Key West
USEYW
Also see
General before first USA port
OVERVIEW:
Primarily a passenger ship, naval vessel and yacht port. No commercial cargo activities
take place.
LOCATION:
An island in the Straits of Florida, at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys.
The port lies on the west side of Key West.
CHARTS:
Digital: US3FL90M, US4FL97M, US5FL4DR and US5FL94M.
Paper: US 11434, 11435, 11441, 11442, 11446, 11447, 11461 and 27080.
Publications:
NP70, West Indies Pilot Vol 1.
DOCUMENTS:
See
General – Documents before first USA port.
ISPS COMPLIANCE:
Port is compliant.
MAX. SIZE:
LOA 1,000 ft., draft 29 ft.
DENSITY:
1025.
RESTRICTIONS:
LOA and draft at the discretion of KW Bar Pilots. No tonnage and airdraft restriction.
Night operations and weather operations dependent on vessel handling characteristics.
Also see
Approaches.
APPROACHES:
Key West harbour is entered through breaks in the reef by several principal channels
with depths of about 13–33 ft., and…
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