There are 2 piled mooring dolphins on either side of the berthing dolphins with a total length of 154m. The extremity of the jetty is marked by red and green lights Fl. (4s) of visibility 3 nm. 4 Anchorage. Vessels awaiting berthing may anchor 3nm ENE of the jetty 5 Pilotage. Pilotage is compulsory, Pilot boards 2-3 nm from the jetty 6 Berthing. Berthing is carried out during daylight hours only on prior arrangement through agents. Unberthing is carried out round the clock. Under normal circumstances berthing will be suspended in case of mean wind speeds in excess of 25 kn, or in significant swell/wave height of 1.2m. 7 Unauthorised small boats are prohibited to approach or tie up to the jetty or piles. 8 Facilities. The jetty is designed to berth tankers up to 10000 mt dead weight. The jetty is utilised for the unloading ethylene & loading caustic soda solution. 9 Port control is manned round the clock and watch maintained on VHF Ch.16 & 67. Port control office is also fitted with AIS & Radar. 10 Port Authority. The terminal is under the conservancy of Karaikal Port of the Union territory of Pondicherry. Karaikal, a town 6 miles N of Nagore lies on the N bank of Arasalar River about 1 mile within the entrance; vessels anchor in the open road stead of the river mouth and use local boats to handle cargo. Caution. The bar at the river mouth has a depth of 2.4m at high water springs and is marked by rollers. It is very dangerous to cross the bar in October, November and December. Landing should not be attempted in ship’s boats. Depths off the port shoal gradually from the 18 m curve, about 6 miles off shore to a depth of 9.1 m about 0.8 miles E of the port. 1 Position. Karaikal Port (10º 50' N, 79º 51' E) is an ISPS compliant, all weather port situated about 1 mile south of Karaikal Chemplast Sanmar Terminal. The port is operated by Karaikal Port Private Ltd (KPPL). It is capable of accommodating fully laden vessels upto 80,000 dwt. 2 Port Limits. Karaikal Port Limits are as follows: a 10º 52' 00" N 79º 51' 09" E b 10º 50' 00" N 79º 51' 09" E c 10º 50' 00" N 79º 57' 23" E d 10º 52' 00" N 79º 57' 23" E 3 Function. The port handles varied cargo, such as Coal, Rice, Maize, Cement, Machineries etc. and no International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) cargo is planned in near future. 4 Topography. The coast line is by and large straight with a few indentations caused by the rivers emptying into the sea. The sea coast is low lying and many areas are observed to be liable to flooding during higher high waters. The entire coastline is well vegetated by casuarinas/coconut palms and coniferous trees. There is no high rise building along the coast, however few newly constructed buildings at regular intervals popularly known as Tsunami Nagar are existing all along the coast around 1-1.5 km from the high water line towards the shore. 5 Maximum size of vessels handled. Maximum size of vessels handled, 225m (length), 32.6m (beam) 75000 dwt/draft 13.50m. 6 Approach and Entry. The Port is entered through the buoyed channel taking forward and aft transit on line (269.8º). The Outer Approach Channel to the port is 160m wide and 9600m long and the Inner Approach Channel is 160m wide and 600m long. Radius of turning circle is 190m. 7 Port radio. Karaikal Port Control on VHF channels 16/69 (24 hours). 8 Pilotage. Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels using the port. The vessel agent books for pilot providing a minimum of 3 hours notice. Pilot will be maintaining a watch on VHF CH-69 for communication with vessel. No movement is to be undertaken other than anchoring at designated anchorage without licensed pilot onboard. 9 Pilot Embarkation Position. Pilot boards at position 10º 50'.6N, 79º 57'.1E. IMO guidelines regarding pilot boarding arrangements to be complied with. 10 Landmarks. Karaikal Light House (a) Karaikal Light House. (10º 54'.9 N, 079º 51'.2 E) Karaikal light is exhibited from a white circular concrete tower 18m in height on the N bank of the Arasalar river about 1 cable within the entrance. (aa) Cargo Berth1 Light 10º 50'.15 N 79º 50'.90 E Fl R 10s 6m 2M (ab) Cargo Berth2 Light 10º 49'.91 N 79º 50'.94 E Fl R 10s 6m 2M (b) Water Tank 10º 47'.91 N 79º 50'.75 E (c) Mosque with green dome 10º 48'.79 N 79º 50'.93 E (d) Nagore Dargah Minaret 10º 49'.10 N, 79º 50'.46 E (e) KPPL Sub Station 10º 49'.73 N, 79º 50'.72 E (g) KPPL Port Control Tower 10º 49'.83 N, 79º 51'.08 E 11 Navigational Aids. (a) Fairway Buoy A fairway buoy, Fl. 3s 5-7M, exists in position 10° 50’.3N, 79° 57’.1E. (b) Channel Buoys. The channel to Karaikal Port is demarcated by seven pairs of channel marking buoys, the details of which is as follows: Description Position Characteristics Buoy No 1 10º 50'.41 N 79º 56'.48 E Fl G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 2 10° 50´•33N 79° 56´•48E Fl R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 3 10° 50´•41N 79° 55´•57E Fl(2)G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 4 10° 50´•32N 79° 55´•57E Fl(2)R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 5 10° 50´•41N 79° 54´•66E Fl G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 6 10° 50´•32N 79° 54´•66E Fl R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 7 10° 50´•40N 79° 53´•75E Fl(2)G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 8 10° 50´•32N 79° 53´•75E Fl(2)R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 9 10° 50´•40N 79° 52´•84E Fl G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 10 10° 50´•31N 79° 52´•84E Fl R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 11 10° 50´•40N 79° 51´•93E Fl(2)G 5s 5-7M Buoy No 12 10° 50´•31N 79° 51´•93E Fl(2)R 5s 5-7M Buoy No 13 10° 50´•39N 79° 51´•13E Fl G 5s 2M Buoy No 14 10° 50´•31N 79° 51´•13E Fl R 5s 2M (c) Transit Marks. Description Position Characteristics Forward Transit 10º 50'.35 N 79º 50'.84 E Fl W 5s 12m 5M Aft Transit 10º 50'.35 N 79º 50'.58 E Fl W 5s 24m 5M (d) Breakwater Lights Description Position Characteristics North Breakwater Light 10º 50'.47 N 79º 51'.42 E Fl(2) G 5s 9m 7M South Breakwater Light 10º 50'.22 N 79º 51'.42 E Fl(2) R 5s 9m 7M 1 Anchorages. Anchorage depth varies from 9m to 18m and provides good holding ground. The sea bed comprises of mud, fine sand and broken shells. The details of anchorages is as follows: (a) An anchorage exists in position (10º 48'.56 N, 79º 52'.96 E) in depth about 9m. (b) Vessels anchorage repairing area. A circle of radius 120m centered in position (10º 51'.85 N, 79º 52'.95 E) in depth about 11m. (c) Anchorage for vessels less than 8m draught. A circle of radius 0.5 mile centered in position (10º 51'.5 N, 79º 53'.5 E) in depth about 12m. (d) An anchorage exists for vessels less than 12m draught in depth about 12m to 15m, bounded by following coordinates: (a) 10 51.00N 79 54.06E (b) 10 51.90N 79 54.06E (c) 10 51.90N 79 56.60E (d) 10 51.00N 79 56.60E (e) Another anchorage exists for vessels more than 12m draught in depth about 16m to 20m, bounded by following coordinates. (a) 10 51.90N 79 56.60E (b) 10 51.00N 79 56.60E (c) 10 51.00N 79 57.38E (d) 10 51.90N 79 57.38E 2 Berthing and Wharves. The port consists of 2 berths 230m (in length) each, maintained depth alongside berth is 14.5m. 3 Tugs. Two tugs of 45 ton Bollard Pull capacity are presently available with the port. Tugs are available for 24 hours depending on shipping movement and can be requested through Port Operation Centre on VHF CH-69 or Mobile no +91 9566000700. 1 Tides. Tides in the Karaikal Port area is semi diurnal with two high and two low waters. It has mean spring range about 0.6m and a mean neap range about 0.3m. 2 Automatic Identification System. Universal Automatic Ship Identification has been installed at the Marine Control Tower and harbour tugs under port security system. 3 Pollution Control. Port tug is equipped with Oil Spill Dispersant (capacity 2000 Ltrs) which can be sprayed to disperse oil in case of pollution. In addition, oil spill containment equipments including 20 Ltrs OSD cans, absorbent pads etc. have been kept at strategic location to cope up with any contingency. 4 Harbour Facilities. (a) Rail Cargo. The Port has a 1.7 km long railway siding with three lines capable of handling three million tonnes of traffic through rail. (b) Cranes. Two Mobile Harbour Cranes of SWL 100 MT are available with the port. (c) Repairs. Dedicated anchorage for minor repairs available at Nagapattinam. Nearest Dry Dock is at Chennai and the same can be arranged with sufficient notice. (d) Bathymetric Survey. Dedicated survey boat with sophisticated survey equipments is available with the port for conducting regular Hydrographic/ Bathymetric Surveys. (e) Diving Assistance. The port can arrange diving assistance with sufficient notice. 5 Supplies. Fuel, Freshwater, Provisions, Charts and Publications can be arranged through agents. 6 Search & Rescue. The port has tie ups with Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, Chennai. 7 Services. Medical, Ambulance, Quarantine, Fire Fighting, Navigational warnings and weather bulletins (through VHF on request), Garbage Disposal, French Consulate (in Pondicherry), Ship Chandlery (through agents), Stevedoring (of all kinds), Compass Adjustment (may be arranged through agent) are available on request at Port Operation Centre. 8 Shore Leave. Shore leave to ships crew (through agents) may be granted by Immigration authorities. 9 Clubs/Recreation Facilities. Various restaurants are located in Karaikal Town within 10 km of the port. 10 Communications. Nearest Highway – NH 45A, NH 67 (10km) Nearest Railhead – Nagore (10km) Nearest Airport – Tiruchirapalli (168km) 11 Weather. Karaikal has an annual rain fall of about 126 cm, 68% of which occur in during October to December. December and January are the coolest months, during this period temperature ranges from a maximum of 28° C to a minimum of 23° C. Lowest recorded temperature is 16° C. 12 Development. Karaikal Port has commenced Phase II of its operations that envisages three berths and mechanized coal berths to handle a capacity of 21 million tones. 13 Port Authorities. The port authority is exercised by: Capt. Vetrivel Ramadoss PFSO & G.M. Marine Regd. Office, Karaikal Port Private Ltd. Post Box No. 33 Karaikal Pondicherry (U.T) – 609 602 Mobile : +91-9790960448 Fax: +91-4365-256603 Email: vetrivelramadoss@marggroup.com website: www.karaikalport.com